Durant High School is a public secondary school in Durant, Oklahoma, serving grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. The school is part of the Durant Independent School District. Durant's mascot is the Lion. The high school has approximately 850 students, making it one of the largest high schools in Southeastern Oklahoma.HistoryIn September 2016 about 200 students engaged in a walk-out to protest mold in the school building. The school district superintendent, Duane Merideth, stated that no mold is visible but that parts of the school are closed due to humidity issues.National recognitionDurant High School was one of six schools nationwide to earn the recognition as a "Great American High School" in 2002.During the summers, the campus has been a testing site for teachers achieving National Certification.AcademicsThe school offers numerous elective classes such as art, athletics, Theater, Debate, Band, agricultural education, German, Spanish and Choctaw languages (Durant is the capital of, and second-largest city in, the Choctaw Nation), forensics, psychology, various health and medical classes, keyboarding and computer applications, business technology, information technology, choir, business, Family & Consumer Sciences, career orientation, Journalism, and also Advanced placement for Chemistry, Biology, English, Math, and Physics.
