Daviess County High School

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Daviess County High School
Address
4255 New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY, 42303 USA
Information
School district	Daviess County Public Schools
Principal	Matthew Constant (he's finally leaving!)
Students	1750
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Athletics	football, basketball, baseball, softball, track & field, 4 square, cross country, volleyball, wrestling, tennis, golf, cheerleading, swimming, and soccer
Nickname	Panthers
Color(s)	Primary - Scarlet Red and White, Secondary - Black
Homepage	http://www.dchs.dcps.org/

Daviess County High School is a school in Owensboro, Kentucky. It is one of the largest schools in the area with roughly 1750 students. It is part of the Daviess County Public Schools system. Its sister school is Apollo High School which is also its biggest rival in sports and academics. Daviess County Middle School and College View Middle School feed into Daviess County High School.

In the 1990s its former Principal Waymond Morris and government teacher Buzz Norris served as Mayor of Owensboro and Daviess County Judge Executive respectively.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Wendell Ford, former U.S. Senator.
• Darrell Waltrip, retired NASCAR driver.
• Wayne Chapman, former professional American Basketball Association player.
• Tyrone Hopson, former NFL lineman for San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions.

[edit] Notable faculty

• Tony Rowe, 2004 National Cross-country coach of the year.