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 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. 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
Main campus The main campus has housed grades 9–12 since the 2009–2010 school year.
Academics 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 courses with an agreement with Columbia Gorge Community College to earn college credit early. The Dalles High School also offers students Advanced Placement Courses as another means to earn accredited college credit prior to graduating High School.
List of current Advanced Placement courses source: US History European History World History US Government Literature Language and Composition Biology Art In 2018, 85% 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 for students to participate in.
List of current CTE programs Woods/Construction Welding/Fabrication Automechanics Culinary Graphic Arts Computer Science/Information Technology Robotics
Clubs The Dalles High School has professional Robotics which competes in the VEX Robotics Competition. Club NameSeasonAccomplishmentsRobotics2024-252025 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions.Robotics2023-242024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Excellence Award, 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Build Award.Robotics2022-232023 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2023 Oregon State VEX Robotics Excellence AwardRobotics2021-222022 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2022 VEX Robotics World Championship Opportunity Division WinnerRobotics2017-182018 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions
Athletics The Dalles High School currently fields 21 sports teams sponsored by OSAA. +Sport NameSeasonLeagueFootballFall4A-SD2 Special District 2VolleyballFall4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceBoys SoccerFall4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceGirls SoccerFall4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceBoys Cross CountryFall4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceGirls Cross CountryFall4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceBoys BasketballWinter4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceGirls BasketballWinter4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceBoys SwimmingWinter4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1Girls SwimmingWinter4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1Boys WrestlingWinter4A-SD4 Special District 4Girls WrestlingWinter4A/3A/2A/1A-SD3 Special District 3CheerleadingWinter6A/5A/4A/3A/2A/1A-CMB CombinedBoys Track & Field Spring4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceGirls Track & FieldSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceBaseballSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceSoftballSpring4A-2 Tri-Valley ConferenceBoys GolfSpring4A-SD1 Special District 1Girls GolfSpring4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1Boys TennisSpring4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4Girls TennisSpring4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4
State championships Football: 1923, 1947
Notable alumni John Callahan, Cartoonist H.L Davis, Novelist, Poet, and Pulitzer Prize winner. 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.
James Atoe, Former professional and college football player who notably played for the University of Washington.
See also Pulpit Rock (The Dalles, Oregon)
References
External links
North Wasco County School District 21