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 United States Census 2020, 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Micropolitan statistical area, New Philadelphia–Dover ...

, 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 New Philadelphia High School, having played 120 times since 1896. Dover fields eighteen varsity teams in the

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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 *

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– 2025

Notable alumni

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, Olympic swimmer, Gold medal winner at the

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and

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* James R. Black, American actor and former professional football player * Paul Blair, ASCA 2008 Hall of Fame swim coach who founded and coached the Arkansas Dolphins Swim Club in Little Rock from 1979-2006, and advised three U.S. Olympic Teams. * Frank Ellwood, Collegiate football coach. * Perci Garner, Professional baseball player * Ernie Godfrey, Collegiate football coach. * Monty Hunter, 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. Life and career Nugent was born in Dover, Ohio, the son of actor J.C. Nugent. He attended Ohio State University. He successf ...

, 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 Trevor J. Rees (October 22, 1913 – January 2, 1999) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. Rees was born on October 22, 1913, in Dover, Ohio. He attended Dover High School (Dover, Ohio), Dover High School, ...

, Collegiate football player and coach. *

Zack Space Zachary Thompson Space (born January 27, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After serving in Congress, Space became a lobbyis ...

, 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 ...

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referee *

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, 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