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Mission Statement |
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Douglas High School students will have opportunities to achieve their potential and to graduate as competent, life-long learners who will continue to grow as productive citizens. |
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Douglas High students continue to demonstrate outstanding performance in their academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular pursuits. Below are accomplishments from the 2010-2011 school year:- The Nevada Department of Education designated Douglas High as a “high achieving school” for increases in test scores.
- Our fine arts programs have received numerous district and state recognitions for students’ performances and presentations.
- In the fall 2010, both our girls’ soccer and volleyball teams won 4A regional and state championships.
- We had one of our wrestlers win the 4-A regional and state championship in his weight class.
- Our articulated Career and Technical Ed.classes prepare students for competition in Skills USA and post high school options.
- Our Army JROTC program offers students leadership opportunities in class and on color guard, drill, and air rifle teams.
- In 2010, 202 students participated in AP course work and took 320 examinations with 84% receiving a score of 3 or better.
- Four seniors from the class of 2011 were National Merit Scholar Semi Finalists, and three advanced to Finalists status.
- Members of the 2010 senior class received over $1million in community and outside scholarships.
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Goals and Objectives |
Goal 1
We will ensure that all students grow academically in language arts and mathematics.
Objective(s):
Increase the percent of students proficient in language arts and mathematics at least 2% school wide and for subpopulations that demonstrated AYP in 2009 on the math and language arts HSPE's; for special education students, increase the percentage proficient on the math HSPE by at least 10%.
Goal 2
Increase the number of students graduating with a regular diploma.
Objective(s):
Decrease the level of credit deficiency and increase the graduation rate by at least 2% based upon the class of 2006 data.
Goal 3
Incorporate higher levels of rigor, as appropriate, into student assignments, projects, and assessments.
Objective(s):
Teachers will develop assignments, projects, and assessments which raise the level of rigor required for students to complete them, and teachers will identify these activities in their lesson plans and/or show samples of activities, projects, and assessments.
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