|
Principal |
Stacy Stepney |
|
Grades |
9th - 12th |
|
Enrollment |
1220 |
|
Board Member |
Brad
Bryant |
Websites
OVERVIEW
Dunwoody High School is a comprehensive public senior high school,
which was built in 1971. Dunwoody’s twenty-eight acre campus is located
in suburban north DeKalb County.
Dunwoody High School students consistently score higher than the local,
state, and national averages on the SAT and Georgia High School Graduation
tests. Dunwoody High School offers students the opportunity to participate
in numerous athletic and extracurricular activities.
The faculty includes 80 certified staff members, seventy-five percent
having advanced degrees, including a full-time writing specialist. The
faculty is led by an Elective Leadership Team made up of the
administrators plus faculty/staff members who are elected to serve for one
school year and assist the administration in decision making. Modified
block scheduling, interdisciplinary team teaching, three academies in the
National Academy Foundation, and inclusion classes of regular and special
education students replace the traditional high school schedule.
SCHOOL GOALS
Dunwoody High School Mission Statement: We will educate the young men
and women who pass through these doors as lifelong learners, efficient
workers and productive citizens, appreciative and tolerant of diversity in
a rapidly changing society. We promise a safe, orderly, structured and
supportive environment wherein we shall recognize, accept and adapt to
individual needs and differences. Finally, we shall promote among our
students a sense of community, of service, and of harmony, which they will
take with them into their future – the future of our nation.
UNIQUE ASSETS
Academy of Travel and Tourism is a two-year program established by the
National Academy Foundation and the Georgia Hospitality and Travel
Association to teach students about the travel industry and to give work
experiences in preparation for entering the workforce or the pursuit of
higher education. Academy of Finance is a two-year program in which
students gain specialized preparation in the field of finance while
completing their normal course curriculum. Each student in the Academy of
Finance is issued a laptop computer to use during the program. Academy of
Information Technology is a tenth - twelfth grade curriculum designed to
launch young people into real career paths. Students learn study skills,
portfolio preparation, web page construction using html and FrontPage,
networking, and computer repair. The Cisco Networking Academy is a part of
the Academy of Information Technology. Students learn to program routers
and switches according to industry standards, while preparing for Cisco
Certified Networking Associate certification.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
The Air Force Junior ROTC program was established at DHS in 1994. Since
its inception the unit has won six National Championships in drill and
color guard, has been awarded Honor Unit/Commanders Unit every time
eligible, and has been named Best New School. Cadets have been offered
approximately six million dollars in scholarship money. Nine cadets have
received appointments to military academies. In the Air Force Academy
graduating class of May 2002, one DHS cadet was class president and
another graduated number thirteen out of a class of 948 cadets. Numerous
writing awards at state and national levels, including PTA State
Reflections winners, state and regional winner of Free Enterprise Contest,
winners of the Georgia Writers' Creative Competition, Georgia Literary
Meet, and Kaplan/Newsweek Essay Contest. Model United Nations – State
Best Delegation winner, participant in National Model United Nations in
New York with top 50 teams in the nation; WSB High Q first round winner;
AUK teams ranked 5th and 6th in state; Academic Decathlon participant;
sponsor of state annual JV Scholars Bowl Tournament. Recognition on the
American Mathematics Competition qualifying for the American Invitational
Math Exam. Orchestra received superior ratings at both the District IV
GMEA Orchestra Festival and the Festival of Champions in Panama City,
Florida. Regional championships in tennis, cross country, boys' soccer,
golf, basketball, baseball, and girls’ track. State championships in
football, boys' basketball, and girls' fast pitch softball.
