Established 18742003 (split) Phone +1 610-269-4400 Lowest grade Ninth grade | Grades 9-12 Founded 1874 | |
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Principal East: Paul Hurley IIIWest: A. Kurt Barker Enrollment East: 1,656West: 1,500 Address 445 Manor Ave, Downingtown, PA 19335, USA Mascots The Cougar (East), D-Dog (West) Similar West Chester School Di, Great Valley High School, East High School, Bishop Shanahan High Sch, Unionville High School | ||
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Downingtown High School is a secondary school located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania. Population growth in the burgeoning Downingtown Area School District forced the original Downingtown High School to split into two campuses: Downingtown High School East Campus and Downingtown High School West Campus. While still legally considered one school, the two campuses (usually referred to simply as "East" or "West") are generally regarded as separate entities. While the West Campus is located on the original high school's campus within Downingtown, the East Campus is actually located in Lionville, the northern side of Exton, Pennsylvania.
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The mascot for Downingtown East is the cougar, for Downingtown West, the whippet. Both schools' colors are blue and gold, a similarity that recalls that the two campuses were once one school. A healthy rivalry exists between Downingtown East and West. Both schools are well known for their athletics and have won many titles for all different sports. Downingtown High School is well known for having the nation's oldest high school alumni association (est. 1884).
Athletics
Downingtown East and West campuses field the following sports:
Extracurriculars
Downingtown High School has many clubs, from marching band to the ski club. The Student Council, which forms many committees and community service programs throughout the year. Both schools also have FBLA-PBL clubs (Future Business Leaders of America) which had nine students qualify for the national competition in 2003, seven students qualify for the national competition in 2014, and five qualify in 2015. The combined school's marching band has participated in the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Citrus Bowl Parade and the Indy 500 Parade. In 2011, the band performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade for the second time.
The extracurriculars offered at the school include, but are not limited to: