Douglas County High School (Castle Rock, Colorado)

Douglas County High School is a public high school in Castle Rock, Colorado

Castle Rock, Colorado

The Town of Castle Rock is the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado, United States and is named for the prominent castle tower-shaped butte near the center of town. It is part of Colorado's Front Range Urban Corridor and is located roughly 28 miles south of Denver and 37 miles north of...

and it is the oldest school in the Douglas County School District.

History

Elementary through high school classes were held in the Cantril School building in Castle Rock from 1897 through 1907, when Douglas County High School was built in the 600 block of Wilcox Street in 1907. The brick building burnt down in a 1909 fire and was replaced with a rhyolite

Rhyolite

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building. On May 28, 1937, the building was damaged by a tornado that hit in Castle Rock. It was repaired and saw use as a school through 1983. The building is currently used as administration offices for the school district.

Groundbreaking at the school's current location on Front Street occurred in 1961. The new school location opened in 1967 and fourth through sixth grade students attended classes at the former high school location until Castle Rock Elementary was built in 1983.

Students

Demographics:

18:1 student-to-staff ratio
4% of students are eligible for free lunch
12.9% of students are ethnic minorities

Sports

Douglas County High School teams compete in the 5A class sanctioned by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams fielded by the school include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling. Rugby is offered through a cooperative agreement with Castle View High School ice hockey and inline hockey teams are fielded at the club level.

State championship titles

1972: AA boys' track and field
1983: individual boys' golf (Scott Ahlers)
1992: 1A-5A softball
1995: 4A Marching Band
2004: 5A Inline Hockey
2005: 5A football
2006: Winterguard Regional A State Champions
2007: 5A Inline Hockey
2007: Winterguard Regional A State Champions
2007: 4A-5A Varsity Co-Ed State Champions: Co-Ed Cheerleading
2008: Boys Golf Champions
2008: 4A-5A Varsity Co-Ed State Champions: Co-Ed Cheerleading
2009: 5A Inline Hockey
2009: Boys Golf Champions
2009: 4A-5A Varsity Co-Ed State Champions: Co-Ed Cheerleading
2010: 4A-5A Varsity Co-Ed State Champions: Co-Ed Cheerleading

State all-time sports records

State Girls' Basketball Records Held by Douglas County
Category	Place	Record Holder	Date	Value
Number of Free Throws in a Row (Individual)	2	Donnis Hurd, Douglas County	1992-1993	26
Free Throws Made in One Game (Individual)	4	Katie Hilbig (v. Gateway)	2007-2008	16
Free Throws Made in One Game (Team)	9	Douglas County (v. Aurora Central)	1996-1997	26

State Football Records Held by Douglas County
Category	Place	Record Holder	Date	Value
Longest TD Run From Scrimmage	1	Scott Adams (vs. Englewood)	9/16/88	99
Rushing Attempts (One Game)	10	Jay Kobak (vs. Golden)	10/26/89	43
Rushing Attempts (Season)	9	Jay Kobak	1989	339

Music

The Douglas County High School Marching Band placed fifth in the 5A class at the 2006 and 2007 4A/5A State Marching Band Championships. They also placed 6th Place in the 2008 and 2009 5/A State Championship, and 4th place in the 2010 5/A State Championship. They performed at the Zia Marching Fiesta at the University of New Mexico stadium on October 30th, 2010. In addition to Marching Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble are available for students to take. There are also three orchestras, two of which require auditioning. Finally, there are three choirs, two of which require auditions. In the past, they have had five choirs, but recently, due to the lack of funding for the arts and lack of interest, the number of choirs had to be cut down.

Clubs and activities

Adventure Club
Amnesty International
Amnesty International
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Anime Club
Asian Culture Club
Astronomy Club
Athletic Training
Band
Bible Club
Biology Club
Book Club
Chess Club
Choir
Dance Club
Diversity Club
FBLA
FBLA-PBL
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
FCCLA
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America , formerly known as Future Homemakers of America , is a nonprofit U.S. career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer science education in public and private schools through grade 12 across the United States...
FEA
FFA
National FFA Organization
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Foreign Culture Club
GSA
Gay-straight alliance
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History Club
Huskie PAW (Protection of Animal Welfare)

Ice Hockey

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Jewelry Club

Key Club

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Link Crew

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Marathon Club

Math Club

National Honor Society

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Newspaper

Orchestra

Peace Jam

Peer Counselors

Pro Start

Recycling Club

Rugby

SADD

Science Bowl

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Speech & Debate

Student Council / Leadership

Textile Club

Thespian Society

Write Issue (literary magazine)

Yearbook

Douglas County High School's Speech and Debate Team is a registered NFL Chapter in the Colorado NFL District. They compete in both local- and national- circuit tournaments.

Curriculum

Douglas County High School adopted the International Baccalaureate program

IB Diploma Programme

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...

in 1996. It serves a magnet program within the district. Additionally, Douglas County High School is one of few IB schools in the world that offers all four sixth subjects of Art, Music, Dance, and Theatre

Notable alumni

Amy Adams
Amy Adams (actress)
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- actress
Matt Barnett - Founder, Hoops 4 You
Jimmy Cottrell - Former NFL linebacker with the Baltimore Ravens
Patricia Lillian (1954) - National Softball Hall of Fame inductee
Dave B. Mitchell
Dave B. Mitchell
Dave B. Mitchell is an American voiceover actor and musician. Since beginning his professional voiceover career in 1997, his voice has appeared in hundreds of projects in film, television, animation, video games, audio books, and on the internet...

- VO actor (DCHS Class of '87)
Scott Zahorik - Former Weather Anchor for KCNC-TV
KCNC-TV
KCNC-TV, virtual channel 4, is a CBS owned-and-operated station television station in Denver, Colorado, owned by CBS Television Stations, Inc. KCNC broadcasts on UHF channel 35 from Lookout Mountain near Golden, Colorado.- Digital programming :...
Kirsten Bomblies
Kirsten Bomblies
Kirsten Bomblies is a biological researcher. She was born in 1973 in Germany and grew up in Castle Rock, CO. She received a BA in Biochemistry and Biology from The University of Pennsylvania in 1996. Her research plumbs the genetic, biophysical and other processes that may give rise to new species....

- MacArthur Fellow and Biology professor at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

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Brig. Gen. Matthew H. Molloy - USAF, Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Force Base, Japan

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