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. "CyberPlainsman - Laramie High School - Front Page". Archived from the original on 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2005-11-11.
  3. "Google Maps Find Altitude". Daftlogic.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. "Laramie High School (Laramie, Wyo.) football films 1965-2008".
  5. "Made in Wyoming: Our Legacy of Success". Archived from the original on 2009-08-16. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  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. "Federal Bureau of Investigation - the Detroit Division: A Brief History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2011-03-15.


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