A.C. Davis High School (Washington)
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| Established | 1912 |
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| Type | IB World School high school |
| Principal | Ben Ramirez |
| Students | ~1750 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 212 S. 6th Ave., Yakima, Washington, USA |
| District | Yakima School District |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Pirates |
| Yearbook | Lolomi |
| Website | http://www.ysd.wednet.edu/Davis/ |
A.C. Davis High School (Davis High School) is an IB World School high school catering for students in grades 9-12 in Yakima, Washington, USA. It is part of the Yakima School District and has around 1,750 students on roll.[1] The school is located off of 5th Avenue. As of the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year, Ben Ramirez is the principal.
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[edit] History
The school was founded as North Yakima High School around 1912.[2] It was renamed A.C. Davis High School in honor of the first principal of the school, Angus Charles Davis.
In February 1987, A.C. Davis High School became authorized as an IB World School and offers the IB Diploma Programme.[3]
[edit] Extracurriculars
[edit] Athletics
The school supports several interscholastic sports, including: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, fastpitch softball, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling.
[edit] Music
A.C. Davis offers music programs in the areas of choir, orchestra, and band. The school offers jazz choir, chamber choir, two orchestra ensembles, jazz band, wind ensemble, concert band, and a percussion ensemble.[4]
The A.C. Davis band and orchestra first came about in 1927 under Avery Olson.[5] The band began with about 20 students, but since then has grown to over 100. Each autumn, the A.C. Davis Buccaneer Marching Band prepares a marching show and performs at home football games, as well as local competitions, such as Cavalcade of Bands in Tri-Cities, Washington, and Puget Sound Marching Festival in Everett, Washington. A.C. Davis and Eisenhower High School marching bands co-host the Harvest Marching Festival in Yakima, Washington.[6] In the spring, A.C. Davis hosts a band contest as well as a choir contest for bands and choirs around the region. A.C. Davis's concert ensembles regularly receive superior ratings at these contests for their excellence.[7]
Students have been consistently honored as solo musicians as well. At the Washington State Solo and Ensemble competition, A. C. Davis High School sends several students to the state level each year in both instrumental and vocal music performance. The Davis percussion ensemble is currently one of the top-ranking musical groups in the state.[8]
The drumline has performed a student-written half-time shows at basketball games for two years and has done clinics with the Blue Man Group as well as received high rankings at marching band and solo and ensemble competitions.
[edit] Noted alumni
- William O. Douglas, Supreme Court Justice; a statue was erected in memory of him in 2005 in the courtyard of the campus.
- Raymond Carver- American author
- Oleta Adams- Internationally acclaimed singer and performer.
- Taylor Stubblefield - set NCAA career receptions mark while at Purdue University
- Todd Stottlemyre, MLB pitcher
- Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., MLB pitcher
[edit] References
- ^ "Davis High School", Great Schools
- ^ "North Yakima High School Class of 1912", Yakima County Genealogy
- ^ "A.C. Davis Senior High School", International Baccalaureate Organization
- ^ "Davis High School", Great Schools
- ^ "Band Director 1927-1942: Avery Olson", A.C. Davis Buccaneer Bands Online
- ^ [1], Harvest Marching Festival
- ^ "Ensembles", A.C. Davis Buccaneer Bands Online
- ^ [2], A.C. Davis Buccaneer Bands Online
