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Doherty High School

4515 Barnes Road, Colorado Springs, CO, 80917-1599 -

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Definition of Terms

Doherty High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

El Paso County, CO

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2156 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

101 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 547 students

Grade 10 - 543 students

Grade 11 - 527 students

Grade 12 - 539 students

This School

(CO) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CO) School Average

% American Indian	1%	2%
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	13%	26%
% Black	7%	5%
% White	77%	66%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CO) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

12%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(CO) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Colorado Springs 11 School District

This School's Agency

(CO) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	62	3
Number of Students Managed	31,618 students	677 students
District Total Revenue	$265,898,000	$6,335,000
District Expenditure	$283,248,000	$6,229,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,410	$9,357
District Expenditure / Student	$8,958	$9,201
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Glenn hoping city can rely on community's generosity (Colorado Springs Gazette)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 02:46:05 pm
Voters refused to fork over more money to fund unspecified city services when they overwhelmingly defeated issue 2C, a property tax increase on the Nov. 3 ballot. Despite voters’ reluctance to open their wallets to the city, which is battling a...
Doherty grad Houston is happier in Texas (Colorado Springs Gazette)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 05:05:33 am
AUSTIN, Texas • Lamarr Houston had to get out of Colorado Springs. For the son of ministers, life in the Rocky Mountains just didn’t offer much to do. How about skiing or snowboarding? “I never did those things,” Houston said. “Do you know...
Prep volleyball: CSCS vs. Doherty (Colorado Springs Gazette)
posted on September 13, 2009 at 06:16:59 am
Colorado Springs Christian School topples rival Manitou Springs 24-7 in the league opener.
Noted: Utilities opposes Morleys' idea (Colorado Springs Independent)
posted on August 20, 2009 at 07:12:39 am
Just as City Council finalized the U.S. Olympic Committee retention deal last week, developers Jim and Mark Morley offered to donate $12 million to the project.
Two proposed homeless programs nearing launch (Colorado Springs Gazette)
posted on August 18, 2009 at 11:45:02 pm
Two proposed programs aimed at improving homeless services in Colorado Springs have stalled but are moving closer to materializing, according to organizers.

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Thomas B. Doherty High School (DHS) is the newest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving northeast Colorado Springs. The school was named for the District 11 superintendent at the time. The schools that feed into Doherty include Jenkins, Russell and Sabin middle schools.
The school's colors are blue and green, and the mascot is the Spartan.
Former principal Dr. Jill Martin was named the 2007 MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals National High School Principal of the Year.
Athletics
Doherty High School is home to two gyms, two practice football fields, one soccer field, one baseball field, one softball field, a swimming pool, and a wrestling room. Doherty plays its Varsity and JV homes games for football, Varsity men's and women soccer at Gary Berry Stadium located near Wasson High School. Doherty has athletic programs in:
Baseball
Men's and Women's Basketball
Men's and Women's Cross Country
Football
Men's and Women's Golf
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Men's and Women's Soccer
Softball
Men's and Women's Tennis
Wrestling
Men's and Women's Track and Field
Men's and Women's Swimming
Volleyball
Women's Cheerleading (won State Runner-up at the 5A level in 1999)
Clubs and activities
In addition to Doherty athletics, clubs and activities include:
DECA
National Honor Society
Art Club
Auto Club
Band
Color Guard
Coding Club
Crimestoppers
Diversity Council
FBLA
FCCLA
Forensics
French Club
German Club
Spanish Club
Improv Club
Invisible children
Junior Classical League
League of Gentlemen
Link Crew
Mathletes
MESA
Mock Trial
Newspaper
Peer Counseling
Drum Line
Science Olympiad
Skills USA
Step Troupe (Doherty's Fynest)
Thespian Troupe # 2242
Treehuggers' Society
Yearbook
Harvest of Love
Each fall Doherty Raises money for the local food bank, Care and Share. In the 2007-2008 school year Doherty raised over 46,000 Dollars for the food bank. In 2008-2009 Doherty raised over 49,000 dollars to help the hungry of southern Colorado. Harvest of love began when the current principle, Mr. Vigil decided to gather the Social Studies department together to raise food. That first year the school took two full pickup trucks full of food to the food bank. Every year after that Doherty has raised more and more, in 2008-2009 a fully loaded eighteen-wheel semi-truck was needed to carry all the food down to Care and Share.
Spike Shooter incident
In February 2007, the school gained national media attention when several students became ill after drinking Spike Shooter, an energy drink. As a result of the illnesses, which included two students being sent to the emergency room, the school banned Spike Shooter, and 224 7-Eleven stores in Colorado pulled the drink from store shelves.
External links
http://www.d11.org/doherty/

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