Dutchtown High School (Louisiana)

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Dutchtown High School
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Address
Dutchtown High School (Louisiana)
13165 Highway 73

Geismar
,
Louisiana
70734

United States
Coordinates 30°15′35″N90°59′26″W / 30.25972°N 90.99056°W / 30.25972; -90.99056
Information
School typePublic
Established2003
School board Ascension Parish
School districtAscension Parish
SuperintendentEdith M. Walker
PrincipalBarry Whittington
Teaching staff160.58 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,731 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.01 [1]
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeIndoor
Color(s)Silver, black, and purple
   
Mascot Griffin
Nickname Griffins
YearbookGriffin Legend
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Dutchtown High School is a 5A school that was completed in 2003 in Geismar, an unincorporated area of Ascension Parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is within the Ascension Parish School Board. Dutchtown Middle and Bluff Middle Schools feed into Dutchtown High. [2] The architecture is based on that of the old Dutchtown High, which was situated across the highway at the current Dutchtown Middle School.

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According to the Louisiana School Performance Scores/Letter Grades released by the Louisiana Department of Education, Dutchtown High School is an "A" school and is the #1 high-performing open-enrollment public high school in the state of Louisiana. [3]

In 2017, Dutchtown High School was named a 2017 World-Leading Learner and was invited to join the Global Learning Network (GLN), a community of educators from schools that develop, practice, and share innovative approaches to education. [4]

In the Fall of 2024, Prairieville High School opened to relieve a large portion of Dutchtown's enrollment. [5]

Administration

Dutchtown High's administration is structured as follows: [6]

Barry Whittington - Principal
Keragan McCready - Associate Principal (Freshman Academy)
Gina Rachal - Assistant Principal (Seniors)
Dr. Kabir Miller - Assistant Principal (Juniors)
Jennifer Bordelon - Assistant Principal (Sophomores)
Tara Trabeau - Assistant Principal (Freshmen)

Academics

Source: [7]

Dutchtown High School is a comprehensive public senior high school. DTHS has an Honors program, an Advanced Placement program, and a Dual Enrollment.

Certifications Offered

IBC stands for Industry Board Certification

Freshman Academy

The Freshman Academy at Dutchtown High School is divided into four teams - black, white, silver, and purple - and students are placed on a team that consists of the same english, math, science, and social studies teachers. Each week, each team selects a Student of the Week.

On December 18, 2017, Dutchtown High opened a $12.8 million official Freshman Academy, which will serve over 600 freshmen. [8]

Future Career Pathways

Trades

Associated Builders & Contractors, Pelican Chapter located on Highland Road offers trade training in:

BRCC offers an Automotive Internship

HVAC/Remote Controlled Vehicle Technology-DRONES/PTEC classes are available through the career center.

Academies

Each of Ascension's east bank schools (Dutchtown, Prairieville, St. Amant, East Ascension) offer an "academy" program.

Dutchtown houses the ProStart Culinary program. Prairieville houses the Criminal Justice program. St. Amant houses the Health program, and East Ascension houses the Information Technology program.

Additionally, while Patient Care Technician, Clinical Medical Assistant, and CTE Medical Internship are taught at St. Amant, Emergency Medical Technician is taught at Dutchtown.

Other Internships
Pre-Educator Pathway

Public Information Officer Internship

Yearbook Club (Publications)

Allied Health

Letterman's Jacket and Graduation Cords
The Allied Health Center students who have been active and remained in good standing in the program for three (3) consecutive years may purchase an academic letterman's jacket. Patches and caduceus inserts will be provided for senior level students.
Students who have been active and remained in good standing in the program for three (3) consecutive years will be rewarded with a graduation cord to be worn during graduation ceremonies.

Athletics

Dutchtown High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Sports offered:

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dutchtown High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Redistricting for 2024-25 School Year - Ascension Parish School Board". www.ascensionschools.org. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Data Center".
  4. ↑ "Dutchtown High Among 30 Schools Named "World Leading Learners"".
  5. ↑ Mitchell, David (December 21, 2023). "New Prairieville High expected to have nearly 1,200 students on opening day next fall". The Advocate. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Leadership - Dutchtown High". dutchtownhigh.ascensionschools.org. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2024-25 DTHS Course Guide" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Dutchtown High School opens new Freshman Academy". December 19, 2017.
  9. ↑ Wright, Patrick (September 18, 2021). "Dylan Sampson, Dutchtown wear down Covington, 37-15". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
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