Laramie High School (Wyoming)

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Type Public school Faculty 65 Enrollment 762 Phone +1 307-721-4420 Mascot Plainsman		Principal Stacy Bush Grades 9–12 Color(s) Maroon, gold and white Number of students 762

Address 1710 Boulder Dr, Laramie, WY 82070, USA District Albany County School District #1

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 has an online newspaper, the CyberPlainsman.

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

As of the opening of the new building in the 2015-16 school year, Laramie High School has the highest elevation in the state, at 7280 ft.

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

Richard Honaker (class of 1969) - State Representative; nominee to serve as a U.S. District Judge based in Cheyenne; from Rock Springs

Marilyn S. Kite - Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court

Wayde Preston - actor

Gerry Spence - trial lawyer, author, and television legal consultant

References

Laramie High School (Wyoming) Wikipedia

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