Lafayette High School (Kentucky)
| Lafayette High School | |
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_in_August_2019.jpg) Lafayette in August 2019 | |
| Address | |
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401 Reed Ln[1] , 40503 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°01′30″N 84°31′30″W / 38.025°N 84.525°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High school |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Principal | Bryne Jacobs (2018) |
| Teaching staff | 118.00 (FTE) |
| Enrollment | 2271 (2018–19 AY) |
| • Grade 9 | 27.65% |
| • Grade 10 | 26.60% |
| • Grade 11 | 24.13% |
| • Grade 12 | 21.53% |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.25:1 |
| Schedule type | Block scheduling |
| ACT average | 22 (2017–18 AY)[3] |
| Newspaper | The Lafayette Times[2] |
| Website | www |
 Coat of arms of the house of La Fayette (Gules, a bend or, with a bordure vair) | |
Lafayette High School is a public high school in Lexington, Kentucky that has been open for 85 years, seen the beginning of racially-desegregated education in the city, and been overseen by eight principals.
History
Founded in 1939 to replace Picadome High School, Lafayette High School was built on the grounds of a former orphanage[2] with funding from the Works Progress Administration. The school was named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette; the French general's family gave the school permission to use their family coat of arms as a logo.[4] The school shared its property with a mansion—The Elms—until the latter burned down a few months into the first school year. In 1955, Lafayette was the first white school in Lexington to be racially integrated[2] when Helen Caise Wade (a student at Lexington's all-black Douglass High School) took a summer school course in US history.[5]
Dwight Price (born 1930 or 1931) was principal from 1972–87.[2] After its comprehensive 1998 building renovation,[4] Lafayette implemented block scheduling beginning with the 2000–01 academic year.[3] In 2012, the school received its eighth principal: Memphis, Tennessee-native and University of Kentucky graduate Bryne Jacobs (born 1978 or 1979). Jacobs previously worked at Lexington's Paul Laurence Dunbar High School from 2000–12,[2] and was still at Lafayette through at least the 2017–18 academic year.[2] Renovation of the school's stadium was completed in 2010.[4]
Part of the Fayette County Public Schools school district, Lafayette had 2271 enrolled students across grades 9–12 in the 2018–19 academic year (628 freshmen, 604 sophomores, 548 juniors, and 489 seniors). With 118.00 full-time equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.25:1. Of the student body, 0.00% were Native American, 5.55% were Asian, 11.89% were Black, 10.79% were Hispanic, 0.09% were Pacific Islanders, 68.34% were White, and 3.35% were multiracial.[1]
Academics
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As of the 2017–18 academic year, Lafayette offered two specialized programs for its students: the School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) and the Pre-Engineering Program. SCAPA was "designed for students who excel in art, ballet, band, contemporary dance, creative writing, drama, piano, strings, and voice", and required an audition to be considered for the program. The latter offering was a program "designed to provide students with the skills needed to succeed in such mathematically rigorous and technical fields as engineering, architecture, medicine, computer programming, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics."[3]
Extracurriculars
The Lafayette boys' basketball team won the Sweet Sixteen championship in 1942, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1979, and 2001.[6] The baseball team won the state championship in 1988, 1989, and 1992.[7] The Lafayette marching band was awarded The Sudler Shield by the John Philip Sousa Foundation in 1991 and 1998.[8]
Notable alumni
- Harry Dean Stanton (1926–2017),[9] American actor, musician, and singer[2]
- Jock Sutherland, basketball coach from Lexington, Kentucky[2]
- Gay Brewer (1931 or 1932 – 2007),[10] American professional golfer[2]
- John Y. Brown Jr. (born 1933),[11] American politician, entrepreneur, and businessman from the Commonwealth of Kentucky[2]
- Tom Hammond (born 1944),[12] American sportscaster for NBC Sports[2]
- Gatewood Galbraith (1947–2012),[13] American author and attorney[2]
- Gene Robinson (born in 1947 or 1948), former bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire[14]
- Jim Varney (1949–2000),[15] American actor, comedian, and writer[2]
- Ernie Fletcher (born 1952),[16] American physician and politician[2]
- Dirk Minniefield (born 1961), American retired professional basketball player[17]
- Drew Curtis, founder and an administrator of Fark[18]
- Austin Kearns (born 1980), American former professional baseball outfielder[19]
- Tyson Gay (born 1982),[20] American track and field sprinter[2]
- Ben Sollee, American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer[2]
- Clark Janell Davis (born 1997), American beauty pageant titleholder[21]
References
- ^ a b "Lafayette High School (210186000367)". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Eblen, Tom (April 21, 2015). "Lafayette High students, alumni celebrate 75th anniversary this weekend". Lexington Herald-Leader. ISSN 0745-4260. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Our School / About the School". Fayette County Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Our School / School History". Fayette County Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Lane, Tammy L. (March 1, 2010). "Woman who broke color barrier visits Rosa Parks". Fayette County Public Schools. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "KHSAA Boys' Sweet 16® All-Time Winners" (PDF). Kentucky High School Athletic Association. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Baseball All-time Titles by School" (PDF). Kentucky High School Athletic Association. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Previous Recipients of the Sudler Shield Award". John Philip Sousa Foundation. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Pulver, Andrew (September 15, 2017). "Harry Dean Stanton, cult American actor, dies aged 91". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
Prolific character actor, who appeared in scores of films including Paris, Texas, Alien, Repo Man and The Straight Story, died in an LA hospital on Friday
- ^ "1967 Masters champion Brewer dies at 75 from lung cancer". Lexington, Kentucky: PGA Tour. Associated Press. August 31, 2007. Archived from the original on September 4, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "John Y. Brown Jr". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Thomas T. Hammond". University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Gatewood Galbraith Dies At 64". WLEX. Associated Press. January 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Tuohy, Lynne (January 5, 2013). "Lexington's Gene Robinson, the first gay Anglican bishop, is retiring". Lexington Herald-Leader. Concord, New Hampshire. Associated Press. ISSN 0745-4260. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Jim Varney". Biography. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Ernie Fletcher". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Dirk Minniefield Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Hylton, Billy (March 14, 2002). "Who's Drew (Curtis): And how did this local guy rank fark #10 in a top 25 web list?". Ace Weekly. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Kearns Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Connelly, Tom (August 2, 2008). "Athlete Bio: Tyson Gay". The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Truman, Cheryl (July 13, 2015). "Lexington's Clark Janell Davis, 17 is ready to be Miss America, then POTUS". Lexington Herald-Leader. ISSN 0745-4260. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2020.