Douglas County High School (Colorado)

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Douglas County High School
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Front of the school
Address
Douglas County High School (Colorado)
2842 Front Street

Castle Rock
,
Colorado
80104

United States
Coordinates 39°23′22″N104°51′25″W / 39.38944°N 104.85694°W / 39.38944; -104.85694
Information
School typePublic high school
Established1897(127 years ago) (1897)
School district Douglas County RE-1
CEEB code 060225
NCES School ID 080345000440 [1]
PrincipalAnthony Kappas [2]
Teaching staff94.42 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,771 (2022-2023 [1] )
Student to teacher ratio18.76 [1]
Color(s)Purple and white
  
Athletics conference CHSAA
Mascot Huskie
Website dchs.dcsdk12.org

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.

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History

Douglas County High School sign in Castle Rock, Colorado Douglas County High School sign, Castle Rock, CO IMG 5621.JPG
Douglas County High School sign in Castle Rock, Colorado

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

Demographics: [6]

Extracurricular activities

Sports

Douglas 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

  • 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

The Douglas County High School Marching Band won the state CBA Marching Band Championship in 1995.

Curriculum

Douglas 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

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References

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  2. ↑ "Administration - Douglas County High School". Douglas County School District RE-1. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ Chamblin, Thomas S. (1960). Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado. Denver, CO: Colorado Historical Association. p. 185. OCLC   13691044.
  4. ↑ Meyer, Susan (1984). Our Heritage: People of Douglas County. Castle Rock, CO: Douglas County Historical Society. p. 368. OCLC   13411015.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "All-time Colorado high school sports championship history". Colorado High School Activities Association. 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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