Del City High School

Del City High School is the only public high school located in Del City, Oklahoma, U.S., and one of three high schools in the Mid-Del School District. The school opened in 1953.[5] According to GreatSchools.org, the high school is rated above Midwest City High School and below Carl Albert High School, the other two high schools in the district.[6] The school serves approximately 1,254 students.[7] About a third of graduating students attend a four-year college.[8]

Del City High School
Address
1900 S Sunnylane Road

Del City
,
Oklahoma
73115

United States
Information
TypeSecondary school
School districtMid-Del School District
PrincipalGina Hill[1]
Teaching staff75.18 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12[3]
Enrollment1,277 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.99[2]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Red and white[3]
SongAlma Mater[4]
Fight songRed and White Forever[4]
AthleticsAmerican football, basketball, baseball, softball, etc.
Athletics conferenceClass 5A
MascotEagles[3]
RivalMidwest City High School
Feeder schoolsDel City Middle School

History

Del City High School opened in 1953 and graduated its first class soon after.[5]

Curriculum

The curriculum taught at Del City High is governed by state-mandated requirements for graduation. Subjects taught are physical education, Spanish, French, biology, chemistry, physics, business, general education, social studies, English, mathematics, career and technology, and the fine arts.

To graduate, students must take a total of 27 classes. Students take four classes each of language arts, mathematics, and social studies. They are required to take three science classes, two fine arts classes, two foreign language or computer technology classes and a physical education class.[8]

Sports

Del City High School students participate in baseball, cross country, softball, track, basketball, American football, swimming, volleyball, golf, soccer, tennis, marching band, colorguard and wrestling.[9]

Basketball

The boys' team won the 1980 5A State Championship 49–34 against Lawton Eisenhower.[10]

In 2009, the girls' basketball team made its fourth appearance in the 6A State Tournament going on to win the 6A State Championship for their first ever State Championship.[11]

American football

The Del City Eagles have won one championship beating Putman City West 27–13 in 1976.[12] On September 4, 2009, Del City Eagles beat their Sooner Road rivals, The Midwest City Bombers, for the first time since 2002 with a final score of 27–15. Del City, then coached by former Washington Redskin Leo Presley, defeated Midwest City in the first-ever rivlary match-up between the two teams.[13]

Extra-curricular activities

Student Council

Del City Student Council is responsible for a number of activities with the school and community. It is an active member of the Oklahoma Association of Student Councils and National Association of Student Councils and attends the former's state convention and two District 9 workshops yearly and the annual Trey Leadership Conference.[14] The council hosts WILD Week (Willing Individuals Leading with Determination)[15] It was named the Oklahoma Association of Student Council State Secretary for 2014 and hosted the Oklahoma Association of Student Councils 74th State Conference on November 8–10, 2014.[16]

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society honors those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service and character.[17]

Band

The Del City High School Band program consists of the Pride of Del City marching band, concert band, two jazz bands, drumline, winterguard and an athletic pep band. The band is active in the community and the state, doing over 50 performances throughout the school year. There are two full jazz bands. The Advanced Jazz Band was 2013 and 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 OSSAA state champions.

The Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps teaches cadets basic military skills, military history, leadership skills and techniques, and discipline.[18]

Del City High School's unit, called Eagle Company, was created in fall 1994.[18] It is a multi-disciplinary curriculum encompassing leadership, citizenship, health, study skills, history, meteorology, astronomy, oceanography, navigation, current events, military drill, physical fitness and fun. In addition to the academics, students are given opportunities to assume various responsibilities within the unit as squad or platoon leaders. The unit hosts four drill teams, a color (honor) guard, marksmanship, athletic and academic teams. The academic teams have consistently been ranked in the top fifty of the US, competing against over 3,000 NJROTC teams nationwide. The color guards have appeared around the state at numerous civic and military functions.[18] The cadets perform at community service functions and fund raisers, and were awarded the Volunteer Organization of the Year award by the American Red Cross, the Distinguished Unit award, and Unit Achievement awards by the Navy. The cadets have raised thousands of dollars for the Special Olympics, provided holiday meals to the less fortunate, and provided monetary and physical assistance to disaster (tornado/flooding) victims.[18]

Controversy

On November 15, 2010, The Advocate reported that a Del City High School student was expelled and barred from graduating after it was discovered that she was a lesbian.[19] News 9 reported that McKenzie's girlfriend, Kelsey Hicks, 17, who had dropped out of Del City High School, was barred from returning to that school to graduate because of her sexual orientation.[20]

On November 19, 2010, a number of other students from the school contacted News 9 after the hundreds of threatening phone calls and e-mails the school district had received every day from gay rights supporters. Hannah Tatom, the Del City High School student body president, said, "It's a completely open place. Everyone is themselves there. As a student body leader I see what goes on among students and interactions between the administration and students gay and straight." Tatom, along with many others who contacted News 9, said their school's administration did not discriminate against gay students. Tatom also said she believed this was not about sexual orientation whatsoever, but bad behavior and Mid-Del District rules. The student who had been removed admitted that she and the others had been in trouble in the past, but that they were ready to go back and make things right. However, the school district said that it would investigate any accusation made against employees and as a result of News 9's previous story, it would be contacting the girls to thoroughly investigate their claims of discrimination. The school district said that by law it cannot comment on the allegations being made against them.[21]

Notable alumni

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