Louisville High School (Ohio)
| Louisville High School | |
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| Address | |
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1201 South Nickelplate Street Louisville, Ohio 44641 United States |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Ken Faye |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 958 |
| Color(s) | Blue, White |
| Song | "My Louisville" (alma mater) |
| Athletics conference | Northeastern Buckeye Conference |
| Team name | Leopards |
| Rivals | North Canton Hoover High School and Minerva High School |
| Publication | Paw Prints |
| Yearbook | Mirror |
| Website | http://www.leps.sparcc.org/ |
Louisville High School is a public high school located in Louisville, Ohio, USA. It is the only high school in the Louisville City School District. It serves all of the city of Louisville and the majority of the surrounding Nimishillen Township.
The first schoolhouse within Louisville was a one-room log cabin located on the corner of Nickelplate and Main Streets. It was built in the 1840s and was replaced by a two-room brick edifice in the 1850s. This new school was located on the northeast corner of Mill and Broad Streets. In 1872, Louisville's seat of learning was moved again to another two-room brick building, located upon South Chapel Street. Louisville's students moved to a larger, four-classroom building on the corner of Mill and Gorgas Street in 1876, where Louisville's current City Hall building now stands.
In 1924, Louisville High School again moved to a much larger campus, which included ten classrooms, an auditorium, a gymnasium, and a library. This school was located on the corner of Gorgas and Mill Streets, just down the street from the previously-used school building. A third floor was added to the building in 1930, and a bussing system for the students began in 1936. In 1949, the school built an addition which linked the school to the Louisville City School District Administration Building on Main Street. Louisville High School remained at this location until 1967, when it became solely a middle school. Louisville Middle School was housed within this building until 2004, when a new middle school was constructed on South Chapel Street. The old building was demolished in 2009.
The construction of Louisville High School's present campus commenced in 1964, and the new building opened in 1967. Additions and renovations to LHS occurred in 2004 and 2011.
Louisville was a 2008 Bronze Medal Winner of America's Best High Schools, given by the U.S. News & World Report.
Louisville High School formed its first athletic club in 1916, and the boys' basketball team became a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association in 1922. The OHSAA's records for the school's football team date back to the 1924 season.
Louisville's first conference membership was with the former Stark County League. In 1932, Louisville became a charter member of the Tri County League (which is now a part of the Inter-Tri County League). By 1938, Louisville's athletic teams had become known as the "Blue Raiders". Louisville adopted its current athletics nickname, the "Leopards", in 1948. The name change was due to problems with designing a Blue Raider mascot.
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