Douglas High School (DHS) is a public
secondary 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 '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
in
Minden, Nevada
Minden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,001 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County and is adjacent to the town of Gardnerville. The Douglas campus of the Wes ...
, U.S., in the
Douglas County School District
Douglas County School District is a public school district in Douglas County, Georgia, U.S., based in Douglasville. It serves the communities of Austell, Douglasville, Lithia Springs, Villa Rica, and Winston, Georgia. The Douglas County Sch ...
. The school has existed at a number of locations during its history, including the site of the current
Carson Valley Middle School. It has been located on
Highway 88 in Minden since 1976.
In May 2014, the campus underwent a major remodel that lasted through the summer of 2015. The remodel reworked the entire front end of the school, adding a two-story Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) building to the front of the campus.
Notable alumni
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Krysta Palmer
Krysta Palmer (born June 13, 1992) is a diver from the United States.
College career
Palmer competed for the University of Nevada, Reno where she was named the school's top female student-athlete in 2015–16.
International career
Palmer qualif ...
- Olympic bronze medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Games
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Shawn Estes
Aaron Shawn Estes (born February 18, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
High school
Estes attended Douglas High School in Minden, Nevada. As a senior in 1991, he was named Gatorade's Nevada State Baseball Player of the Year and fin ...
- MLB pitcher (retired)
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Nicholas Furlong
Nicholas (Nicky)Furlong (born 1929 died 21 March 2022)Furlong, ''Fr John Murphy of Boolavogue 1753–1798'', p. vii. was an Irish farmer, journalist, author and historian from County Wexford.
Personal life
Nicholas Furlong was born in Wexford i ...
- songwriter and producer
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Jeff Nady
Jeffrey Wray Nicholas Nady (born February 15, 1990) is an American football tackle who is currently the offensive line coach for the University of South Dakota. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He pl ...
- NFL offensive lineman
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Glen Orbik
Glen Orbik (1963 – May 11, 2015) was an American illustrator known for his fully painted paperback and comic covers, often executed in a noir style.
In the 1970s, Orbik and his mother moved to Douglas County, Nevada. He is a 1981 graduate of ...
- artist and comics illustrator
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Eric Whitacre
Eric Edward Whitacre (born January2, 1970) is an American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music. In March2016, he was appointed as Los Angeles Master Chorale's first artist-in-residence at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. ...
- choral composer and conductor
References
External links
Douglas County School DistrictMusic Department WebsiteSports Information
Public high schools in Nevada
School buildings completed in 1975
Schools in Douglas County, Nevada
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