Lancaster High School (Ohio)
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| Established | 1849, current building opened in 1963 |
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| School type | Public |
| Principal | Steve Wigton |
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Blue & Gold Golden Gales, personified as Taz from the Looney Tunes cartoon series. |
| Location | 1312 Granville Pk. Lancaster, Ohio 43130 |
| Information | (740) 681-7500 |
| Website | http://www.lancaster.k12.oh.us |
Lancaster High School is a secondary-level public high school located in Lancaster, Ohio and is the only high school within the Lancaster City School district. The current building was opened during the fall of 1963, at a cost of $3,198,991.87. Currently, the building houses grades 9-12, a recent change due to the failure of multiple bond and levy issues voted down by local voters, forcing the closure of a freshman-only campus of the high school. The high school offers college prep classes, along with housing its own career & technical education (vocational) center.
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[edit] History
The first high school in Lancaster, Ohio was founded in 1849 and was housed in a building at the corner of Broad and Mulberry Streets, in what was known then as the North Building. In 1856, the high school was moved to a South School due to over crowding at the North Building. Enrollement continued to increase and in 1872 the school board had to provide additional classrooms at another building until 1873 when a new three-story North School building was opened. This building eventually became overcrowded, and in 1906 the high school was moved to a new building located at the corner of Mulberry Street and Pearl Avenue (current location of the Stanbery Campus). According to board of education minutes from 1908, the new building already was overcrowded; and in 1914 a bond issues was passed to allow an extension to be built on to the existing building. This annex was completed in 1917. Overcrowding continued, and in 1930 another addition to the building was completed. In 1950, the final addition to the high school was completed to the east side of the building, which today houses administrative offices.
In 1963, a State Fire Marshall ordered that the 1906 and 1917 sections of the building be abandoned because they were a fire hazard. These sections were demolished in 1965.
In October of 1960, the school board selected a location for a new site for the high school. Construction began in 1961, and was completed in 1963.
[edit] Current Building
The current building is located on a 75 acre site, located on Granville Pk (SR 37). The building consists of two wings: the left-wing (front)-1st floor houses administrative offices, the library, teachers' lounge, and general classrooms -2nd floor houses classrooms and labs for biology, chemestry, and physics; the right-wing (only 1 story) houses art, music, and shop classes. Between the two wings is an area referred to the 'GAC', housing the Gymnasium, Auditorim, and Cafeteria.
In 1963, Fulton Field was opened to accommodate football games.
In 1965, using funds from interest earned from previous bond issues and funds from the National Education Act of 1963, the high school opened a vocational building on-site to house cosmetology, drafting, electronics, auto mechanics, and Occupational Work Experience programs. In addition, a planetarium was constructed using donated monies from Mrs. Phillip Rising Peters in memory of her husband and son. In addition to the building, Mrs. Peters also donated the instruments and equipment used in the planetarium. Peters Planetarium is one of a very few actually located on the grouds of a high school.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Bobby Carpenter - Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys.
- Robert G. Heft, designer of America's 50 star flag, which was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1960.
