Laramie High School (Wyoming)

Laramie High School (LHS) is a high school (grades 9–12) in Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, United States. In the Albany County School District, high school begins in the 9th grade (freshman year); 9th grade students are now able to attend high school in Laramie due to the building of a new high school. Many LHS students concurrently attend classes at Laramie County Community College (Albany County Campus), or the University of Wyoming.

Laramie High School
Address
1710 Boulder Dr.

Laramie
,
Wyoming

United States
Coordinates41°18′7.488″N 105°32′54.744″W
Information
TypePublic school
School districtAlbany County School District #1
PrincipalJeff Lewis
Faculty65
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,001 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)Maroon, gold and white
MascotPlainsman

Deti Stadium, the sports stadium for the school

Laramie High School has an online newspaper, the CyberPlainsman.[2]

As of the opening of the new building in the 2015–2016 school year, Laramie High School has the highest elevation in the state, at 7280 ft.[3]

Sports

The LHS mascot is the Plainsman (female counterpart: Lady Plainsman).

The Laramie High School football team was coached for 59 years John E. Deti (1944-1976) and his son John R. Deti (1977-2002). Following the younger Deti's retirement, the team has been coached by Phil Treick (2003-2004), Neil Waring (2005-2007), Bob Knapton (2008-2011), Ted Holmstrom (2012), Chuck Syverson (2013-2016), Clint Reed (2017-2020), and Paul Ronga (2021-present).[4]

Notable alumni
  • John S. Bugas - former FBI agent credited with breaking up two Nazi spy rings and deterring sabotage; former director of industrial relations at Ford Motor Company[5][6][7][8]
  • Wayde Preston - actor
  • Ken Sailors - basketball player for the Wyoming Cowboys and in the NBA, pioneer of the jump shot
  • Gerry Spence - trial lawyer, author, and television legal consultant

See also

References
  1. "Laramie High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2005-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Google Maps Find Altitude". Daftlogic.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. "Laramie High School (Laramie, Wyo.) football films 1965-2008".
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-16. Retrieved 2011-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Collier, P & Horowitz, D. (1987). The Fords - An American Epic. Summet Press
  7. “AUTOS: Young Henry Takes a Risk.”, TIME Magazine, February 4, 1946
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2011-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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