Dobson High School
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We Can All Do It!
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| Mesa, Arizona, USA | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1983 |
| Principal | Matthew Gehrman |
| Faculty | 237 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 3,081 students (Oct. 1, 2010) |
| School Color(s) | Silver and Blue |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Website | Homepage |
Dobson High School is a secondary public high school located in Mesa, Arizona. The school is part of the Mesa Unified School District and serves grades 9-12. Rhodes and Powell junior high schools feed students into Dobson. The school's mascot is a mustang and the school colors are varsity royal blue and silver. Dobson student enrollment tops out at 3,081 students, the sixth-largest high school in Arizona.
Founded in 1981, Dobson sits on 84 acres (340,000 m2) of public land. The school is named after the Dobson family, who moved to the area in 1886 and established a large ranch which includes the land where the school is now located.[1]
The current principal is Matthew Gehrman, who also was a Dobson graduate, teacher, and assistant principal in the past. Rick Fultz, Ray Perkins and Dora Samson comprise the rest of the administration, as the three assistant principals. Paul Walsh, Linda Rottman and Steve Green have been administrative principals at Dobson. In the 1986-87 school year, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school[2].
In 2009, President Barack Obama made a speech at the school announcing a mortgage relief plan.[3]
[edit] Notable alumni & former students
- 1986: Marianne Dissard, singer and filmmaker
- 1989: T.C. Wright, played college football at San Diego State University and two seasons for the Amsterdam Admirals of the WLAF
- 2000: Nick DeWitz, professional basketball player
- 2007: Mickey McConnell, professional basketball player[4]
- 2007: Kramer Knutson, professional basketball player http://www.portlandpilots.com/news/2011/7/12/MBB_0712115126.aspx
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://webport.cgc.maricopa.edu/published/h/is/history/document/2/dobson.html
- ^ http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf
- ^ http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2009/02/15/20090215stim-obamavisit0216.html
- ^ "#32 Mickey McConnell". Saint Mary's College Gaels. Saint Mary's College of California. http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101618&SPID=12536&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=1483258&Q_SEASON=2010. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Dobson High School is at coordinates 33°21′45″N 111°52′06″W / 33.362444°N 111.868206°WCoordinates: 33°21′45″N 111°52′06″W / 33.362444°N 111.868206°W
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