Jefferson High School (Indiana)

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Location
Jefferson High School

1801 South 18th Street Lafayette, Indiana
Information
Principal	Glade Montgomery
Enrollment	2,380
Faculty	230
Type	High School
Information	765-772-4700
Mascot	Broncho
Homepage	http://www.lafayettejeff.org/

Jefferson High School (often referred to as "Lafayette Jefferson" or "Lafayette Jeff") is a high school located in Lafayette, Indiana and administered by the Lafayette School Corporation. Its mascot is the broncho and its school colors are red and black.

The Broncho

[edit] History

In a meeting held February 10, 1910, Lafayette's school board decided to proceed with construction of a new school to replace the aging and inadequate Lafayette High School at Sixth and Columbia. The new school, a three-story brick building to be named Jefferson High School, was erected in the block between Ninth, Tenth, Elizabeth and Cincinnati Streets. Jefferson opened its doors to students in January 1912 and was formally dedicated April 2. The old high school building at Sixth and Columbia became a vocational school, with classes beginning July 1, 1913.

By the early 1960s, Lafayette's growing population prompted the board to consider either expanding the current school building or constructing a new facility. In 1965 they settled on the latter, and in 1966 a 43-acre section of land around the Pythian Home on South 18th Street was purchased to accommodate the project. The new Jefferson High School was dedicated May 24, 1970.

The old Jeff building on North Ninth Street served, from 1970 to 1982, as Tippecanoe Jr. High School (nickname: Chargers) and was later occupied by Ivy Tech Community College and more recently has been converted to apartments for the elderly.

Scheumann Stadium, a multi-purpose football/track/soccer facility was opened in 2004. Construction on the Rohrman Center for the Performing Arts began in 2007. This new addition to the High School will include additional practice and performance rooms for the various bands and choirs associated with the high school.

[edit] References

Indiana Department of Education: School Snapshot
Cecil S. Webb, Historical Growth of the Schools of Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette School Corporation, 1972.