Los Alamos High School

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Los Alamos High School
Los Alamos Hilltoppers

School type	Public, Grades 9-12
Established	1946
Principal	Lynne Saccaro
Students	1220
Colors	Green and Gold
Location	1300 Diamond Drive Los Alamos, NM 87544 United States
Information	Main Office (505) 663-2510 Snow Line (505) 663-2223 Snow Line (505) 663-2512
Website	http://lahs.laschools.net/

Los Alamos High School (or LAHS) is the public high school of Los Alamos, New Mexico. The mascot of Los Alamos High School is the Hilltopper.

1 History
2 Student body statistics
3 Clubs and Organizations
4 Athletics
- 4.1 State titles (since 2000)
5 Recent awards
6 Notable alumni
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History

During the Second World War Los Alamos was the site of the Manhattan project. During wartime, structures in Los Alamos were temporary because people were expecting to leave after the wartime project was completed. In August 1945, following the Allied victory in Japan, it was decided the Los Alamos Laboratory's nuclear research would continue in order to counter a rising Soviet threat. In 1946 Los Alamos begin erecting permanent structures, including Los Alamos High School.

Two U.S. Presidents have visited Los Alamos High School: John F. Kennedy in 1962[1] and William Jefferson Clinton in 1993[2] and also 1998[3].

[edit] Student body statistics

Typical Day at Los Alamos High School

Ethnic composition [4]

American Indian: < 1%
Asian/Pacific: 3%
Hispanic: 17%
Black: < 1%
White: 78%

Gender composition [5]

Male: 50%
Female 50%

Future Plans (2004 Graduating Class)[6]

4 year college: 86.5 %
2 year college: 3.7%
Technical / Vocational School: 3.2 %
Military: 4.3 %
Undecided: 2.3 %

[edit] Clubs and Organizations

LAHS has several clubs and organizations including:

Anime Club
Art Club
Astronomy Club
Band
Business Professionals of America
Chess Club
Choir
DECA
Environmental Club
FCCLA (Family & Consumer Science)
Fencing Club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
French Club
Gay Straight Alliance
German Club
Hilltalkers
International Club
Key Club
LAHS Coalition for Peace
LAHS Film Society
Lookout Student Newsletter
Mock Trial
National Honor Society
Natural Helpers
NJROTC
Olions (Drama)
Orchestra
Pegasus (Student Literary and Art work)
Political Discussions Society
Robotics
Snow Club
Spanish Club
Student Council
Supercomputing Challenge
X-Scape Landscaping Club
Yearbook

[edit] Athletics

Griffith Gymnasium

Since its classification as a AAAA school in 2000, the students of LAHS have won over 40 state titles in competitive high school sports (see below). LAHS was honored with the AAAA Girls all-sports trophy in 2000-01, 2001-02, and 2003-04. In 2003-04 LAHS also received The "New Mexico Athletic Director of the Year" award.

In 2002 the LAHS Girls Cross Country team led by coaches Rob and Kathy Hipwood won the AAAA State Championship with a perfect score of 15.[7] Rob Hipwood was a 1982 LAHS graduate. That season the Girls Cross Country Team was ranked second nationally among high school teams.

In 2000 the Hilltoppers won state in boys' bastetball led by star player Chris Jackson. Jackson went on to play in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship for Utah.

In 1995 Kevin Dotson set the national high school record for the high jump at 7'2".

In 1975 Lynn Bjorklund set the national high school record for the women's outdoor 3000 meter at 9:08.6. This record still stands.[8]

[edit] State titles (since 2000)

Boys

Cross Country: 2003
Football:
Soccer:
Basketball: 2000
Swimming: 2005, 2004
Diving: 2004
Wrestling:
Golf: 2005, 2004
Baseball:
Tennis:2003,2002,2001
Track & Field: 2001, 2000

Girls

Cross Country: 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Volleyball: 2001, 2000
Soccer: 2003,2002, 2001
Basketball:2002, 2001
Swimming: 2004
Diving: 2004
Golf: 2001, 2002, 2003
Softball:
Tennis: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Track & Field: 2003, 2002, 2001

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[edit] Recent awards

The Hilltopper, as once seen from Griffith Gymnasium

In 2005 LAHS was named one of the "1,000 Best High Schools in America" (#649) by Newsweek Magazine[9].
A LAHS history teacher, Nancy Schick, was named the 2005 New Mexico Teacher of the Year.[10]
LAHS graduating classes of 2004 and 2005 had 12 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists each.
An LAHS student is one of six New Mexico semifinalists in the 2005 Presidential Scholars competition.
Five LAHS students were awarded Scholar designation in the National Hispanic Recognition Program, based on their performance on the 2004 PSAT and their five-semester transcripts.
The National Achievement Scholarship Program, established to recognized outstanding African-American students, has given a designation of commended student to an LAHS student.
In 2005 Los Alamos High School had 28 AP Scholar awards. 16 AP Scholar with Honor awards, 26 AP Scholar with Distinction awards, and 4 National AP Scholar awards.
LAHS literary magazine, Pegasus 2004, was "Recommended for Highest Award" in the 2004 NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.
LAHS NJROTC Unit was designated a "Distinguished Unit" for the second year in a row. This year's designation includes academic honors, which is reserved for only a handful of units.
All four LAHS choirs received superior ratings at the District Large Group Festival. Two of these choirs also received "Best in Class" for Class AAAA schools.
LAHS Wind Ensemble Band received a superior rating from the New Mexico Music Educators Association Large Group Festival; Symphonic Band received an excellent rating.
LAHS Topper Marching Band won first place in their category at the tournament of the bands in 2006.