As the oldest high school in Douglas County School
District, we have a rich tradition of diversity and academic
excellence. Student learning is a priority at Douglas County High
School, and our staff provides an increasingly diverse and challenging
curriculum that gives our students a broad range of learning
opportunities. Our four-year curriculum meets the needs of all
students. We maintain high expectations, offer a rigorous academic
program, and provide our students with a variety of co-curricular
activities. Whether a student’s dream is to go to college, vocational
school, the military or into the world of work immediately after high
school, our teachers and staff support that dream by linking education
to the future.
We continue to try new approaches to learning. This year, we are
focusing on two areas for school-wide improvement, which are our
Freshman Initiative and best practices in the area of literacy. Our
skilled educators have been diligent in exploring a wide range of
instructional strategies to determine which approaches best meet the
needs of our students in our literacy model. Our freshman goal is to
decrease the freshman failure rate and increase the number of freshmen
who achieve 6.5 credits.
In addition to academics, we have many other areas that are critical to
our continued success as a school. Our students participate in a wide
variety of state-sponsored activities and athletics, in addition to
school-sanctioned clubs and organizations. Students involved in these
opportunities improve their leadership skills, work ethic, and
critical-thinking abilities.
We are especially grateful to our hard-working and dedicated teachers
for their effort and commitment. Their daily contributions and value to
the success of our students cannot be overstated. Additionally, we know
and acknowledge the fact that any success DCHS realizes as a school is
directly attributable to the contributions of all members of its school
community including: parents, teachers, students, support staff and the
greater Castle Rock community.
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