When was lubbock high built

The student body held an actual funeral ceremony with effigy and casket followed by a burial of Tom S. That court yard later became the site of the administrative offices and is currently covered. In the fall of , Estacado was welcomed as the newest of the city's high schools. Nat Williams retired and was followed by Mr.

Ed Irons as superintendent. During Mr. Estacado took another segment of the Lubbock High student body and in , the Federal Court ordered the boundary between Lubbock High and Dunbar High School changed, which shifted another large portion of the student body away from Lubbock High. During this hearing, there was talk of closing Lubbock High.

Through the following decade the school faced a decling enrollment as the city continued to grow to the south and west. This program offered many unique courses to high school students all over the city. Lubbock High began to increase its enrollment and the school district had a true academic and enriched high school magnet program.

To further enhance the offerings at Lubbock High, in the innovative four day week was introduced. This consisted of an academic week with six seventy minute periods of instruction and an activity Friday designed to offer students courses not normally offered in the high school curriculum. Lubbock High School was the first school in Texas and only the third in the country to offer a four-day academic week schedule. Along with this program came the opportunity for Lubbock High seniors to enroll at Texas Tech for college course work during their senior year.

During the first 50 years, the building has been enlarged to include the cafeteria and the East wing, the West wing for science, homemaking and vocational shops, a new library over the cafeteria, a new gym and woodworking shop north of the building, a tennis field house with 5 additional courts, an administrative office complex in the open patio, and the Chapman Athletic Complex to replace the old Chapman gym which was lost in a fire.

Leslie, a long-time Westerner, and Lubbock High on the move serving students from the entire school district and surrounding community as student sought to be a part of the innovative education opportunities avaialbe in the LEAP program. Leslie announced his plans to retire and Dr. Mike Moses assumed leadership of the district. LEAP celebrated its 10th year anniversary, establishing Lubbock High as an extremely successful academic magnet program.

Lubbock High's enrollment soared, making it the largest high school in the district, and for the first time a numerical limit was placed on the program to help balance enrollment among the five high schools. The Mentor School program focuses on high schools throughout the state that are making advances in innovative teaching, site-based decision making and restructuring of the school day.

Lubbock High School hosted visitors from across the state to showcase its programs. The Professional Development School designation will enable staff to enrich their teaching skills which then impact student learning. During the school year, Dr. A new practice gym had been added to the Lubbock High School campus between the woodworking shop and the spectator gym. Lubbock High implemented an alternating block schedule in for the Monday-Thursday academic week unique in most high schools as the classes meet were the same each day much like a college setting.

Mondays and Wednesdays meet four classes and Tuesday and Thursdays meet four different classes with the unique Friday classes continuing.

Department of Education. The Blue Ribbon Award is the highest honor given to any public or private school in the nation. Awarded for overall excellence in educational programs, the Blue Ribbon Award places Lubbock High among the truly elite schools in the nation. The spring of also saw Lubbock High School become the first city high school to have its own softball field with the dedication of Lady Westerner Field also located on North University next to the baseball facility. The school year brought Lubbock High more fully into the age of technology.

In the summer of , Lubbock High School was admitted to the International Baccalaureate Program, considered to be the most prestigious and rigorous curriculum program in the world. The fall of ushered in a another new era in the life of Lubbock High as freshman were added to the student body.

This meant that the school would open it doors to over 1, new students as freshman and sophomores will be brand new to the building. The student population grew to over 2, students! New construction for this new era included: demolition of the original gymnasium interior and construction of a new state of the art library in that area, new classrooms constructed in the area of the existing library, a new practice gymnasium, new classrooms in existing rooms that are large enough to be divided, new construction at Chapman field that included a new weight room and locker rooms, the relocation of the administrative office complex to the gym area previously used for dance.

In the fall of , the continuation of a tradition of excellence that began so many years ago was ensured with the appointment of Mr. Skip to Main Content. District Home. It was during this administration that the standards of the school were raised from those of a second class school to a first class rating. It is interesting to note that our high school has had only three principals, Mr. Atkinson who served until , Mr.

Matthews, from to , and Mr. Floyd Honey who assumed the principalship in the fall of Dupree elected superintendent in , introduced manual training, home economics, and agriculture.

In a bond issue provided for a new high school. This school of 28 teachers was located between 13th and 14th streets in the block. Principal G. Atkinson became acting superintendent after the death of Mr.

Dupree before the close of the term. In the fall of M. Duncan became superintendent. Construction of the present high school building was begun in , and the structure was completed in time for the fall semester of In the fall of Dr. Kenneth E. Oberholtzer became superintendent In Dr. Irwin was elected to this position, being followed by R.

Matthews in The metal shop was added in Athletics were first introduced into L. Vickers and C. Lester organized the first football team.

At the present time Lubbock High has 67 affiliated credits. The growth of Lubbock Senior High School is reflected in the following statistical report showing the number of graduates each year. Leaverton, who had come from a saw-mill business in East Texas, had no experience as a contractor.

But he brought his family to Lubbock in because he heard a college would be built a couple of miles from downtown. Write a Review. Find school details, real estate for sale, real estate for rent and more near Lubbock High School. You already have 5 schools selected. To add this school for comparison, please remove items from seletion list. Show List. School successfully added to Compare List.

About Lubbock High School. To contact the school, call Teachers Lubbock High School employs teachers, who have been with the school an average of 8 years. The teachers average 11 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 1, students with a student to teacher ratio of The special education division has 11 teachers assisting it. Lubbock High School also employs 11 education aids. Accountability Ratings Good. Distinction Designations. Lubbock High School Class of Graduates.

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