Dover High School is a public

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Dover, Ohio Dover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 13,112 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately south of Cleveland, west of Pittsburgh, and northeast of the state capital of Col ...

, United States, and is the only secondary school in the Dover City School District. Athletic teams compete as the Dover Crimson Tornadoes in the

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as a member of the

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History

Dover's first school house was constructed in 1827 in a forested area on the south side of 4th Street, near the cemetery. There was a separate segregated school on W. Front Street until 1917, at which time Dover's school system became fully integrated. The DHS Alma Mater was composed by L. H. Alexander. On May 17, 2018, the city of Dover broke ground for a new $46.2 million school building. The new facility will be built on the site of the current high school on N. Walnut Street. The oldest portions of the school will be demolished, including the 1915 wing and the 1940 section. A

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from 1915 contained in the old school

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was recovered in 2019 and preserved for the new building.

Athletics

Dover High School has a longstanding football rivalry with nearby

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, having played 117 times since 1896. Dover currently leads the series 57–51–9. Dover fields eighteen varsity teams in the

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys Football – 1933, 1999 AP Poll Title * Boys

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– 1927, 1933 * Girls

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– 1995 * Girls

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– 2014

Notable alumni

* Hunter Armstrong, Olympic swimmer, Men's 4 × 100 Gold medal winner at

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* James R. Black, American actor and former professional football player *

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, Collegiate football coach. *

Perci Garner Percival Garner III (born December 13, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians in 2016. College career Perci was a three-sport athlete while attending Dover Hi ...

, Professional baseball player *

Ernie Godfrey Ernest R. Godfrey (April 19, 1892 – June 12, 1980) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. Godfrey was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1972. Godfrey was born in Dover, Ohio gradua ...

, Collegiate football coach. *

Monty Hunter Orie Montgomery Hunter III (born January 21, 1959) is a former American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals (NFL). He played college football at ...

, Professional football player * Frank "Doc" Kelker, Collegiate All-American football player. *

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, Collegiate basketball coach University of Tennessee (1962-77) *

Elliott Nugent Elliott Nugent (September 20, 1896 – August 9, 1980) was an American actor, playwright, writer, and film director. Biography Nugent was born in Dover, Ohio, the son of actor J.C. Nugent. He successfully made the transition from silent film ...

, Broadway actor, playwright, film director and writer. * Bob Peterson, director, screenwriter, animator, and voice actor for

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. Co-directed the Academy Award Winning movie " Up." * Trevor J. Rees, Collegiate football player and coach. *

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, politician, Democrat House of Representatives Ohio 18th District, January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 * Jennifer Lahmers, news anchor/tv personality/co-host of “Extra” with Billy Bush. *

Chris Penso Chris Penso (born April 28, 1982) is a referee who is active in Major League Soccer. Career Penso was raised in Dover, Ohio, and unsuccessfully ran for mayor of the city while studying accounting at Kent State University. He began refereeing ...

, Major League Soccer Referee * Wilbur Fox, Professional Basketball Player

References

External links

District Website
Dover, Ohio High schools in Tuscarawas County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio 1915 establishments in Ohio {{TuscarawasCountyOH-school-stub