Downingtown High School
Downingtown High School | |
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Established |
1874 2003 (split) |
Type | Public secondary school |
Principal |
East: Paul Hurley III West: A. Kurt Barker |
Asst. Principal |
East: Ronald Pavlick Ryan Farrell Stefan Muller |
Students |
East: 1,656 West: 1,500 |
Grades | 9-12 |
District | Downingtown Area School District |
Campus |
East: Uwchlan Township, PA 40°2′29.4″N 75°39′40.0″W / 40.041500°N 75.661111°W West: Downingtown, PA 40°0′42.2″N 75°43′8.3″W / 40.011722°N 75.718972°W |
Colors | Blue and gold |
Athletics | PIAA District 1 |
Nickname |
East: Cougars West: Whippets |
Mascot |
East: The Cougar West: D-Dog |
Yearbook | East: The Prowl |
Newspaper |
East: Off the Record West: West Side Beat |
Website |
East West |
Downingtown High School is a secondary school located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and Uwchlan Township, 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. While the West Campus is located on the original high school's campus within Downingtown, the East Campus is actually located in Lionville, the northern side of Exton, Pennsylvania.
The mascot for Downingtown East is the cougar, for Downingtown West, the whippet. Both schools' colors are blue and gold, a similarity that recalls that the two campuses were once one school. A healthy rivalry exists between Downingtown East and West. Both schools are well known for their athletics and have won many titles for all different sports. Downingtown High School is well known for having the nation's oldest high school alumni association (est. 1884).
Athletics
Downingtown East and West campuses field the following varsity sports:
- Fall
- Winter
- Spring
Extracurriculars
Downingtown High School has many clubs, from marching band to the ski club. The Student Council, which forms many committees and community service programs throughout the year. Both schools also have FBLA-PBL clubs (Future Business Leaders of America) which had nine students qualify for the national competition in 2009, 7 students qualify for the national competition in 2010, and 5 qualify in 2011. The combined school's marching band has participated in the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Citrus Bowl Parade and the Indy 500 Parade. In 2011, the band performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade for the second time.
The extracurriculars offered at the school include, but are not limited to:
- Student Council
- National Honor Society
- Theatre Association
- Music Ensembles (band, orchestra, choir)
- Afro Appreciation Club
- Ecology Club (the oldest in the nation)
- Ski Club
- Academic Team
- Schools for Schools
- Robotics Club
- German Club
- French Club
- Spanish Club
- Japanese Club
- Photography Club
- Key Club
- Science Olympiad
Notable alumni
- Dave Days (East campus), musician
- Pat Devlin (East campus), NFL quarterback
- Becky Edwards (West campus), NWSL midfielder/defender
- Arlen Harris, former NFL running back
- Brian Kelly, former MLL midfielder
- Josh Maxwell, mayor of Downingtown
- Jeff Parke, MLS defender
- Scott Petri, Pennsylvania state representative
- Curt Schroder, former Pennsylvania state representative
- Sara Shepard, author of Pretty Little Liars
- Paul Siever, former NFL offensive tackle
External links
- Downingtown High School East website
- Downingtown High School West website
- Downingtown High School Alumni Association
- Downingtown High School Music Parents Association
- Blue and Gold Marching Band Rose Parade website
- Downingtown East theatre website
- Downingtown West theatre website
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