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Decatur High School 
Location 310 North McDonough Street
Decatur, Georgia, 30030-3393
United StatesCoordinates 33°46′15″N 84°17′50″W / 33.770932°N 84.297273°WCoordinates: 33°46′15″N 84°17′50″W / 33.770932°N 84.297273°W Information Type Public secondary Established 1912 School district Decatur City School District Principal Lauri McKain Grades 9–12 Enrollment 800 (Approx.) Campus Urban Color(s) Mascot Bulldog Information 404-370-4420 Accreditation SACS Region 6B in Class AA (GHSA) Website Decatur High School Decatur High School (DHS) is a high school in Decatur, Georgia, United States. It is the sole high school in the Decatur City School District. The school was established in 1912 in the heart of Decatur, walking distance from the city square, courthouse, and MARTA station.
Contents
Administration
- Principal: Lauri McKain
- Assistant Principal: Rochelle Lofstrand
- Assistant Principal: Arlethea Williams
- Career and Technical Education Director: Duane Sprull
- Athletic Director (System Position): Carter Wilson
Academics
The school offers General, Advanced, and Advanced Placement classes on a 7 period schedule with 2 block days a week. The school met Adequate Yearly Progress for the 2010-2011 school year. Typically, 85 percent of the graduating class plans for college and receives the HOPE Scholarship.
AP classes offered
- Biology
- Calculus AB
- Calculus BC
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Language and Composition
- Literature and Composition
- Macroeconomics
- Music Theory
- Psychology
- Spanish Language
- Statistics
- United States Government & Politics
- United States History
- World History
Alma mater
February 2006 DHS Newsmagazine
In the heart of old Decatur,
With its skies of blue,
Stands our noble Alma Mater,
Glorious to view.
Lift the chorus, speed it onward,
Loud her praises cry,
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater!
Hail, Decatur High!
Walls of knowledge, hope, and courage
In tradition bound,
Reared against the arch of heaven,
Looks she proudly down,
Lift the chorus, speed it onward,
Loud her praises cry.
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater!
Hail, Decatur High!Accomplishments
Academic
2005-2006
- Erin Lowe Vickery named a finalist in the national competition by Young Epidemiology Scholars.
2006-2007
- William Slack won the national competition by Young Epidemiology Scholars.
- Daniel Simms received a perfect score on the ACT, the first Decatur High student to do so.
- Luci Cook, William Slack, and Daniel Simms named National Merit Scholarship Program finalists.
2007-2008
- Jennifer Campbell, Juan Cardoza-Oquendo, John Morgan, and Robert Nuttall named National Merit Scholarship Program finalists.
Athletic
1920 Football Player2000-2001
- Simon Dunham wins Wrestling State Championship at 140 lbs
- Aubrey Florence wins 1600-meter and 3200-meter Track State Championships[2]
2001-2002
- Cody Gallo leads the JROTC Raiders to win their first State Championship
2002-2003
- Boys Soccer State Champions in A/AA after outscoring opponents 24-2 in State Tournament
- Boys Basketball AA State Finalists
- Samuel Gillespie is AA cross country state runner-up and State Champion in 1600 meters
- Chris Tavel leads the JROTC Raiders to win their second successive State Championship
2003-2004
- Football AA State Semi-Finalists
- Chad Gorbatkin is Area Champion, County Champion, and 3rd at Wrestling State Championships (189 lbs.).
- Joe Gillespie 5th in Wrestling State Championships at 103 lbs.
- JROTC Raiders place 2nd in State Championship.
- Varsity Wrestling coach Joe Winterscheidt loses an exhibition wrestling match to a 94 lb female Chinese exchange student. While the tiny girl was pinning him, she laughed and mocked the bald coach, referring to him as a 'nutless leprechaun'.
2004-2005
- Boys and Girls Lacrosse inaugural season in Spring.
- Joe Gillespie 5th in Wrestling State Championships at 125 weight class.
- JROTC Raiders place 2nd in State Championship.
