Douglas County High School

Douglas County High School, sometimes nicknamed as DCHS and locally identified as DC, is a public high school in Castle Rock, Colorado, United States. It is the oldest school in the Douglas County School District.HistoryElementary through high school classes were held in the Cantril School building in Castle Rock from 1897 through 1907. Douglas County High School was built in the 600 block of Wilcox Street in 1907. The brick building burned down in a 1909 fire and was replaced with a rhyolite building. On May 28, 1937, the building was damaged by a tornado. It was repaired and saw use as a school through 1983. The building is currently used as administration offices for the school district. Groundbreaking at the school's current location on Front Street occurred in 1961. The new school location opened in 1967, and fourth through sixth grade students attended classes at the former high school location until Castle Rock Elementary was built in 1983.StudentsDemographics: 28:1 student-to-staff ratio4% of students are eligible for free lunch2.9% of students are ethnic minoritiesExtracurricular activitiesSportsDouglas County High School teams compete in the 5A class sanctioned by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams fielded by the school include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling. Rugby is offered through a cooperative agreement with Castle View High School through a club team named the Castle Rock Pirates. Ice hockey and inline hockey teams are fielded at the club level.State championship titles1972: AA Boys' Track and Field1983: Individual Boys' Golf (Scott Ahlers)1989: Ice Hockey1992: 1A-5A Softball1994: 4A Softball 1995: 4A Marching Band2004: 5A Inline Hockey2005: 5A Football2006: Winterguard Regional A State Champions2007: 5A Inline Hockey2007: Winterguard Regional A State Champions2007: 4A-5A Varsity Co-Ed State Champions: Co-Ed Cheerleading2008: Boys' Golf Champions2008: 4A-5A Varsity Co-Ed State Champions: Co-Ed Cheerleading2009: 5A Inline Hockey2009: Boys' Golf Champions2009: 4A-5A Varsity Co-Ed State Champions: Co-Ed Cheerleading2010: 4A-5A Varsity Co-Ed State Champions: Co-Ed Cheerleading2011: 4A-5A Varsity Co-Ed State Champions: Co-Ed Cheerleading2012: Winterguard Scholastic A State Champions2012: Varsity Co-Ed Cheerleading: 3rd in the nation at the NHCC in Orlando Florida