Juneau-Douglas High School
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Juneau-Douglas High School (abbreviated JDHS) is one of two high schools in Juneau, Alaska
. It is the primary high school for the Juneau School District
. The other high school, Thunder Mountain High School
, is smaller, and most of its students are from the Mendenhall Valley. JDHS has recently undergone extensive renovations, most notably to its main hall.
, the school had an enrollment of 1,800 students. As of the 2010-2011 school year, Ryan Alsup is the interim principal.
The building is in the downtown area at 1639 Glacier Avenue, Juneau, AK 99801. The main phone number is
" across from the school in an effort to get on television
as the Olympic torch relay passed the school. The principal at the time, Deborah Morse, took the banner from him and suspended him for ten days, on the grounds that the banner opposed the school's mission and anti-drug policy. On March 10, 2006, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that Morse had violated Frederick's right to free speech, overturning an earlier Alaskan federal court ruling. Judge Andrew Kleinfeld wrote in the court's opinion, "Public schools are instrumentalities of government, and government is not entitled to suppress speech that undermines whatever missions it defines for itself." Frederick was also cleared to seek damages from Morse.
On December 1, 2006 the United States Supreme Court announced that they agreed to hear an appeal of the case; it is Juneau School Board v. Frederick, 06-278. On June 25, 2007, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit, holding that the school district did not violate Frederick's First Amendment rights.
JDHS has had a renowned history in sports largely dominating its regional level of play and competing at the statewide level as well. Some of its accomplishments are an 03-04 and 04-05 boys cross-country state championship, 04-05 boys swim & dive state championship, 04-05 and 09-10 softball state championship, 04-05 boys track & field state championship, 05-06 girls swim & dive state championship, and both the 05-06 and 07-08 football state championships. The JDHS soccer team was the runner up at the state championship in the 05-06 season. In the 06 summer season, the tennis team enjoyed victory up in Fairbanks in an Alaska-wide tournament. In 2008 the Bears baseball, softball, and boys soccer programs all won state titles. In 2010 both baseball and boys soccer won state championships, the boys soccer team repeated in 2011 for a second straight state championship.
Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
. It is the primary high school for the Juneau School District
Juneau School District
The Juneau School District is a school district in Juneau, Alaska. Its offices are located in the Mendenhall Valley.The Juneau School District's total enrollment sits around 5,500 students....
. The other high school, Thunder Mountain High School
Thunder Mountain High School
Thunder Mountain High School is one of three public high schools in Juneau, Alaska. It was opened for the 2008–2009 school year. In its first year in operation it served grades 9–11; the Juneau School District wanted seniors to finish at their existing high schools...
, is smaller, and most of its students are from the Mendenhall Valley. JDHS has recently undergone extensive renovations, most notably to its main hall.
, the school had an enrollment of 1,800 students. As of the 2010-2011 school year, Ryan Alsup is the interim principal.
The building is in the downtown area at 1639 Glacier Avenue, Juneau, AK 99801. The main phone number is
History
In January 2002, Joseph Frederick, a student at JDHS, unfurled a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 JesusBong Hits 4 Jesus
Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 was a school speech case in which the United States Supreme Court held that the First Amendment does not prevent educators from suppressing student speech, at a school-supervised event, that is reasonably viewed as promoting illegal drug use.In 2002, high...
" across from the school in an effort to get on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
as the Olympic torch relay passed the school. The principal at the time, Deborah Morse, took the banner from him and suspended him for ten days, on the grounds that the banner opposed the school's mission and anti-drug policy. On March 10, 2006, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that Morse had violated Frederick's right to free speech, overturning an earlier Alaskan federal court ruling. Judge Andrew Kleinfeld wrote in the court's opinion, "Public schools are instrumentalities of government, and government is not entitled to suppress speech that undermines whatever missions it defines for itself." Frederick was also cleared to seek damages from Morse.
On December 1, 2006 the United States Supreme Court announced that they agreed to hear an appeal of the case; it is Juneau School Board v. Frederick, 06-278. On June 25, 2007, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit, holding that the school district did not violate Frederick's First Amendment rights.
Sports
JDHS's school sports teams are the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears. The teams' logo is a fiercely-roaring bear.JDHS has had a renowned history in sports largely dominating its regional level of play and competing at the statewide level as well. Some of its accomplishments are an 03-04 and 04-05 boys cross-country state championship, 04-05 boys swim & dive state championship, 04-05 and 09-10 softball state championship, 04-05 boys track & field state championship, 05-06 girls swim & dive state championship, and both the 05-06 and 07-08 football state championships. The JDHS soccer team was the runner up at the state championship in the 05-06 season. In the 06 summer season, the tennis team enjoyed victory up in Fairbanks in an Alaska-wide tournament. In 2008 the Bears baseball, softball, and boys soccer programs all won state titles. In 2010 both baseball and boys soccer won state championships, the boys soccer team repeated in 2011 for a second straight state championship.
Notable alumni
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— Attended Juneau for her sophomore and junior years