Dallas High School (Dallas, Pennsylvania)
Encyclopedia
Dallas High School is a public high school
located in Dallas
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The school educates about 1,000 students in grades 9 to 12 in Dallas School District.
The high school uses a block schedule. This involves four 80 minute class periods, three 30 minute lunch periods, and a 30 minute "flex" period at the end of the day. The "flex" period is a time for students to get individual help from teachers, have meetings for clubs and extra-curricular activities, or go to the gymnasium for some exercise. Some students of the school now oppose the flex period because, unlike past years, students can no longer pick where they want to go. It is now assigned to them by the school, instead. Due to the fact that the school day extends 30 minutes longer than the state requires, it may be removed for the upcoming school year.
Dallas High School enforces the following dress code to maintain a building atmosphere for education and academic success:
1.Shorts, dresses and skirts must be no shorter than one inch above the knee.
2.Sleeveless shirts of any kind are not permitted for both male and female students.
3.Jeans, pants, shorts, sweatpants, and skirts must not have rips or holes of any kind.
4.No spandex, unless it is worn underneath a skirt, dress or shorts that meet the guidelines set forth in # 1.
Students who are not in compliance will be required to change clothing, have a change of clothing brought into school, or will be sent home to change and will be required to return to school. (http://teacherweb.com/PA/DallasHighSchool/SchoolHomePage/sdhp1.aspx)
There was controversy surrounding the actual date that the proposed new school was to be ready for students and teachers. The classes of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 were all told, as freshmen, that they were to be the inaugural class to graduate as members of the new high school. Ground was never broken for the promised new school, ceremonially or otherwise, until the aforementioned date, June 16th, 2009 and will not be ready until the 2011-12 school year.
There will also be renovated athletic fields during the process of building the new high school. A multi-purpose field for Lacrosse, Football, Soccer and Field Hockey made of artificial field-turf will be put in. Replacing an old and often muddy practice field. Also, the school district has decided to put in a 400 meter rubberized track, which will replace the outdated cinder track that has actually has become an injury concern for athletes and coaches. Not willing to risk injury to an athlete competing for or against Dallas, they began running "home" meets at nearby Misericordia University in 2009.
> $55,829.98 in a total of 231 checks he forged endorsements on and deposited into the Wyoming Valley Baseball League account, which he controlled.
> $4,869 from the athletic fund that was meant to be used for students' meals.
> $52,245.50 from overcharging for the Practice Scholastic Assessment Test.
State Championships in football
(1993) girls cross country
(2003,2005) and girls soccer (2007). Dallas also has won many District 2 and Wyoming Valley Conference titles. A lacrosse team was also adopted for the 2009 season.
2009-2010 Dallas Athletic Teams:
Boys:
Girls:
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Dallas
Dallas, Pennsylvania
Dallas is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,557 at the 2000 census. It was created by a charter granted April 21, 1879 from land entirely within Dallas Township. The township had been formed in 1817 and was named for Alexander J. Dallas, who was the 6th...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
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. The school educates about 1,000 students in grades 9 to 12 in Dallas School District.
Operation
Dallas High School currently houses just under 1000 students. Although they have a small population, the school was built in 1961 when there were only about 550 students. Therefore, the narrow hallways get very congested during class transition periods, a problem they will address with the new high school building.The high school uses a block schedule. This involves four 80 minute class periods, three 30 minute lunch periods, and a 30 minute "flex" period at the end of the day. The "flex" period is a time for students to get individual help from teachers, have meetings for clubs and extra-curricular activities, or go to the gymnasium for some exercise. Some students of the school now oppose the flex period because, unlike past years, students can no longer pick where they want to go. It is now assigned to them by the school, instead. Due to the fact that the school day extends 30 minutes longer than the state requires, it may be removed for the upcoming school year.
Dallas High School enforces the following dress code to maintain a building atmosphere for education and academic success:
1.Shorts, dresses and skirts must be no shorter than one inch above the knee.
2.Sleeveless shirts of any kind are not permitted for both male and female students.
