Lassiter High School

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Lassiter High School
Seal of Lassiter High School
Established 1981
Type Public high school
Principal Chris Shaw-Go Trojans!!!
Students 3,000+
Grades 9–12
Location 2601 Shallowford Road
Marietta, Georgia, United States
Campus Suburban
Colors Maroon and Gold
Mascot Image:Faceless_Trojan.gif
Faceless Trojan
Newspaper The Laureate
Website www.lassiter.org

Lassiter High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, United States.

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[edit] History

Lassiter High School was established in 1981 and has over 2100 students in attendance. It was awarded the Georgia Public School of Excellence in 1992 and 1999. In 2000, it was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

[edit] Leamond N. Lassiter

Lassiter High School was named for Mr. Leamond N. Lassiter who rendered distinguished service as a member of the Cobb County Board of Education for 12 years, and made innumerable contributions to education in Cobb County during his many years of service. Born in 1879, Mr. Lassiter was a leader in education throughout his adult life and until his death in 1966 at the age of 86. A resident of Cobb County throughout his life, he attended one room schools near his place of birth at what is now known as the intersection of Johnson Ferry Road and Bishop Lake Road.

All nine of the Lassiter's children graduated from high school. Five received their education at Marietta High School, two attended Roswell High School and two graduated from Acworth High School. The lack of adequate educational facilities caused extreme hardship to the Lassiter family and other families in Cobb County. Because of that fact, Mr. Lassiter became interested in education and was active in improving the school system in Cobb. Beginning in 1911, he served as a trustee for Union Academy, a school which was located at what is now the intersection of Sewell Mill Rd and Bill Murdock Rd. He helped with the building of the school and served as trustee. During the 1930's, Mr. Lassiter worked for the consolidation of schools in the Mt. Bethel area, a goal which later became a reality. He served as a trustee of the Mt. Bethel Jr. High School in the late 1930's. Realizing there was a need for higher education, Mr. Lassiter was instrumental in working out an agreement whereby Acworth High accepted students from the East Cobb area. This afforded students in East Cobb their first opportunity to continue their education by riding a school bus to Acworth High, thus eliminating undue hardships on their families.

Mr. Lassiter was appointed to the Cobb County Board in 1944 and served for 12 years, the last two as chairman. During that time the Cobb County School System experienced tremendous growth, paving the way for the development of a school system which today is recognized as one of the most outstanding and progressive in Georgia. Mr. Lassiter's many contributions to education in Cobb County resulted in the Cobb County School Board honoring his memory by naming Lassiter for him. Mr. Lassiter's grandchildren and great grandchildren attended and attend Lassiter.

[edit] Lassiter Sports

Lassiter has won 20 state championships in Georgia High School Association sanctioned sports. They have also won titles in various club sports. Recently, the baseball team captured its second state championship, defeating region rival Kell High School 10-9 and 9-5 in a best of three series. The Lacrosse team captured its first outright and second overall state champion over The Lovett School 17-8. Other recent Georgia state championships have included Girl's Swim and Dive and Boy's Tennis, both won in 2005.

[edit] List of Sports at Lassiter

[edit] Musical Accomplishments

Lassiter High School is also known for its outstanding achievements in music. The Lassiter High School Marching Band won the Bands of America National Championships in 1998 and 2002 under the direction of Alfred Watkins. The marching band has also performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving day Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade multiple times since the late eighties. Lassiter's concert bands and symphony orchestra have performed at events like the Midwest Clinic and the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival. The Lassiter High School chorus program has been very successful as well. While also being the best music program in the state, the Lassiter High School band is well known throughout the nation and considered one of the top programs across the United States.The orchestra as a whole, under the leadership of director Carol Doemel, has been #1 in the Nation for over five years.


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