Lafayette High School (Wildwood, Missouri)
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| Lafayette High School | |
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| Address | |
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17050 Clayton Rd , Missouri 63011 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°35′44″N 90°38′15″W / 38.59550°N 90.63751°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public School |
| Established | 1960 |
| Principal | Karen Calcaterra[1][2] |
| Teaching staff | 114.71 (FTE)[3] |
| Grades | 9th–12th |
| Number of students | 1,796 (2018-19)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.66[3] |
| Color(s) | Black, White, & Gold |
| Athletics | Lafayette Lancers, Lafayette Lady Lancers |
| Mascot | Louie the Lancer[4] |
| Newspaper | The Image[5], The Lancer Feed[6] |
| Yearbook | The Legend |
| Website | http://www.rsdmo.org/lafayette |
Lafayette High School, located in Wildwood, Missouri, is a secondary school in the Rockwood School District.
Lafayette High School opened September 7, 1960,[7] in one small building in Ellisville.[8] To handle the growing student body, the school moved in 1989 to Wildwood.[7] The old school site became Crestview Middle School.
Lafayette's colors are black and white, often accented with gold.
Student Body
In the 2018–19 school year, Lafayette enrolled 1,794 students. The racial makeup of the school is 76.4% White, 11.4% Black, 7.5% Asian, and 3.1% Hispanic.[9]
Sports and clubs
Sports and activities include Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Wrestling, Racquetball, Softball, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Track, Cross Country, Bowling team/club, Volleyball, Swimming, Golf, Water Polo, Diving, Field Hockey, Marching Band, Guard, Cheer leading, Escadrille (dance team), Choir, Key Club, Student Council, National Honor Society, Latin Club, Spanish Club, French Club, German Club, JROTC (which includes Regulation and Exhibition Drill, and Cyber Patriot), Film Society, Photography Club, OSEP, Robotics, Computer Club, Earth Club, FBLA, Scholar Quiz Bowl, Thespians, Speech and Debate Team, Lafayette Christian Fellowship, Diversity Alliance, FCCLA, Anime Club, USABO, Model United Nations, Table Tennis Club, LFA, Lafayette Science Council, and Disc Golf Club. Sports are an important aspect of Lafayette, capturing 33 state championships since 1992.
Lafayette Lancer Regiment
The Lafayette Lancer Regiment is the school's marching band. It is a volunteer band, with an approximate annual membership of 80 people, and is under the direction of Brad Balog and Jason Long. Various staff members also aid sections throughout the season. The Lancer Regiment performs locally at many shows and participates at the Greater St. Louis Marching Festival at the Edward Jones Dome.
Newspaper
The monthly student newspaper, The Image, has run since 1965.[10][failed verification] The school's print yearbook, The Legend, is in its 48th year of publication.
Notable alumni
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- Robert Archibald, former NBA power forward and center (Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors) and second-round 2002 NBA Draft pick[11]
- Matt Buschmann, former MLB pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks)
- John Dettmer, former MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers)
- Kevin Donahue, NASCAR driver
- Cliff Frazier, former NFL defensive tackle (Kansas City Chiefs) and actor[12]
- David Freese, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman and 2011 World Series MVP
- Jeff Gray, former MLB pitcher (Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins)
- Scarborough Green, former MLB outfielder (St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers)
- Tyler Griffey, former professional basketball player (Swans Gmunden) and NCAA player for Illinois who made a buzzer beater to defeat top-ranked Indiana in the 2012-13 season
- Ryan Howard, former Philadelphia Phillies first baseman, three-time MLB All-Star, 2005 NL Rookie of the Year and 2006 NL MVP[13]
- Christina Machamer, professional chef who won season four of Fox reality cooking show Hell's Kitchen
- Brandon Manzonelli, professional soccer midfielder (New England Revolution, Atlanta Silverbacks FC, St. Louis Ambush, Springfield Demize)
- Austin Panchot, professional soccer, North Carolina FC[citation needed]
- Kelly Stables, American actress who has appeared on stage, as well as in film and television[citation needed]
- Luke Voit, New York Yankees first baseman
References
- ^ "Administration". Rockwood School District. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Lafayette High School". www.rsdmo.org. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ a b c "LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
- ^ "The Image"
- ^ "The Lancer Feed"
- ^ a b Lafayette High School History Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Crestview Middle School - Ellisville, MO Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rockwood School District Annual Report to the Community 2018-2019". www.rsdmo.org. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "The Image". Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "NBA.com: Robert Archibald". www.nba.com.
- ^ "Clifford H. Frazier Jr., former KC Chief and Hollywood actor, dies at 61". Press Release Central. The Kansas City Star. August 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Ryan Howard Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.