Lexington High School (Tennessee)

Lexington High School
Address
284 White Street Lexington , (Henderson County) , Tennessee 38351 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Steve Lindsey
Staff	56.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	901[1] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	16.09[1]
Color(s)	Red and white     [2]
Nickname	Tigers[2]
Website	[1]

Lexington High School is a grade 9–12 high school in Lexington, Tennessee. The school's enrollment is roughly 1,000 students.[3]

Academics

Jackson State Community College offers some AP classes on-campus, as well as off-campus classes, including English Language, English Literature, and Calculus.

Extra-curricular activities

Clubs include Future Farmers of America FFA, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America FCCLA, Student Council, Air Force JROTC, and Renaissance. LHS also has a marching band, cheerleading squad, dance team, BETA, tennis, volleyball, soccer, baseball, football, basketball, and a yearbook staff.

Sports

Girls' sports include volleyball, golf, basketball, cross country, track, softball, dance team, tennis, and cheerleading. Boys' sports include golf, football, basketball, soccer, cross country, track & field, tennis, and baseball.

Lexington football team has a tradition of excellence. In 2005, the team finished the regular season undefeated and went on to win their first 12 games of the season before losing to David Lipscomb in the quarterfinals of the 3A playoffs. Also went undefeated in 2011 regular season.

Lexington's golf team won the TSSAA State Championship in 2003. In 2004, the golf team finished 5th at State. The Lexington Baseball team won the TSSAA State Championship in 2002. Steve Sweat was player of the year in AA. Jason Patterson was coach of the year in the state for AA.

Notable alumni

• Jerry Graves[4] – All-American Basketball Player from 1955 to 1957, Went on to play at Mississippi State
• James Dale Todd[5] – US District Court Judge for Western Tennessee 1985–2008.
• S. Thomas Anderson[6] – US District Court Judge for Western Tennessee 2008–present.

References

1. "Lexington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
2. "Lexington High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
3. White, Bruce (September 12, 1999). "Time To Question School Leaders In Henderson County". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. p. 3F. Lexington High School was built to accommodate approximately 1200 students. It has an enrollment of 1000 students
4. "Jerry Graves Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
5. "Kustoff pushes to name Jackson's federal courthouse after Judge James Todd". The Jackson Sun. December 16, 2021.
6. "Judge S. Thomas Anderson". Western District of Tennessee | United States District Court.

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