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Ladue Horton Watkins High School

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Ladue Horton Watkins High School is a public high school in Ladue, Missouri, United States, that is administered by the Ladue School District. Its namesake, Horton Watkins, was vice president of the International Shoe Company and died in 1949. The family of Horton Watkins donated the 28-acre (11 ha) tract of land on South Warson Road to the school for the high school site as a memorial.

Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Address
Map
1201 South Warson Road

Ladue, Missouri

United States
Coordinates38°38′22″N 90°23′48″W / 38.6394°N 90.3966°W / 38.6394; -90.3966
Information
TypeComprehensive public high school
Established1952
School districtLadue School District
PrincipalBrad Griffith
Teaching staff94.90 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,313 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.84[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)   Blue and white
Athletics conferenceSuburban Central Conference
NicknameRams
RivalsClayton High School
USNWR ranking166th (2013)
NewspaperPanorama
Feeder schoolsLadue Middle School
Websitelhwhs.ladueschools.net
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Demographics

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The racial/ethnic breakdown of the 1,271 students enrolled for the 2012–2013 school year was:

  • White - 63.6%
  • Black - 17.6%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander - 10.1%
  • Hispanic - 4.5%
  • Multiracial - 3.9%
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.3%

The male/female ratio for 2012-13 was:

  • Male - 48%
  • Female - 52%

In addition, 12.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

Activities

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For the 2011–12 school year, the school offered 26 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, dance team, field hockey, football, boys golf, girls lacrosse, orchestra, band and vocal music, scholar bowl, boys and girls soccer, girls softball, speech and debate, boys' and girls' swimming and diving, boys' and girls' tennis, boys and girls track and field, girls volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.[3] In addition to its MSHSAA activities, the school offers students an opportunity to participate in a variety of other school-sponsored clubs.

The Ladue Rams have won several state championships:[4] [5]

  • Football: 2018
  • Boys' golf: 1960, 1970
  • Scholar Bowl: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
  • Boys' swimming and diving: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
  • Girls swimming and diving: 1976, 2019
  • Boys tennis: 1962, 1985, 1995, 2022
  • Girls Tennis: 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2022
  • Boys track and field: 2003
  • Girls track and field: 2005, 2009
  • Boys Ice hockey: 1994, 2012 (Founder's Cup),[6] 2021 (Wickenheiser Cup)
  • Water Polo: 1973

In 2013 Ladue's Scholar Bowl team won the National Scholastics Championship.[7]

Student activities:

Notable alumni

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Main category: Ladue Horton Watkins High School alumni

References

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  1. ^ a b c "LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Ladue Horton Watkins High". ed.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  3. ^ LANIT Consulting. "::MSHSAA::Ladue Horton Watkins High School". mshsaa.org. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ^ MSHSAA: Championship Histories by Sport
  5. ^ "MSHSAA State Championships". Missouri State High School Activities Association. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Champions".
  7. ^ "Quizbowl Research Database".
  8. ^ "St. Louisan Todd Armstrong Starred in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS in 1963". December 19, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  9. ^ "Distinguished Alumni". Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
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