Denfeld Senior High School - Duluth, Minnesota/MN

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Denfeld Senior High School

4405 W 4th Street, Duluth, MN, 55807-1446 -

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Definition of Terms

Denfeld Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

St. Louis County, MN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1146 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

52 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 281 students

Grade 10 - 304 students

Grade 11 - 286 students

Grade 12 - 275 students

This School

( MN ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( MN ) School Average

% American Indian	5%	3%
% Asian	1%	5%
% Hispanic	1%	7%
% Black	4%	11%
% White	90%	73%

Additional Student Information

This School

( MN ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

32%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( MN ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Duluth School District

This School's Agency

( MN ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	40	2
Number of Students Managed	11,011 students	559 students
District Total Revenue	$113,004,000	$5,409,000
District Expenditure	$113,641,000	$5,362,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,263	$11,540
District Expenditure / Student	$10,321	$10,367
District Graduation Rates	73%	97%

Located in Duluth, Minnesota, Denfeld High School is one of three high schools in the city, along with Central and East. The home of the Hunters, Denfeld was originally known as Irving High School when it opened for classes on 11 September 1905. It was later called Duluth Industrial High School, but officially changed its name to Denfeld High School in 1915. The current Denfeld High School building opened for classes in 1926. In 2003, the school was in danger of closing its doors due to state budget problems, but partly due to a successful "Save Our School" campaign, the high school remained open.
Denfeld is noted for its historic auditorium, which has hosted such public figures as Richard Nixon and Johnny Cash. The auditorium is the annual venue for Denfeld's traditional "Maroon and Gold Day" (homecoming) assembly, in which the entire auditorium is adorned with maroon and gold decorations and the students are entertained with cheers, skits, music, and school spirit. Alumni of all ages return to Denfeld for this historic and fantastic display, which is meant to pump up the football players and fans for the homecoming game.
Homecoming Week: All schools have their own Homecoming week, but Denfeld's Homecoming is locally known to be a spectacular event. Every year, the Homecoming activities includes Dress-up days every day of the week, with the biggest traditions being "Kid Day" (usually on Tuesday) and "Maroon and Gold Day" (every Friday for the last 100 years). On the Wednesday night of Homecoming week, a massive bonfire takes place in Irving Park in West Duluth. The wood alone is well over 10 feet high every year, allowing flames to be over 20 to 30 feet high, depending on the year. During the bonfire, the game of Red Rover is usually played between the upper and lowerclassmen, and every cheer in the cheerleaders' book is started. The biggest event during the week besides the game and assembly is the hall decorating contest, where literally every single space on the first floor is covered in hand-made posters, streamers, locker signs, balloons, and anything else left up to the imagination. The contest is between the freshmen (who decorate the hall near the cafeteria), the sophomores (who decorate the other half of the hall), the juniors (who decorate the panel lobby), and the seniors (who decorate the entire auditorium).
Maroon and Gold Day: Denfeld's Maroon and Gold day is a sight to behold for students, alumni, parents, and locals alike. The Friday of Homecoming week is the biggest day of the year for every Hunter, and almost every single alumni walks away with fond memories. To start the day, students walk through the doors entirely decked out in maroon or gold (or both) clothing, pom-poms, wigs, facepaint, hair coloring, and many other outlandish accessories. It is frowned upon to be wearing clothes that are any color but the two required by the tradition. During the assembly, which usually takes from an hour to two hours, the band marches from the back of the auditorium through streamers and balloons to the pit playing the cadence and the school song. Everyone stands throughout the entire assembly. After the school song is played, the National Anthem is sung. This is usually followed by several skits, speeches by alumni, and the Maroon and Gold Day Pageant. In this pageant, any person who has dressed up enough and deemed themselves worthy to become the Maroon and Gold King or Queen is allowed to enter. Each contestant is allowed to flaunt their costume and spirit to the audience, which responds with thunderous applause. There are three judges, all of whom are Denfeld staff, who judge the winner based off of the level of noise. Last year's winners were named the "Maroon and Gold Man Group", a parody of the popular Blue Man Group.
After the pageant, there are more skits as well as the announcement as to who won the hall decorating contest. The football team starting lineup is announced with much grandeur, and the school song is played again at the end of the assembly. Needless to say, there is not much schoolwork that gets done during class on Maroon and Gold Day.
The Homecoming Game: Although this tradition has been temporarily put on hold for the last couple of years, after school there is a parade around the Denfeld area with cars, trucks, and other vehicles decked out in the same fashion as the students. Maroon and gold colors line the streets, and a tailgating party takes place directly after the parade. Students go directly from the tailgating party to the game, where most Denfeld Hunters are still decorated in their maroon and gold apparel. The designated superfans carry the school's flag and assist the cheerleaders in riling up the crowd during the game. Generally, there is never a quiet moment during the game. The Denfeld Marching Band always performs during the halftime show.
After the game, win or loss, there is always a school dance in the gymnasium. This dance ends at midnight, which means Hunters left their house at 8:00 that morning, and spent the entire day at their school for 16 hours.
Athletic Achievements: 1917 Football unofficial state champions.
1922 Football state runner-up.
1924 Football district champions.
1926 Football Head of the Lakes champions.
1927 Football unofficial state champions.
1933 Football city champions.
1935 Football unofficial state champions.
1941 Football city champions.
1942 Football unofficial state champions.
1945 Football city champions.
1946 Football city champions.
1947 Basketball state champions.
1948 Football state champions.
1950 Baseball state champions.
1964 Football city champions.
1974 Football "Super Bowl" champions.
1986 Hockey state 3rd place.
1988 Hockey state 4th place.
1989 Hockey state 3rd place.
1996 Football Sea Range Conference champions.
2000 Girls soccer Section 7A champions.
2004 Soccer Section 7A champions.
2006 Two-time state 3rd place finisher (50 Free and 100 Butterfly).
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About This Zip Code (55807)

School Zip (55807)

(MN) State Average

Population (Approximate)

10,302 people

4,662,816 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

19%

25%

Population Average Age

37 years old

35.4 years old

Average Household size

2.3 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$31,497

$49,155

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.4 rooms

5.7 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

69 years old

43 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

70% / 30%

71% / 29%

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