Douglas County High School | |
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Address | |
2842 Front Street , Colorado 80104 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°23′22″N104°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 | 97.47 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,841 (2018-19 [1] ) |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.89 [1] |
Color(s) | Purple and white |
Athletics conference | CHSAA |
Mascot | Huskie |
Website | dchs |
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.
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]
Demographics: [6]
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, 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.
The Douglas County High School Marching Band won the state CBA Marching Band Championship in 1995.
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]
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