Davies High School

Judge Ronald N. Davies High School
View from the east entrance "Honor, Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence"
Location
Fargo, North Dakota USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	2011
Locale	7150 South 25th Street, Fargo, ND
Principal	Troy Cody
Faculty	92
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,186
Color(s)	Cardinal red and vegas gold
Mascot	The Eagles
District	Fargo Public Schools

Judge Ronald N. Davies High School, commonly referred to as Davies High School, is a public high school located in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It is managed by Fargo Public Schools, of which it is the fourth and newest high school. Davies High School serves grades 9 through 12. It is named after Ronald Davies, a former North Dakota based federal judge best known for ordering the integration of Little Rock Central High during the civil rights crisis of the 1960s.^[1][2]

History

Davies High School is an excellent example of community-driven endeavors, partnerships, and successful long-term planning efforts. It has its origins in the first-ever Community Dialogue, held in 2002. Several hundred members of the community voiced their preferences on how the district could better serve its families, in regard to class and building size, grade configurations, and proximity to schools. This charted a course for the Long Range Facility Plan (LRFP) in 2003, which included a district-wide configuration of grade K-5 elementary schools, grade 6-8 middle schools, and grade 9-12 high schools.

In 2004, a Transition Task Force made up of administrators, teachers, parents, and consultants began meeting for discussions and decisions relating to the new configuration. In the spring of 2005, updates were made to the LRFP to reflect the eventual construction of a third high school, and the board held a series of public meetings to discuss the LRFP and the impending school boundary changes coming in 2006.

In the fall of 2007, the board opened the naming process to all students, parents, and community members. It also held a public meeting to discuss and collect input on the early stages of planning for the new facility, and issued $43 million in bonds to fund the new high school. Five potential names were finalized for the new school: Lake Agassiz, Ronald Davies, Dakota, Great Plains, and Liberty. The name of Judge Ronald N. Davies – the federal district judge from Fargo whose decisions in Little Rock in 1957 opened the door for desegregation of the nation’s schools – was chosen for the building.

In the spring of 2008, the mascot and colors were chosen through both public and student input. The board also held a public meeting with citizens, and classroom meetings with middle school students, to gauge input on several transition plans for students into the new high school. In October of that year, the district held a formal groundbreaking ceremony with members of the Davies family, the district, and community. Construction lasted nearly three years. On August 21, 2011, amid several days of fanfare and public events, the new building opened to students and the community.^[3]

Athletics

Davies High School is a part of the North Dakota High School Activities Association. Varsity athletic programs for Davies were developed through identified Davies student populations in both South High School and South Campus II several years ago. Although they were housed at South High, Davies teams began competing independently using their new identity in 2009, with new teams emerging as they had sufficient participation numbers to stand alone.

The school's athletic mascot is the Eagles.

Davies High School offers baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, danceline, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, Team Managers, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.

Championships

• State Class 'A' boys' basketball: 2014
• State Class 'AAA' football: 2014

Activities and clubs

Clubs include AFJROTC, Art Club, Band, Choir, Chinese Club, DECA, Debate, Drama, Eagle Ambassadors, Environmental Club, FCA, FCCLA, Forensics, French Club, Gaming Club,^[4] German Club, Intramurals, Jazz Band, Key Club, Latin Club, National Honor Society, Newspaper (The Talon), Orchestra, Pep Band, Philanthropy and Youth, Prom Committee, Science Olympiad, Ski & Snowboard Club, Spanish Club, Speech, Student Congress, Student Council, Usher Corp, Vivace¢ and Yearbook.

References

External links

• Davies High School

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