Douglas High School (DHS) is a public secondary school in Minden, Nevada, U.S., in the Douglas County School District. The school has existed at a number of locations during its history, including the site of the current Carson Valley Middle School. It has been located on Highway 88 in Minden since 1976.
| Douglas High School | |
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| Address | |
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1670 Highway 88 Minden , Nevada 89423 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°57′29″N 119°46′48″W / 38.958°N 119.780°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Mike Rechs |
| Staff | 81.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,643 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.28[1] |
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| Mascot | Tiger |
| Rival | Carson High School |
| Website | https://dhs.dcsd.net |
In May 2014, the campus underwent a major remodel that lasted through the summer of 2015.[2] The remodel reworked the entire front end of the school, adding a two-story Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) building to the front of the campus.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
edit- Shawn Estes – professional baseball pitcher[3]
- Jeff Nady – NFL offensive lineman [4][5]
- Tom Newell – professional baseball pitcher[6]
- Glen Orbik – artist and comics illustrator[7]
- Krysta Palmer – Olympic bronze medal-winning diver at the 2020 Summer Olympics[8]
- RAS – songwriter and producer
- Eric Whitacre – choral composer and conductor
References
edit- ^ a b c "Douglas County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ "Douglas High Breaks Ground On STEM Building", carsonvalleytimes.com, May 23, 2014.Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Shawn Estes". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Jeff Nady profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ "Jeff Nady profile". Arena Football League. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ Sneddon, Steve (29 July 1987). "Newell matures into one of Phillies' top prospects". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 3B. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Douglas High graduate produces King book cover". Record-Courier. Gardnerville, Nevada: Swift Communications. March 4, 2005. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ "Krysta Palmer - Women's Swimming & Diving".
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