Derby High School | |
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Address | |
920 North Rock Road Derby, Kansas 67037 United States |
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Coordinates | 37°33′13″N 97°14′31″W / 37.553735°N 97.241816°WCoordinates: 37°33′13″N 97°14′31″W / 37.553735°N 97.241816°W |
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School type | Public, High School |
Established | 1911 |
School district | USD 260 |
CEEB code | 170765 |
Principal | Tim Hamblin |
Assistant Principal | Alison Strecker Travis Moore Shane Seeley Jeromy Swearingen |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | coed |
Enrollment | 2,087 (2015-2016) |
Schedule | 9AM - 3:12PM Mon 8 AM - 3:12PM Tue-Fri |
Hours in school day | 7 |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) |
Green White (accent) Black (unofficial) |
Athletics | Class 6A District 6 |
Athletics conference | Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League |
Rival | Campus and Hutchinson |
Newspaper | The Panther's Tale |
Communities served | Derby |
Website | School Website |
Derby High School is a public high school in Derby, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Tim Hamblin. The school colors are green and black with an accent of white. It is the only public high school in the USD 260 school district. The total enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year was 2,087 students.
Derby High School, formally Derby Senior High School, has been located in four different buildings since 1911. The current Derby High School building, which is located East of Rock Road, North of Madison and South of James, was completed in the Fall of 1993 and is the largest high school building in Kansas. The students moved to the new building after the 1993/1994 Christmas break. The former high school building at Madison and Woodlawn is now the Derby Middle School.
Derby High School is a comprehensive high school offering a variety of courses designed to meet the needs of the students in Kansas USD 260. The courses offered each year are based upon student demands, as determined by enrollment selections, facilities, and staff available.
Derby High is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division, the largest division in the state of Kansas according to the KSHSAA, and are known as the "Panthers". More specifically, Derby is a Division 1 member of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League.
Derby High School offers the following sports: