Derby High School (Kansas) Explained

Derby High School
Streetaddress:920 North Rock Road[1]
Zipcode:67037
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:37.5537°N -97.2418°W
Established:1911
Ceeb:170765[2]
Principal:Gretchen Pontious
Principal Label1:Assistant Principal
Principal1:Shawn Bennett
Justin McCubbin
Michael Moseley
Cheryl Parks
Schedule:9AM - 3:10PM Mon
8 AM - 3:10PM Tue-Fri
Athletics:Class 6A[3]
District 6[4]
Conference:Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League[5]
Mascot:Panther
Newspaper:The Panther's Tale
Website:School Website
Enrollment:2,177
Enrollment As Of:2023-2024
Hours In Day:5 Blocks

Derby High School is a public high school in Derby, Kansas, United States, operated by Derby USD 260 public school district, and serves students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Gretchen Pontious. The school colors are green and white. It is the only public high school in the school district. The total enrollment for the 2023-24 school year is 2,177 students, making it the 3rd largest High School in the State of Kansas tailing only Wichita East and Wichita Southeast. [6]

History

Derby High School, formally Derby Senior High School, has been located in four different buildings since 1911. The current Derby High School building, which is located East of Rock Road, North of Madison and South of James, was completed in the Fall of 1993 and is the largest high school building in Kansas.[7] The students moved to the new building after the 1993/1994 Christmas break. The former high school building at Madison and Woodlawn is now the Derby Middle School.[8]

Academics

Derby High School is a comprehensive high school offering a variety of courses designed to meet the needs of the students in Derby USD 260. The courses offered each year are based upon student demands, as determined by enrollment selections, facilities, and staff available.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Derby High is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division, the largest division in the state of Kansas according to the KSHSAA, and are known as the "Panthers". More specifically, Derby is a Division 1 member of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League.

State championships

State Championships[9]
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall 7 1994, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
1 2008
Winter 7 1975, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986, 2019, 2023
4 1977, 1991, 1998, 1999
1 1974
1 2018
22017,2024
Spring 1 2001
1 1984
1 1977
Total 24

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Fall

Winter

Spring

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2497490 GNIS entry for Derby High School; USGS; September 10, 2008.
  2. http://www.suny.edu/student/search_highschool/index.cfm High School CEEB Code Search
  3. Web site: KSHSAA School Classification List . 2011-04-11 . 2016-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112023017/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/Football%20Classifications.pdf . dead .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20100923185747/http://kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/FBAssignments.pdf KSHSAA School District List
  5. Web site: School Search - Derby HS . Kansas State High School Activities Association. 11 April 2011.
  6. Web site: Kansas State High School Activities Association 2015-2016 Classifications & Enrollments. KSHAA.org. 2015-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150217072725/http://kshsaa.org/Public/PDF/Classifications14.pdf. 2015-02-17. dead.
  7. Web site: Derby High school. dhs.derbyschools.com. 2015-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203142800/http://dhs.derbyschools.com/resources/policies/faqs-~-derby-high-school. 2016-02-03. dead.
  8. Web site: Derby Middle School. dms.derbyschools.com. 2015-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20151017064050/http://dms.derbyschools.com/pd/derbyps_dm/index.html. 2015-10-17. dead.
  9. Web site: State Records & State Champions . English . 2010-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090421002909/http://www.catchitkansas.com/Global/category.asp?C=112444 . 2009-04-21 .
  10. Derby High School Handbook
  11. Web site: Green . Arne . Derby running back, former Kansas State football pledge Dylan Edwards headed to Notre Dame . The Topeka Capital-Journal.