Dover High School (Ohio) Explained

Dover High School
Streetaddress:	520 N Walnut St
Zipcode:	44622
Country:	United States of America
Coordinates:	40.5235°N -81.48°W
Superintendent:	Karie McCrate
Ceeb:	361975
Principal:	Brooke Grafe
Principal Label:	Principal
Teaching Staff:	40.00 (FTE)
Enrollment:	766 (2019–20)^[1]
Ratio:	19.15
Song:	DHS Alma Mater
Fightsong:	Crimson Tornado, Dover Victory
Team Name:	Crimson Tornadoes
Newspaper:	Crimsonian
Url:	https://www.dovertornadoes.com/

Dover High School is a public high school in Dover, Ohio, United States, and is the only secondary school in the Dover City School District. Athletic teams compete as the Dover Crimson Tornadoes in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

History

Dover's first school house was constructed in 1827 in a forested area on the south side of 4th Street, near the cemetery. There was a separate segregated school on W. Front Street until 1917, at which time Dover's school system became fully integrated. The DHS Alma Mater was composed by L. H. Alexander.^[2]

On May 17, 2018, the city of Dover broke ground for a new $46.2 million school building. The new facility will be built on the site of the current high school on N. Walnut Street. The oldest portions of the school will be demolished, including the 1915 wing and the 1940 section.^[3] A time capsule from 1915 contained in the old school cornerstone was recovered in 2019 and preserved for the new building.^[4]

Athletics

Dover High School has a longstanding football rivalry with nearby New Philadelphia High School, having played 120 times since 1896. Dover fields eighteen varsity teams in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Boys Football – 1933, 1999 AP Poll Title ^[5]
• Boys Basketball – 1927, 1933 ^[6]
• Girls Track and Field – 1995 ^[7]
• Girls Golf – 2014 ^[7]

Notable alumni

• Hunter Armstrong, Olympic swimmer, Gold medal winner at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics
• James R. Black, American actor and former professional football player
• Paul Blair, ASCA 2008 Hall of Fame swim coach who founded and coached the Arkansas Dolphins Swim Club in Little Rock from 1979-2006, and advised three U.S. Olympic Teams.
• Frank Ellwood, Collegiate football coach.
• Perci Garner, Professional baseball player
• Ernie Godfrey, Collegiate football coach.
• Monty Hunter, Professional football player
• Frank "Doc" Kelker, Collegiate All-American football player.
• Ray Mears, Collegiate basketball coach University of Tennessee (1962-77)
• Elliott Nugent, Broadway actor, playwright, film director and writer.
• Bob Peterson, director, screenwriter, animator, and voice actor for Pixar. Co-directed the Academy Award Winning movie "Up."
• Trevor J. Rees, Collegiate football player and coach.
• Zack Space, politician, Democrat House of Representatives Ohio 18th District, January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
• Jennifer Lahmers, news anchor/tv personality/co-host of “Extra” with Billy Bush.
• Chris Penso, Major League Soccer referee
• Wilbur Fox, Professional Basketball Player

External links

• District Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dover High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 30, 2021.
2. Web site: DHS Alma Mater. 2011-01-28. DHS.
3. Web site: Dover breaks ground for new $46.2 million high school. Baker. Jon. Times Reporter. en. 2018-12-10.
4. News: Shaw . Courtney . Time capsule from 1915 discovered inside Dover High School cornerstone . 23 April 2023 . News 5 Cleveland WEWS . 18 September 2019 . en.
5. Web site: All-Time Association Press Poll Champions. OHSAA. 9 August 2016.
6. Web site: Yappi Sports Basketball AAA. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105400/http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/AAA.html. 2007-01-13. dead.
7. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA. OHSAA.