# The Dalles High School

The Dalles High School (TDHS), formerly The Dalles Wahtonka High School (TDW) is a public high school located in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It houses students from both The Dalles and the adjacent town of Mosier.

## History

In 2004, North Wasco County School Districts 9 and 12 combined to form one school district in The Dalles: SD 21 (this number being chosen as it is the sum of 9 and 12). School District 21 immediately combined Wahtonka High School and The Dalles High School into "The Dalles Wahtonka Union High School". Later the "Union" was dropped, shortening the name to "The Dalles Wahtonka High School".
In 2012, the Oregon State Board of Education adopted a rule to ban the use of Native American names and imagery for use in school mascots. As a result, The Dalles-Wahtonka High School changed its name to The Dalles High School, and its mascot from the Eagle-Indians to the Riverhawks, in April 2014. The 2014–2015 school year was the first year of The Dalles Riverhawks.

## Campus
### Main campus

The main campus has housed grades 9–12 since the 2009–2010 school year.

## Academics

The Dalles High School currently uses a Trimester system as opposed to the standard semester System. The Dalles hosts a number of required common academics courses as well as offering College Now courses with an agreement with Columbia Gorge Community College to earn college credit early. The Dalles High School also offers students Advanced Placement Courses as another means to earn accredited college credit prior to graduating High School.

### List of current Advanced Placement courses

source:
* US History
* European History
* World History
* US Government
* Literature
* Language and Composition
* Biology
* Art
In 2018, 85% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma.
The Dalles High School also offers six current career and technical education (C.T.E) programs and currently is in the process of adding a seventh for students to participate in.

### List of current CTE programs

* Woods/Construction
* Welding/Fabrication
* Automechanics
* Culinary
* Graphic Arts
* Computer Science/Information Technology
* Robotics

## Clubs

The Dalles High School has professional Robotics which competes in the VEX Robotics Competition.
| Club Name | Season | Accomplishments |
| Robotics | 2024-25 | 2025 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions. |
| Robotics | 2023-24 | 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Excellence Award, 2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Build Award. |
| Robotics | 2022-23 | 2023 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2023 Oregon State VEX Robotics Excellence Award |
| Robotics | 2021-22 | 2022 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions, 2022 VEX Robotics World Championship Opportunity Division Winner |
| Robotics | 2017-18 | 2018 Oregon State VEX Robotics Champions |

## Athletics

The Dalles High School currently fields 21 sports teams sponsored by OSAA.
| Sport Name | Season | League |
| Football | Fall | 4A-SD2 Special District 2 |
| Volleyball | Fall | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Boys Soccer | Fall | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Girls Soccer | Fall | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Boys Cross Country | Fall | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Girls Cross Country | Fall | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Boys Basketball | Winter | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Girls Basketball | Winter | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Boys Swimming | Winter | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1 |
| Girls Swimming | Winter | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1 |
| Boys Wrestling | Winter | 4A-SD4 Special District 4 |
| Girls Wrestling | Winter | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD3 Special District 3 |
| Cheerleading | Winter | 6A/5A/4A/3A/2A/1A-CMB Combined |
| Boys Track & Field | Spring | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Girls Track & Field | Spring | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Baseball | Spring | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Softball | Spring | 4A-2 Tri-Valley Conference |
| Boys Golf | Spring | 4A-SD1 Special District 1 |
| Girls Golf | Spring | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD1 Special District 1 |
| Boys Tennis | Spring | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4 |
| Girls Tennis | Spring | 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD4 Special District 4 |

### State championships

* Football: 1923, 1947

## Notable alumni

* John Callahan, Cartoonist
* H.L Davis, Novelist, Poet, and Pulitzer Prize winner.
* Greg Walden, Congressman
* John H. Dick, Basketball Player and Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
* Shemia Fagan, State Senator and Secretary of State of Oregon.