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Longmont High School

Coordinates: 40°10′35″N 105°7′12″W / 40.17639°N 105.12000°W / 40.17639; -105.12000
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Longmont High School
Front of the school in 2019
Address
Map
1040 Sunset Street

,
Colorado
80501

United States
Coordinates40°10′35″N 105°7′12″W / 40.17639°N 105.12000°W / 40.17639; -105.12000
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoTradition, Pride, and Excellence
School districtSt. Vrain Valley RE-1J
CEEB code060395
NCES School ID080537000909[1]
PrincipalJeff McMurry[2]
Teaching staff63.04 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment1,262 (2022–2023[1])
Student to teacher ratio20.02[1]
Color(s)Royal blue and white
  
Athletics conferenceCHSAA
MascotTrojan
Websitelhs.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

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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

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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

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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 a 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d "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.