Denton High School

High school in Denton, Texas, United States

Denton High School

Address

3001 Bronco Wy

Denton

Texas

76207

United States

Coordinates| 33°15′02″N 97°09′58″W﻿ / ﻿33.25065533496818°N 97.16618240732524°W﻿ / 33.25065533496818; -97.16618240732524
Information
Type| High School
Motto| Dedication, Honor, Success... We are DHS!
Established| 1884
School district| Denton Independent School District
Principal| Joel Hays
Faculty| 146.98 (FTE)[3]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 2,025[2] (2019-2020)
Student to teacher ratio| 13.78[1]
Campus type| Suburban
Color(s)|  Purple and gold
Mascot| Broncos
Newspaper| The Horseshoe
Yearbook| The Bronco
Website| Denton High School

Denton High School is a public high school located in the city of Denton, Texas and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Denton Independent School District located in central Denton County and was the original high school for Denton.

Denton High School was established in 1884. In 1910 it moved to what is now Calhoun Middle School. In 1957 it moved again to Fulton Street. In the 1990s, DHS yielded grades 10–12 to the newly opened Ryan High School until 1995. In 2022, it was moved northwest to its current location on Bronco Way. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

After voters approved a May 2018 Capital Improvement Plan, Denton ISD purchased land to rebuild Denton High School at a new location and expand the school land size from 35 acres to 150 acres. The site is located north of Windsor Drive, west of North Bonnie Brae Street and south of North Elm Street (U.S. Hwy 77) near the University of North Texas Discovery Park and less than 1.5 miles from the current Denton High location at 1007 Fulton Street.[5]

## Attendance boundary

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Its boundary includes sections of Denton.[6][7] Previously the boundary included Paloma Creek South and sections of Paloma Creek and Savannah, and small sections of Cross Roads, Little Elm, and Prosper.[8][9]

## Athletics

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The Denton Broncos compete in these sports[10]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Water Polo, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field, Baseball, and Softball.

### State Titles

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Denton (UIL)

* Boys Basketball[11]
* 1930(All), 1935(All)
* Girls Soccer[12]
* 2003(4A)
* 2004(4A)
* Girls Golf
* 1984(5A) Buffy Klein[13]
* Boys Swimming
* 1981(All) Chuck Ponthier (50-Yard Freestyle)[14]
* Boys Cross Country
* 2020 State 3rd Place (5A) [15]
* 2021 State Runner Up (5A) [16]

## Alumni

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* Mario Bennett: National Basketball Association power forward with the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls
* Mark Behning: NFL offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers[17]
* Brandon Coleman: offensive lineman for the Washington Commanders[18]
* Aaron Graham: NFL center with the Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans
* Phil Armour: NFL center with the Indianapolis Colts[19]
* Phyllis George: Miss Texas (1970), Miss America (1971), pioneer female sportscaster for CBS, former First Lady of Kentucky
* Shirley Cothran: Miss Texas (1974), Miss America (1975)
* Tim Duryea, basketball head coach, Utah State
* Nancy Gates: actress[20]
* Lynn Harrell: cellist
* Herman Johnson: NFL offensive tackle with the Chicago Bears
* John Lott: NFL offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, formerly at the University of North Texas.[21]
* Jordan Malone: world champion inline skater, Olympic short track speed skater
* Tim Tadlock: head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball program
* Louise Tobin: jazz singer[22]
* Skip Johnson: head coach of Oklahoma Sooners baseball program[23]
* John Nelson: 2006 World Series champion with the St. Louis Cardinals[24]
* Hunter Dozier: MLB infielder for the Kansas City Royals. Selected as the eighth overall pick of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[25]
* David Robinson: U.S. Navy vice admiral
* Ann Sheridan: Hollywood actress and pin-up girl of the 1940s. Nicknamed "The Oomph Girl".
* Don Woods: 1974 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for the San Diego Chargers

