Denison High School

Denison High School
Address
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
Principal	Cavin Boettger
Teaching staff	95.39 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,321 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.85 [1]
Color(s)	Black & Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA (5A)
Mascot	Yellow Jacket
Yearbook	The 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]

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)

• Football - ^[4]
  • 1984(4A)

Denison Terrell (PVIL)

• Football - ^[5]
  • 1947(PVIL-1A)^, 1948(PVIL-1A)

^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

• Chesley Sullenberger (Class of 1969) - Airline pilot and safety expert ^{[8] [9]}
• SoMo (Class of 2006) - Singer/Songwriter ^[10]
• Jordan Taylor (Class of 2010) - NFL wide receiver ^[11]

References

1. "DENISON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
3. The Athletics Department
4. Lone Star Football Network
5. "UIL Centennial Webpage". Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
6. UIL Football Archives
7. "Battle of the Axe". Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
8. Tongish, Dawn (January 16, 2009). "'Hero on the Hudson' Pilot grew up in North Texas". Dallas/Fort Worth, TX: The 33 News. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
9. "Welcome to Denison ISD". Denison Independent School District. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
10. "Singer from Denison releases debut album". www.kten.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
11. "From Denison to the NFL, Jordan Taylor makes Broncos 53-man roster". www.kxii.com. 3 September 2016.

External links

• Official website