Type Public Principal Anthony Kappas Grades 9-12 Phone +1 303-387-1000 Founded 1897 | Established 1897 Staff 210 Enrollment 2105 Number of students 2,105 | |
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Address 2842 Front St, Castle Rock, CO 80104, USA District Douglas County School District RE-1 Profiles | ||
Douglas County High School, sometimes nicknamed as DCHS and locally identified as DC, is a public high school in Castle Rock, Colorado, United States. It is the oldest school in the Douglas County School District.
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History
Elementary through high school classes were held in the Cantril School building in Castle Rock from 1897 through 1907. Douglas County High School was built in the 600 block of Wilcox Street in 1907. The brick building burned down in a 1909 fire and was replaced with a rhyolite building. On May 28, 1937, the building was damaged by a tornado. It was repaired and saw use as a school through 1983. The building is currently used as administration offices for the school district.
Groundbreaking at the school's current location on Front Street occurred in 1961. The new school location opened in 1967, and fourth through sixth grade students attended classes at the former high school location until Castle Rock Elementary was built in 1983.
Students
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Sports
Douglas County High School teams compete in the 5A class sanctioned by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams fielded by the school include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling. Rugby is offered through a cooperative agreement with Castle View High School through a club team named the Castle Rock Pirates. Ice hockey and inline hockey teams are fielded at the club level.
State championship titles
Music
The Douglas County High School Marching Band placed fifth in the 5A class at the 2006 and 2007 4A/5A State Marching Band Championships. They also placed 6th Place in the 2008 and 2009 5/A State Championship, and 4th place in the 2010 5/A State Championship. They performed at the Zia Marching Fiesta at the University of New Mexico stadium on October 30, 2010.
In addition to Marching Band, the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble are available for students to take. There are also three orchestras, two of which require auditioning. Finally, there are three choirs, two of which require auditions. In the past, the school has had five choirs, but recently, due to the lack of funding for the arts and lack of interest, the number of choirs had to be cut down. However, due to interest returning to the program, as of the 2016-2017 school year, there will be four choirs.
Douglas County High School's Speech and Debate Team is a registered NFL chapter in the Colorado NFL District. They compete in both local and national circuit tournaments.
Curriculum
Douglas County High School adopted the International Baccalaureate program in 1996. It serves a magnet program within the district. Douglas County High School is one of few IB schools in the world that offers all four sixth subjects of Art, Music, Dance, and Theatre.