Douglas High School (Minden, Nevada)

Douglas High School
Douglas High School
Address
	1670 Highway 88; Minden, Nevada 89423; United States
Coordinates	38.958°N 119.780°W
Information
Type	Public
Principal	Joe Girdner
Staff	83.60 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,668 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.95[1]
Color(s)
Mascot	Tiger
Rival	Carson High School
Website	https://dhs.dcsd.net

Douglas High School (DHS) is a public secondary school in Minden, Nevada, U.S., in the Douglas County School District. The school has existed at a number of locations during its history, including the site of the current Carson Valley Middle School. It has been located on Highway 88 in Minden since 1975.

In May 2014, the campus underwent a major remodel that lasted through the summer of 2015.[2] The remodel reworked the entire front end of the school, adding a two-story Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) building to the front of the campus.

Notable alumni

Shawn Estes - MLB pitcher (retired)[3]
Nicholas Furlong - songwriter and producer
Jeff Nady - NFL offensive lineman [4][5]
Glen Orbik - artist and comics illustrator[6]
Eric Whitacre - choral composer and conductor

References

"Douglas County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
"Douglas High Breaks Ground On STEM Building", carsonvalleytimes.com, May 23, 2014.Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
"Shawn Estes". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
"Jeff Nady profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
"Jeff Nady profile". Arena Football League. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
"Douglas High graduate produces King book cover". Record-Courier. Gardnerville, Nevada: Swift Communications. March 4, 2005. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

External links

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[NCES-1] "Douglas County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[2] "Douglas High Breaks Ground On STEM Building", carsonvalleytimes.com, May 23, 2014.Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Shawn Estes". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2011.

[4] "Jeff Nady profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

[5] "Jeff Nady profile". Arena Football League. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

[reco050304-6] "Douglas High graduate produces King book cover". Record-Courier. Gardnerville, Nevada: Swift Communications. March 4, 2005. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2015.