Lafayette High School (LHS) is a public four-year high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana.
With an enrollment of approximately 2400 students (as of 2014), Lafayette High is the largest school in the state of Louisiana. Students from around the district can enter Lafayette High through several programs, including Gifted and Talented, Special Education, Visually Impaired, Hearing Impaired, ESL, Performing Arts Academy, or through the Academy of Health Careers. LHS has approximately 13 sports and athletics teams and 46 clubs and organizations.
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Academic programs
Gifted and Talented
Lafayette High School is the only secondary school in the Lafayette Parish Public Schools system to provide this program, serving as the magnet school concept for grades 9-12 in Lafayette Parish. Students identified and accepted into the Gifted and Talented program within Lafayette Parish can attend Lafayette High School to participate in the program rather than attending the school close to their home. Gifted courses are offered in the core subjects of mathematics, science, social studies, and English using college preparatory materials with an emphasis on incorporating analytical thinking skills into the academic curriculum. Gifted courses allow for accelerated growth and learning while requiring more dedication and hard work from students. Students no longer have the option of the enrichment-only program at this level.
Academy of Health Careers
As one of the "Schools of Choice" for the Lafayette Parish School System, Lafayette High gives students who are interested in working in the medical field an opportunity to join the Academy of Health Careers, where they are exposed to the basics of medicine and have the opportunity to participate in internships in local medical facilities.
Programs for the handicapped
Lafayette Parish Public Schools provides programs and resources to support hearing impaired, visually impaired, and mentally challenged students. Lafayette High School is the location of the high school consortium within Lafayette Parish. These programs allow handicapped students to participate and learn in a school environment. The goal of the program is to empower students to lead vocationally, personally, and socially satisfying productive lives leading to their highest level of independence.
Services for visually impaired students include providing instruction in Braille; the use of Low Vision aids; and the use of large print materials. These methods are utilized in conjunction with the Louisiana Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired. The program also provides direct and consultative support to all classroom teachers and staff involved with one of our students.
The hearing impaired consortium has special education staff that includes teachers for the hearing impaired, audiologists, speech and language pathologists, and interpreters/transliterators. Services include special education instruction which addresses the needs of the hearing impaired, auditory training/monitoring, speech/language therapy, interpreting/transliterating and/or C-Print captioning. These services may be addressed in a variety of different settings from the regular classroom to a special education classroom. In addition, sign language classes are offered at night for family and friends of the deaf/hard of hearing students.
French Immersion
This program is generally for those who speak primarily French or has a very excellent French background. Students learn different subjects solely in French, such as mathematics, social studies, and the sciences. Most students in French Immersion have been in the program since elementary school.
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Clubs
Lafayette High has 46 clubs from which students can choose.
The Quiz Bowl team won the Cajun Quiz Bowl Tournament in 1998, made playoffs at the NAQT National Quiz Bowl Tournament in 2009, and won the National Beta Club State Quiz Bowl Tournament in 2009 and 2010.
The Science Bowl team won the Louisiana Regional Science Bowl Tournament in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010, becoming the first Louisiana school in the competition's history to win three consecutive tournaments.
Athletics
The Lion's Den
Lafayette High School's gymnasium (also known as "The Lion's Den") was built in the 1960s and has gone under numerous renovations. It serves as the home court for LHS's boys basketball, girls basketball and volleyball teams.
In 2006, the wooden seating was torn out and replaced by green, hard plastic stands on both sides that spell "LHS" on the bottom levels when closed. In 2011, the old court was replaced with a wood-laminate college-grade court. The inside of the free throw line, the 3 point line, and the baseline are colored black, along with a lion symbol at midcourt.
Girls Basketball
The Lady Lions were the 1947 class 2A State Runner-Up, losing to Haynesville. It would be 61 years until they would make it back to the state playoffs, losing to the eventual runners-up in 2006. In the 2008-09 season the team reached the state finals, but finished as runner-up. Head coach Casey Delhomme was named 5A Girls Basketball Coach Of The Year that year. This was also the first time in school history that the girls had won the district championship.
In the 2011-12 season the Lady Lions finish the regular season 30-0. This was the first undefeated regular season in school history for basketball (boys or girls), and they won the 5A State Championship for the school's their first girls basketball State title. Lafayette High is one of only 5 girls basketball teams in LHSAA history to win the state championship undefeated.