3.Jeans, pants, shorts, sweatpants, and skirts must not have rips or holes of any kind.
4.No spandex, unless it is worn underneath a skirt, dress or shorts that meet the guidelines set forth in # 1.
Students who are not in compliance will be required to change clothing, have a change of clothing brought into school, or will be sent home to change and will be required to return to school. (http://teacherweb.com/PA/DallasHighSchool/SchoolHomePage/sdhp1.aspx)
Current Building and New High School
The current school building was originally built in 1961, but is going to be knocked down to make room for the new Dallas High School that is currently under construction. The new high school is being built over the former practice fields for soccer and field hockey and the varsity baseball field. The official groundbreaking took place on June 16, 2009.There was controversy surrounding the actual date that the proposed new school was to be ready for students and teachers. The classes of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 were all told, as freshmen, that they were to be the inaugural class to graduate as members of the new high school. Ground was never broken for the promised new school, ceremonially or otherwise, until the aforementioned date, June 16th, 2009 and will not be ready until the 2011-12 school year.
There will also be renovated athletic fields during the process of building the new high school. A multi-purpose field for Lacrosse, Football, Soccer and Field Hockey made of artificial field-turf will be put in. Replacing an old and often muddy practice field. Also, the school district has decided to put in a 400 meter rubberized track, which will replace the outdated cinder track that has actually has become an injury concern for athletes and coaches. Not willing to risk injury to an athlete competing for or against Dallas, they began running "home" meets at nearby Misericordia University in 2009.
Embezzlement Case
From July 1, 2001 to Feb. 28, 2009, former Guidance Counselor Jack Wolensky illegally received:> $55,829.98 in a total of 231 checks he forged endorsements on and deposited into the Wyoming Valley Baseball League account, which he controlled.
> $4,869 from the athletic fund that was meant to be used for students' meals.
> $52,245.50 from overcharging for the Practice Scholastic Assessment Test.
Athletics
Dallas High School has won PIAAPennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. is one of the governing bodies of high school and junior high school sports for the state of Pennsylvania, United States....
State Championships in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
(1993) girls cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
(2003,2005) and girls soccer (2007). Dallas also has won many District 2 and Wyoming Valley Conference titles. A lacrosse team was also adopted for the 2009 season.
2009-2010 Dallas Athletic Teams:
Boys:
- Football- 9-1 Record, WV Conference Div. 2 Champions, District 2 Runner-Up
- Cross Country- 15-1 record, WV Conference Div. 2 Runner-Up, District 2 Runner-Up
- Soccer- 11-2-1 record, WV Conference Div. 1 Runner-Up, District 2 Semi-Finalists
- Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- 3-4 record, 6th place WV Conference Div. 1 - Golf- Undefeated 11-0 Record, WV Conference North Champions
- Basketball- 4-9 Record (in-conference) 3rd place WV Conference Div. 2
- Wrestling- 3-2 Record, WV Conference Div. 2 Runner-Up
- Swimming- Undefeated 8-0 Record, WV Conference South Champions, District 2 Champions
- Tennis- 10-2 Record, 3rd place WV Conference Div. 1
- Baseball- 6-8 Record, 4rd place WV Conference Div. 1 West
- Volleyball- 6-9 Record, 10th place WV Conference
Girls:
- Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- 6-8-1 record, 7th place WV Conference Div. 1, District 2 Semi-Finalists - Soccer- 13-1 record, WV Conference Champions, District 2 Champions
- Cross Country- 15-1 record, WV Conference Div. 2 Runner-Up, 4th Place District 2 Championships
- Track and Field- Undefeted 6-1 record, WV Conference Div. 1 Champions
- Tennis- 10-3 Record, 4th place WV Conference Div. 1
- Volleyball- 8-10 Record, 10th place WV Conference Div. 1
- Swimming- 5-3 Record, 4th place WV Conference South
- Basketball- 6-6 Record (in-conference) 3rd place WV Conference Div. 2
- Softball- 10-4 Record, WV Conference Champions, District 2 Champions