Del Norte High School | |
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Location | |
1301 El Dorado Street Crescent City, California United States |
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Coordinates | 41°46′11″N 124°12′33″W / 41.76984°N 124.20924°WCoordinates: 41°46′11″N 124°12′33″W / 41.76984°N 124.20924°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1898 |
School district | Del Norte County Unified School District |
Principal | Randy Fugate |
Faculty | 42 (on FTE basis) |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 931 (2012-13) |
Student to teacher ratio | 22.2 |
Color(s) | Navy Blue and Gold |
Sports | football,baseball,basketball,softball,volleyball, track,golf,tennis,soccer,cross country |
Mascot | Warrior |
Team name | Del Norte Warriors |
Newspaper | The W. (not currently in print) |
Website | DNHS Home Page |
Del Norte High School or DNHS, located in Crescent City, California, is a public high school educating students from grades 9 through 12. It is the only regular public high school in Del Norte County. In 2008 DNHS was accredited for six years (through 2014) by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The principal is Coleen Parker, and the vice principals are Randy Fugate and Robert Hadfield. In popular culture, Del Norte High School is the school attended by Laurel Sewell and her friends in the best-selling young adult novel, Wings.
As of 2013, it was one of five schools in California offering classes in the Yurok language.Tolowa language classes have been taught "for many years."