De Soto High School (Kansas)

De Soto High School
Address
35000 West 91st Street
De Soto, Johnson County, KS
United States
Coordinates 38°57′56″N 94°59′11″W / 38.96556°N 94.98639°W / 38.96556; -94.98639Coordinates: 38°57′56″N 94°59′11″W / 38.96556°N 94.98639°W / 38.96556; -94.98639
Information
School type Public High School
Established 1919 or 1920
School district Unified School District No. 232
Principal Dustin Mortenson
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 900
Campus Suburban
Color(s)

Green, White, and Black

              
Athletics conference Frontier League
Mascot Wildcats
Rival Eudora High School
Mill Valley High School
Newspaper The Green Pride
Information 913-667-6250
Website De Soto H.S.

De Soto High School is a public high school in De Soto, Kansas, United States operated by De Soto School District (USD 232), and serves students of grades 9 to 12. The school is located off of K-10 and Lexington Avenue on 91st street. Around 900 students, grades 9–12 attend DHS.

History

The school first opened in 1919 as a small white wooden school in De Soto. Then the high school was moved to the present day City Hall and after the destruction of the original school the lower grades were moved to a building where district offices are today nearby the City Hall. The high school was then expanded to include the present day community center which has one of the oldest sunken gyms still in use in the Midwest. After the school experienced overcrowding the present day middle school was built as the high school. The middle school was then moved to the City hall. After overcrowding yet again the High School was moved to its present location. The current administration is Dustin Mortenson is Principal and Ryan Johnson is Athletic Director. In 2011, an extension was made adding a new gym, and tornado shelter. In 2016, the school added an entire wing of classrooms and a new library. The school was also bumped up to the 5A classification for the 2016-17 school year.

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