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Established
  
1874 2003 (split)

Phone
  
+1 610-269-4400

Lowest grade
  
Ninth grade

Grades
  
9-12

Founded
  
1874

Colors
  
Blue, Gold

Downingtown High School

Type
  
Public secondary school

Principal
  
East: Paul Hurley III West: A. Kurt Barker

Enrollment
  
East: 1,656 West: 1,500

Campus
  
East: Uwchlan Township, PA West: Downingtown, PA

Address
  
445 Manor Ave, Downingtown, PA 19335, USA

District
  
Downingtown Area School District

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:

  • Fall
  • Cross country
  • Field hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Marching Band
  • Winter
  • Basketball
  • Ice Hockey
  • Indoor track & field
  • Swimming & diving
  • Wrestling
  • Spring
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Lacrosse
  • Tennis
  • Track & field
  • 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:

  • Student Council
  • National Honor Society
  • Theatre Association
  • Music Ensembles (band, orchestra, choir)
  • Afro Appreciation Club
  • Ecology Club (the oldest in the nation)
  • Ski Club
  • Academic Team
  • Schools for Schools
  • Robotics Club
  • German Club
  • French Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Japanese Club
  • Photography Club
  • Key Club
  • Science Olympiad
  • Gay-Straight Alliance
  • Notable alumni

  • Travis Cantrell (West campus), soccer player
  • Dave Days (East campus), musician
  • Pat Devlin (East campus), football player
  • Becky Edwards (West campus), soccer player
  • Arlen Harris, football player
  • Brian Kelly, lacrosse player
  • Tyler Kroft (East campus), football player
  • Josh Maxwell, mayor of Downingtown
  • Tina Nicholson, basketball player
  • Daniel Ochefu (East campus), basketball player
  • Jeff Parke, soccer player
  • Scott Petri, Pennsylvania state representative
  • Curt Schroder, Pennsylvania state representative
  • Sara Shepard, author of Pretty Little Liars
  • Paul Siever, football player
  • Tora Suber, basketball player
  • Zack Steffen (West campus), soccer player
  • Greg Wilson, soccer player and coach
  • References

    Downingtown High School Wikipedia