Davis Senior High School

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Type	Public secondary (U.S.)
Principal	Winfred Roberson
Students	1,984
Grades	10–12
Location	14th St., Davis, California, California,, USA 95616
Oversight	Davis Joint Unified School District
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Blue & White
Mascot	Blue Devils
Website	http://dhs.djusd.k12.ca.us/

Davis Senior High School (known as Davis High or DHS or DSHS) is one of three high schools located in Davis, California, in the United States. DHS is a WASC accredited, 3-year, public comprehensive high school covering grades 10-12. The campus opened its current location in 1961. Enrollment for school year 2004-2005 was 1,831 students. The school's mascot is the Blue Devil.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Athletics 3 Events 4 Notable alumni 5 Administration 6 Departments 7 See also 8 External links 9 References

[edit] Academics

• Approximately 96% of Davis High School's 2004 graduates continued on to higher education, with 66% attending 4-year colleges and 30% attending 2-year colleges

• According to sacbee.com, the average SAT score Davis High in 2008 was 613 Math, 583 Verbal, and 578 Writing with 80.68% of seniors in attendance.

• Davis High offers 20 AP courses, with 80.5% of testtakers earning a passing grade of 3 or above in 2004.

• 14 students were named National Merit Scholar semifinalists in 2004-05.

• Davis High students occasionally elect to take courses at UC Davis or the Davis center of Sacramento City College.

[edit] Athletics

Davis High School is a member of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section's Delta Valley Conference. The school has had more team championships (91) than any other in the section.^[1] in girls' soccer, boys' tennis, girls' track and field and boys and girls Cross Country.

In the year 2008-2009 school year Davis Cross Country team won seven section championships in both boys' and girls'. In 2008 season, Boys' Sophomore team had their best, and Davis cross country's best appearance in Section Championship.[1]

DHS has some of the top athletic facilities in the region, with a notable exception outdoor facilities (Halden Field)^[2].

Davis High's principal athletic rivals are Woodland High School, Elk Grove High School, and Jesuit High School.

[edit] Events

• On May 4, 1983, Vietnamese-American student Thong Hy Huynh was stabbed to death by a white student on campus after Huynh was taunted by a group of white students.^[3]

• In 2007, a gay couple was voted homecoming princes for the junior class. The students campaigned together, winning the support of their high school. "This election was real and welcomed" reports the Sacramento Bee. The 16-year-old royals—Brandon Raphael and Kiernan Gatewood rode through Davis is the back of a pickup truck as part of the school's homecoming parade.^[4]

Controversy spread soon after as it was widely believe that the election was fixed by the young lady in charge. Many students were not allowed to vote and the official numbers were never released.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Carol Greider - Winner of Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (2009), Class of 1979.
• Nate Boyden - professional soccer player.
• Laurynne Chetelat - top distance runner
• Denise Curry - all-time leading scorer and rebounder in basketball at UCLA, gold medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics, played nine years professionally and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame
• Malachi Davis - ran in the 400-meter and 4x400-meter at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 x 400 metres relay for the United Kingdom team.
• Jason Fisk - 12-year NFL defensive tackle
• Michael Franti - musician and peace activist
• Gina Miles - silver medalist in individual eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Marcy Place - member of the US Field Hockey Hall of Fame, US Olympian in 1984 and 1988
• Sam Reynolds - professional soccer player Miami FC , Toronto FC
• Dave Scott - triathlete, six times Ironman triathlon world champion
• Nick Watney - PGA Tour golfer
• Paul Wulff - football coach at Washington State University
• Craig Wilson, 1975 - professional Water Polo goalie, US Olympian in 1984, 1988, and 1992
• Thretton Palamo - Professional Rugby Player
• Butterscotch (performer) in the final round of America's Got Talent as a beatboxer/singer/pianist (performed for DHS in early 2008)
• Mauricio Mendoza, Actor, Class of 1987 starred in in the Showtime drama "Resurrection Boulevard".
• Michael Leung, 2004, Architect/Designer
• Gareth Ewing, 2003, World-Record for longest Taint, inventor of teledildonics
• Matt Wanderer, 1993, Founder Alterra Capital Group

[edit] Administration

• Principal: Winfred Roberson
• Vice Principal : Sheila Smith
• Vice Principal : Tom McHale

[edit] Departments

• Agriculture
• Arts
• Athletics
• Business Education
• Career Center
• Drama
• Drivers Education
• English
• Foreign Language
• Health
• Home Economics / Technology
• Industrial Education
• Mathematics
• Music
• Physical Education
• ROP
• Science
• Social Science
• Special Education
• Work Experience

[edit] See also

• Davis, California
• Da Vinci High School

[edit] External links

• DHS Official Website
• CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
• Davis High School on the Davis Wiki
• Davis Senior High School Field Hockey
• Davis Senior High School Track and Field
• Davis Senior High School Cross Country
• Davis High School Schedules

[edit] References