Denver City High School is a public high school located in

Denver City, Texas Denver City is a city located in Gaines County and Yoakum County in the far western portion of the U.S. state of Texas, just a short distance from the New Mexico boundary. It is named for the petroleum company Denver Productions. The population ...

and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the Denver City Independent School District located in southern Yoakum County. In 2013, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

History

DCHS has been a Texas Education Agency Recognized Campus and was a United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School in 2007. They have excelled in football, basketball, golf, tennis, track, baseball, softball, and volleyball. The UIL Academic team has won two consecutive district championships and won the UIL region I championship in 2011. The school district is in the middle of a $600 million construction, of a new highschool. Where it will have a new bandhall, a new theater and new classroom for the teachers and students.

Athletics

Denver City High School participates in cross country, football, volleyball, basketball, powerlifting, golf, tennis, colorguard, track, baseball and softball.

State titles

*Football **1960(2A)

State finalists

*Boys Basketball **1953 (1A) *Volleyball **1972 (2A), 1973 (2A), 1976 (2A)

Band

*UIL Marching Band State Champions **1983 (3A), 1985 (3A), 1986 (3A), 1988 (3A), 1989 (3A)

Theater

*One Act Play UIL One Act Play Archives
**1971 (2A)

References

External links

Denver City Independent School District
Schools in Yoakum County, Texas Public high schools in Texas {{texas-high-school-stub