Dunmore High School is the secondary education, public school for the borough of

Dunmore, Pennsylvania Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive anthracite coal, brick, stone, and silk interests had ...

. It is part of the Dunmore School District. Dunmore High School is located at 300 West Warren Street. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the 2017–2018 school year, Dunmore High School reported an enrollment of 728 pupils in grades 7 through 12. Dunmore High School is one of the three (Scranton, Old Forge, Dunmore) school districts in

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that does not include surrounding boroughs. In June 2014, Dunmore School Board closed the junior high school and consolidated the 7th and 8th grades into the high school building. The middle school functions separately from the high school.

Extracurriculars

Dunmore School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Athletics

The varsity football program was coached by Jack Henzes until he officially resigned in the spring of 2019. The Dunmore bucks are now lead by Kevin McHale. In 2007, the Dunmore Bucks traveled to

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to play against

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and the Jeanette Jayhawks for the PIAA Class AA State Title. However, they lost the game with a score of 49-21. Furthermore, the Dunmore Bucks returned to Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on December 14, 2012, to play for the PIAA State Title; however, this time the Bucks took on the Clariton Bears. Unfortunately, the Bucks lost with a final score of 20-0. In addition to its football program, Dunmore is also home to a girls basketball program, coached by Ben O'Brien. In 2011, the Lady Bucks traveled to the

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to play for the PIAA Class AA Girls Basketball Championship. The girls battled against Villa Maria Academy, but they were unsuccessful, losing the game with a score of 62-39. Student-athletes from Dunmore High School have accepted scholarships to many nationally ranked colleges and universities, including

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, Bryant University,

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and Temple University. Overall, Dunmore High School offers numerous varsity sports including: *

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*Boys

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*Girls Basketball * Football *Boys Cross Country *Girls Cross Country *

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*Boys Soccer *Girls Soccer *Boys

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*Girls Tennis *Boys

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*Girls Track *Girls Swim Team *Girls Volleyball *Football Cheerleading *Basketball Cheerleading *Dance Team *Silk Squad According to PIAA directory July 2015

Activities

Dunmore High School's student body is very active within the school and in the local community. In 2011, the ''Crimson Courier'', Dunmore High School's newspaper, was nationally recognized for its work on an ongoing piece, entitled "Made In America". The newspaper staff was briefly shown on

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in a segment featuring the push to buy American-made products. A more complete article with the students' work was published on ABC News' website. Overall, Dunmore High School has numerous organizations for its students to become involved with including: * Marching Band * Chorus * Show Choir * Spanish Club * French Club * Health Careers Club * Newspaper * Honor Society * Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club * Student Government * Service Club * Yearbook Staff * Computer Club * Mock Trial Team * Art Club * Drama Club (Crimson Company)

Alma mater

The following are the lyrics to Dunmore High School's Alma Mater: ''Dear Dunmore, thy honor is safe in the hands''
''Of thy sons and thy daughters so true.''
''Thy students and athletes fresh victories each year''
''Shall win for the Crimson and Blue.'' ''We will strive with our might''
''Thy fond name to exalt.''
''We will sacrifice self to thee aim,''
''And united in heart and in hand will achieve,''
''Only deeds that shall add to thy fame.''

Notable alumni

Carol Ann Drazba Carol Ann Elizabeth Drazba (December 11, 1943 – February 18, 1966) was one of the first two American nurses killed in the Vietnam War. She was from Dunmore, Pennsylvania and died in a helicopter crash. Biography Drazba was born in Waterbury ...

Vic Fangio Victor Mick Fangio (born August 22, 1958) is an American football coach who is the defensive consultant for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Fangio most recently served as the head coach of the Denver Broncos of the ...

* Mike Fanucci * Jeanne Marrazzo *

Joseph Minish Joseph George Minish (September 1, 1916 – November 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Born in Throop, Pennsylvania, Minish was t ...

Jim O'Hora James Joseph O’Hora (February 16, 1915 – August 5, 2005) was an American college football coach for over 30 years. Biography Early years O’Hora was born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. His father, Michael, was an immigrant from Ballina, County ...

Lou Palazzi Louis Joseph Palazzi (June 25, 1921 – January 7, 2007) was an American football player who later officiated from 1952 through 1981 as an umpire in the National Football League (NFL). Palazzi was the umpire in three Super Bowls, IV, VII and XI ...

* Paul W. Richards * John Francis Ropek * Tim Ruddy * Kenneth J. Smith *

Junior Walsh James Gerald "Junior" Walsh (March 7, 1919 – November 12, 1990) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1946, 1948–1951). Born in Newark, N ...

* Jim Halpert (fictional)

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Pennsylvania Educational institutions established in 1932 Schools in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1932 establishments in Pennsylvania