Lawton High School | |
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Location | |
601 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard Lawton, Oklahoma, Comanche County 73505 United States |
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Information | |
Type | Co-Educational, Public, Secondary |
Established | 1901 |
School district | Lawton Public Schools |
Authority | OSDE |
Principal | Dr. Regina DeLoach |
Faculty | 94 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1,936 |
Student to teacher ratio | 1:21 |
Color(s) |
Black Scarlet White |
Athletics conference | 6A District 2 |
Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Pom, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling |
Mascot | Wolverine |
Rivals | Eisenhower High School & MacArthur High School |
Average ACT scores | 20.1 |
Newspaper | The Tatler |
Yearbook | The Lore |
Website | Lawton Wolverines |
Lawton High School (LHS) was the first high school built in Lawton, Oklahoma. Lawton High is located at 601 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school was originally housed in a building on 800 Southwest 'C' Avenue, which later came to be the Central Junior High building until the junior high was also moved to 1201 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard. Old Lawton High School on C Avenue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lawton High School offers typical American academic courses such as English, mathematics and science, but also an Oklahoma social studies course as required by Oklahoma state law.
Oklahoma high schools must provide a physical education course designed to provide a minimum of 150 minutes of physical education per week, unless provided an exemption by the Oklahoma State Department of Education due to undue hardship.
Lawton High School sponsors the following clubs and organizations for the student body: Academic Team, Art Club, Bell Guards, Big Red Band, Cheerleaders, Close Up, Crimestoppers, Drama Club, Ebony Society, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), FFA (Future Farmers of America), French Club, German Club, Highsteppers, JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps), Key Club, National Honor Society, Native American Club, Scrapbook Club, Open Doors, Orchestra, Spanish Club, Media Production, Stomp Team, Student Council,The Tatler Newspaper, The Lore Yearbook, Vocal Music.
Coordinates: 34°37′02″N 98°24′13″W / 34.617144°N 98.403671°W