Derby High School (Kansas)
| Derby High School | |
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| Address | |
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920 North Rock Road [1] Derby, Kansas, 67037 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°33′13″N 97°14′31″W / 37.553735°N 97.241816°WCoordinates: 37°33′13″N 97°14′31″W / 37.553735°N 97.241816°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Established | 1911 |
| School district | USD 260 |
| CEEB Code | 170765 [2] |
| Principal | Tim Hamblin [3] |
| Assistant principals |
Debra Clasen Travis Moore Shane Seeley Robin Wallace |
| Athletic Director | Russell Baldwin [3] |
| Band Directors |
Adam DeVault Travis Keller |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 1,919 (2013-2014) |
| Schedule |
9AM - 3PM Mon 8 AM - 3PM Tue-Fri |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Green White Yellow (accent) Black (unofficial) |
| Athletics |
Class 6A [4] District 6 [5] |
| Athletics conference | Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League [3] |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Rival | Campus and Hutchinson |
| Newspaper | The Panther's Tale |
| Communities served | Derby |
| Website | dhs.usd260.com |
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Derby High School is a public secondary school, for grades 9-12, in Derby, Kansas, USA. It is the only public High School in the USD 260 Derby school district. The total enrollment for the 2013-2014 school year was 1,919 students.[6]
History
Derby High School, formally Derby Senior High School, has been located in four different buildings since 1911. The current Derby High School building, which is located East of Rock Road, North of Madison and South of James, was completed in the Fall of 1993 and is the largest high school building in Kansas. The students moved to the new building after the 1993/1994 Christmas break. The former high school building at Madison and Woodlawn is now the Derby Middle School.
Academics
Derby High School is a comprehensive high school offering a variety of courses designed to meet the needs of the students in Kansas USD 260. The courses offered each year are based upon student demands, as determined by enrollment selections, facilities, and staff available.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Derby High is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division, the largest division in the state of Kansas according to the KSHSAA, and are known as the "Panthers". More specifically, Derby is a Division 1 member of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League.
State championships
| State Championships[7] | ||||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year | |
| Fall | Football | 2 | 1994, 2013 | |
| Cross Country, Girls | 1 | 2008 | ||
| Winter | Wrestling | 5 | 1975, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986 | |
| Gymnastics, Girls | 4 | 1977, 1991, 1998, 1999 | ||
| Indoor Track & Field, Boys | 1 | 1974 | ||
| Spring | Baseball | 1 | 2001 | |
| Golf, Boys | 1 | 1984 | ||
| Tennis, Boys | 1 | 1977 | ||
| Total | 16 | |||
Derby High School offers the following sports:
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Notable alumni
- Carter Albrecht, former band member Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Varenicline (Chantix) controversy
- Nick Reid, former NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs, 2× 1st Team All-Big 12 and Big 12 2005 Defensive MVP at Kansas
- David Rickels, Bellator MMA fighter
- Dave Sanders, Former MLB player (Chicago White Sox)
References
- ↑ GNIS entry for Derby High School; USGS; September 10, 2008.
- ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "School Search - Derby HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ KSHSAA School Classification List
- ↑ KSHSAA School District List
- ↑ "Kansas State High School Activities Association 2013-2014 Classifications & Enrollments" (PDF). KSHAA.org.
- ↑ "State Records & State Champions" (ENGLISH). Retrieved 2010-02-05.
External links
- State
- Maps
- Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE
- Derby City Map, KDOT