{{Infobox school , name = Davidson High School , image = DHSlogo.jpg , caption = , address = 420 Government Road, Box 699 , city =

Davidson Davidson may refer to: * Davidson (name) * Clan Davidson, a Highland Scottish clan * Davidson Media Group * Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA * Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA * ...

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, postcode = S0G 1A0 , country = Canada , coordinates = {{coord, 51.2625, N, 105.992, W, region:CA-SK, display=inline,title , schooltype =

High school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

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Sun West School Division Located in west-central Saskatchewan, the Sun West School Division covers approximately 25,600 square kilometers. On its east side, the Division includes schools in Davidson and Kenaston, whose attendance areas include students on the east side ...

, founded = 1903 , principal = Joseph Mutakura , grades_label =

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, grades = K-12 , enrollment = 224 (in 2011) , language =

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, colours = Blue & White , team_name = Davidson Raiders , url = {{URL, http://www.davidson.sunwestsd.ca , lastupdate = December 0, 2011 Davidson School (formerly Davidson Elementary School & Davidson High School) is a Canadian

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, administered within the

(SWSD). The name of the school sports team is the Davidson Raiders.

History

The first school opened in Davidson in 1903. The teacher, Harry Ketcheson, was paid for secretarial and janitorial services in addition to teaching. While younger students had continual use of this building during this time, older students used a variety of locations until the Board of Trustees chose a permanent location. A two-story brick building was constructed in 1909 to provide room for all the students. By 1916, the older students had to return to using the original building to make room for the increasing student population. The brick school burned to the ground in December 1916, resulting in the younger students displacing the older students once again. Senior classes were held for a time in the Town Hall. In 1919, another school was constructed with room for K-6 on the first floor, and 7-12 on the second floor. It was built by Poole Construction, which is today known as PCL. It was probably designed by Regina architects Storey and Van Egmond. The student population peaked in the 1960s and 1970s at around 250 students. During this era, Davidson Raiders won multiple provincial championships in

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

and volleyball. Today, Davidson High has around 250 students from Grades K -12, with a teaching staff of 10.25 and a support staff of 6. Despite a reduced enrolment due to rural depopulation and lower birth rates, DHS offers a variety of extracurricular activities. Athletics includes

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volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...

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, and

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and

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clubs provide other optional activities. The year's events and activities are highlighted annually in the DHS

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. Davidson High students are noted for their high level of participation in sports and an aptitude for creative writing. The school also had developed a tradition for having an active outdoor education program.

External links

Davidson High School
High schools in Saskatchewan Educational institutions established in 1903 1903 establishments in the Northwest Territories