Lassiter High School
Lassiter High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, United States, in the Cobb County School District. The school was founded in 1981. The school colors are gold and maroon, and the school mascot is the Faceless Trojan.
| Lassiter High School | |
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| Address | |
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2601 Shallowford Road , 30066 | |
| Coordinates | 34°02′27″N 84°28′19″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Reaching Excellence and Climbing Higher |
| Established | 1981 |
| School district | Cobb County School District |
| Principal | Chris Richie |
| Teaching staff | 118.50 (on a FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,120 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.89[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | |
| Nickname | Trojans |
| Publication | Arête (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Laureate |
| Yearbook | The Odyssey |
| Website | School website |
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History
Lassiter High School was established in 1981. It was awarded the Georgia Public School of Excellence award in 1992, 1999, 2008, and 2010. In 2000, it was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
The school was named for Leamond N. Lassiter, who was a member of the Cobb County Board of Education for 12 years.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,220 students enrolled in 2016–2017 was:
- Male - 49.6%
- Female - 50.4%
- Native American/Alaskan - >0.1%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 7.0%
- Black - 8.5%
- Hispanic - 8.0%
- White - 73.2%
- Multiracial - 3.3%
8.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]
Sports and clubs
The school's first team state championship was in girls' cross country, won in fall 1982. More recently, the baseball team has been the state runner-up seven times in their nine appearances in the state finals. The boys' soccer team was ranked first in the nation during the beginning of the spring season.
Music
The Lassiter Marching Trojan Band won the Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1998 and 2002.[3] In 2019, the marching band performed in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day.
Sports
- Baseball[4] (1999 & 2006 State Champions)[5][6]
- Basketball [7]
- Cheerleading [8] (1996 AAAA State Champions)[9]
- Cross Country [10] (State Championships: boys' 1988; girls' 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 93)[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
- Equestrian
- Fastpitch softball [18] (State Champions 2007)[19]
- Fencing (club sport)
- Football [20]
- Golf [21] (girls' State Champions 2001)[22]
- Gymnastics (girls') [23] (2010 State Champions)[24]
- Lacrosse [25] (2004 Co-State Champions, 2006 State Champions, 2017 Boys State Champions)[26][27]
- Soccer [28] (boys' State Champions 1996, girls State Champions 2016)[29][30]
- Swimming [31] (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 State Champions, girls')[32][33][34][35]
- Roller hockey [36](club sport) (2002 State Champions, 2007 State Champions)
- Rugby union (club sport) (State Champions 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011)
- Tennis (1996 girls' State Champions, 2005 boys' State Champions)[37][38]
- Track & field [39] (girls' 2010 State Champions)[40]
- Volleyball [41]
- Wrestling [42]
Notable alumni
- Mark Bloom - MLS soccer player
- AJ Bowen - actor
- Amy Dumas[43] - professional wrestler and musician best known as Lita
- Kelly Flinn - first female B-52 pilot in the US Air Force
- Bryan Lundquist - swimmer, world record holder in 4 × 100 m freestyle
- Philip Lutzenkirchen - former college football player for Auburn University and NFL player for the St. Louis Rams
- Hutson Mason - former college football player for the University of Georgia
- Melanie Moore - professional dancer[44]
- Kyle Patrick - lead singer of The Click Five
- April Richardson - comedian, regular on Chelsea Lately; frequent contestant on @midnight
- Cody Runnels - professional wrestler under the name Cody Rhodes and Stardust
- Lawson Vaughn - MLS professional soccer player
- Stefani Robinson - television writer, most notably for Atlanta; Emmy nominee
References
- "Lassiter High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Lassiter High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "Lassiter High School Band: Home". lbba.org. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- "website". lassiterbaseball.org. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1999-2000" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2006-2007" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- website
- "Lassiter Cheerleading". lassitercheerleading.org. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1997-1998" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- website Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1989-1990" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1983-1984" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1984-1985" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1985-1986" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1987-1988" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1988-1989" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1994-1995" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- website Archived 2007-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2008-2009" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Lassiter Touchdown Club". Lassiter Touchdown Club. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- "website". lassiter.org. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2001-2002" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- website Archived August 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2010-2011" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- website Archived 2013-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2006-2007" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2017-2018" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Official Home of Lassiter Soccer". Official Home of Lassiter Soccer. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1996-1997" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2016-2017" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "website". lassiter.org. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2008-2009" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2009-2010" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2010-2011" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2011-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- website Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 1996-1997" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2005-2006" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Lassiter Cross Country Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Georgia High School Association. "Georgia High School Association Constitution and Bylaws 2010-2011" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- website
- website Archived 2010-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Jeff Clark (September 7, 2007). "The Luchagors Drop a Powerbomb". Stomp and Stammer. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- "So You Think You Can Dance Winner Melanie Moore Interview : People.com". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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