Davie County High School

Davie County High School (DCHS) is a public high school in Mocksville, North Carolina, United States. Davie County High School is the sole traditional high school in the Davie County School System; it had an enrollment of 1,784 as of the 2013–2014 academic school year.^[2]

Davie County High School
Address
180 War Eagle Drive Mocksville, North Carolina 27028 United States
Coordinates	35°52′23″N 80°33′10″W / 35.8731932°N 80.5528381°W / 35.8731932; -80.5528381Coordinates: 35°52′23″N 80°33′10″W / 35.8731932°N 80.5528381°W / 35.8731932; -80.5528381
Information
Type	Public
Established	1956 (67 years ago) (1956)
School district	Davie County Schools
CEEB code	342638
Principal	Michael E. Pruitt
Staff	106.30 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,759 (2018–19)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.55^[1]
Color(s)	Orange and black
Athletics conference	Central Piedmont Conference
Mascot	War Eagle
Website	davie.k12.nc.us/schools/davie-high/

History

Davie County High School was built in 1956 on the outskirts of downtown Mocksville, the county seat. Initially the school team name was the Rebels, the school later faced controversy and changed mascots. Davie County High's new team name became the War Eagles.

Since 2000, the county population has expanded 8.2%,^[3] and there were ongoing debates that the school might have been too crowded. Two school bond referendums were held, in 2003 and 2007, to provide money for a second new school in the eastern part of the county; however, each of the referendums were rejected by nearly 2-to-1 margins.^[4]

In 2014, voters approved the construction of one new high school.^[5] The new high school is located on Farmington Road in north eastern Davie County.^[6] It was approved by a 53.76% to 46.24% margin.^[7]

Athletics

Davie County High offers the following sports:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross country
• Golf
• Football
• Lacrosse
• Marching band
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Football

Davie High's 2010 football team were the first football team in the school's history to make it to the North Carolina State Championship. They lost to Durham Hillside by a score of 40–0 during the 4A championship game.^[8]

Cheerleading

In 2016, the Davie High School cheerleaders were North Carolina State Champions came in 2nd at Nationals in their division and won the World Championships.^{[citation needed]}

Wrestling

The Davie County wrestling team won the 4A dual team state championship in 1994 and 2006.^[9] They won the 4A individual wrestling state tournament championship in 1995.^[10] Head Coach Buddy Lowery, who was coach from 1976 to 2019, helped lead Davie's wrestling team to 913-136-2 record as head coach. Lowery was inducted into the Davie County and Salisbury-Rowan Halls of Fame, and the North Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.^[11]

Music

In April 2016, the DCHS Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Mr. Andrew Jimeson, competed in and won the President's Cup, a national high school band competition hosted by the United States Army Band. Pieces played include "A Slavic Farewell", "Grant Them Eternal Rest", and "Virginia Scenes", the latter of which was written special for the 2016 Presidents Cup by James Kazik.^[12]

In November 2017, the Marching Band and Dancing Boots went to Chicago and marched in the McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Notable alumni

• Andrew C. Brock, member of the North Carolina General Assembly
• Ted Budd, businessman and politician^[13]
• Caleb Martin, NBA player^[14]
• Cody Martin, NBA player^[15]
• Whit Merrifield, MLB player for the Kansas City Royals

References

1. "Davie County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
2. Davie County Schools Principal's Monthly Report, Month 1, 2013–14
3. "Mocksville, North Carolina". city-data.com.
4. Carolina Journal. "Carolina Journal Online: Covering news, politics, and policy in North Carolina | Davie County residents continue to say ‘no’ to new high school". carolinajournal.com.
5. "Unofficial results: Davie County high school bond passes". WXII12. 6 May 2014.
6. . davie.k12.nc.us. Archived from the original on 2013-03-08.
7. "Candidates' fate seemed aligned with bond". Winston-Salem Journal.
8. Travis Long (2010-12-11) . The News & Observer.
9. DT Wrestling State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
10. Individual Wrestling Tournament. NCHSAA. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
11. London, Mike. (June 15, 2019). HS wrestling: Davie Hall of Famer steps down after 43 seasons. Salisbury Post. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
12. "Davie High Wind Ensemble wins President's Cup".Davie County Enterprise Record. 21 April 2016.]
13. "Budd may have had 'rookie' advantage". Davie County Enterprise Record. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
14. Caleb Martin - Nevada Men's Basketball. nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
15. Cody Martin - Nevada Men's Basketball. nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

External links

 

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