Lee County High School (Sanford, North Carolina)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Lee County High School (abbreviation: LCHS)
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established = 1951
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city = Sanford
state = North Carolina
country = United States
campus = Urban area
type = Government High school
principal = Greg Batten
Class Hours = 8:00-3:00
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faculty = 175
students =
enrollment =1,755 (2005-2006)
grades = 9-12
address = 1708 Nash Street
district = Lee County Schools
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mascot = Jacket
colors = Blue and Gold
newspaper =The Panaroma
yearbook =LCHS Sandprints
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Lee County High School is one of two high schools in Sanford, North Carolina. The high school is located on 1708 Nash Street in Sanford and serves grades 9-12. The school mascot is the yellow jacket and the school's colors are navy & gold.

History

The school first opened under the name of Sanford Central High School in 1951. It was an all white school. In 1966 the school was integrated. In 1977, the school name was changed to "Lee County Senior High" and served grades 10-12. In the fall of 1992, Lee County Schools reorganized it's grade configuration to elementary (K-5), middle school (6-8), and high school (9-12). For years Lee County High School was the only high school in Sanford/Lee County. As Lee County grew, Lee County High grew with population tipping to over 2,700 students, making it one of the largest high schools in North Carolina. It was decided to build a new high school. In November 2003, ground was broken on Tramway Road in Sanford and on August 25, 2005 Southern Lee High School opened its doors. It served grades 9-11 with the Class of 2007 being the first class to graduate within the next school year.

Since the opening of Southern Lee High School, it has became a major rival in sports. Another major rival is Western Harnett High School.

chool Information

The School operates on a 4X4 Block Schedule (90 minute classes/30 minutes lunch). The School district is mainly northern/central Lee County from The Deep River area, to the Carolina Trace area. Currently county officals are trying to renovate the older buildings due to the increase cost of maintenance and the buildings being over 50 years old.

ports

*JV Football
*Varsity Football
*Tennis
*Golf
*JV Basketball
*Varsity Basketball
*JV Baseball
*Varsity Baseball
*JV Softball
*Varsity Softball
*Volleyball
*Cross Country
*Wrestling
*Gymnastics
*JV Cheerleading
*Varsity Cheerleading
*Competition Cheerleading
*ROTC
*Swimming
*JV Soccer
*Varsity Soccer

External links

* [http://www.lee.k12.nc.us/ Lee County Schools Website]
* [http://www.lee.k12.nc.us/schools/lchs/index.html/ Lee County High School Website]