Dobson High School
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | We Can Do It! |
| Established | 1981 |
| Principal | Matthew Gehrman |
| Faculty | 180 |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Number of students | 2,850 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Crimson |
| 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 10-12. Rhodes, Hendrix, and Powell are the main junior high schools, in Mesa, that feed students into Dobson. The school's mascot is a mustang and the school colors are blue and silver. Student population is approximately 2,800 students, being a middle-sized high school compared to most high schools. 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.
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].
Founded in 1981, Dobson sits on 84 acres of public land. Dobson's address is 1501 West Guadalupe Road and is located in west Mesa, Arizona. Paul Walsh, Linda Rottman and Steve Green have been administrative principals at Dobson.
Notable Alumni & Former Students
- Class of 1984: Denise Jonas -- mother of the famous band The Jonas Brothers
- Class of 1985: Kenneth Walsh, blogger, kenneth in the (212)
- Class of 1986: Anthony Galde, Broadway actor, currently starring in "Wicked"
- Class of 1992: Shii Ann Huang, contestant on "Survivor: Thailand" [2]
- Class of 1996: Roxanne Wilson, finalist on season 5 of NBC's "The Apprentice"
- Class of 1997; Christopher "Fox" Graham, an award-winning national slam poet and published writer currently living in Sedona, Arizona.
- Class of 2003: Christina Douglas, sole captain of The Ohio State Varsity softball team for the 2006-07 season, member of the 1st annual strong woman contest winners, National Strength and Conditioning All-American
- Class of 2005: Brea Bennett, American pornographic actress
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