Type Public high school Principal Chris Richie Enrollment 2,150 (2015-2016) Mascot Faceless Trojan | Established 1981 Grades 9–12 Phone +1 678-494-7863 Colors Cardinal, Maroon, Gold | |
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Motto Reaching Excellence and Climbing Higher Similar Walton High School, Pope High School, Kell High School, Roswell High School, Woodstock High School Profiles | ||
Lassiter High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, United States, in the Cobb County School District. The school was founded in 1981. The school colors are gold and maroon, and the school mascot is the Faceless Trojan.
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History
Lassiter High School was established in 1981. It was awarded the Georgia Public School of Excellence award in 1992, 1999, 2008, and 2010. In 2000, it was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Etymology
The school was named for Leamond N. Lassiter, who was a member of the Cobb County Board of Education for 12 years and contributed to education in Cobb County during his service. Lassiter's grandchildren attended the school, and his great-grandchildren attended in 2008.
Sports and clubs
The school's first team state championship was in girls' cross country, won in fall 1982. More recently, the baseball team has been the state runner-up seven times in their nine appearances in the state finals. The boys' soccer team was ranked first in the nation during the beginning of the spring season.
Music
The Lassiter Marching Trojan Band won the Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1998 and 2002. The symphonic band (in 1989 and 1996), orchestra (in 2001 and 2008), and percussion ensemble (in 2005 and 2011) have performed at the Midwest Clinic. The band has also participated in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1999, 2004, and 2010, along with the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1988, 2001, 2005, and 2013. The Lassiter Marching Trojan Band also participated in the King Orange Jamboree Parade in 1986 and 1996. The school's chorus performed with the Atlanta Symphony Musicians in January 2013, as a benefit concert for the chorus program.