Downingtown High School

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Location
Downingtown High School
Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States
Information
School district	Downingtown Area School District
Superintendent	Dr. Sandra Griffin, Ed.D.
Principal	West: John Nodecker East: Paul Hurley III
Vice principal	West: Patricia Bell, James Bruton, and Nicholas Indeglio East: Thomas Baily, Maryann Jakubczyk, and Ronald Pavlick
School type	Public
Grades	9-12
Campus	West and East Campuses
Mascot	West: Whippet East: Cougar
Homepage	West: http://www.dasd-dwhs.org/ East: http://www.dasd-dehs.org/

Downingtown High School is a secondary school located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Population growth in the burgeoning Downingtown Area School District forced the original Downingtown High School to split into two campuses: Downingtown High School East Campus and Downingtown High School West Campus. While still legally considered one school, the two campuses (usually referred to simply as "East" or "West") are generally regarded as separate entities. The mascot for Downingtown East is the cougar, for Downingtown West, the whippet. Downingtown East's school colors are blue and gold, while Downingtown West's school colors are gold and blue, a similarity that recalls that the two campuses were once one school. A healthy rivalry exists between Downingtown East and West. Downingtown High School is well-known for having the nation's oldest alumni association.^{[citation needed]}

This high school also contains many clubs, from marching band to the Gay/Straight Alliance. The Student Council, which forms many committees and community service programs throughout the year. Both schools have boy's lacrosse programs, with East ranked 5th in the 2007 EPSLA preaseason poll, and West ranked 14th in the 2007 EPSLA preseaon poll. Downingtown East won the Keystone Cup in 2007, making them State Champions.^{[citation needed]} Downingtown West's Girl Soccer team has won both the 2004 and 2006 State Championships.^{[citation needed]}