Denison High School

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Denison High School
Address
Denison High School
4200 N Hwy 91

Denison
,
Texas
75020-6899

United States
Coordinates 33°44′10″N96°32′39″W / 33.73608°N 96.544147°W / 33.73608; -96.544147
Information
School type Public high school
School district Denison Independent School District
PrincipalCavin Boettger
Teaching staff97.52 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,310 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.43 [1]
Color(s)   Black & Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAAA (5A)
MascotYellow Jacket
YearbookThe Yellow Jacket
Website denisonisd.wixsite.com/denison-hs

Denison High School is a public high school in Denison, Texas, United States and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) . It is part of the Denison Independent School District located in north central Grayson County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]

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Athletics

The Denison Yellow Jackets compete in these sports - [3]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Track, Tennis, Softball & Baseball.

State titles

Denison (UIL)

Denison Terrell (PVIL)

^Co-Champions

State finalists

Denison (UIL)

  • Football - [6]
    • 1995(4A), 1996(4A), 1997(4A)

Rivalry

Denison High School and neighboring Sherman High School have had a long-standing football rivalry dating back to 1901. Each year, the schools play for "The Battle of the Ax" in which an engraved ax is awarded to the winner. William B. Hempkins led Denison for the first four years running as battle of the ax champions. 84 years later his great-grandson Daniel K Jones led Denison to its next consecutive four years wins against Sherman, and continued his winning streak (12-0) his senior year to win the Texas State Championship against Dallas Carter winning 46–17. This is the longest continuous rivalry among all high schools in the state of Texas. [7]

Notable alumni

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  3. ↑ The Athletics Department
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