Lapwai High School

Lapwai High School is a four-year public secondary school in Lapwai, Idaho, the only traditional high school in Lapwai School District #341. Located in Nez Perce County on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in the north central part of the state, the school colors are Columbia and white and the mascot is a wildcat.

Lapwai High School
Location
404 S. Main St.

Lapwai
,
Idaho

U.S.
Information
TypePublic[1]
School districtLapwai S.D. #341
PrincipalD'Lisa Penney
Faculty10 [1]
Grades6–12
Enrollment243 (2016-17)[2]
Color(s)Columbia & White [3]
   
AthleticsIHSAA Class 1A
Athletics conferenceWhite Pine League
MascotWildcat [3]
YearbookKee-Mah-Mar
Feeder schoolsLapwai Middle School
Information(208) 843-2241
Elevation970 ft (296 m) AMSL
Websitelapwaidistrict.org

Athletics

Lapwai competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 1A in the White Pine League. It was formerly a member of the Central Idaho League

The school competes in football, basketball, and track and field, among others. Lapwai holds the state's longest basketball winning streak at 81 games. Lapwai won three consecutive A-3 (now 2A) state championships (1987–89) under head coach Bruce Crossfield.

State titles

Boys

  • Basketball (8): (B, now 2A) 1956; (A-3, now 2A) 1984, 1987, 1988,[4] 1989, 2000; (2A) 2002; (1A) 2006, 2016 [5]
  • Track (1): (B, now 2A) 1966 [6]

Girls

  • Basketball (10): (B, now 2A) 1976; (A-3, now 2A) 1989, 1998; (2A) 2002;(1A Div I) 2009, 2011 [7][8] (introduced in 1976)

Alumni

References
  1. "Lapwai High School". Public School Review. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  2. "LAPWAI MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. Tatko, Mike (March 6, 1988). "50! Wildcats win 2nd straight A-3 crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1C.
  5. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
  6. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Track champions - through 2012
  7. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012
  8. McNeel, Jack (February 25, 2011). "Lapwai girls win state 1A basketball championship". Indian Country Today Media Network. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  9. "Walt Disney dies of cancer at 65". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 16, 1966. p. 1.
  10. "Lillian Disney dies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 18, 1997. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

11. Back on Top Lapwai Girls claim 10th State Title

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