Type Public President Rebecca Sprague Superintendent Les Huddle Number of students 7,616 | Grades K-12 Vice-president Kay A. Walton Schools 12 | |
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Headquarters LaFayette, Georgia, United States Motto Pursuing excellence one student at a time | ||
Lafayette school corporation mourns the loss of an art teacher
The Lafayette School Corporation administers one high school, two middle schools and seven elementary schools in Lafayette, Indiana. Its administrative offices are at 2300 Cason Street in Lafayette, Indiana.
Contents
- Lafayette school corporation mourns the loss of an art teacher
- Map of Lafayette School Corporation IN USA
- History of the Lafayette School Corporation
- Board of School Trustees
- High schools
- Middle schools
- Elementary schools
- 2006 2008 school years
- References
Map of Lafayette School Corporation, IN, USA
History of the Lafayette School Corporation
Originally known as the School City of Lafayette, the district became the Lafayette School Corporation on January 1, 1963. Its superintendents have included:
The district's current superintendent is Mr. Les Huddle.
Lafayette's school system has built a reputation for extracurricular programs, especially its band, choral, and visual arts programs. The Marching Bronchos, under the direction of Thomas W. Barker, Jr., have qualified for ISSMA State Marching Band Finals seven times since 1983 and have performed in Hollywood, Philadelphia, Orlando, and Hawaii. The wind ensemble has consistently qualified for ISSMA State Concert Band Finals since 2001. The concert choir, Varsity Singers, under the direction of Jeff Vallier and John Satterfield, has consistently qualified for ISSMA State Concert Choir Finals since 1994, receiving second-place honors three times. The show choir The First Edition is nationally known, including performances in Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Nashville, Washington D.C., Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, Europe, Mexico, and the Bahamas, and has been recognized on four occasions since 1990 by the Indiana General Assembly for outstanding achievements in musical performance and community contributions. Students in the visual arts program consistently take top honors at state and national level competitions.
Board of School Trustees
Current members of the elected non-partisan Board of School Trustees of the Lafayette School Corporation include:
All regular meetings of the Board of School Trustees of the Lafayette School Corporation are held at the Hiatt Administration Center located at 2300 Cason St. in Lafayette, Indiana on the second Monday of each month at 7:00pm.
High schools
Middle schools
Elementary schools
2006-2008 school years
In August 2006 Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School (formerly Tecumseh Middle School) was renamed, and assigned to serve all 7th and 8th grade students in the LSC. Lafayette Sunnyside Middle School will take all 5th and 6th grade students by 2010.