Denton High School

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°W
Information
Type	High School
Motto	Dedication, Honor, Success... We are DHS!
Established	1884
School district	Denton Independent School District
Principal	Dan Ford
Faculty	172
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,045 (2016)
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. 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)
Girls Golf
- 1984(5A) Buffy Kline ^[9]

State finalists

Denton (UIL)

Boys Basketball ^[7]
- 1927(All)
- 1929(All)

Boys Golf ^[10]
- 1987(5A) Tim Tadlock, Brian Kubacak, Brandon Knight, Jimmy Tritt, Ron Budde (Runner-Up)
- 1987(5A) Jimmy Tritt (Bronze Medal)
- 1988(5A) Nick Baker, Brian Kubacak, Brandon Knight, Bo Cooper, Ren Budde (3rd Place)
- 1988(5A) Brandon Knight (Tied for Silver Medal)
- 1988(5A) Ren Budde (Tied for Silver Medal)
- 1989(5A) Brandon Knight (Bronze Medal)

Denton Moore (PVIL)

Football^[11]
- 1956(2A-PVIL), 1957(2A-PVIL), 1958(2A-PVIL), 1966(2A-PVIL)

Alumni

Mark Behning: NFL offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers ^[12]
Aaron Graham: NFL offensive center with the Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans
Phil Armour: NFL offensive center with the Indianapolis Colts ^[13]
Phyllis George: Miss Texas (1970), Miss America (1971), pioneer female sportscaster for CBS
Shirley Cothran: Miss Texas (1974), Miss America (1975)
Nancy Gates: actress^[14]
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.^[15]
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

^ "Class 5A district alignments: South Garland moves down, Dallas ISD joins Carrollton schools". Dallas News. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
^ "Family Housing" (PDF). Texas Woman's University. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Denton Campus Map." (Map) Texas Woman's University. Retrieved on October 3, 2011. Template:Wayback
^ ""2011-2012 High School Attendance Zones" (PDF). Denton Independent School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ The Athletics Department
^ ^a ^b "UIL Boys Basketball Archives". Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^ "UIL Girls Soccer Archives". Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^ http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/golf/girls_champions.html
^ name=http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/golf/playoff_text/index.html
^ "UIL Football Archives". Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^ Pro-Football Reference.com
^ Pro-Football Reference.com
^ "Nancy Gates". Denton Record-Chronicle. February 24, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "John Lott". Database Football. Retrieved April 15, 2009.

External links

[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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Denton Campus Map." (Map) Texas Woman's University. Retrieved on October 3, 2011. Template:Wayback

[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

[UIL_Boys_Basketball_Archives-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] ttp://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/golf/girls_champions.html

[10] =http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/golf/playoff_text/index.html

[11] "UIL Football Archives". Retrieved December 22, 2013.

[12] Pro-Football Reference.com

[13] Pro-Football Reference.com

[14] "Nancy Gates". Denton Record-Chronicle. February 24, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[dbf-15] "John Lott". Database Football. Retrieved April 15, 2009.

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v t e Denton Independent School District
Comprehensive high schools	Denton High School Billy Ryan High School John H. Guyer High School Braswell High School
Athletic venues	C. H. Collins Athletic Complex

v t e UIL District 5-4A high schools
Denton ISD schools	Denton Guyer Ryan
Denison ISD schools	Denison
Sherman ISD schools	Sherman
Wichita Falls ISD schools	Rider Wichita Falls