2005-2006
- Girls Varsity Volleyball 1st in Area 4 A/AA, competed in Final Four in State AA
- Boys Cross Country 3rd in Region 5, 4th in State AA, Parks Miller and Mac Fidler make All-Region 5 team
- Softball 1st in Region 5-AA, competed in State AA tournament for first time in DHS history
- Varsity Football 2nd in Region 5-AA, made AA State Playoffs for third consecutive year
- JROTC Raiders win State Championship led by Captains Kirk Riley and Glen Cornell
- Boys Varsity Basketball 3rd in Region 5-AA, competed in Elite Eight for AA State Playoffs; ranked #8 in Final Poll by the GA Sportswriters
- Girls Track/Field 2nd in Region 5-AA; 1st in State
- Boys Track/Field 2nd in Region 5-AA and 3rd in State (Rodney McDowell set a school record with 5 gold medals at Region and 1st at State for 300 IH )
- Boys Varsity Soccer finished 1st in Area 5-A/AA; competed in Elite Eight of State Playoffs, ranked 7th in state
- Girls Varsity Soccer finished 1st in Area 5-A/AA, competed in Final Four in State A/AA
- JV Lacrosse was extremely successful, leading to varsity boys and girls teams in the 2006-2007 school year.
- Decatur High School ranked #6 in the State of Georgia in overall Athletic Excellence
2006-2007
- Girls Varsity Volleyball competed in Final Four in State AA. SR Yates Marie Guinn named all state
- Boys Cross Country 3rd in Region 6 AA, 3rd in State AA ( JR Mac Fidler 2nd in state AA individually at 16:37). Fidler was followed by SR Robel Hadgu, SO Henry Farley, SR Liam Ainslie, SR Peter Webb, SR Danny Cortese, JR John Morgan. Fidler records second fastest 5k personal record in Decatur High history.
- JROTC Raiders 2nd in state
- Boys Basketball team goes for another state play-off run and go 12-2 in region during the regular season. SR Sam Shew and SR Jerron Stone named all-region.
- Wrestling team has state champ individual SR Joe Gillespie (145 weight class) and 5th place individual JR Jimmy Spearman (125 weight class)
- Boys Soccer team ranked top ten in state AA by coach's polls.
- Girls Soccer Team makes the sweet 16. Senior team co-captain Karman Duchon makes the GHSA senior all-star soccer team as a forward
- Boys Lacrosse team makes the elite eight on the first year of having a Varsity Team. Liam Ainslie makes the GHSA senior all-star Lacrosse team
- Girls track team finished 2nd in state, also Bree Bennett ranked #1 in the nation in the 300 hurdles.
- Boys track- JR Chris Sams first in region in the 110 hurdles, JR Mac Fidler 3rd in 1600, and 2nd in 3200 at region. Finished 3rd at state in 3200.
2007-2008
- Boys Track-Finished first in region 6AA. SR Chris Sams finished first in the 110 hurdles, second in 300 hurdles. Finished first at state in the 110 hurdles.
- Boys Basketball- SR Corey Spraggins was named First Team All-Region.
- Girls Basketball- Sr Andrienne Terrell was named First Team All- Region.
- Boys Lacrosse beat Lakeside-Evans Lacrosse.
2010-2011
- Girls win state track meet
Campus
Current Buildings
- A main classroom building with a protruding library above the front doors, built in 1965
- A new career tech building, completed Summer 2011. Connected to the main building via a breezeway
- A new stadium; construction completed September 19, 2008
- A new gymnasium; construction completed October 7, 2009
Past Buildings
- A gymnasium that held the district administration offices until a recent relocation, demolished in April 2008.
- A stadium with a small number of classrooms, and athletic locker room facilities, was the oldest lighted stadium in continuous use in the United States. It was demolished in January 2008.
- The former north building.
- The former South building, from before the current classroom building was built.
Notable alumni
- Roy Blount, Jr., writer and humorist[3]
- Felipe Claybrooks, NFL player
- DeForest Kelley, Star Trek actor[4]
- Matthew O'Brien, author and journalist
- Daniel Wilcox, NFL player
References
- ^ "2007-2008 Student-Parent Handbook." Decatur High School. Accessed November 2, 2008.
- ^ "Georgia State Track Finals". 2001 AA Georgia State Track Finals. http://www.dyestat.com/state/ga/statemeet1out/2a.htm. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Kloer, Phil. The Blount Truth." Atlanta Journal-Constitution. March 29, 1987.
- ^ "Proud sports history honored at Decatur." The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. November 2, 2001. F1.
External links
Sub-Region B Blessed Trinity Titans · Jackson Jaguars · South Atlanta Hornets · Lovett Lions · Therrell Panthers · Westminster Wildcats
External Links Categories:- High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Educational institutions established in 1912
- Schools in DeKalb County, Georgia
- Decatur, Georgia
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