Lowndes High School
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1112 North St. Augustine Rd. Valdosta, Georgia 31601 United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°50′25″N 83°19′16″W / 30.840244°N 83.321239°WCoordinates: 30°50′25″N 83°19′16″W / 30.840244°N 83.321239°W |
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| Motto | "Excellence Every Day" |
| Established | 1966 |
| School district | Lowndes County School District |
| Principal | LeAnne McCall (interim) |
| Teaching staff | 153 FTE |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,880 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Color(s) | (Official) Crimson and white (Alternate) Maroon and gray |
| Fight song | LHS Fight song (an adaptation of Old Mountain Dew) |
| Sports | Football, basketball, soccer, track & field |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Nickname | Plowboys |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Rival | Valdosta High School |
| Publication | The Hugin |
| Newspaper | The Saga |
| Yearbook | The Munin |
| Telephone | (229) 245-2260 |
| Website | lhs.lowndes.k12.ga.us |
Lowndes High School is a public high school in Valdosta, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Lowndes school system, which serves Lowndes County except for the city of Valdosta.
In 1957, voters in Lowndes County approved an $800,000 bond issue and the board got assistance from the State of Georgia for the construction of a new high school.
Lowndes County High School opened in 1959 in the southern portion of the county below Valdosta, serving a totally white enrollment of 671 students. In 1961 students from the local black high schools, Lowndes County Training School and Webb-Miller, were integrated into Westside High School.
In 1966 LCHS and Hahira High School consolidated to form the new Lowndes High School (LHS) and began with an enrollment of 805. The new school was relocated to its present facility on Norman Drive near I-75 on the western side of Lowndes County. The former facility became Lowndes Middle School.
In 1969, when the county integrated their schools, the former black school, Westside High, was also combined into Lowndes. LHS became a comprehensive high school in 1972 and was classified as a Georgia School of Excellence in 1980.
LHS is now one of the largest high schools in the state of Georgia, with a student enrollment of over 3000 students and 170 faculty members.
The facility built in 1966 has undergone multiple expansions to accommodate continued growth in student population.
In 2001, 17 classrooms were added to the freshman building. In January 2002, a $5 million cafetorium was constructed which significantly expanded seating capacity over the former space. The new structure also featured updated cooking and disposal technology and a full multi-purpose stage.
In 2007, a new $8 million 49,549-square-foot (4,603.3 m2) gymnasium was completed. The former gym, built in 1966, seated approximately 1,600, while the new facility seats approximately 3,056. The building also contains five classrooms, locker rooms, and coaches' offices. The project was funded through SPLOST II. The gym was designed by Manley Spangler Smith Architects.
In 2007 a new main road entrance to the school was opened on Norman Drive, along with a new front parking lot and office entrance. The old entrance on St. Augustine Road was closed due to congestion but is still used for large events. JCI Construction of Moultrie built the gym and Rountree Construction of Valdosta built the new entrance, new parking lot, and portico.
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