Del Norte High School or DNHS, located in Crescent City,

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, is a public high school educating students from grades 9 through 12. It is the only regular public high school in

Del Norte County ), in California , seat_type = County seat , seat = Crescent City , parts_type = Largest city , parts = Crescent City , unit_pref = US , area_total_sq_mi = 1230 , area_land_sq_mi = 1006 , area_water_sq_mi = 223 , elevation_max_footnote ...

. In 2008 DNHS was accredited for six years (through 2014) by the

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. The current principal, as of 2021, is Alison Eckart, and the dean of students/athletic director is Robert Hadfield. In popular culture, Del Norte High School is the school attended by Laurel Sewell and her friends in the best-selling young adult novel,

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. Del Norte High School also became sister schools with another school in Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate, Japan. Del Norte High School obtained an art club and cosplay club in 2018 of the new school year. Del Norte High takes turns with Takata high school each year of traveling their students to Japan one year and Takata's students the next year. As of 2013, it was one of five schools in California offering classes in the

Yurok language Yurok (also Chillula, Mita, Pekwan, Rikwa, Sugon, Weitspek, Weitspekan) is an Algic language. It is the traditional language of the Yurok people of Del Norte County and Humboldt County on the far north coast of California, most of whom now spe ...

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Revival of nearly extinct Yurok language is a success story
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Tolowa language The Tolowa language (also called Chetco-Tolowa, or Siletz Dee-ni) is a member of the Pacific Coast subgroup of the Athabaskan language family. Together with three other closely related languages (Lower Rogue River Athabaskan, Upper Rogue River ...

classes have been taught "for many years."

Notable alumni

Eunice Bommelyn Eunice Xash-wee-tes-na Henry Bommelyn (February 6, 1927 – April 23, 2012) was an American Tolowa cultural advocate, Tolowa language proponent, and tribal historian. Bommelyn was the last living person to speak Tolowa as a native first language; ...

, Class of 1947,

proponent,

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cultural advocate and historian for the

Smith River Rancheria The Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, previously known as Smith River Rancheria, is a federally recognized tribe of Tolowa people in Del Norte County, California.Buck Pierce Buck James Pierce (born November 15, 1981) is the offensive coordinator of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and a retired professional quarterback who played nine seasons for the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. H ...

, Class of 2000, professional football player (

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) *

Cody Hoffman Cody Taylor Hoffman (born March 13, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He signed as an un-drafted free agent with the Washington Redskins in 2014. He played college football at BYU. Following the 2012 season, he was recognize ...

, Class of 2009, American Football Player

References

External links

Del Norte High School website
{{authority control Public high schools in California Crescent City, California Education in Del Norte County, California 1898 establishments in California