Head coach Cade Methvin was named 5A Girls Basketball Coach Of The Year in the 2011-12 season.
Notable seasons:
Lafayette High Lady Lions Girls Basketball Records:
Boys Basketball
In 2008, the men's basketball team won the 5A State Championship 75-55 over H. L. Bourgeois High School. This was the first basketball championship win in school history. Lafayette High was State Runner-Up three times in class 3A (1963, 1966, 1969).
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Baseball
In 2010 and 2011, Lafayette High's baseball team was State Runner-Up in class 5A. In 1981 and 1982 they were also State Runner-Up in class 4A.
1982 State Runner-up 1983 State Runner-up
Boys Soccer
From 2002-12, the Lafayette High soccer team made it to the semi-finals 6 times, was a 3-time state runner-up and 1-time state champion. In 2004, the soccer team won the Division I state championship by defeating Jesuit (New Orleans) 1-0 in the final. The men's soccer program was state runners-up in 2010, 2005, 2003, and 1998 as well as semi-finalists in 1997, 1996, 1991 and 1990.
In 2012 they were ranked as high as 28th in the nation on the ESPN Fab 50 National Rankings.
LHS is overall a 1-time State Champion, 4 time State Runner-Up, and 10-time Semi-Finalist.
Girls Soccer
In 2006, the women's soccer became the first female athletic team to win a state title for Lafayette High, defeating Barbe High 1-0 for the Division I title. This was the middle year of three consecutive trips to the state finals, bookended by shootout losses in 2005 and 2007.
In 2012 they were ranked as high as 34th in the nation on the ESPN Fab 50 National Rankings.
Lafayette High Girls Soccer completed their 2012-2013 season with a 2-1 victory over St. Scholastica in the LHSAA Division I state finals.
Lafayette High Girls Soccer competed in the 2013-2014 LHSAA Division I state finals, unfortunately lost 0-1 in double overtime.
Softball
In 2001, the women's softball team was 5A State Runner-Up, losing to Denham Springs 2-1.
Football
Although Lafayette High's football team has never made it to the state finals, they have made the playoffs 18 times in school history. They were also 4-5A District Champions in 1991 (stripped of district championship due to ineligible player) and 3-5A District Champions in 2006.
Notable seasons:
Bowling
In 2009, the girl's varsity bowling team made it to the State Finals for the third year in a row, and defeated Denham Springs High School (which was had been the State Champion for four years running) in the semi-finals, and St. Scholastica in the finals in order to win the state championship. In 2010, the girl's varsity bowling team returned to the State Finals and Defeated St. Michael's to win the State Championship Title, again. In 2011, the girl's varsity bowling team returned to the State Finals and faced St. Louis and was defeated becoming the State Runner Up. In 2012, the girl's varsity bowling team returned to the State Finals to again face St. Louis and regained the State Title in a Tie Breaker.
Records
Wrestling
In wrestling, Lafayette High has been to the finals 28 times; winning 15 State Championships and being State Runner-Up 13 times.
Swimming
Both the men's and women's swim teams are highly successful and among the best programs in the state. The women's team was runner up at the 1998 Division I state championships and finished third in 1997. LHS has dominated at the regional level since splitting from the Baton Rouge region in 1995, winning numerous team championships. Multiple LHS swimmers have won state championships in individual and relay events.
Volleyball
The Lady Lions volleyball program has been district champions 11 times and State Runner-Up twice.
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Band
The Lafayette High School Band program consists of the marching band and colorguard, the concert bands, the jazz band, and the percussion ensemble.
Notable alumni
- Leigh Hennessy, world champion gymnast and movie stunt performer
- Paul Bako, MLB player for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs
- Trev Faulk, former NFL player for the St. Louis Rams
- Ross Brupbacher, former NFL player for the Chicago Bears
- Armand Duplantis, high school and world junior record holder in the pole vault
- Maurice LeBlanc, former NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs
- David Benoit, former NBA player for the Utah Jazz, the New Jersey Nets and the Orlando Magic
- Lance Cormier, former MLB player (Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers)
- Jerry Fontenot, former NFL player for the Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals
- Cedric Figaro, former NFL player for the San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams
- Max Jordan (Class of 1970), Louisiana state senator from 1992 to 2000
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