Devils Lake High School is a
public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...
high school located in
Devils Lake, North Dakota
Devils Lake is a city in Ramsey County, North Dakota, Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Ramsey County. The population was 7,192 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is named after the nearby body o ...
. It is part of the
Devils Lake Public Schools
Devils Lake Public School District 1, also known as Devils Lake Public Schools, is a school district serving Devils Lake, North Dakota.
In Ramsey County the district serves Devils Lake and Crary. It also includes a section of Benson County.
...
system. The athletic teams are known as the Firebirds. The principal is Ryan Hanson. DLHS is the home of the best esports team in the state. The team is led by its captain, Mr.Apples24
The district serves Devils Lake and
Crary.
North Dakota School for the Deaf
The North Dakota School for the Deaf (NDSD) is a state-funded residential school located in Devils Lake, North Dakota that provides services to meet the educational needs of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. NDSD is under the direction, c ...
has sign language teachers teach
American Sign Language
American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States of America and most of Anglophone Canadians, Anglophone Canada. ASL is a complete and organized visual lang ...
at Devils Lake High. Students in grades 9-12 living at the NDSD are sent to Devils Lake High.
History
NDSD ended its direct high school classes in 2012, paving the way for NDSD high school boarders to be sent to Devils Lake High.
Dress code
In 2014, the school dress code was adjusted, prohibiting tight blue jeans, leggings, and jeggings.
Athletics
The high school received national attention in 2002 over its controversial nickname, the Satans.
Several parents refused to send their children to the school due to this nickname. In 2003, a poll was conducted of the school's students to pick a new, less controversial nickname. The winning name was the Blaze but the school board, thinking it was a drug reference, rejected it and chose the Firebirds.
Championships
*
State Class 'A' boys' basketball: 1925
*
State Class 'A' girls' basketball: 1981, 1984, 1987
References
External links
*
Public high schools in North Dakota
North Dakota High School Activities Association (Class A)
North Dakota High School Activities Association (Class AA Football)
Schools in Ramsey County, North Dakota
{{NorthDakota-school-stub