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Del Norte High School (Crescent City, California)

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Randy Fugate

Grades
  
9 to 12

Phone
  
+1 707-464-0274

Mascot
  
Warrior

Established
  
1898

Faculty
  
42 (on FTE basis)

Enrollment
  
931 (2012-13)

Number of students
  
931 (2012–2013)

Address
  
1301 El Dorado St, Crescent City, CA 95531, USA

District
  
Del Norte County Unified School District

Del Norte High School or DNHS, located in Crescent City, California, is a public high school educating students from grades 9 through 12. It is the only regular public high school in Del Norte County. In 2008 DNHS was accredited for six years (through 2014) by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The principal is Coleen Parker, and the vice principals are Randy Fugate and Robert Hadfield. In popular culture, Del Norte High School is the school attended by Laurel Sewell and her friends in the best-selling young adult novel, Wings.

As of 2013, it was one of five schools in California offering classes in the Yurok language. Tolowa language classes have been taught "for many years."

Notable alumni

  • Eunice Bommelyn, Class of 1947, Tolowa language proponent, Tolowa cultural advocate and historian for the Smith River Rancheria.
  • Buck Pierce, Class of 2000, professional football player (Canadian Football League)
  • Cody Hoffman, Class of 2009, American Football Player

    • References

    Del Norte High School (Crescent City, California) Wikipedia
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