Lee County High School (Sanford, North Carolina)

Lee County High School
Lee County High School
Address
	1708 Nash Street; Sanford, North Carolina 27330; United States
Coordinates	35°28′00″N 79°08′53″W / 35.4666°N 79.1481°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1951 (73 years ago)
School district	Lee County Schools
CEEB code	343518
Principal	Betsy Bridges
Faculty	175
Teaching staff	95.55 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,508 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	15.78
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Blue and Vegas gold ;
Team name	Yellow Jackets
Yearbook	Sandprints
Website	lee.k12.nc.us/Page/27

Lee County High School is one of four high schools in Sanford, North Carolina, United States. The high school is located on 1708 Nash Street in Sanford and serves grades 9–12. The school mascot is the yellow jacket and the school's colors are blue and Vegas gold.

History

The school first opened under the name of Sanford Central High School in 1951. It was an all-white school. In 1966 the school was integrated. In 1977, the school's name was changed to "Lee County Senior High" and served grades 10–12. In the fall of 1992, Lee County Schools reorganized its grade configuration to elementary (K–5), middle school (6–8), and high school (9–12). For years Lee County High School was the only high school in Sanford/Lee County. As Lee County grew, Lee County High grew, enrolling over 2,700 students, making it one of the largest high schools in North Carolina. It was decided to build a new high school. In November 2003, ground was broken on Tramway Road in Sanford. On August 25, 2005, Southern Lee High School opened its doors. It served grades 9–11 to start, with the Class of 2007 being the first class to graduate, the next school year.

Since the opening of Southern Lee High School, it has become a major rival in sports. Other major rivals are Western Harnett High School and Apex High School.

School information

The school operates on a 4×4 block schedule (90 minute classes/30 minute lunch). The school district is mainly northern/central Lee County from The Deep River area, to the Carolina Trace area. The school recently went under renovations, bringing its abundance of over 50 year old buildings up to the modern standard.

Sports

Football
Tennis
Golf
Basketball
Baseball
Softball
Volleyball
Cross country
Wrestling
Gymnastics
Cheerleading
ROTC
Swimming
Soccer
Track & field
Marching band

Notable alumni

Britton Buchanan, singer-songwriter and musician^[2]
Ryan Solle, professional soccer player^[3]
Shareese Woods, track and field athlete

External links

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lee County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
^ Johansen, Brad. (July 13, 2018). 'Nothing has changed': Following new-found fame, Britton Buchanan returns to Sanford. WRAL.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.
^ Ryan Solle - Men's Soccer - Wake Forest. godeacs.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.

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[NCES-1] "Lee County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

[2] Johansen, Brad. (July 13, 2018). 'Nothing has changed': Following new-found fame, Britton Buchanan returns to Sanford. WRAL.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.

[3] Ryan Solle - Men's Soccer - Wake Forest. godeacs.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.

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