Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School

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Coordinates: 32°48′30″N 97°20′14″W / 32.8082°N 97.3372°W / 32.8082; -97.3372

Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School
Address
1411 Maydell Rd. Fort Worth , TX 76106 United States
Information
Type	High School
Established	1903 (1952, DH-J)
School district	Fort Worth Independent School District
Teaching staff	71.41 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	983 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.77[1]
Color(s)	Scarlet and black
Mascot	Eagle
Nickname	DHJ

Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School is a school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States which serves grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District. The current principal is James Garcia, a product of Fort Worth ISD schools and Kansas Wesleyan University.

The school logo is the eagle, the school colors are black and scarlet, and the school motto is "We ARE Diamond Hill." The students are encouraged to remember that "Excellence is not the goal, it is the Eagle standard."^[promotion?]

History[]

In 1952-1971, the original buildings were used as an elementary school as the new campus located on Maydell was opened. The original Diamond Hill School buildings were torn down in 1971.

In 2006, it was placed 95th on Newsweek magazine's top 1200 high schools list. Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School, which opened in 1904, is one of Fort Worth's best high schools. In 2021, the men's soccer team went to state for the first time in history. Their showing in 2021 demonstrated the growth of the soccer and all athletic activities at DHJ. Students also participate in tennis, cross country, football, golf, softball, baseball, track, powerlifting, and more.

Timeline[]

• 1903: Diamond Hill (known as Marine Common School District No. 21) located on 28th Street.
• 1904-New school on Diamond Hill completed and accepted by the board of trustees (reported in a local newspaper).
• April 3, 1905 school formally named Diamond Hill School.
• 1905-1906, (New school on Diamond Hill completed and accepted by the board of trustees (reported in a local newspaper, 1904) and campus moved to 28th Street
• 1906-campus moved to Hutchinson and Oscar
• 1909-1911-New Diamond Hill School built.

• 1913-First graduating class of Diamond Hill, 3 students; first county championship awarded to the Diamond Hill girls' basketball team
• 1915-East building built.

• 1921-West building was added, and the first Yearbook, “The Diamond”, was published for DH; the first active football team was formed for DH; 28 students joined the campus after a fire at Riverside High School.

• 1924-Diamond Hill School became part of the Fort Worth Public School System
• 1925-First athlete from Diamond Hill to compete at a state athletic event; “Rabbit Wilson” competed in track.
• 1927-Diamond Hill renames football team mascot from “Hilltopper” to Eagles; this mascot is now the official school mascot.
• 1928-Diamond Hill Eagle Football team went deep into the state championship class B.
• 1929 and 1930-Diamond Hill JROTC Company K won first place in JROTC competition.
• 1931-1933, the high school students were relocated to North Side High School.
• 1932-First Homecoming for DH, held by Ex-students of Diamond Hill
• 1933, high school students returned to Diamond Hill after renovations. In the remodeling process, the bell tower (see 1909) was removed.
• 1934-newly formed Art Department at Diamond Hill was represented at an art exhibit at Carnegie Library.
• 1935-first graduating class after restoration of the high school program; several of the 10 students waited to graduate from Diamond Hill although they had finished their work earlier.
• 1935-The Alma Mater, written by Miss Philo Mae Murphree, was written (to the tune of Bells of St. Mary).

Alma mater[]

Feeder patterns[]

Elementary schools that feed into Diamond Hill-Jarvis include Diamond Hill Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Helbing Elementary, M.H. Moore, and Washington Heights.

W.A. Meacham Middle School feeds into Diamond Hill-Jarvis.

References[]

External links[]

• Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School