The Dalles High School

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The Dalles High School
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Address
The Dalles High School
220 East 10th Street

,
97058

United States
Coordinates 45°35′45″N121°11′15″W / 45.5958°N 121.1876°W / 45.5958; -121.1876
Information
School districtNorth Wasco County 21
PrincipalKurt Evans [1]
Teaching staff40.66 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Number of students834 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio20.51 [2]
Color(s)   Crimson & Gold [3]
Athletics conference OSAA 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference [4]
MascotRiverhawk [4]
Team nameRiverhawks
Rival Hood River Valley High School, Pendleton High School (Oregon)
Website www.nwasco.k12.or.us/apps/pages/TDHS

The Dalles High School (TDHS), formerly The Dalles Wahtonka High School (TDW) is a public high school located in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It houses students from both The Dalles and the adjacent town of Mosier.

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History

In 2004, North Wasco County School Districts 9 and 12 combined to form one school district in The Dalles: SD 21 (this number being chosen as it is the sum of 9 and 12). School District 21 immediately combined Wahtonka High School and The Dalles High School into "The Dalles Wahtonka Union High School". Later the "Union" was dropped, shortening the name to "The Dalles Wahtonka High School".

In 2012, the Oregon State Board of Education adopted a rule to ban the use of Native American names and imagery for use in school mascots. [5] As a result, The Dalles-Wahtonka High School changed its name to The Dalles High School, and its mascot from the Eagle-Indians to the Riverhawks, in April 2014. The 2014–2015 school year was the first year of The Dalles Riverhawks.

Campus

Main campus gymnasium The Dalles High School gymnasium.jpg
Main campus gymnasium

Main campus

The main campus has housed grades 9–12 since the 2009–2010 school year.

Academics

The Dalles High School currently uses a Trimester system as opposed to the standard semester System. The Dalles hosts a number of required common academics courses as well as offering College Now [6] courses with an agreement with Columbia Gorge Community College to earn college credit early. The Dalles High School also offers students Advanced Placement Courses [6] as another means to earn accredited college credit prior to graduating High School.

List of current Advanced Placement courses

source: [6]

In 2018, 85% [7] of the school's seniors received a high school diploma.

The Dalles High School also offers six current career and technical education (C.T.E) programs and currently is in the process of adding a seventh [8] for students to participate in.

List of current CTE programs

Clubs

The Dalles High School has professional Robotics which competes in the VEX Robotics Competition.

Club NameSeasonAccomplishments
Robotics2023-242024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Excellence Award, 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Build Award. [9]
Robotics2022-232023 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2023 Oregon State VEX Robotics Excellence Award
Robotics2021-222022 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2022 VEX Robotics World Championship Opportunity Divison Winner
Robotics2017-182018 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions

Athletics

The Dalles High School currently fields 21 sports teams sponsored by OSAA. [10]

Sport NameSeasonLeague
FootballFall4A-SD2 Special District 2
VolleyballFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys SoccerFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls SoccerFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys Cross CountryFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls Cross CountryFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys BasketballWinter4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls BasketballWinter4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys SwimmingWinter4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1
Girls SwimmingWinter4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1
Boys WrestlingWinter4A-SD4 Special District 4
Girls WrestlingWinter4A/3A/2A/1A-SD3 Special District 3
CheerleadingWinter6A/5A/4A/3A/2A/1A-CMB Combined
Boys Track & FieldSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls Track & FieldSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
BaseballSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
SoftballSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys GolfSpring4A-SD1 Special District 1
Girls GolfSpring4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1
Boys TennisSpring4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4
Girls TennisSpring4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. Staff Directory
  2. 1 2 3 "The Dalles High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. "The Dalles".
  4. 1 2 The Dalles High School, OSAA.org, accessed August 23, 2014
  5. "State Board of Education Bans Use of Native American Mascots". Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Course Catalog" (PDF).
  7. "At-A-Glance School and District Profiles - Oregon Department of Education". www.ode.state.or.us. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  8. Chronicle, Neita Cecil The Dalles (October 18, 2019). "TDHS adding 7th CTE program". The Dalles Chronicle. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  9. "TDHS Robotics Team Wins State Championship, Advances to World Competition — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region". Columbia Community Connection. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  10. "The Dalles". www.osaa.org. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  11. "Who's the only Oregonian to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature?". oregonlive. July 7, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2020.