Dutchtown High School is a 5A school that was completed in 2003 in Geismar, an

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of Ascension Parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is within the Ascension Parish School Board. Dutchtown Middle and Bluff Middle Schools feed into Dutchtown High. The architecture is based on that of the old Dutchtown High, which was situated across the highway at the current Dutchtown Middle School. According to the Louisiana School Performance Scores/Letter Grades released by the Louisiana Department of Education, Dutchtown High School is an "A" school and is the #1 high-performing open-enrollment public high school in the state of Louisiana. In 2017, Dutchtown High School was named a 2017 World-Leading Learner and was invited to join the Global Learning Network (GLN), a community of educators from schools that develop, practice, and share innovative approaches to education. In the Fall of 2024, Prairieville High School opened to relieve a large portion of Dutchtown's enrollment.

Administration

Dutchtown High's administration is structured as follows: :Barry Whittington - Principal :Keragan McCready - Associate Principal (Freshman Academy) :Gina Rachal - Assistant Principal (Seniors) :Dr. Kabir Miller - Assistant Principal (Juniors) :Jennifer Bordelon - Assistant Principal (Sophomores) :Tara Trabeau - Assistant Principal (Freshmen)

Academics

Source: Dutchtown High School is a comprehensive public senior high school. DTHS has an Honors program, an Advanced Placement program, and a Dual Enrollment.

AP Courses Offered

AP English Language and Composition Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition, (also known as AP English Language, APENG, AP Lang, ELAP, AP English III, or APEL) colloquially known as Lang, is an American course and examination offered by the College Board as part ...

AP English Literature and Composition Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition (also known as Senior AP English, AP Lit, APENG, or AP English IV) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United State ...

* AP United States Government and Politics * AP European History *

AP United States History Advanced Placement (AP) United States History (also known as AP U.S. History, APUSH (), or AP U.S.) is a college-level course and examination offered by College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. Course The AP U.S. History course i ...

* AP Human Geography * AP World History *

AP Biology Advanced Placement (AP) Biology (also known as AP Bio) is an Advanced Placement biology course and exam offered by the College Board in the United States. For the 2012–2013 school year, the College Board unveiled a new curriculum with a greater ...

AP Chemistry Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry (also known as AP Chem) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate thei ...

* AP Environmental Science * AP Physics I * AP Physics II * AP Physics C * AP Art: 2D Design and Drawing * AP Art History * AP Computer Science A * AP Computer Science Principles * AP Seminar * AP Research * AP Music Theory *

AP African American Studies Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies (also known as APAAS, APAFAM, AP African, or AP Afro) is a college-level course and examination offered to high school students in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement ...

Dual Enrollment Courses Offered

* English IV - SELU ENGL 101/102 * Advanced Math (Pre-Calculus) & Trigonometry - SELU MATH 161/162 * Business Calculus - LSU MATH 1431 * African American History - LSU HIST 2061 * Psychology - SELU PSYC 101 * US History - LATECH HIST 201/202 * Western Civilization - LATECH HIST 101/102 * Intro to Engineering - LSU ENGR 1050 * Pre-Educator Pathway - SELU EDUC 202 * Introduction to Process Technology - RPCC PTEC 1010 * Plant Safety - RPCC PTEC 2030 * Political Science - SELU PS 201

Certifications Offered

IBC stands for Industry Board Certification * Membership to National FFA Organization (All Agriscience Courses) * Agritechnology IBC (Agriscience III) * EETC 4-Stroke Technician IBC (Ag Power Equipment) * Level 1 Carpentry IBC (Carpentry I) * HVAC Excellence Certification (HVAC Prereq) * Level 1 Electrician IBC (Electrical Level 1) * National CCMA Certification (Certified Medical Assistant) Additional Coursework Required * CPR Certification (Certified Patient Care Technician/Sports Medicine I) * Emergency Medical Responder License (Emergency Medical Responder) * EMT Licensure (Emergency Medical Technician)
National Customer Service Certification
(Customer Service/Principles of Marketing)
Micro-Enterprise Credential
(Entrepreneurship I/II) *

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(Intro to Business Computer Applications) *

