Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé High School is one of three high schools in Juneau, Alaska. It is one of two primary high schools for the Juneau School District. The other main high school, Thunder Mountain High School, is roughly the same size, but primarily serves students from the Mendenhall Valley. JDHS has undergone extensive renovations, most notably to its main hall. As of the 2018-2019 school year, Paula Casperson is the principal. The school's physical address is at 1639 Glacier Avenue, Juneau, AK 99801. However, its mailing address, along with the rest of Juneau School District, is 10004 Crazy Horse Dr. Juneau, AK 99801. In 2019, the school was renamed Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé High School to honor the original Tlingit heritage of Juneau. The school's name Yadaa.at Kalél, meaning “beautifully adorned face” in the Tlingit language, comes from the name of the mountain facing the school
Sports
JDHS's school sports teams are the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears. The teams' logo is a fiercely roaring bear. Some of the school's athletic accomplishments are back-to-back state baseball titles in 2002-2003, an 03-04 and 04-05 boys' cross-country state championship, 04-05 boys' swim & dive state championship, 04-05 and 09-10 softball state championship, 04-05 boys' track & field state championship, 05-06 girls' swim & dive state championship, and both the 05-06 and 07-08 football state championships. The JDHS soccer team was the runner-up at the state championship in the 05-06 season. In the '06 summer season, the tennis team enjoyed victory in Fairbanks in an Alaska-wide tournament. In 2008 the Bears baseball, softball, and boys' soccer programs all won state titles. In 2010 both baseball and boys' soccer won state championships, and the boys' soccer team repeated in 2011 for a second straight state championship. The women's basketball team beat Wasilla to become the state champions in 2010. JDHS women's basketball lost to Wasilla the next year, in 2011, in the state championship game. In 2016, the JDHS boys varsity beat Dimond High School for the state title. Girls Varsity Soccer won the state title for the 2017-2018 school year, and the JDHS Cross Country team won the state championship for the 2018-2019 season.
