Dobson High School
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| A Good Thing Growing Better | |
| Established | 1981 |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Principal | Matt Gehrman |
| Location | Mesa, Arizona, USA |
| Students | 2,800 |
| Colors | Blue and Silver |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Website | Homepage |
Dobson High School is a secondary public high school located in Mesa, Arizona. The school is part of the Mesa Unified School District and serves grades 10-12. Rhodes, Hendrix, and Powell junior high schools feed students into Dobson. The school's mascot is a mustang and the school colors are blue and silver. Student population is approximately 2,800 students, being a middle-sized high school compared to most high schools. The current principal is Matt Gehrman, who also was a Dobson graduate, teacher, and assistant principal in the past. Rick Fultz, Ray Perkins, and Dora Samson comprise the rest of the administration, as the current three assistant principals.
The school is named after the Dobson family, who moved to the area in 1886 and established a large ranch which includes the land where the school is now located[1].
Founded in 1981, Dobson sits on 84 acres of public land. Dobson's address is 1501 West Guadalupe Road and is located in west Mesa, Arizona. Paul Walsh, Linda Rottman, and Steve Green have been administrative principals at Dobson.
[edit] Notable Alumni & Former Students
- Class of 1992: Shii Ann Huang, contestant on Survivor: Thailand[2]
- Class of 1995: William Poulson, is currently the Head JV Football Coach at Trevor G. Browne High School in Phoenix. When Poulson was appointed, he was the youngest head coach in AIA history. Currently Westwood High School head coach Ed Zubee is the youngest active coach in Arizona 5A football.
- Class of 1996: Roxanne Wilson, finalist on season 5 of NBC's The Apprentice
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