Dyer County High School
| Dyer County High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1000 West Main W Newbern, Tennessee, (Dyer County), 38059-1473 United States | |
| Coordinates | 36°06′11″N 89°17′30″W / 36.103165°N 89.29179°WCoordinates: 36°06′11″N 89°17′30″W / 36.103165°N 89.29179°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1972 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Dyer County Schools |
| NCES District ID | 4701050[1] |
| School number | 731-627-2229 |
| NCES School ID | 470105002028[2] |
| Principal | Peggy Dodds |
| Vice principal | David Armstrong, Lynn Garner, Matt Stafford |
| Faculty | 63.94 FTE[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,087[2] (2009-2010 school year) |
| • Grade 9 | 299[2] |
| • Grade 10 | 290[2] |
| • Grade 11 | 274[2] |
| • Grade 12 | 224[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.00[2] |
| Hours in school day | Seven |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Orange and White |
| School color(s) | Orange and White |
| Athletics conference | TSSAA |
| Mascot | Choctaw |
| Rival | Dyersburg High School |
| Website |
dchs |
Dyer County High School is a public Title I high school located in Newbern, Tennessee. It is a operated by the Dyer County Schools system. The school features its own botanical gardens located on the campus.[3] The school is home to the 2011-2012, 2012-2013 TSSAA State Cheerleading Champions, and 2012-2013 National High School Cheerleading Champions.[4]
2014 "Bless you" incident
In August 2014, national and international news reported that a student named Kendra Turner had received in-school suspension for saying "bless you" when a classmate sneezed. An assistant principal at the school told news agencies, "I trust the teachers" and "If a teacher asks his or her students to do something reasonable to avoid a distraction in the classroom, then we expect the students to follow the [teacher's] rules." In the days following the incident, some students attended classes with homemade t-shirts reading, "Bless You" that supported Kendra.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dyer County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Dyer County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved Jun 19, 2011.
- ↑ http://dchs.dyercs.net/horticulture.htm
- ↑ http://dchs.dyercs.net/?PageName='SportPage'&SportID=20657
- ↑ "DCHS responds to ISS incident involving student", State Gazette, August 20, 2014, Retrieved 2014-08-23, "Dyer County High School officials spent the morning fielding telephone calls concerning the In School Suspension (ISS) of a student."
- ↑ "Tennessee teen punished after saying 'bless you' in classroom" by Nina Golgowski, New York Daily News, August 20, 2014 Retrieved 2014-08-23