Lowell High School (Lowell, Indiana)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Lowell High School
| native_name =
| image = LHS Indiana Widesrceen.JPG
| motto = Motivating Students Today for a Successful Tomorrow.
| streetaddress = 2051 East Commercial Avenue
| city = Lowell
| state = Indiana
| zipcode = 46356
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|41|17|29|N|87|23|35|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| established = 1892
| type = Public high school
| district = Tri-Creek School Corporation
| grades = 9-12
| principal = Tammy Daugherty
| enrollment = 985 (2022-23){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=181146001852|title=Lowell Senior High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 10, 2024}}
| enrollment_as_of =
| teaching_staff = 50.50 (FTE)
| team_name = Red Devils
| rival = Crown Point High School{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/lowell-red-devils-(lowell,in)/rival.htm|title=Rivalry-Lowell High School (IN)|publisher=MaxPreps|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}
| conference = Duneland Athletic Conference
| colors = {{color box|red}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.tricreek.k12.in.us/}}
}}
Lowell High School, or LHS is a four-year public high school located in Lowell, Indiana. Lowell is a part of the Tri-Creek School Corporation.
Athletics
The official mascot of Lowell Senior High School is the Red Devil.
Lowell High School offers the following sports:
- Men's baseball
- Men and women's basketball
- Women's cheerleading
- Men and women's cross country
- Men's football
- Men's and women's golf
- Women's gymnastics
- Men's and women's soccer
- Women's softball
- Men and women's swimming and diving
- Men's and women's tennis
- Men and women's track and field
- Women's volleyball
- Men's wrestling
= Crown Point High School and Lowell High School =
A notable rivalry has existed primarily between the football teams from Crown Point High School and Lowell High School since approximately 1903.{{Cite web|url=http://ifca.zebras.net/ifca/candler/foot-history/crown_point_vs_lowell.htm|title=Crown Point Bulldogs vs Lowell Series History|website=ifca.zebras.net|access-date=2017-04-28}} Each team competes for "The Old Leather Helmet Trophy",{{Cite news|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/football/lowell-grabs-the-old-leather-helmet/article_0a69e919-a4ee-5537-862a-19022e263603.html|title=Lowell grabs the Old Leather Helmet|last=Correspondent|first=David P. Funk Times|work=nwitimes.com|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/crown-point-lowell-rivalry-plays-for-old-leather-helmet/image_0be08dda-234a-5cb6-aca4-66278cade54a.html|title=Crown Point-Lowell rivalry plays for 'Old Leather Helmet'|last=Times|first=Kristin A. Smith, file, The|work=nwitimes.com|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en}} a piece of World War I era leather headgear that is mounted to a wooden platform.{{Cite web|url=http://www.usa-365.com/Week_1_2011_preview_CP_at_Lowell_08-15-11.htm|title=Week 1 - 2011 H.S. Football Preview: Crown Point at Lowell|website=www.usa-365.com|access-date=2017-04-28}} This trophy symbolizes the long history of the schools' rivalry on the football field, though the rivalry extends into other athletic arenas.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/crown-point-cruises-past-neighboring-rival-lowell/article_5d481c44-a8c4-5180-9e93-2354e55bcf36.html|title=Crown Point cruises past neighboring rival Lowell|last=Correspondent|first=Chris Breach Times|work=nwitimes.com|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en}} Crown Point High School and Lowell High School are not in the same athletic conference,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ihsaa.org/schools/athleticconferences|title=IHSAA Athletic Conferences|last=IHSAA|website=www.ihsaa.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-28}} they choose to compete once during the football season to continue the long competitive history.
Fine arts
Lowell High School offers the following fine arts programs:
- Theatre
- Marching band (Lowell Marching Red Devils)
- Jazz Band
- Wind Ensemble
- Pep Band
- Winter Guard
- Winter Drumline
- Show choir (Vocal Flare)
Notable alumni
- Corbett Davis - NFL player and first overall draft pick.
- Jo Anne Worley - original Laugh-in cast member (1968-1970)
See also
References
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External links
- [http://tricreek.schoolwires.com/lhs/site/default.asp Official webpage]
- [http://www.lowellpl.lib.in.us/lhs.htm History of Lowell High School]
- [http://www.tricreek.k12.in.us/ Tri-Creek School Corporation]
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Category:Public high schools in Indiana
Category:Educational institutions established in 1892
Category:Schools in Lake County, Indiana
Category:1892 establishments in Indiana
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