Lapwai High School

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| name = Lapwai High School

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| location = 404 S. Main St.

| city = Lapwai

| state = Idaho

| country = U.S.

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| district = Lapwai S.D. #341

| established =

| principal = D'Lisa Penney

| enrollment = 267 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1601830&ID=160183000854|title=LAPWAI MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 22, 2024}}

| teaching_staff = 18.83 (FTE)

| ratio = 14.18

| type = Public{{cite web|url=http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/22686|title=Lapwai High School|publisher=Public School Review|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}

| mascot = Wildcat{{cite web|url=http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf |title=Idaho High School Activities Association |publisher=IHSAA |accessdate=2009-04-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034723/http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-17 }}

| colors = Columbia & White
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| grades = 6–12

| athletics = IHSAA Class 1AD1

| conference = White Pine League

| feeders = Lapwai Middle School

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| yearbook = Kee-Mah-Mar

| information = (208) 843-2241

| free_label = Elevation

| free_text = {{convert|970|ft|-0|abbr=on}} AMSL

| website = [http://lapwaidistrict.org/ lapwaidistrict.org]

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Lapwai High School is a four-year public secondary school in Lapwai, Idaho, the only traditional high school in Lapwai School District #341. Located in Nez Perce County on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in the north central part of the state, the school colors are Columbia and white and the mascot is a wildcat.

Athletics

Lapwai competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 1AD1 in the White Pine League. It was formerly a member of the Central Idaho League

The school competes in football, basketball, and track and field, among others. Lapwai holds the state's longest basketball winning streak at 81 games. Lapwai won three consecutive A-3 (now 2A) state championships (1987–89) under head coach Bruce Crossfield.

The Lapwai Boys Basketball Program is second for most state championships with 12 and only behind Borah High School with 13 state championships. With the most recent addition to the trophy case, Lapwai now has had seven different coaches lead them to the top, Harley Williams (1956), Darryl Moulton (1984), Bruce Crossfield (1987–89), Josh Leighton Jr. (2000, 2002), Eric Spencer (2006), Bob Sobotta Jr. (2017, 2018), Zachary Eastman (2021,2022).

The Lapwai Girls Basketball Program leads the state for most state championships with 11, many schools trail behind by one-three championships. The Lapwai girls program has been led to the state title by five different coaches, Ferris Paisano (1976), Dan Wilson (1989), Shawn Spencer (1998, 2002, 2009, 2011), Eric Spencer (2015–17), and Ada McCormack-Marks (2020,2022).

=State titles=

Boys

Basketball (11): (B, now 2A) 1956; (A-3, now 2A) 1984, 1987, 1988,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MLBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3533%2C1514626|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|last=Tatko|first=Mike|title=50! Wildcats win 2nd straight A-3 crown|date=March 6, 1988|page=1C}} 1989, 2000; (2A) 2002; (1A) 2006; (1AD1) 2016, 2017, 2021 [http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysBasketball.pdf idhsaa.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415000000/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysBasketball.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} - Basketball champions - through 2012
Track (1): (B, now 2A) 1966 [http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysTrack.pdf idhsaa.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415082833/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysTrack.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} - Track champions - through 2012
Football (1): (2A) 1979

Girls

Basketball (10): (B, now 2A) 1976; (A-3, now 2A) 1989, 1998; (2A) 2002;(1AD1) 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 [http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsBasketball.pdf idhsaa.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001181420/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsBasketball.pdf |date=2012-10-01 }} - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012{{cite web|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/lapwai-girls-win-state-1a-basketball-championship-19698|publisher=Indian Country Today Media Network|title=Lapwai girls win state 1A basketball championship|last=McNeel|first=Jack|date=February 25, 2011|accessdate=December 8, 2012}} (introduced in 1976){{cite web |url=https://lmtribune.com/sports/idaho-girls-state-basketball-tourney-lapwai-claims-th-state-title/article_ddc5af93-1e49-56fa-88b1-5184eec60948.html |title=Back on Top Lapwai Girls claim 10th State Title |access-date=October 1, 2021}}

Alumni

Lillian (Bounds) Disney (1899–1997){{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D7peAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fC8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4762%2C3438544 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Walt Disney dies of cancer at 65 |date=December 16, 1966 |page=1}}{{cite news |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/18/lillian-disney-dies-philanthropist-widow-of-walt/ |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Lillian Disney dies |date=December 18, 1997 |accessdate=December 11, 2017}} – wife of Walt Disney

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20091008122607/http://www.lapwai.k12.id.us/ Lapwai High School]
[http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/lapwai-wildcats-(lapwai,id)/home.htm MaxPreps.com] - Lapwai Wildcats
[http://lapwaidistrict.org/ Lapwai School District]

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Category:Public high schools in Idaho

Category:Schools in Nez Perce County, Idaho