Denton High School
Denton High School | |
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Address | |
1007 Fulton Street Denton, Texas 76201 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°13′30″N 97°08′43″W / 33.224863°N 97.145341°WCoordinates: 33°13′30″N 97°08′43″W / 33.224863°N 97.145341°W |
Information | |
Type | High School |
Motto | Dedication, Honor, Success... We are DHS! |
Established | 1884 |
School district | Denton Independent School District |
Principal | Joel Hays |
Faculty | 212[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,022[2] (2018) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Purple & Gold |
Mascot | Broncos |
Newspaper | The Horseshoe |
Yearbook | The Bronco |
Website | Denton High School |
Denton High School is a public high school located in the city of Denton, Texas and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Denton Independent School District located in central Denton County and was the original high school for Denton.
Denton High School was established in 1884. In 1910 it moved to what is now Calhoun Middle School. In 1957 it moved again to its current location on Fulton Street. In the 1990s, DHS yielded grades 10-12 to the newly opened Ryan High School until 1995. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]
Lowry Woods Apartments, the designated family housing unit of Texas Woman's University,[4] is zoned to Denton High School.[5][6]
Athletics
The Denton Broncos compete in these sports[7]
Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Water Polo, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field, Baseball, and Softball.
State Titles
Denton (UIL)
State Finalists
Denton (UIL)
Team
- 1987(5A) Tim Tadlock, Brian Kubacak, Brandon Knight, Jimmy Tritt, Ron Budde (2nd Place)
- 1988(5A) Nick Baker, Brian Kubacak, Brandon Knight, Bo Cooper, Ren Budde (3rd Place)
Individual
- 1987(5A) Jimmy Tritt (3rd Place)
- 1988(5A) Brandon Knight (Tied for 2nd Place)
- 1988(5A) Ren Budde (Tied for 2nd Place)
- 1989(5A) Brandon Knight (3rd Place)
- Girls Golf[15]
Individual
- 1986(5A) Kathy Moore (2nd Place)
- 1987(5A) Kathy Moore (3rd Place)
Alumni
- Mario Bennett: National Basketball Association power forward with the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls
- Mark Behning: NFL offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers[16]
- Aaron Graham: NFL center with the Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans
- Phil Armour: NFL center with the Indianapolis Colts[17]
- Phyllis George: Miss Texas (1970), Miss America (1971), pioneer female sportscaster for CBS, former First Lady of Kentucky
- Shirley Cothran: Miss Texas (1974), Miss America (1975)
- Tim Duryea, basketball head coach, Utah State
- Nancy Gates: actress[18]
- Lynn Harrell: cellist
- Herman Johnson: NFL offensive tackle with the Chicago Bears
- John Lott: NFL offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, formerly at the University of North Texas.[19]
- Jordan Malone: world champion inline skater, Olympic short track speed skater
- Tim Tadlock: head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball program
- Skip Johnson: head coach of Oklahoma Sooners baseball program[20]
- John Nelson: 2006 World Series champion with the St. Louis Cardinals[21]
- Hunter Dozier: MLB infielder for the Kansas City Royals. Selected as the eighth overall pick of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[22]
- Don Woods: 1974 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for the San Diego Chargers
References
- ↑ http://www.dentonisd.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=1&ChannelId=486&DirectoryType=6
- ↑ http://realignment.uiltexas.org/alignments/2018/School_List_Rank_2018-20.pdf
- ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Family Housing" (PDF). Texas Woman's University. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Denton Campus Map". Texas Woman's University. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03. . Map
- ↑ "2011-2012 High School Attendance Zones" (PDF). Denton Independent School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ↑ The Athletics Department
- ↑ hasname="UIL Boys Basketball Archives"> https://web.archive.org/web/20131203020904/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/basketball-boys.php. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ "UIL Girls Soccer Archives". Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/golf/girls_champions.html
- ↑ http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/swim_dive/tournament_records.html
- ↑ name="UIL Boys Basketball Archives"
- ↑ "UIL Girls Soccer Archives". Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ name=http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/golf/playoff_text/index.html
- ↑ name=http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/golf/playoff_text/index.html
- ↑ Pro-Football Reference.com
- ↑ Pro-Football Reference.com
- ↑ "Nancy Gates". Denton Record-Chronicle. February 24, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "John Lott". Database Football. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=211045216
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2006-roster.shtml. Missing or empty
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