Dallas High School (Dallas, Pennsylvania)

Dallas High School is a public high school located in Dallas, Pennsylvania, United States. In 2016, enrollment was reported as 888 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.[3] The school employed 58 teachers.[4] Dallas High School is the sole high school operated by the Dallas School District.

Dallas High School
Map of school districts in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Address
2000 Conyngham Avenue

Dallas
,
Luzerne County
,
Pennsylvania
18612

United States
Coordinates41°20′27″N 75°57′05″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1961
School districtDallas School District
PrincipalGreg Riley (2019)
Faculty58 teachers (2015)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Number of pupils888 pupils (2016)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.6
Color(s)Blue and White   
Athletics conferencePIAA District 2
Wyoming Valley Conference
NicknameMountaineers
Websitehttps://sites.google.com/dsdhs.com/district

Dallas High School students may choose to attend the West Side Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Luzerne Intermediate Unit IU18 provides Dallas High School with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

The Dallas School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[5][6]

Athletics

The district funds:

Varsity

According to PIAA directory July 2016[7]

Dallas High School has won PIAA State Championships in football (1993), girls' cross country (2003, 2005, 2014), boys cross country (2015, 2016), girls' soccer (2007), and men's diving (2005, 2006). Dallas also has won many District 2 and Wyoming Valley Conference titles. A lacrosse team was also adopted for the 2009 season.

Scandals

In 2010, Dallas High School was the subject of a report by the Pennsylvania Auditor General. The report found that a former guidance counselor, John Wolensky, had misappropriated more than fifty thousand dollars in school funds. The Auditor General lays blame at the feet of superintendent Frank Galicki for lack of proper oversight. [8]

In 2012, man, a special education teacher at Dallas Middle School, resigned after he was found to have taken lewd photographs of special education students. Shuga was subsequently charged with invasion of privacy. [9]

Notable alumni

References
  1. U.S. News & World Report, Best High School USA rankings - Dallas High School data, 2016
  2. PDE, Dallas High School Fast Facts 2016, October 2016
  3. "Dallas High School Fast Facts 2015". Pennsylvania Department of Education. November 4, 2015.
  4. U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2016
  5. "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities". Pennsylvania Department of Education. 2013.
  6. Dallas School District Administration (2016). "Athletics 2016-17". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  7. "PIAA School Directory". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2016.
  8. https://www.paauditor.gov/Media/Default/Reports/invDallasSD102010.pdf
  9. "Police: Dallas teacher took lewd photos of special education students". 19 June 2012.
  10. "Biography, Lisa Baker". Pennsylvania State Senate. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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