Co-curricular Activities and Athletics
The Daltonian is Dalton's official student newspaper and is published every 2–3 weeks by the High School. Middle and High School students also produce other publications, including the political journal Realpolitik, Blue Flag, Fine Arts, Shutterbug, the Dalton Paw, and The Tiger Wire.
The Dalton School is a part of the Ivy Preparatory School League in athletics. Some teams, such as varsity football (Dalton has the only varsity private high school football team in Manhattan), participate in different athletic conferences. Dalton offers 23 varsity teams (including a cheerleading squad) and nine junior varsity teams in the high school athletics program. The school colors were historically gold and blue, although they have been changed to white and blue (based on common misunderstanding). The school's mascot is the tiger.
Dalton also offers many programs in the arts, particularly the visual arts and music, dance, and theater, and students are encouraged to pursue their interests in addition to their academic curriculum. Carmino Ravosa has been Dalton's composer in residence for 21 years. At least two full-year arts credits are required for graduation, but many students take art for all four years.
Author and illustrator David Macaulay was Original Mind Scholar and Artist-In-Residence in the 2009-2010 school year, which has since been dubbed "The Year of the Sketchbook."
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