Dover High School (Ohio)

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Dover High School
Dover High School (Dover, Ohio) 2017 08 20.jpg
Address
520 N Walnut St

,
44622

United States
Coordinates40°31′24″N 81°28′48″W / 40.523472°N 81.48°W / 40.523472; -81.48Coordinates: 40°31′24″N 81°28′48″W / 40.523472°N 81.48°W / 40.523472; -81.48
Information
Established1915
SuperintendentCarla Birney
CEEB code361975
PrincipalBrooke Grafe
Teaching staff40.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment766 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.15[1]
Color(s)Crimson and Gray    
SongDHS Alma Mater
Fight songCrimson Tornado
Athletics conferenceOhio Valley Athletic Conference
Team nameCrimson Tornadoes
RivalNew Philadelphia Quakers
NewspaperCrimsonian
Budget$19,594,281 (2010)
Websitewww.dover.k12.oh.us

Dover High School is a public high school in Dover, Ohio United States, and is the only secondary school in the Dover City Schools district. Athletic teams compete as the Dover Crimson Tornadoes in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference. The school colors are crimson and gray. The DHS Alma Mater was composed by L. H. Alexander.[2]

Dover's first school house was constructed in 1827 in a forested area on the south side of 4th Street, near the cemetery[citation needed]. There was a separate segregated school on W. Front Street until 1917, at which time Dover's school system became fully integrated.[citation needed]

On May 17, 2018, the city of Dover broke ground for a new $46.2 million school building.[3] The new facility will be built on the site of the current high school on N. Walnut Street. The oldest portions of the school will be demolished, including the 1915 wing and the 1940 section.[3]

Athletics[]

Dover High School has a longstanding football rivalry with nearby New Philadelphia High School, having played 117 times since 1896. Dover currently leads the series 57–51–9.[4] Dover fields eighteen varsity teams in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships[]

  • Boys Football – 1933 [8], 1999 AP Poll Title [5]
  • Boys Basketball – 1927, 1933 [6]
  • Girls Track and Field – 1995 [7]
  • Girls Golf – 2014 [7]

Notable alumni[]

  • Hunter Armstrong, Olympic swimmer, Men's 4 × 100 Gold medal winner at Tokyo 2020
  • James R. Black, American actor and former professional football player
  • Frank Ellwood, Collegiate football coach.
  • Perci Garner, Professional baseball player
  • Ernie Godfrey, Collegiate football coach.
  • Monty Hunter, Professional football player
  • Frank "Doc" Kelker, Collegiate All-American football player.
  • Ray Mears, Collegiate basketball coach University of Tennessee (1962-77)
  • Elliott Nugent, Broadway actor, playwright, film director and writer.
  • Bob Peterson, director, screenwriter, animator, and voice actor for Pixar. Co-directed the Academy Award Winning movie "Up."
  • Trevor J. Rees, Collegiate football player and coach.
  • Zack Space, politician, Democrat House of Representatives Ohio 18th District, January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
  • Jennifer Lahmers, news anchor/tv personality/co-host of “Extra” with Billy Bush.
  • Chris Penso, Major League Soccer Referee

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dover High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ DHS. "DHS Alma Mater". Retrieved 2011-01-28.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Baker, Jon. "Dover breaks ground for new $46.2 million high school". Times Reporter. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  4. ^ Metzger, Roger (27 October 2012). "Dover wins eighth in a row over New Philadelphia". The Times Reporter. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ^ "All-Time Association Press Poll Champions" (PDF). OHSAA. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball AAA". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.

8 The Ohio High Athletic Association April 2012

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