The Dalles High School

School in Oregon, United States

The Dalles High School

Address

220 East 10th Street

The Dalles

Oregon

97058

United States

Coordinates| 45°35′45″N 121°11′15″W﻿ / ﻿45.5958°N 121.1876°W﻿ / 45.5958; -121.1876
Information
School district| North Wasco County 21
Principal| Kurt Evans[1]
Teaching staff| 40.66 (FTE)[2]
Grades| 9-12
Number of students| 834 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 20.51[2]
Color(s)|    Crimson & Gold [4]
Athletics conference| OSAA 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference[3]
Mascot| Riverhawk[3]
Team name| Riverhawks
Rival| Hood River Valley High School, Pendleton High School (Oregon)
Website| www.nwasco.k12.or.us/apps/pages/TDHS

The Dalles High School (TDHS), formerly The Dalles Wahtonka High School (TDW) is a public high school located in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It houses students from both The Dalles and the adjacent town of Mosier.

## History

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In 2004, North Wasco County School Districts 9 and 12 combined to form one school district in The Dalles: SD 21 (this number being chosen as it is the sum of 9 and 12). School District 21 immediately combined Wahtonka High School and The Dalles High School into "The Dalles Wahtonka Union High School". Later the "Union" was dropped, shortening the name to "The Dalles Wahtonka High School".

In 2012, the Oregon State Board of Education adopted a rule to ban the use of Native American names and imagery for use in school mascots.[5] As a result, The Dalles-Wahtonka High School changed its name to The Dalles High School, and its mascot from the Eagle-Indians to the Riverhawks, in April 2014. The 2014–2015 school year was the first year of The Dalles Riverhawks.

## Campus

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Main campus gymnasium

### Main campus

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The main campus has housed grades 9–12 since the 2009–2010 school year.

## Academics

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The Dalles High School currently uses a Trimester system as opposed to the standard semester System. The Dalles hosts a number of required common academics courses as well as offering College Now[6] courses with an agreement with Columbia Gorge Community College to earn college credit early. The Dalles High School also offers students Advanced Placement Courses[6] as another means to earn accredited college credit prior to graduating High School.

### List of current Advanced Placement courses

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source:[6]

* US History
* European History
* World History
* US Government
* Literature
* Language and Composition
* Biology
* Art

In 2018, 85%[7] of the school's seniors received a high school diploma.

The Dalles High School also offers six current career and technical education (C.T.E) programs and currently is in the process of adding a seventh[8] for students to participate in.

### List of current CTE programs

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* Woods/Construction
* Welding/Fabrication
* Automechanics
* Culinary
* Graphic Arts
* Computer Science/Information Technology
* Robotics

## Clubs

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The Dalles High School has professional Robotics which competes in the VEX Robotics Competition.

Club Name  | Season  | Accomplishments

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Robotics  | 2024-25  | 2025 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions.
Robotics  | 2023-24  | 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Excellence Award, 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Build Award.[9]
Robotics  | 2022-23  | 2023 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2023 Oregon State VEX Robotics Excellence Award
Robotics  | 2021-22  | 2022 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2022 VEX Robotics World Championship Opportunity Division Winner
Robotics  | 2017-18  | 2018 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions

## Athletics

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The Dalles High School currently fields 21 sports teams sponsored by OSAA.[10]

Sport Name  | Season  | League

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Football  | Fall  | 4A-SD2 Special District 2
Volleyball  | Fall  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys Soccer  | Fall  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls Soccer  | Fall  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys Cross Country  | Fall  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls Cross Country  | Fall  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys Basketball  | Winter  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls Basketball  | Winter  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys Swimming  | Winter  | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1
Girls Swimming  | Winter  | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1
Boys Wrestling  | Winter  | 4A-SD4 Special District 4
Girls Wrestling  | Winter  | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD3 Special District 3
Cheerleading  | Winter  | 6A/5A/4A/3A/2A/1A-CMB Combined
Boys Track & Field  | Spring  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Girls Track & Field  | Spring  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Baseball  | Spring  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Softball  | Spring  | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference
Boys Golf  | Spring  | 4A-SD1 Special District 1
Girls Golf  | Spring  | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1
Boys Tennis  | Spring  | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4
Girls Tennis  | Spring  | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4

### State championships

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* Football: 1923, 1947

## Notable alumni

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* John Callahan, Cartoonist
* H.L Davis, Novelist, Poet, and Pulitzer Prize winner.[11]
* Greg Walden, Congressman
* John H. Dick, Basketball Player and Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
* Shemia Fagan, State Senator and Secretary of State of Oregon.

## See also

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* Pulpit Rock (The Dalles, Oregon)

## References

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1. ^ Staff Directory
2. ^ a b c "The Dalles High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
3. ^ a b The Dalles High School, OSAA.org, accessed August 23, 2014
4. ^ "The Dalles".
5. ^ "State Board of Education Bans Use of Native American Mascots". Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
6. ^ a b c "Course Catalog" (PDF).
7. ^ "At-A-Glance School and District Profiles - Oregon Department of Education". www.ode.state.or.us. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
8. ^ Chronicle, Neita Cecil The Dalles (October 18, 2019). "TDHS adding 7th CTE program". The Dalles Chronicle. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
9. ^ "TDHS Robotics Team Wins State Championship, Advances to World Competition — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region". Columbia Community Connection. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
10. ^ "The Dalles". www.osaa.org. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
11. ^ "Who's the only Oregonian to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature?". oregonlive. July 7, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Dalles High School.

* Official website
* North Wasco County School District 21

Authority control databases

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* ISNI

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* NCES