Lafayette High School (Wildwood)
| Lafayette High School | |
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| Location | |
 Wildwood, MO, United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public School |
| Established | 1960 |
| Principal | John Shaughnessy |
| Assistant Principals | Nisha Patel (Associate Principal) Mandy Lewis (9th grade) Dr. Kirti Mehrotra (10th grade) Matt Dieckhaus (11th grade) Dr. Tim Jones (12th grade) Steve Berry (Activities Director) |
| Grades | 9th - 12th |
| Number of students | 2,049 |
| School Color(s) | Black, White, & Gold |
| Athletics | Lafayette Lancers/Lafayette Lady Lancers |
| Mascot | Louie the Lancer |
| Newspaper | 'The Image' |
| Yearbook | 'The Legend' |
| Website | http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/lafayette |
Lafayette High School, located in Wildwood, Missouri, United States is a secondary school in the Rockwood School District.
Lafayette High School opened September 7, 1960,[1] in one small building in Ellisville.[2] To handle the growing student body, the school moved in 1989 to Wildwood.[3] The old school site became Crestview Middle School.
Lafayette's colors are black and white, often accented with gold.
The largest of LHS' extra-curricular activities is Key Club. Others include Student Council, National Honor Society, Latin Club, Spanish Club, French Club (Le Cercle Français), German Club, JROTC, Mu Alpha Theta, Film Appreciation Society, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Photography Club, C-520, OSEP, Robotics, Computer Club, Earth Club, FBLA, Scholar Quiz Bowl, Black Student Union, Speech and Debate, Diversity Alliance, FCCLA, Anime Club, Science Olympiad, Table Tennis Club, and LFA.
The school's marching band, the Lafayette Lancer Regiment, often plays at all home football games, in the Lafayette Homecoming Parade, and hosts its own competition, Contest of Champions. The band consistently places well in the Greater St. Louis Marching Band competition at the Edward Jones Dome, winning its division in 2006, placing first in the Blue Division in 2007 and 2008, and taking first place in the Red Division in 2009, and placing first in their division in 2010.[citation needed]
The monthly student newspaper, The Image, has run since 1965.[4] The school's print yearbook, The Legend, is in its 48th year of publication. Since 2006, the staff has included a DVD supplement, which was named a National Pacemaker Finalist for Interactive Yearbook in its first year.[5] Its 2007 DVD received a National Pacemaker Award on April 19, 2008.[6]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Robert Archibald: second-round 2002 NBA Draft pick of the Memphis Grizzlies[7]
- David Freese: St. Louis Cardinals 3rd baseman, 2011 World Series MVP.
- Todd Gampp: Assistant Attorney General of Missouri
- Ryan Howard: Philadelphia Phillies 1st baseman, 2005 NL Rookie of the Year, 2006 NL MVP[8]
- Brett Knowles: President of Program Development; ESPN Radio
- Kelly Stables: actress, The Ring Two[9]
- Pete Murano: Musician, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- Robert Morris: (Robert Dunkley, Ph.D.) Assistant Professor The University of Northern Colorado, VP Lafayette Senior Class 1972, one of the 101 Most Dangerous Professors in America portrayed in David Horowitz book.
[edit] References
Robert Morris (Robert Dunkley, Ph.D.) Assistant Professor The University of Northern Colorado, VP Lafayette Senior Class 1972, one of the 101 Most Dangerous Professors in America portrayed in David Horowitz book.
[edit] External links
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