Desert Mountain High School
| Desert Mountain High School | |
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| Address | |
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12575 East Via Linda Scottsdale, Arizona United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°35′19″N 111°48′37″W / 33.588573°N 111.810184°WCoordinates: 33°35′19″N 111°48′37″W / 33.588573°N 111.810184°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary public school |
| Established | 1995 |
| School district | Scottsdale Unified School District |
| Principal | Nichole Wilfert (2013-2014) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,285 (2012-2013) |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gray |
| Mascot | Wolves |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary School Systems |
| Newspaper | Wolf's Print |
| Yearbook | Archives |
| Website | http://desertmountain.susd.org |
Desert Mountain High School (DMHS) is a public high school in northeast Scottsdale, Arizona which opened in the fall of 1995. It is the newest of five high schools in the Scottsdale Unified School District. The school has a joint-use city library facility, four computer labs, media studio, theater, college/career center, yearbook/newspaper production labs, child development department, business-regulated curriculum, off-school campus medical education facilities and extensive athletic facilities.
Desert Mountain has a two-semester scheduling format to serve its student population of almost 2,300 students in grades nine through twelve.
In 1998, Desert Mountain became an International Baccalaureate Member School and is a magnet program for the Scottsdale Unified School District. Desert Mountain offers students the choice of standard, honors, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes. Special programs are available for gifted (including Advanced Placement), English Language Learners and Special Education students. Extensive vocational programs are available through a partnership with the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT).
The school's library is shared with the Scottsdale Public Library system as the Palomino Branch Library. It opened with the rest of the school in August 1995. The library features 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of space. At the time of its opening, the then-50,000-volume collection was 60% owned by the library and 40% by the school. It was the district's first such combined library. Library hours when school is in session are Monday- Thursday 7:15 am to 7 pm, Friday 7:15 am to 6 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. Library hours when school is not in session are Monday- Thursday 9 am to 7 pm, Friday 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.
The Desert Mountain faculty includes five administrators, nine professional support staff members and one hundred twenty-three teachers, of whom seventy-five hold master's degrees and seven hold doctorates.
Desert Mountain High School is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. It is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
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