Dallastown Area High School
Dallastown Area High School | |
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700 New School Lane 17313 United States | |
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Motto | Dedication to Excellence |
Opened | September 1, 1958 |
School district | Dallastown Area School District |
Principal | Misty Wilson |
Faculty | 113.65 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,952 (2021-22)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.18[1] |
Color(s) | Blue & white |
Athletics conference | YAIAA Division I |
Mascot | Wildcat |
Newspaper | The Beacon |
Yearbook | The Spectator |
Website | dallastown |
Dallastown Area High School is a large suburban, American High School, part of the Dallastown Area School District. The school is located at 700 New School Lane, Dallastown, Pennsylvania in York County, Pennsylvania. Dallastown Area High School is commonly referred to as Dallastown, Dallastown High, DAHS, and DHS. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the 2021-2022 school year, Dallastown Area High School reported an enrollment of 1,952 pupils in grades nine through twelve.[1]
History
The first Dallastown High School class graduated in 1898.[2] The first constructed building to house the newly created Dallastown High School, a combination of local schoolhouses, was on Charles St. in Dallastown, now Dallastown Elementary. This building became too small, and effective July 1, 1958; the school districts of Loganville, Springfield and York Township became the York Imperial Union School District. Accordingly, the Dallastown Area School System, which operated all of the schools in the area, grades 1 through 12, was composed of three member districts: Dallastown Borough, Yoe Borough and York Imperial Union. Realizing an immediate need for a building for secondary school purposes, a site was selected and construction of a 167,262-square-foot (15,539.1 m2) building began. On September 1, 1958, the doors of the new Dallastown Area High School opened.[2] The Dallastown Area High School was first constructed in 1958 and underwent a major renovation and remodel in 2001.[2] The current building contains the longest school hallway in Pennsylvania, at almost one third of a mile long.
Campus
The Dallastown High School is adjoined with Dallastown Area Middle School to form the Dallastown Middle-High School Campus. Due to growing overcrowding, the district administration determined building a new school to host grades four to six, the
Extracurricular activities
Dallastown's school newspaper, The Beacon, is published monthly; the yearbook, The Spectator, is produced annually. Each is student-run.
Athletics
The high school competes on a very high level in a variety of sports. Dallastown's athletic director is Tory Harvey.
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The York Dispatch Cup
Awarded annually since 2006, the
Year | Boys' Athletics | Girls' Athletics |
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2006 | Winner (tie) | Winner |
2007 | Winner | Winner |
2008 | Winner | Winner |
2009 | Runner-up | Winner |
2010 | Winner | |
2011 | Winner | Winner |
2012 | Winner | Winner |
Fall sports
Football
The YAIAA is created (1960-1980)
The Wildcats emerged with the creation of a York-Adams county athletic conference, the YAIAA, which awarded its first football championship in 1960.[8] Dallastown won four YAIAA championships in this 20-year period (1969, 1971, 1976, and 1980).[8]
The drought (1981-2006)
In the time after winning the 1980 YAIAA championship in the 1980–1981 school year, the Wildcats failed to earn another YAIAA title or post-season playoff appearance,
New success (2007-present)
The 2007 campaign was a welcome change from the previous dry-spell. The Wildcats obtained a 6-4 regular season record.[12] Additionally, after a gutsy overtime play against rival Red Lion Area Senior High School to win 22–21, the Wildcats obtained a post-season berth for the first time in school history.[13] Dallastown faced William Penn Senior High School and was defeated 21–6.[12] The Wildcats won the YAIAA Sportsmanship Award for their 2007 campaign.[8]
The Wildcats also qualified for the
In 2010, the Wildcats would reach new heights. After going an undefeated 10–0 in regular season play,
Cross country
The Dallastown Girls Cross Country team has been dominant in recent years, with
Field hockey
The Dallastown Field Hockey team is noted for its success. Since 1991, the Wildcats have won 14 Division 1 titles in 1993, 1996–2000, and 2003–2010.
Boys' soccer
The Dallastown Boys' Soccer team has been dominant in the YAIAA in recent years, including three-straight Division 1 titles in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and YAIAA Tournament Championships in 2010 and 2011.
Winter sports
Wrestling
Once a powerhouse, the Dallastown wrestling program has met more individual than team success in recent years, the most recent being Clay Gable's
Wrestler | Weight | Year |
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George Myers | 145 | 1969 |
Dick Hartman | 180 | 1970 |
Mark Noll | 126 | 1983 |
Neil Barnes | 160 | 1993 |
Clay Gable | 171 | 2009 |
Spring sports
Girls' soccer
Much like their male counterparts, the Dallastown girls' soccer team has enjoyed much recent success. The Wildcats have four Division 1 titles, including three straight in 2009, 2010, and 2011.[8] In each of these three years, the girls have gone on to win the YAIAA Tournament.[8]
Baseball
Dallastown Baseball has enjoyed moderate success in its history, including 6 Division 1 titles since 1992. In 2011, the Wildcats were runners-up in the YAIAA Tournament.[8]
Notable alumni
- Rick Ufford-Chase, Class of 1982,[26] Presbyterian activist and moderator of 216th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the youngest in history [27]
- Tina Kotek, Class of 1984 or 1985, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and Governor of Oregon as of January 2023.
- Scott Wagner, Class of 1974, politician, former owner of York Waste Disposal and Penn Waste, current owner of KBS Trucking.
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- ^ "Athletics". Archived from the original on 2004-09-29. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ^ "Dallastown sweeps Division I in Dispatch Cup - York Dispatch". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
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- ^ "GametimePA - York/Adams | Coverage of York County and Adams County Pa. High school sports from the York Daily Record".
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
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