Davie County High School


Davie County High School is a public high school in Mocksville, North Carolina, United States. Davie County High School is the sole traditional high school in the Davie County School System; it had an enrollment of 1,784 as of the 2013–2014 academic school year.

History

Davie County High School was built in 1956 on the outskirts of downtown Mocksville, the county seat. Initially called the Rebels, the school later faced controversy and was forced to change mascots. They are now known as the Davie County War Eagles.
Since 2000, the county population has expanded 8.2%, and there are ongoing debates that the school may be too crowded. Two school bond referenda were held, in 2003 and 2007, to provide money for a second new school in the eastern part of the county; however, each of the referenda were rejected by nearly 2-to-1 margins.
In 2014, voters approved the construction of one new high school.
The new high school is located on Farmington Road in north eastern Davie County. It was approved by a 53.76% to 46.24% margin.

Athletics

Davie County High offers the following sports:
Davie High's 2010 football team were the first football team in the school's history to make it to the North Carolina State 4-A Football Championship. Durham Hillside defeated Davie High by a score of 40–0 during the championship game.
In 2016, the Davie High School Cheerleaders came in 2nd at Nationals in their division and won the World Championships.

Music

In April 2016, the DCHS Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Mr. Andrew Jimeson, competed in and won the President's Cup, a national high school band competition hosted by the United States Army Band. Pieces played include "A Slavic Farewell", "Grant Them Eternal Rest", and "Virginia Scenes", the latter of which was written special for the 2016 Presidents Cup by James Kazik.
In November 2017, the Marching Band and Dancing Boots went to Chicago and marched in the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Notable alumni