Laconia High School (New Hampshire)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Laconia High School
motto = Pride, Leadership, Honor
principal = Steven Beals
established = 1875
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = Laconia
state = New Hampshire
country = USA
enrollment = 807
colors = Red and White
mascot = Sachem

Laconia High School is a public high school in Laconia, New Hampshire, serving grades 9 through 12. As of the 2006-2007 school year, there are over 807 students enrolled. [cite web | url=http://www4.measuredprogress.org/NHProfile/DistEnroll.cfm?MyYear=2006-2007&MyDist=285&MyDistName=Laconia | title=NH District Enrollment | accessdate=2008-01-08] The school's mascot is the Sachem.

LHS is home to the J. Oliva Huot Technical Center.

History

Laconia High first opened in the fall of 1875 at its original campus on Academy Street, in the South End neighborhood of Laconia. In 1878, the first class graduated with nine students. In 1923, the school moved to its current campus on Union Avenue to accommodate the increased enrollment. In 1936, a separate practical arts wing was added to the Union Avenue campus. Later additions include the J. Oliva Huot Technical Center wing in 1976 and subsequent renovations in 1983.

Academics

LHS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 20.5 credits. A student receives one half credit per one class per one semester. Students must enroll in a minimum of five courses per semester, and must include all of the following: English, four credits; math, 3; social studies, 3; science, 2; wellness education, 1; health, 0.5; information and communication technology, 0.5; fine arts, 0.5; and 6 credits of electives.

Grades are based on a 4.0 GPA scale computed on the following basis: A=4.0; B=3.0; C=2.0; D=1.0; and F=0. [cite web | url = http://www.laconia.k12.nh.us/lhs/Program%20of%20Studies%2007-08.pdf | title = Program of studies 2007-2008 | accessdate =2008-01-08]

Athletics

Sports were first introduced at Laconia in 1923 with the move to Union Avenue. With the six-acre campus and the new building equipped with a gymnasium, the school was able to offer football, basketball, and baseball for men during the fall, winter, and spring months, respectively. Later in the 1920s, field hockey was the first sport to be offered to girls.

Currently, there are eight varsity sports offered for men, nine varsity sports offered for women, and two coed varsity sports at LHS. Laconia competes in the Intermediate Class (Class I) of the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Laconia has historically been strong at football, winning 10 championships and appearing in the finals 20 times in the last six decades. The Sachems Football team won the NH Division IV finals against Hanover in the fall of 2007, 35-14, to complete their undefeated 11-0 season and their first championship since 1999. [cite web | url = http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071111/GJSPORTS02/711110055 | title = State champs! Laconia handles Hanover for D-IV title | publisher = The Citizen of Laconia | date = 11 November 2007 | accessdate =2008-01-08]

References

External links

* [http://www.laconia.k12.nh.us/lhs/ Official Page]
* [http://www.laconia.k12.nh.us/huot/ J. Oliva Huot Technical Center]