Longmont High School

Longmont High School
Front of the school in 2019
Address
1040 Sunset Street Longmont , Colorado 80501 United States
Coordinates	40°10′35″N 105°7′12″W
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Tradition, Pride, and Excellence
School district	St. Vrain Valley RE-1J
CEEB code	060395
NCES School ID	080537000909[1]
Principal	Jeff McMurry[2]
Teaching staff	63.04 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,262 (2022–2023[1])
Student to teacher ratio	20.02[1]
Color(s)	Royal blue and white
Athletics conference	CHSAA
Mascot	Trojan
Website	lhs.svvsd.org

Longmont High School is the original high school of the city of Longmont, Colorado, United States, and opened its doors to students in 1901. The school is located in central Longmont and serves as a high school for the St. Vrain Valley School District.[3]

Athletics

The Longmont High School football team won the national championship in 1908. It went on to win its next Colorado state football championship in 1940, followed by back-to-back state titles in 1954 and 1955. The school is perhaps best known, however, for its record streak, starting in 1988 and ending in 1992, in which the Trojans went 45–0, winning three consecutive championship crowns. This remains the longest winning streak in large-school Colorado football history. In 2018, the Girls swim team won the 3A championship.[4]

Robotics

The VEX Robotics team "Pronounce This" (2654P) won its first state championship in the 2021–2022 season and went on to win back-to-back state championships in 2023 and 2024. Team 2654P earned the Excellence Award at the 2024 VEX World Championships.

Year	Team	Achievement
2021-2022 - Tipping Point	2654P	State Champions
2022-2023 - Spin Up	2654P	State Champions
2023-2024 - Over Under	2654P	State Champions, World Champions

Music

The Longmont High School Band commissioned "Joy Revisited" by Frank Ticheli in 2005. The Longmont High School Band commissioned "Ostinato" by Richard Saucedo in 2010[5]

The Longmont High School Drumline has competed in Percussion Scholastic World (PSW) in 2001; Percussion Scholastic Open (PSO), winning two state championships from 2002 to 2006; Percussion Scholastic National A PSNA (in RMPA competition 2009), from 2007 to 2009, winning state in 2009; and in Percussion Scholastic A (PSA) from 2010 to present. It also travels almost every year to the WGI competitions. It is also an eight-time WGI World Championship finalist, placing as follows:[6]

Year	Program title	Score	Competitive result
2001	The Toys	84.20	11th Percussion Scholastic World (PSW)
2002	West Side Story	84.30	9th Percussion Scholastic Open (PSO)
2003	Superstitions	87.35	7th PSO
2005	The Iron Road	91.90	4th PSO
2006	The Four Corners	84.05	12th PSO
2008	Dinner at Pertrucci's	86.05	9th Percussion Scholastic A (PSA)
2023	Hide and Speak	92.863	6th PSA
2024	Playing with Colors	83.375	15th PSA

Notable alumni

• Greg Biekert – former linebacker for the Oakland Raiders and Minnesota Vikings[7]
• Vance D. Brand – former NASA astronaut, test pilot, mission commander and engineer
• Walt Clay – former halfback and fullback for the Chicago Rockets and Los Angeles Dons
• Eric Coyle – former center for the Washington Redskins
• Eddie Eagan - former U.S. Olympian (gold medalist in boxing and bobsledding) and chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission
• David Pauley – pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Vince Rafferty – former center and guard for the Green Bay Packers
• Ed Werder – ESPN NFL analyst

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Longmont High School (080537000909)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
2. "Administration | Longmont High School". Saint Vrain Valley School District RE-1J. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
3. "School Website". lhs.stvrain.k12.co.us.
4. "LHS Athletics". maxpreps.com.
5. "Music Program". lhsmusicboosters.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-02.
6. "Drumline Competition". timescall.com. 17 March 2017.
7. "Alumni". timescall.com. 13 July 2017.