Lampasas High School or LHS is a public high school located in the city of Lampasas, Texas, United States and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Lampasas Independent School District located in south central Lampasas County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
| Lampasas High School | |
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| Address | |
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2716 South Highway 281 , 76550-3142 | |
| Coordinates | 31°02′22″N 98°11′10″W / 31.039348°N 98.186125°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| School district | Lampasas Independent School District |
| Principal | Joey McQueen |
| Teaching staff | 70.52 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 995 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.11[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue & White |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAA |
| Mascot | Badger |
| Yearbook | The Badger |
| Website | Lampasas High School |
Fine Arts
editLampasas High School has found great success in their Fine Arts Department. Students can participate in UIL (One-Act Play), Band, Art, and Dance.
In 2013, the Lampasas Speech and Debate Team received the award of top Speech Team in the state, conference AAA. The members earning points towards the championship were Emily Kleinburg, earning 9 points through her 3rd-place finish in Lincoln Douglas Debate as well as 8 points through her fourth-place finish in Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking. Also with Brenden Dimmig, and his second-place finish in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking earning 12 points. Finally, the team of Brenden Dimmig and Tiffani Walthrop, with their second-place finish in the Cross examination debate tournament earning 16 points. [3]
Athletics
editThe Lampasas Badgers compete in these sports - [4]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Powerlifting
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
State titles
editState Finalist
edit- Girls Golf
- 2011(3A)
- Tennis
- 2011(3A)
Notable alumni
edit- Johnny Lam Jones - Olympic Gold Medalist sprinter and former University of Texas star and the number two overall selection in the NFL Draft was a 1976 graduate of Lampasas.
- Keith Null - Former St. Louis Rams Quarterback was a 2003 graduate of Lampasas High School.
- Al Witcher - African American; football player
References
edit- ^ a b c "LAMPASAS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
- ^ UIL Speech Results 2013
- ^ The Athletics Department
- ^ UIL Girls Golf Archives Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine