Lawrence County High School (Mississippi)

Lawrence County High School
Lawrence County High School
Location
	713 West Thomas E. Jolly Drive; Monticello, Mississippi 39654; United States
Information
Principal	Tawanna Thornton
Staff	36.28 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	535 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	14.75
Color(s)	Cardinal, black and white;
Mascot	Cougars
Website	lchs.lawcosd.org

Lawrence County High School is a public high school located in Monticello, Mississippi, United States.

General information

Lawrence County High School is part of the Lawrence County School District^[3] and serves students in grades 9-12.
Located in Monticello, Mississippi, Lawrence County High School serves approximately 650 students.^[4]
According to the Mississippi Department of Education's 2010 Accountability Results, Lawrence County High School has an 80.5% graduation rate.^[5]
Lawrence County High School is under the direction of principal Tawanna Thorton.^[6]

Athletics

Lawrence County High School's Athletic Director and Head Coach of the LCHS Cougar Football team is Mike Davis.^[7]^[8] The Lawrence County High School mascot is the Cougar.^[8]

LCHS Athletics^[8]
	Male Athletics	Female Athletics
Football	Varsity
Basketball	Varsity & Jr. Varsity	Varsity
Baseball	Varsity
Softball		Varsity
Soccer	Varsity	Varsity

Leading the Cougar Boys' Basketball team to two state championships, Miami Heat's Erick Dampier is a graduate of Lawrence County High School.
In 2008, Patrick Sutton, then a student at Lawrence County High School, won the silver medal in the International Powerlifting Federation's Men's Sub-Junior category in Potchefstroom, South Africa.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lawrence County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
^ "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
^ "Lawrence County School District". Lawrence County School District. 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
^ "Lawrence County High School". SchoolTree.org. 2010–2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
^ Mississippi Department of Education. "2010 Accountability Result". Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
^ "LCHS Principal / Cedric Collins". http. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
^ Lawrence County High School, Lawrence County School District, 2011, ""LCHS -- Staff Listing". Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.", 02 May 2011
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lawrence County High School". CBS MaxPreps, Inc. 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
^ "IPF Sub-Jr & Jr Worlds Final Results". Powerlifting Watch. September 7, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

External links

[NCES-1] "Lawrence County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[colors-2] "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

[3] "Lawrence County School District". Lawrence County School District. 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

[SchoolTree-4] "Lawrence County High School". SchoolTree.org. 2010–2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

[5] Mississippi Department of Education. "2010 Accountability Result". Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

[6] "LCHS Principal / Cedric Collins". http. Retrieved September 15, 2019.

[7] Lawrence County High School, Lawrence County School District, 2011, ""LCHS -- Staff Listing". Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.", 02 May 2011

[MaxPreps-8] "Lawrence County High School". CBS MaxPreps, Inc. 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

[9] "IPF Sub-Jr & Jr Worlds Final Results". Powerlifting Watch. September 7, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

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