## References

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1. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for DENTON H S".
2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for DENTON H S".
3. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for DENTON H S".
4. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
5. ^ "DISTRICT SECURES LAND FOR LOCATION OF NEW DENTON HIGH SCHOOL". Denton Independent School District. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
6. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Denton County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
7. ^ "Denton High School Attendance Zone" (PDF). Denton Independent School District. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
8. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Denton County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
9. ^ "2009-2010 High School Attendance Zones" (PDF). Denton Independent School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
10. ^ The Athletics Department
11. ^ hasname="UIL Boys Basketball Archives"> "UIL Boys Basketball State Champions". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
12. ^ "UIL Girls Soccer Archives". Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
13. ^ "State Girls Golf Champions". Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
14. ^ "University Interscholastic League". Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
15. ^ "Denton boys cross country team finishes third at state meet".
16. ^ "Cross country roundup: Denton boys second in 5A state meet".
17. ^ Pro-Football Reference.com
18. ^ Davison, Drew (October 15, 2021). "He's fluent in German and paving the way for TCU's rushing attack. Meet Brandon Coleman". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
19. ^ Pro-Football Reference.com
20. ^ "Nancy Gates". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton Record-Chronicle. February 24, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2015 - via Newspapers.com.
21. ^ "John Lott". Database Football. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
22. ^ Who’s Who in Denton County: Louise Tobin. Denton County Office of History & Culture, 3 Nov 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
23. ^ "Skip Johnson Bio - Oklahoma Sooners". www.soonersports.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016.
24. ^ "2006 St. Louis Cardinals Roster".
25. ^ "Draft Tracker | 2013 First-Year Player Draft".

## External links

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* Texas portal
* Schools portal

* Denton Independent School District Website
* Denton High School
* The Horseshoe Newspaper
* Denton High School Athletics - THE Denton High
* Bronco Tennis
* Denton ISD FFA Alumni Association

* v
* t
* e

City of Denton

* Denton County
* John B. Denton

Culture and history|

* Timeline
* Denton Arts and Jazz Festival
* Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square
* Thin Line Fest
* Little Chapel in the Woods
* North Texas State Fair and Rodeo
* 35 Denton

Industry and
infrastructure|

* Acme Brick
* Ben E. Keith Company
* Golden Triangle Mall
* Medical City Denton
* Morrison Milling
* Peterbilt Motors
* Precision Pattern, Inc
* Rayzor Ranch
* Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton
* United Copper Industries

Geography|

* Lake Ray Roberts
* Lewisville Lake

Education|

| Primary and
secondary schools|

| Denton ISD|

* Braswell
* Denton
* Guyer
* Ryan

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Other public|

* Argyle ISD
* Krum ISD
* Pilot Point ISD
* Ponder ISD
* Sanger ISD

Tertiary schools|

* North Central Texas College
* Texas Woman's University
* University of North Texas
* Discovery Park

Transportation|

| DCTA|

* A-train
* Downtown Denton Transit Center
* Medpark

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Highways|

* Interstate 35
* I-35E
* I-35W
* Loop 288
* University Drive (US 380)

Airports|

* Denton Municipal Airport

Media|

* Denton Record-Chronicle
* North Texas Daily

People|

* Mayors
* Musicians from Denton, Texas

Sports|

* C. H. Collins Athletic Complex
* Denton Diablos FC

* Category
* Commons

* v
* t
* e

Denton Independent School District

Comprehensive high schools|

* Denton High School
* Billy Ryan High School
* John H. Guyer High School
* Braswell High School

Athletic venues|

* C. H. Collins Athletic Complex

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Education in Denton County, Texas

Public high schools

Argyle ISD|

* Argyle High

Aubrey ISD|

* Aubrey High

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD|

* Creekview (Other high schools are in Dallas County)

Denton ISD|

* See template

Frisco ISD|

* Lone Star
* Justin Wakeland
* Reedy (Other high schools are in Collin County)

Krum ISD|

* Krum High

Lake Dallas ISD|

* Lake Dallas High

Lewisville ISD|

* Flower Mound
* Lewisville (Killough Campus and Harmon Campus)
* Edward S. Marcus
* The Colony
* Hebron

Little Elm ISD|

* Little Elm High

Northwest ISD|

* Byron Nelson
* Northwest High
* Other schools are in Tarrant County

Pilot Point ISD|

* Pilot Point High

Ponder ISD|

* Ponder High

Sanger ISD|

* Sanger High
* Linda Tutt High

Statewide|

* Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science

Private high schools

Secular|

* Selwyn School
* Selwyn College Preparatory School

Religious|

* Coram Deo Academy Flower Mound Campus
* Denton Calvary Academy
* Grace Christian School
* Lakeland Christian School
* Liberty Christian School
* Prestonwood Christian Academy

Tertiary

Universities|

* University of North Texas
* Template
* Texas Woman's University
* Template

Community colleges|

* Collin College
* North Central Texas College (Flower Mound Campus)

Portions of some school districts extend into other counties.
Some school districts serving Denton County (Celina ISD, Era ISD, Prosper ISD, and Slidell ISD) do not operate high schools in the county.

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UIL District 5-4A high schools

Denton ISD schools|

* Denton
* Guyer
* Ryan

Denison ISD schools|

* Denison

Sherman ISD schools|

* Sherman

Wichita Falls ISD schools|

* Rider
* Wichita Falls

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* MusicBrainz place
* NCES

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