Denton High School

Denton High School
Address
1007 Fulton Street Denton, Texas, 76201 United States
Coordinates	33°13′30″N 97°08′43″W / 33.224863°N 97.145341°WCoordinates: 33°13′30″N 97°08′43″W / 33.224863°N 97.145341°W
Information
Type	High School
Motto	Dedication, Honor, Success... We are DHS!
Established	1884
School district	Denton Independent School District
Principal	Dan Ford
Faculty	154
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,086[1] (2014)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Purple & Gold
Nickname	Broncos
Newspaper	The Horseshoe
Yearbook	The Bronco
Website	Denton High School

Denton High School is a public high school located in the city of Denton, Texas and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Denton Independent School District located in central Denton County. Denton High was the original high school for Denton (followed by Billy Ryan High School and later, John H. Guyer High School) and has since moved three times. DHS was established in 1884 and in 1910 Denton High School moved to what is now Calhoun Middle School. In 1957, DHS moved, this time to its current location on Fulton Street. In the 1990s, DHS yielded grades 10-12 to the newly opened Ryan High School until 1995. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Lowry Woods Apartments, the designated family housing unit of Texas Woman's University,^[3] is zoned to Denton High School.^[4][5]

Athletics

The Denton Broncos compete in these sports - ^[6]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, water polo, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball, and Softball.

State Titles

Denton (UIL)

• Boys Basketball ^[7]
  • 1930(All), 1935(All)
• Girls Soccer ^[8]
  • 2003(4A), 2004(4A)

State Finalists

Denton (UIL)

• Boys Basketball ^[7]
  • 1927(All), 1929(All)

Denton Moore (PVIL)

• Football^[9]
  • 1956(2A-PVIL), 1957(2A-PVIL), 1958(2A-PVIL), 1966(2A-PVIL)

Alumni

• Mark Behning: NFL offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers ^[10]
• Phyllis George: Miss Texas (1970), Miss America (1971), pioneer female sportscaster for CBS
• Shirley Cothran: Miss Texas (1974), Miss America (1975)
• Nancy Gates: actress^[11]
• Lynn Harrell: Cellist
• Herman Johnson: NFL offensive tackle with the Chicago Bears
• John Lott: NFL offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, formerly at the University of North Texas.^[12]
• Jordan Malone: Olympian and World Champion Inline Skater and Olympian Short Track Speed Skater
• Tim Tadlock: Head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team.

References

1. "Class 5A district alignments: South Garland moves down, Dallas ISD joins Carrollton schools". Dallas News. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
3. "Family Housing" (PDF). Texas Woman's University. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
4. "Denton Campus Map." (Map) Texas Woman's University. Retrieved on October 3, 2011. Archived September 2, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
5. ""2011-2012 High School Attendance Zones" (PDF). Denton Independent School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
6. The Athletics Department
7. "UIL Boys Basketball Archives". Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
8. "UIL Girls Soccer Archives". Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
9. "UIL Football Archives". Retrieved December 22, 2013.
10. Pro-Football Reference.com
11. "Nancy Gates". Denton Record-Chronicle. February 24, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "John Lott". Database Football. Retrieved April 15, 2009.

External links

• Denton Independent School District Website
• Denton High School
• Denton High School Journalism Department
• The Horseshoe Newspaper
• The Bronco Yearbook
• Lady Broncos Volleyball
• Broncos Baseball
• Denton ISD Aquatics
• Bronco Tennis
• Bronco Football
• Denton High School FFA