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(Intro to Business Computer Applications/Principles of Business) * AP Capstone Diploma (AP Seminar & AP Research)
Fashion Design for Costume in Film
(Custom Sewing I/II)
ServSafe Food Handler
(Food Science I/ProStart I)
ServSafe Food Manager
(Food Science I/ProStart II) * Students Teaching and Reaching Certification (Pre-Educator Pathway)
CompTIA Security+
(Cybersecurity) * IT Fundamentals (Computer Electronics I)
CompTIA A+
(Computer Electronics II) * Fundamentals of Software Development Certification (Fundamentals of HTML, CSS, and Javascript) * Advanced Software Development Certification (Advanced Software Development) * 911 Dispatch Certification (Criminal Justice)
FAA Part 107 - Remote Pilot Certification
(Remote Controlled Vehicle Technology) * AutoDesk AutoCAD (Basic Tech Drafting) * AutoDesk Investor Certified User (CMAD Drafting)

Freshman Academy

The Freshman Academy at Dutchtown High School is divided into four teams - black, white, silver, and purple - and students are placed on a team that consists of the same english, math, science, and social studies teachers. Each week, each team selects a Student of the Week. On December 18, 2017, Dutchtown High opened a $12.8 million official Freshman Academy, which will serve over 600 freshmen.

Future Career Pathways

Trades

Associated Builders & Contractors, Pelican Chapter located on Highland Road offers trade training in: * Electrical * Millwright * Pipefitter * Welding BRCC offers an Automotive Internship HVAC/Remote Controlled Vehicle Technology-DRONES/PTEC classes are available through the career center.

Academies

Each of Ascension's east bank schools (Dutchtown, Prairieville, St. Amant, East Ascension) offer an "academy" program. Dutchtown houses the ProStart Culinary program. Prairieville houses the Criminal Justice program. St. Amant houses the Health program, and East Ascension houses the Information Technology program. Additionally, while Patient Care Technician, Clinical Medical Assistant, and CTE Medical Internship are taught at St. Amant, Emergency Medical Technician is taught at Dutchtown. Other Internships
Pre-Educator Pathway Public Information Officer Internship Yearbook Club (Publications) Allied Health Letterman's Jacket and Graduation Cords
The Allied Health Center students who have been active and remained in good standing in the program for three (3) consecutive years may purchase an academic letterman's jacket. Patches and caduceus inserts will be provided for senior level students.
Students who have been active and remained in good standing in the program for three (3) consecutive years will be rewarded with a graduation cord to be worn during graduation ceremonies.

Clubs and organizations

* 4H *Band *Cheer *Choir *Chess/ Game Club *Colorguard *Dungeons and Dragons *DECA * FBLA * FCCLA *

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(FCA) *Foreign Language Club *Griffin Girls *Rubik's Cube club *GSA * Interact Club *Jazz Band *Junior Class *Mentoring * Mu Alpha Theta * National Art Honor Society * National Honor Society *Newspaper * NJROTC *

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*Science Club *Speech and Debate *Spoken Word/Poetry Club *Sports Medicine *Student Council *Thespian Society *Yearbook *Youth & Government Club

Athletics

Dutchtown High athletics competes in the LHSAA. Sports offered: *Cross Country *Volleyball *Football *Swimming *Wrestling *Boys' Basketball *Girls' Basketball *Boys' Soccer *Girls' Soccer *Tennis *Gymnastics *Golf *Track & Field *Softball *Baseball *Bowling

Notable alumni

* Eddie Lacy (Class of 2009), former

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running back and former running back for the

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and Seattle Seahawks of the

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(NFL); 2013 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year;

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(2013) * Eric Reid (Class of 2010), former

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safety and former safety for the

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and the

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of the

(NFL);

(2013) * Landon Collins (Class of 2012), former

safety and former safety for the

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and the

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of the

(NFL); 3×

(2016–2018), First-team

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(2016) * Justin Reid (Class of 2015), former

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safety and current safety for the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...

of the

(NFL), 2x Super Bowl Champion * Lloyd Cushenberry (Class of 2016), former

center and current center for the

Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. They play the ...

of the

(NFL). * Dylan Sampson (Class of 2022), former college football running back for the Tennessee Volunteers and current running back for the

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of the

References

External links

Dutchtown High School on APSB websiteDutchtown High School on edline.net websiteAscension Parish School Board
{{authority control Public high schools in Louisiana Schools in Ascension Parish, Louisiana Educational institutions established in 2003 2003 establishments in Louisiana