Durant High School (Oklahoma)

Durant High School
Address
950 Gerlach Drive Durant, Oklahoma 74701 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Durant Independent School District
Principal	Cheryl Conditt
Faculty	88
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	850 (October 2008)
Student to teacher ratio	17:1
Color(s)
Mascot	Lion
Information	580-924-4424
Website	www.durantisd.org/high/dhs/index.htm

Durant High School (also known as Durant High and DHS) is a public secondary school in Durant, Oklahoma, serving grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. The school is part of the Durant Independent School District. Durant's mascot is the Lion. The high school has approximately 850 students, making it one of the largest high schools in Southeastern Oklahoma.

In September 2016 about 200 students engaged in a walk-out to protest mold in the school building. The school district superintendent, Duane Merideth, stated that no mold is visible but that parts of the school are closed due to humidity issues.

Durant High School was one of six schools nationwide to earn the recognition as a "Great American High School" in 2002.

During the summers, the campus has been a testing site for teachers achieving National Certification.

The school offers numerous elective classes such as art, athletics, Theater, Debate, Band, agricultural education, German, Spanish and Choctaw languages, forensics, psychology, various health and medical classes, keyboarding and computer applications, business technology, information technology, choir, business, Family & Consumer Sciences, career orientation, Journalism, and also Advanced placement for Chemistry, Biology, English, Math, and Physics.

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