The Dalles High School Explained

The Dalles High School
Streetaddress:220 East 10th Street
Zipcode:97058
Country:United States
Coordinates:45.5958°N -121.1876°W
District:North Wasco County 21
Principal:Kurt Evans[1]
Grades:9-12
Students:800+[2]
Mascot:Riverhawk[3]
Team Name:Riverhawks
Colors: Crimson & Gold [4]
Conference:OSAA 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference

The Dalles High School (TDHS), formerly The Dalles Wahtonka High School (TDW) is a public high school located in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It houses students from both The Dalles and the adjacent town of Mosier.

History

In 2004, North Wasco County School Districts 9 and 12 combined to form one school district in The Dalles: SD 21 (this number being chosen as it is the sum of 9 and 12). School District 21 immediately combined Wahtonka High School and The Dalles High School into "The Dalles Wahtonka Union High School". Later the "Union" was dropped, shortening the name to "The Dalles Wahtonka High School".

In 2012, the Oregon State Board of Education adopted a rule to ban the use of Native American names and imagery for use in school mascots.[5] As a result, The Dalles-Wahtonka High School changed its name to The Dalles High School, and its mascot from the Eagle-Indians to the Riverhawks, in April 2014. The 2014–2015 school year was the first year of The Dalles Riverhawks.

Campus

Main campus

The main campus has housed grades 9–12 since the 2009–2010 school year.

Academics

The Dalles High School currently uses a Trimester system as opposed to the standard semester System. The Dalles hosts a number of required common academics courses as well as offering College Now[6] courses with an agreement with Columbia Gorge Community College to earn college credit early. The Dalles High School also offers students Advanced Placement Courses as another means to earn accredited college credit prior to graduating High School.

List of current Advanced Placement courses

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In 2018, 85%[7] of the school's seniors received a high school diploma.

The Dalles High School also offers six current career and technical education (C.T.E) programs and currently is in the process of adding a seventh[8] for students to participate in.

List of current CTE programs

Athletics

The Dalles High School currently fields 21 sports teams sponsored by OSAA.[9]

!Sport Name!Season!League
FootballFall4A-SD2 Special District 2
VolleyballFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys SoccerFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls SoccerFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys Cross CountryFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls Cross CountryFall4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys BasketballWinter4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls BasketballWinter4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys SwimmingWinter4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1
Girls SwimmingWinter4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1
Boys WrestlingWinter4A-SD4 Special District 4
Girls WrestlingWinter4A/3A/2A/1A-SD3 Special District 3
CheerleadingWinter6A/5A/4A/3A/2A/1A-CMB Combined
Boys Track & Field Spring4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls Track & FieldSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
BaseballSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
SoftballSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys GolfSpring4A-SD1 Special District 1
Girls GolfSpring4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1
Boys TennisSpring4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4
Girls TennisSpring4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nwasco.k12.or.us/apps/staff/ Staff Directory
  2. https://www.nwasco.k12.or.us/apps/pages/tdhsprofile School profile
  3. http://www.osaa.org/schools/409 The Dalles High School
  4. Web site: The Dalles.
  5. Web site: State Board of Education Bans Use of Native American Mascots. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926093207/http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3575. 2015-09-26. 2023-08-18.
  6. Web site: Course Catalog.
  7. Web site: At-A-Glance School and District Profiles - Oregon Department of Education. www.ode.state.or.us. 2019-12-31.
  8. Web site: TDHS adding 7th CTE program. Chronicle. Neita Cecil The Dalles. The Dalles Chronicle. 18 October 2019 . en. 2019-12-31.
  9. Web site: The Dalles . 2024-06-25 . www.osaa.org.
  10. Web site: Who's the only Oregonian to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature?. 2015-07-07. oregonlive. en. 2020-04-10.