Denton High School

Type High School Principal Dan Ford Grades 9-12 Founded 1884		Established 1884 Faculty 172 Phone +1 940-369-2000 Colors Purple, Gold
Motto Dedication, Honor, Success... We are DHS! Address 1007 Fulton St, Denton, TX 76201, USA District Denton Independent School District Similar Denton ISD Transport, Lake Dallas High Sch, Argyle High School, Byron Nelson High Sch, Flower Mound High Sch Profiles Twitter

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. Denton High was the original high school for Denton. DHS was established in 1884 and in 1910 Denton High School moved to what is now Calhoun Middle School. In 1957, DHS moved, this time 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.

Lowry Woods Apartments, the designated family housing unit of Texas Woman's University, is zoned to Denton High School.

Denton high school 2016

Athletics

The Denton Broncos compete in these sports -

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Water Polo, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball, and Softball.

State titles

Denton (UIL)

Boys Basketball

1930(All), 1935(All)

Girls Soccer

2003(4A)

2004(4A)

Girls Golf

1984(5A) Buffy Kline

State finalists

Denton (UIL)

Boys Basketball

1927(All)

1929(All)

Boys Golf

1987(5A) Tim Tadlock, Brian Kubacak, Brandon Knight, Jimmy Tritt, Ron Budde (Runner-Up)

1987(5A) Jimmy Tritt (Bronze Medal)

1988(5A) Nick Baker, Brian Kubacak, Brandon Knight, Bo Cooper, Ren Budde (3rd Place)

1988(5A) Brandon Knight (Tied for Silver Medal)

1988(5A) Ren Budde (Tied for Silver Medal)

1989(5A) Brandon Knight (Bronze Medal)

Denton Moore (PVIL)

Football

1956(2A-PVIL), 1957(2A-PVIL), 1958(2A-PVIL), 1966(2A-PVIL)

Alumni

Mark Behning: NFL offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers

Aaron Graham: NFL offensive center with the Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans

Phil Armour: NFL offensive center with the Indianapolis Colts

Phyllis George: Miss Texas (1970), Miss America (1971), pioneer female sportscaster for CBS

Shirley Cothran: Miss Texas (1974), Miss America (1975)

Nancy Gates: actress

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.

Jordan Malone: Olympian and World Champion Inline Skater and Olympian Short Track Speed Skater

Tim Tadlock: Head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team.

Hunter Dozier: MLB infielder for the Kansas City Royals

References

Denton High School Wikipedia

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