Dugway Schools Explained

Dugway Schools
Address:5020 5th Avenue
City:Dugway
State:Utah
Zipcode:84022
Country:United States
District:Tooele County School District
Type:Public, K-12 high school
Principal:Bryce Eardley
Staff:14.73 (FTE)
Ratio:8.08
Grades:K-12
Enrollment:119 (2018-19)[1]
Class:14
Mascot:Mustangs
Colors:Maroon and white [2]

Dugway Schools or Dugway School is a K-12 school in Dugway, Utah, United States.

The current principal is Darren Westhora. The school is part of the Tooele County School District.[3]

The school mascot is the Mustang.

Sports provided at DHS include baseball, track/field, cross-country, volleyball, and basketball.

The school is most recognized for its Track and Field accomplishments. From 1993 to 2000 the Mustangs earned 7 region championship and 4 State championship and 4 second place finishes at the Utah State Track and Field meet. Also during that time the school won the prestigious BYU invitational meet for two consecutive years. Defeating over 50 schools from five States. The Mustangs had over 150 State individual champion's. The Mustangs 1998 team scored the most points (207) in the history of the Utah State High School Track and Field meet.

The principal and building (including the office area and staff, library, commons area, lunch room, band room, and gym) serves grades K-12. But the high school, 7-12, is run separate from elementary school, K-6.

DHS is equipped with a nearby off-campus building for religious education of LDS students, provided to students as requested by parents.[4]

History

In March 1983 the school began holding classes for only four days per week instead of five.[5] This was done for one school quarter, and in July 1983 the school resumed holding classes for five days per week.[6]

At one point the Dugway Elementary School had its own principal, with Dugway High School being treated as a separate school.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dugway. National Center for Education Statistics. March 31, 2021.
  2. Web site: Dugway High School. 2024-04-17. Utah High School Activities Association. en-US.
  3. Web site: Tooele County School District . 2006-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061205014922/http://tooele.k12.ut.us/ . 2006-12-05 . dead .
  4. Web site: DHS - Home . 2013-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130130204015/http://tooeleschools.org/schools/secondaryschools/dhs/Pages/default.aspx . 2013-01-30 .
  5. News: Dugway Schools Try 4-Day Week. Tooele Transcript-Bulletin. 1983-03-17. 88. 41. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Dugway Schools Back On Regular Schedule. The Tooele Transcript-Bulletin. 1983-07-12. 69. 6. 1, 5. - Clipping of first page and of second page from Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Dugway education plan eyed. Tooele Transcript-Bulletin. 1996-05-09. 102. 99. 1, 4. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.