- Thomas B. Doherty High School
Infobox School
name = Thomas B. Doherty High School
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established = 1976
type = Public school
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district = Colorado Springs 11
grades = Grades 9-12
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principal = Dennis Vigil
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enrollment = 2147 students
athletics = 5A CHSAA
conference = Colorado Springs Metro
colors = blue and green color box|bluecolor box|green
mascot = Spartan
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location = 4515 Barnes Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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website = http://www.d11.org/doherty/Thomas B. Doherty High School (DHS) is the newest
high school in District 11 inColorado Springs, Colorado , serving northeast Colorado Springs. The schools that feed into Doherty include Jenkins, Russell and Sabin middle schools.The school's colors are blue, green, and silver and the mascot is the Spartan.
Former principal, Dr. Jill Martin was named the 2007
MetLife /National Association of Secondary School Principals National High School Principal of the Year.pike Shooter incident
In February 2007, the school gained national media attention when several students became ill after drinking
Spike Shooter , anenergy drink . As a result of the illnesses, which included two students being sent to the emergency room, the school banned Spike Shooter, and 2247-Eleven stores in Colorado pulled the drink from store shelves. [http://www.kktv.com/news/headlines/5964256.html]Athletics
Doherty High School is home to two gyms, two practice football fields, one soccer field, one baseball field, one softball field, a swimming pool, and a wrestling room. Doherty plays its Varsity and JV homes games for football, Varsity men's and women soccer at Gary Berry Stadium located near
Wasson High School . Doherty has athletic programs in: [http://www.d11.org/doherty/sports/sports.htm]
* Baseball
* Men's and Women's Basketball
* Men's and Women's Cross Country
* Football
* Men's and Women's Golf
* Gymnastics
* Ice Hockey
* Men's and Women's Soccer
* Softball
* Men's and Women's Tennis
* Wrestling
* Men's and Women's Track and Field
* Men's and Women's Swimming
* VolleyballReferences
External links
*http://www.d11.org/doherty/
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