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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1951 |
| Principal | Dr. Ronald Helms |
| Number of students | 1,929 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Flyers |
| Newspaper | Pilot |
| Yearbook | Spirit |
| Website | [1] |
Lindbergh High School is the high school of the Lindbergh School District and is located at 4900 South Lindbergh Boulevard in St. Louis County, Missouri. Each year the high school graduates over 420 students. The school district encompasses Crestwood, Sunset Hills, Concord, and parts of Fenton, Webster Groves, Kirkwood, Affton, and other surrounding localities in St. Louis County.
Enrollment
The school currently has 1,938 students enrolled.[citation needed]
History
The school district was founded in 1949 but the first schools appeared in the district as far back as 1939. The high school was originally named Grandview. Its mascot was the Griffin and the school colors were maroon and gold. During the high school's first academic year in 1950-51, classes were held in the basement and boiler room of the district's Sappington School elementary building. Construction began on the new high school in 1951, and classes began at the site in September of that year, even though the building was still under construction.
The school district decided that the name Grandview sounded too much like a rest home, so in April 1952, the school was renamed Lindbergh, after world-acclaimed pilot Charles Lindbergh. Its students became the Flyers and the school colors became green and gold. The mascot later became Lindbird, sporting a chicken or eagle-like costume. In the fall of 2007, the Lindbird sported a new look: A black eagle, sporting a flight jacket, aviation cap and aviation goggles, as part of The Green Team, a student spirit organization known for its rowdy antics. In 1957 the district also adopted the name, becoming the Lindbergh School District. Several new school buildings were created over the following years, several of which later closed as a result of a declining student population.
Lindbergh High School became the largest high school in the state of Missouri during the 1970s, enrolling over 4,200 students. Over the past three decades, the district's population waned (and aged, leading to childless senior citizens), causing the student body to drop significantly over the years. Lindbergh was the first school in Missouri to offer the International Baccalaureate program. In 1995 the school received $25 million dollars for construction and improved facilities through the approval of bond measure, Proposition R. In 2000 and 2003 similar propositions were passed, giving the school additional revenues for improvements of infrastructure and facilities.[1]
Student Organizations
Lindbergh Liberal Union (Students for Obama), Young Republicans, National Honors Society, Mock Trial, DECA, Pilot, JET 98 News, Thespian Society, Green Team, Youth in Government, Key Club, RAD, Missourians for secession
JET 98 News, the school's closed circuit news show that airs every Friday, has produced videos that have won awards at many national conventions.
Missourians for secession is a student organization that is comprised of students who attend Lindbergh High School and many people who do not. Missourians For Secession is an amateur political action committee which works for radical political reforms (Representation Reform, Economic Reform, Social Justice, Foreign Policy, and Secession Movements). Students participated in electioneering at local polling places on November 4th, 2008.
Lindbergh Liberal Union (Students for Obama) and Young Republicans are two school sponsored partisan political clubs who hold debates each year. They both actively campaigned in the 2008 presidential election.
Sports
Coed Cheerleading (State Ranked Co-ed cheerleading team) Chess Club, Wrestling, Football, Soccer, Cross Country, Softball, Flyerettes (nationally ranked pom-pon dance team), Diving, Water Polo, Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming, Baseball, Boys Golf, Girls Golf Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Volleyball, Girls Volleyball, Lacrosse Club, Hockey Club, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis, The Spirit of Saint Louis Marching Band
State Championships
1994 Class 4A Soccer
Recognition and Awards
- In 2005 the school was ranked #925 in Newsweek Magazine's "1000 Best High Schools in the Country” list.[2]
- In 2006 LHS was recognized again on this list, improving its ranking to #679, and #733 of all schools in the nation.[3]
- In 2006, Lindbergh High School students Of St. Louis Marching Band won the annual Greater St. Louis Marching Band Festival (GSL) in the Gold Division with a score of 79.85.
- Also in 2006, the school district was recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and awarded their "Distinction in Performance" award.[4]
- In 2004, The Spirit of St. Louis Marching Band participated in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
- Lindbergh's student television station, KLHS-TV, was nominated for the National Scholastic Press Association Broadcast Pacemaker in 2005.[2]
- The Lindbergh Spirit Yearbook received an Interactive Yearbook Pacemaker in 2000.[3]
- Lindbergh's student newspaper, the Pilot Newsmagazine[4], was one of the first high school student publications to publish a website. It was recognized in 1996 by the National Scholastic Press Association with a Best of the Net award (now known as the Online Pacemaker). [5].
- In 2007, Lindbergh's Mock Trial team took second place in the Missouri state finals. Error in Webarchive template: Empty url.
- A school record, Lindbergh was distinguished with eleven National Merit Finalists and five Commended students in the 2008 competition. [6]
Notable alumni
- Joe Boever, former MLB pitcher
- Josh Outman, current MLB pitcher, Oakland Athletics
- Philip Sneed and Greg Haupt (formerly) of the alternative punk band Story of the Year
References
- ^ Ashwell, Wayne (2004). "Lindbergh High School History". Lindbergh High School Website. Lindbergh School District. Retrieved 2006-12-17.
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