Dover High School (Ohio)

Dover High School is a public high school in Dover, Ohio, United States, and is the only secondary school in the Dover City School District. Athletic teams compete as the Dover Crimson Tornadoes in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Dover High School
Address
520 N Walnut St

Dover
,
Ohio
44622

United States
Coordinates40.523472°N 81.48°W / 40.523472; -81.48
Information
Established1915 (1915)
SuperintendentKarie McCrate
CEEB code361975
PrincipalBrooke Grafe
Teaching staff40.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment766 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.15[1]
Color(s)Crimson and Gray    
SongDHS Alma Mater
Fight songCrimson Tornado, Dover Victory
Athletics conferenceIndependent and Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Team nameCrimson Tornadoes
RivalNew Philadelphia Quakers
NewspaperCrimsonian
Websitehttps://www.dovertornadoes.com/

History
1915 Dover High School building

Dover's first school house was constructed in 1827 in a forested area on the south side of 4th Street, near the cemetery. There was a separate segregated school on W. Front Street until 1917, at which time Dover's school system became fully integrated. The DHS Alma Mater was composed by L. H. Alexander.[2]

On May 17, 2018, the city of Dover broke ground for a new $46.2 million school building.[3] The new facility will be built on the site of the current high school on N. Walnut Street. The oldest portions of the school will be demolished, including the 1915 wing and the 1940 section.[3] A time capsule from 1915 contained in the old school cornerstone was recovered in 2019 and preserved for the new building.[4]

Athletics

Dover High School has a longstanding football rivalry with nearby New Philadelphia High School, having played 120 times since 1896. Dover fields eighteen varsity teams in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Dover High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. DHS. "DHS Alma Mater". Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  3. Baker, Jon. "Dover breaks ground for new $46.2 million high school". Times Reporter. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  4. Shaw, Courtney (18 September 2019). "Time capsule from 1915 discovered inside Dover High School cornerstone". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. "All-Time Association Press Poll Champions" (PDF). OHSAA. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball AAA". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  7. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.


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