Derby High School (Kansas)
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Derby High School is a public secondary school
, for grades 9-12, in Derby
, Kansas
, USA. It is the only public High School in the USD 260 Derby school district. The total enrollment for the 2011-2012 school year is over 1,950 students, ranking Derby the 4th largest High School in the State of Kansas. of which, 78.1% White, 8.6% Hispanic, 5.3% African-American, and 8.0% Other.
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division, the largest division in the state of Kansas according to the KSHSAA, and are known as the "Panthers". More specifically, Derby is a Division 1 member of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League
. Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
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Derby High School offers the following sports:
State
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Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, for grades 9-12, in Derby
Derby, Kansas
Derby is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Formerly known as El Paso, it is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 22,158. As of 2008 the population was estimated at 22,517, making it the 17th largest city in the state of Kansas...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA. It is the only public High School in the USD 260 Derby school district. The total enrollment for the 2011-2012 school year is over 1,950 students, ranking Derby the 4th largest High School in the State of Kansas. of which, 78.1% White, 8.6% Hispanic, 5.3% African-American, and 8.0% Other.
History
Derby High School, formally Derby Senior High School, has been located in 4 buildings since 1911. The current Derby High School building, which is located at Rock Road and Madison, was completed in the Fall of 1994. The students moved to the new building after the 1994/1995 Christmas break. The former high school building at Madison and Woodlawn is now the Derby Middle School.Academics
Derby High School is a comprehensive high school offering a variety of courses designed to meet the needs of the students in Kansas USD 260. The courses offered each year are based upon student demands, as determined by enrollment selections, facilities, and staff available.Athletics
Derby High is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities AssociationKansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division, the largest division in the state of Kansas according to the KSHSAA, and are known as the "Panthers". More specifically, Derby is a Division 1 member of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League
Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League
The Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League, more commonly known as the AVCTL, is a multi-division league of member schools of the Kansas State High School Activities Association. The AVCTL comprises 26 3A through 6A public schools located in central and south central Kansas.The league is grouped into...
. Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
State championships
| State Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year | Runner-Up |
| Fall | 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... |
1 | 1994 | 2002, 1995, 1993, 1975 |
| Cross Country, Girls 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... |
1 | 2008 | ||
| Winter | Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position... |
5 | 1975, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986 | 2010, 2009, 2007 |
| Girls Basketball | 0 | 1984,1985 | ||
| Gymnastics, Girls Gymnastics Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body... |
4 | 1977, 1991, 1998, 1999 | ||
| Indoor Track & Field, Boys | 1 | 1974 | ||
| Spring | Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
1 | 2001 | |
| Golf, Boys Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
1 | 1984 | ||
| Tennis, Boys Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
1 | 1977 | ||
| Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... |
0 | 2007 | ||
| Total | 15 | |||
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Derby High School offers the following sports:
Fall
- Football
- Volleyball
- Boys Cross-Country
- Girls Cross-Country
- Girls Golf
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Tennis
- Cheerleading
- Dance Team (Pantherettes)
Winter
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Wrestling
- Boys Bowling
- Girls Bowling
- Basketball Cheerleading
- Wrestling Cheerleading
Spring
- Baseball
- Boys Golf
- Boys Tennis
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Swimming/Diving
- Softball
- Boys Track and Field
- Girls Track and Field
Notable alumni
- Carter AlbrechtCarter AlbrechtJeffrey Carter Albrecht was an American musician perhaps best known for his keyboard and guitar work in Edie Brickell & New Bohemians...
, former band member Edie Brickell & New BohemiansEdie Brickell & New BohemiansEdie Brickell & New Bohemians is an alternative rock jam band that originated in Texas in the mid-1980s. The band is best known for their 1988 hit "What I Am" from the album Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars. Their music contains elements of rock, folk, blues, and jazz...
, Varenicline (Chantix) controversy - Nick ReidNick ReidFor the Congressional candidate in Wisconsin see Nick Reid Nicholas Gregory Reid was an American football linebacker who played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on May 2, 2006. In February 2007, Reid was resigned by the Chiefs to...
, former NFL player for the Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
, former 2X 1st Team All Big 12 and Big 12 2005 Defensive MVP for the Kansas JayhawksKansas JayhawksThe sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They are one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference...
External links
State
Maps
- Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE
- Derby City Map, KDOT