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Derby High School (Kansas)

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School type
  
Public, High School

CEEB code
  
170765

Grades
  
9–12

Mascot
  
Black panther

District
  
Derby School District

Established
  
1911

Principal
  
Tim Hamblin

Phone
  
+1 316-788-8500

Number of students
  
2,087

Derby High School (Kansas)

Assistant Principal
  
Alison Strecker Travis Moore Shane Seeley Jeromy Swearingen

Address
  
920 Rock Road, Derby, KS 67037, USA

Similar
  
Cooper Elementary School, Derby Alternative School, Parents As Teachers, El Paso Elementary School, Campus High School

Derby High School is a public high school in Derby, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Tim Hamblin. The school colors are green and black with an accent of white. It is the only public high school in the USD 260 school district. The total enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year was 2,087 students.

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History

Derby High School, formally Derby Senior High School, has been located in four different buildings since 1911. The current Derby High School building, which is located East of Rock Road, North of Madison and South of James, was completed in the Fall of 1993 and is the largest high school building in Kansas. The students moved to the new building after the 1993/1994 Christmas break. The former high school building at Madison and Woodlawn is now the Derby Middle School.

Academics

Derby High School is a comprehensive high school offering a variety of courses designed to meet the needs of the students in Kansas USD 260. The courses offered each year are based upon student demands, as determined by enrollment selections, facilities, and staff available.

Athletics

Derby High is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division, the largest division in the state of Kansas according to the KSHSAA, and are known as the "Panthers". More specifically, Derby is a Division 1 member of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League.

Derby High School offers the following sports:

Fall

  • Football
  • Volleyball
  • Cross-Country
  • Girls Golf
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Tennis
  • Cheerleading
  • Dance Team (Pantherettes)
  • Winter

  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Boys Bowling
  • Girls Bowling
  • Boys Swimming/Diving
  • Spring

  • Baseball
  • Boys Golf
  • Boys Tennis
  • Girls Soccer
  • Girls Swimming/Diving
  • Softball
  • Track and Field
  • Notable alumni

  • Carter Albrecht, former band member Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Varenicline (Chantix) controversy
  • Nick Reid, former NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs, 2× 1st Team All-Big 12 and Big 12 2005 Defensive MVP at Kansas
  • David Rickels, Bellator MMA fighter
  • Dave Sanders, Former MLB player (Chicago White Sox)
  • References

    Derby High School (Kansas) Wikipedia