Duluth High School
| Duluth High School | |
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| Location | |
| Duluth, Georgia 30096 | |
| Coordinates | 34°00′36″N 84°08′39″W / 34.010064°N 84.144117°WCoordinates: 34°00′36″N 84°08′39″W / 34.010064°N 84.144117°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Challenging All to Succeed |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
| Administrator | J. Alvin Wilbanks |
| Principal | Anthony Smith |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | All |
| Enrollment | 2,927 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Purple and black |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Region | 7 in Class AAAAAA (GHSA) |
| Website | Duluth High School |
Duluth High School is a public secondary school in Duluth, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It provides education for grades 9-12 and is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools.
The school was built in 1958 to serve Duluth, Berkeley Lake, and unincorporated portions of western Gwinnett County. As of 2011 it had approximately 2360 students enrolled.
DHS holds a Blue Ribbon School award. In its 2012 Georgia rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked it tenth among all public, charter and magnet schools, fourth among all public schools, and first among all Gwinnett County public schools.
Education in Duluth was first mentioned in records around 1880, according to Flanigan's History of Gwinnett County, and was called Duluth Academy. It began with 59 students who were taught mathematics, science, and the classics. The first building was a frame structure on the site of the former Duluth Middle School at 3057 N. Peachtree Street. The land had been donated by Singleton Howell, son of Evan Howell, a successful merchant and farmer. In 1907, the frame building was moved to the front of the lot and replaced by a brick building. The first students graduated in 1912.
In 1933, Duluth was accredited and was housed in one large building and staffed by 12 teachers. The school property was valued at $35,000.
In the summer of 1935, lightning struck the steeple of the school and fire destroyed the building. Classes were held temporarily in the old Baptist and Methodist churches while a new building could be constructed. Until 1938, the school included only grades 1 through 11. 12th grade was added in 1954.
A bond issue in 1955 provided $659,000 to be added to $1,807,000 of state funds to erect four high school buildings: Central Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, South Gwinnett in Snellville, West Gwinnett in Norcross, and North Gwinnett in Suwanee. Hooper-Renwick Elementary, Sugar Hill Elementary, Harmony Elementary, and Hull Elementary were also built. These funds also provided for additions to Dacula, Lilburn, Duluth, Centerville, Norcross, Snellville, Grayson, Bethesda, and Suwanee schools.
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