| Lodi High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Lodi, California, United States of America | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Knowledge is Power" |
| Established | September 8, 1896 |
| Principal | Bob Lofsted |
| Vice Principal | Erin Lenzi |
| Faculty | 150 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2139 (2008) |
| School Color(s) | Red & White |
| Athletics | football, basketball, soccer, water polo, swimming and diving, track and field, cheer, drill, cross country, tennis, golf, volleyball, wrestling, badminton, baseball, softball, band |
| Rival | Tokay High School, Lincoln High School (Stockton) |
| Address | 3 South Pacific Avenue Lodi, CA 95242 |
| Website | [1] |
Lodi High School, serving grades 9-12, is one of four comprehensive high schools in Lodi Unified School District. The physical plant encompasses three gymnasiums, 59 permanent classrooms, one cafeteria, 30 portables, four computer labs, one theater complex, a college and career center, one administration center, one counseling center, and one metal, one wood and one automotive technology shop. While the present site was built in 1956, Lodi High School began classes on September 8, 1896, and celebrated its centennial birthday during the 1996-97 school year. At the present time, Lodi High School is on a modified traditional calendar.
Beginning its rich history of excellence and high quality of education on September 8, 1896, Lodi High School grew into a thriving school, amassing 59 classrooms and an unbelievable 30 portables. In 1996, Lodi High celebrated its centennial birthday. The school has quite the history of athletics as well. Basing its mascot around a type of red seedless grape and not the fiery bird of rebirth, the Flames have experienced athletic supremacy and success only befitting of such a mascot. Even with the community overly supporting and glorifying its football program, the Flames did an excellent job of sustaining a league championship drought from 1980 until 2007. To bring more excitement and purpose to each football game, streakers would flood the field in effort to bring attention to their cause. However, the school did have many other successful programs including men and women's swimming, water polo, soccer, basketball, and baseball. As the school continues to encourage its graduates to be successful at local community colleges.
Lodi High is one of only a few schools that have a bomb shelter. Lodi High's bomb shelter was built during the Cold War to protect students from Soviet nuclear weapons. It can be accessed through the boiler room, though now barricaded by rows of lockers.