Del City High School is the only public high school located in
Del City, Oklahoma, U.S., and one of three high schools in the
Mid-Del School District
The Mid-Del School District is a school district based in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. It serves all of Midwest City and Del City, as well as a portion of Oklahoma City. As of 2007, the school district served more than 14,500 K-12 studen ...
. The school opened in 1953.
According to GreatSchools.org, the high school is rated above
Midwest City High School
Midwest City High School is one of two high schools in Midwest City, Oklahoma, United States. The school is part of the Mid-Del School District, and serves more than 1,600 students. and below
Carl Albert High School, the other two high schools in the district.
The school serves approximately 1,254 students.
About a third of graduating students attend a four-year college.
[Del City School Profile](_blank)
(accessed May 10, 2010).
History
Del City High School opened in 1953 and graduated its first class soon after.
Curriculum
The curriculum taught at Del City High is governed by state-mandated requirements for graduation. Subjects taught are physical education, Spanish, French, biology, chemistry, physics, business, general education, social studies, English, mathematics, career and technology, and the fine arts.
To graduate, students must take a total of 27 classes. Students take four classes each of language arts, mathematics, and social studies. They are required to take three science classes, two fine arts classes, two foreign language or computer technology classes and a physical education class.
Sports
Del City High School students participate in baseball, cross country, softball, track, basketball, American football, swimming, volleyball, golf, soccer, tennis, marching band, colorguard and wrestling.
Basketball
The boys' team won the 1980 5A State Championship 49–34 against Lawton Eisenhower.
In 2009, the girls' basketball team made its fourth appearance in the 6A State Tournament going on to win the 6A State Championship for their first ever State Championship.
In 2021 boys basketball won the 6A state championship
American football
The Del City Eagles have won one championship beating Putman City West 27–13 in 1976.
On September 4, 2009, Del City Eagles beat their Sooner Road rivals, The Midwest City Bombers, for the first time since 2002 with a final score of 27–15. Del City, then coached by former Washington Redskin Leo Presley, defeated Midwest City in the first-ever rivalry match-up between the two teams.
Extra-curricular activities
Student Council
Del City Student Council is responsible for a number of activities with the school and community. It is an active member of the
Oklahoma Association of Student Councils
Oklahoma Association of Student Councils (OASC) is an educational, not-for-profit organization which organizes state student councils. Its mission is to provide educational leadership training and opportunities for students and sponsors of member ...
and
National Association of Student Councils
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and attends the former's state convention and two District 9 workshops yearly and the annual Trey Leadership Conference.
The council hosts WILD Week (Willing Individuals Leading with Determination)
It was named the Oklahoma Association of Student Council State Secretary for 2014 and hosted the Oklahoma Association of Student Councils 74th State Conference on November 8–10, 2014.
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society honors those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service and character.
Band
The Del City High School Band program consists of the Pride of Del City marching band, concert band, two jazz bands, drumline, winterguard and an athletic pep band. The band is active in the community and the state, doing over 50 performances throughout the school year. There are two full jazz bands. The Advanced Jazz Band was 2013 and 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 OSSAA state champions.
Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
The Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps teaches cadets basic military skills, military history, leadership skills and techniques, and discipline.
Del City High School's unit, called Eagle Company, was created in fall 1994.
[ It is a multi-disciplinary curriculum encompassing leadership, citizenship, health, study skills, history, meteorology, astronomy, oceanography, navigation, current events, military drill, physical fitness and fun. In addition to the academics, students are given opportunities to assume various responsibilities within the unit as squad or platoon leaders. The unit hosts four drill teams, a color (honor) guard, marksmanship, athletic and academic teams. The academic teams have consistently been ranked in the top fifty of the US, competing against over 3,000 NJROTC teams nationwide. The color guards have appeared around the state at numerous civic and military functions.][ The cadets perform at community service functions and fund raisers, and were awarded the Volunteer Organization of the Year award by the American Red Cross, the Distinguished Unit award, and Unit Achievement awards by the Navy. The cadets have raised thousands of dollars for the Special Olympics, provided holiday meals to the less fortunate, and provided monetary and physical assistance to disaster (tornado/flooding) victims.][
]
Notable alumni
* Nick Blackburn, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins.
*Clark Jolley
Clark Jolley is an American Republican politician. He is a former Oklahoma State Senator, Oklahoma Secretary of Finance, Administration and Information Technology, and the former chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Early life and career
B ...
(1988) Oklahoma State Senator.
*Scott Inman
Scott Inman (born October 2, 1978) is an American attorney, banker, and former Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the Minority Leader
and Representative of State House D ...
(1997) Oklahoma House of Representatives, leader designate of the minority party of the Oklahoma House of Representatives effective 2010.
*Bob Kalsu
James Robert Kalsu (April 13, 1945 – July 21, 1970) was an American football player who was an All-American tackle at the University of Oklahoma and an eighth-round selection in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills of the American F ...
(1963), All-American tackle at the University of Oklahoma
, mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State"
, type = Public research university
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, endowment = $2.7billion (2021)
, pr ...
, drafted by the Buffalo Bills; Robert Kalsu Stadium is named in his honor.
* Steve Russell (1981), retired army lieutenant colonel and author of the book ''We Got Him! A Memoir of the Hunt and Capture of Saddam Hussein''. A former Oklahoma State Senator and US House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district
Oklahoma's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It borders all of the other congressional districts in the state except the 1st district. It is densely populated and covers almost all of Oklahom ...
.
* Josh Scobey (1997) NFL player, is currently playing for Las Vegas Locomotives
The Las Vegas Locomotives (called the Locos for short) were a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada that played in the United Football League. The team played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium, home field for the Unive ...
football team.
* John Smith (1983), Olympic freestyle wrestler
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...
, 2-time NCAA champion, 4-time World champion
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
, 2-time Olympic champion, current head wrestling coach at Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
.
* Pat Smith (1989), first four-time NCAA Division I wrestling
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and ...
champion.
References
External links
Official website
Official Del City High Sports network
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Public high schools in Oklahoma
Schools in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Del City, Oklahoma
Education in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma