This school is a excellent school for my childeren, they learn alot.
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Posted by a parent on 08/21/09
Douglas High School is great place to teach. The administration is supportive of learning and expectations are high. The students are focused and feel safe on the campus as I do. I love these students they are so polite and are enthusiastic about their education. I feel the administration has worked
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Posted by a teacher on 03/31/09
DHS is a performing plus school and has made AYP again. The Advanced Placement program is outstanding. My child is flourishing here and the new media technology class has given my child a chance to nurture her artistic side. What a great school! Safety is key to the administration and as soon as you
... Read more walk on campus you can sense the academics that are taking place. Orderly and polite kids no matter where you go. A great place for students. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/27/09
I am a newly graduate of Douglas High School, and i can honestly say that my high school career at DHS was awesome. By awesome i mean we as students got it all. Academic wise the school is at its best ! the relationship the teachers and staff members have with the students is extraordanary ! all of
... Read more the faculty at DHS cares for the students! they always went the extra mile to make our 4yr stay the most comfortable and well spent. the amount of knowledge i accumlated is enormous. DHS always STRIVES to put the students well being before anything! i love that school, and i would llike to thank DHS for the most amazing 4 yrs. of my life ! Read less
Posted by a student on 06/30/08
Right now the school isn't at it's best. Im not speaking academic wise. The way they are running this school the children might as well be in a prison. The administrators need to lighten up a little.
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Posted by a parent on 05/17/06
Douglas High School is a high school in a small, tight knit border town. It has a very strong athletics program. Students at this school are highly involved and there are many opportunities not only in the school, but in the community to volunteer. There are some outstanding faculty members, and a
... Read more lot of mediocre ones, something that is expected at any school. There are honors classes and opportunites for students to co-enroll in the local community college in town. There are architecture, art, agricultural, culinary, and dance electives for the students to take. Parent's are involved in this school at a medium level, its usually the same parents that are involved over and over again. Overall, the school excells more in its extracurriculars than in it's academics. Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/24/05
I have know for a fact that a handful of teachers at this school do not earn their share. I can name a few teachers that do not teach their classes. All they do is give them an easy A and pass them on to someone else. Plus, an awful lot of students do not listen to the very few good teachers becuase
... Read more they are used to goofing off and earning a passing grade. If you look at the high schools test scores compared to other schools in suronding towns you can see how much or more like how little the students know. Read less
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leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
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English as Second Language
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Douglas schools — Douglas High School is located at 1500 15th St, Douglas AZ 85607. 1500 15th St is in the 85607 ZIP code in Douglas, AZ The school district for Douglas High School is the Douglas Unified School District 27. Douglas High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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