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Lafayette High School (Wildwood, Missouri)

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Type
  
Public School

Principal
  
John Shaughnessy

Phone
  
+1 636-733-4100

Number of students
  
2,049

Color
  
Black, White, & Gold

Established
  
1960

Grades
  
9th - 12th

Mascot
  
Louie the Lancer

District
  
Rockwood School District

Founded
  
1960

Assistant Principals
  
Dr. Karen Calcaterra (Associate Principal) Dr. Tim Jones (9th Grade) Colleen Fields (10th Grade) Mandy Lewis (11th Grade) Dr. Kirti Mehrotra (12th Grade) Steve Berry (Activities Director)

Athletics
  
Lafayette Lancers/Lafayette Lady Lancers

Address
  
17050 Clayton Rd, Wildwood, MO 63011, USA

Similar
  
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Profiles

Lafayette High School, located in Wildwood, Missouri, United States is a secondary school in the Rockwood School District.

Contents

Lafayette High School opened September 7, 1960, in one small building in Ellisville. To handle the growing student body, the school moved in 1989 to Wildwood. The old school site became Crestview Middle School.

Lafayette's colors are black and white, often accented with gold. The school has received two gold stars and one blue ribbon from the U.S. Department Of Education.

Sports and Clubs

Sports and activities include Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Wrestling, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Track, Cross Country, Bowling team/club, Volleyball, Swimming, Golf, Water Polo, Diving, Field Hockey, Guard, Cheer leading, Escadrille (dance team), Choir, Key Club, Student Council, National Honor Society, Latin Club, Spanish Club, French Club, German Club, JROTC (which includes Regulation and Exhibition Drill, and Cyber Patriot), Film Society, Photography Club, OSEP, Robotics, Computer Club, Earth Club, FBLA, Scholar Quiz Bowl, Thespians, Speech and Debate Team, Lafayette Christian Fellowship, Diversity Alliance, FCCLA, Anime Club, Science Olympiad, Table Tennis Club, LFA, and Disc Golf Club.

Newspaper

The monthly student newspaper, The Image, has run since 1965. The school's print yearbook, The Legend, is in its 48th year of publication. Since 2006, the staff has included a DVD supplement,

Notable alumni

  • Robert Archibald: second-round 2002 NBA Draft pick of the Memphis Grizzlies
  • John Dettmer, Former MLB player (Texas Rangers)
  • David Freese: Pittsburgh Pirates 3rd baseman, 2011 World Series MVP.
  • Jeff Gray, Current MLB pitcher (Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins)
  • Scarborough Green, Former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers)
  • Ryan Howard: Philadelphia Phillies 1st baseman, 2005 NL Rookie of the Year, 2006 NL MVP
  • Brandon Manzonelli: Professional Soccer Player
  • Kelly Stables: actress, The Ring Two
  • David Choate: poet, The Lion of Judah
  • References

    Lafayette High School (Wildwood, Missouri) Wikipedia