Douglas County High School, sometimes nicknamed as DCHS and locally identified as DC, is a public high school in Castle Rock, Colorado. It is the oldest school in the Douglas County School District.
| Douglas County High School | |
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| Address | |
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2842 Front Street , Colorado 80104 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°23′22″N 104°51′25″W / 39.38944°N 104.85694°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1897 |
| School district | Douglas County RE-1 |
| CEEB code | 060225 |
| NCES School ID | 080345000440[1] |
| Principal | Anthony Kappas[2] |
| Teaching staff | 94.42 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,771 (2023-2024[1]) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.76[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple and white |
| Athletics conference | CHSAA |
| Mascot | Huskie |
| Website | dchs |
History
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Elementary through high school classes were held in the Cantril School building in Castle Rock from 1897 through 1907. Douglas County High School was built in the 600 block of Wilcox Street in 1907. The brick building burned down in a 1909 fire and was replaced with a rhyolite building. On May 28, 1937, the building was damaged by a tornado.[3] It was repaired and sees use as a school to this day.
Groundbreaking at the school's current location on Front Street occurred in 1961.[4] The new school location opened in 1967, and fourth through sixth grade students attended classes at the former high school location until Castle Rock Elementary was built in 1983.[5]
Students
editDemographics:[6]
- 28:1 student-to-staff ratio
- 2.9% of students are ethnic minorities
Extracurricular activities
editSports
editDouglas County High School teams compete in the 5A class sanctioned by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams fielded by the school include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, flag football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling. Rugby is offered through a cooperative agreement with Castle View High School through a club team named the Castle Rock Pirates. Ice hockey and inline hockey teams are fielded at the club level.
State championship titles
edit- 1972: AA Boys' Track and Field
- 1992: 1A-5A Softball
- 1994: 4A Softball
- 2005: 5A Football
- 2007: 5A Inline Hockey
- 2007: 4A-5A Co-Ed Cheerleading
- 2008: 5A Boys' Golf
- 2008: 4A-5A Co-Ed Cheerleading
- 2009: 5A Inline Hockey
- 2009: 5A Boys' Golf Champions
- 2009: 4A-5A Co-Ed Cheerleading
- 2010: 4A-5A Co-Ed Cheerleading
- 2011: 4A-5A Co-Ed Cheerleading
- 2021: 5A Cheer
- 2021: 5A Boys' Volleyball[7]
Band
editThe Douglas County High School Marching Band won the state CBA Marching Band Championship in 1995.
Curriculum
editDouglas County High School adopted the International Baccalaureate program in 1996. It serves a magnet program within the district.[8] Douglas County High School is one of few IB schools in the world that offers all four sixth subjects of Art, Music, Dance, and Theatre.[9]
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (June 2022) |
- Amy Adams (class of 1992), actress[10]
- Kirsten Bomblies - MacArthur Fellow and biology professor at Harvard University
- Kat Cammack - United States Representative for Florida's 3rd Congressional District
- Jimmy Cottrell - former NFL linebacker with the Baltimore Ravens[11]
- Aaryn Gries - contestant on Big Brother 15
- Beth Malone - Actress- 2015 Tony Nominated for Lead Actress in a musical,"Fun House"
- Dave B. Mitchell - VO actor (DCHS Class of '87)
- Taylor Ritzel - member of the 2012 US women's rowing Olympic team
- Joe Pew (class of 1988) Art Director for film and television
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (080345000440)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ "Administration - Douglas County High School". Douglas County School District RE-1. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Chamblin, Thomas S. (1960). Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado. Denver, CO: Colorado Historical Association. p. 185. OCLC 13691044.
- ^ Meyer, Susan (1984). Our Heritage: People of Douglas County. Castle Rock, CO: Douglas County Historical Society. p. 368. OCLC 13411015.
- ^ Douglas County History Research Center (August 16, 2003). "Castle Rock Schools". Historic Schools Of Douglas County, Colorado. Douglas County Libraries. Archived from the original on February 25, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
- ^ Colorado Department of Education (December 5, 2006). "2006 School Performance". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
- ^ "All-time Colorado high school sports championship history". Colorado High School Activities Association. 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "International Baccalaureate Program". Douglas County School District. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
- ^ "IB at Douglas County". Douglas County High School. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Hannah (February 25, 2011). "Oscars 2011: Amy Adams' high school yearbook photo". Westword. Denver. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Cottrell". NFL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2008.