Dunwoody High School
5035 Vermack Road
Dunwoody, Georgia 30338
Phone: (770) 394-4442 (770) 394-4442
FAX: (770) 394-2574
Principal Dr. Kevin Harris Grades 9th - 12th Enrollment 1605 Board Member Jim Redovian Websites
http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~dunwoody/ http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/high/dunwoody/ Dunwoody High School Sports
OVERVIEW
Dunwoody High School is a comprehensive public senior high school, which was built in 1971. Dunwoody's twenty-eight acre campus is located in suburban north DeKalb County.
Dunwoody High School students consistently score higher than the local, state, and national averages on the SAT and Georgia High School Graduation tests. Dunwoody High School offers students the opportunity to participate in numerous athletic and extracurricular activities.
The faculty includes 80 certified staff members, seventy-five percent having advanced degrees, including a full-time writing specialist. The faculty is led by an Elective Leadership Team made up of the administrators plus faculty/staff members who are elected to serve for one school year and assist the administration in decision making. Modified block scheduling, interdisciplinary team teaching, three academies in the National Academy Foundation, and inclusion classes of regular and special education students replace the traditional high school schedule.
SCHOOL GOALS
Dunwoody High School Mission Statement: We will educate the young men and women who pass through these doors as lifelong learners, efficient workers and productive citizens, appreciative and tolerant of diversity in a rapidly changing society. We promise a safe, orderly, structured and supportive environment wherein we shall recognize, accept and adapt to individual needs and differences. Finally, we shall promote among our students a sense of community, of service, and of harmony, which they will take with them into their future - the future of our nation.
UNIQUE ASSETS
Academy of Travel and Tourism is a two-year program established by the National Academy Foundation and the Georgia Hospitality and Travel Association to teach students about the travel industry and to give work experiences in preparation for entering the workforce or the pursuit of higher education. Academy of Finance is a two-year program in which students gain specialized preparation in the field of finance while completing their normal course curriculum. Each student in the Academy of Finance is issued a laptop computer to use during the program. Academy of Information Technology is a tenth - twelfth grade curriculum designed to launch young people into real career paths. Students learn study skills, portfolio preparation, web page construction using html and FrontPage, networking, and computer repair. The Cisco Networking Academy is a part of the Academy of Information Technology. Students learn to program routers and switches according to industry standards, while preparing for Cisco Certified Networking Associate certification.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
The Air Force Junior ROTC program was established at DHS in 1994. Since its inception the unit has won six National Championships in drill and color guard, has been awarded Honor Unit/Commanders Unit every time eligible, and has been named Best New School. Cadets have been offered approximately six million dollars in scholarship money. Nine cadets have received appointments to military academies. In the Air Force Academy graduating class of May 2002, one DHS cadet was class president and another graduated number thirteen out of a class of 948 cadets. Numerous writing awards at state and national levels, including PTA State Reflections winners, state and regional winner of Free Enterprise Contest, winners of the Georgia Writers' Creative Competition, Georgia Literary Meet, and Kaplan/Newsweek Essay Contest. Model United Nations - State Best Delegation winner, participant in National Model United Nations in New York with top 50 teams in the nation; WSB High Q first round winner; AUK teams ranked 5th and 6th in state; Academic Decathlon participant; sponsor of state annual JV Scholars Bowl Tournament. Recognition on the American Mathematics Competition qualifying for the American Invitational Math Exam. Orchestra received superior ratings at both the District IV GMEA Orchestra Festival and the Festival of Champions in Panama City, Florida. Regional championships in tennis, cross country, boys' soccer, golf, basketball, baseball, and girls' track. State championships in football, boys' basketball, and girls' fast pitch softball.
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