Billy Ryan High School (Ryan or RHS) is a secondary school located in east Denton, Texas. It is the second high school of the Denton Independent School District. The original building for the school was built in 1991 and was followed with an expansions in 1994, 2006, and 2008/2009 that added technology and fine arts programs.
The current principal of the school is Vernon Reeves. The Associate Principal is Angela Ricks. Assistant Principals are Nicole May, Eldridge Moore, Francisca Ryan and Martin Brumit.
The school mascot is a Raider and the school colors are red, blue and white. Its crossdistrict rivals are Denton High School and Guyer High School and the schools compete annually in various events but most notably, the annual football game named "Battle of The Volt" against Denton High and the "Crosstown Showdown" against Guyer High. The Raiders play at the C. H. Collins Athletic Complex, which includes an artificial turf field, and hosts Denton ISD's three comprehensive high schools as well as the five middle schools. The school also contains a new black box theater, separate choir, band and orchestra halls, three gymnasiums, a library, lecture hall, and commons area used as a cafeteria and to host school events. The majority of Strickland Middle School, Navo Middle School, and a partial amount of students from Calhoun and Crownover Middle School students feed into Ryan High School.
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