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Lawton High School

Coordinates: 34°37′02″N 98°24′13″W / 34.617144°N 98.403671°W / 34.617144; -98.403671
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LHS
Address
Map
601 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard

,
73507

United States
Coordinates34°37′02″N 98°24′13″W / 34.617144°N 98.403671°W / 34.617144; -98.403671
Information
TypeCo-Educational, Public, Secondary
Established1901
School districtLawton Public Schools
Faculty111.75 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,417 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.68[1]
Color(s)  Black
  Scarlet
  White
Athletics conference6A Division 2 (Football) 6A (All other athletics)
MascotWolverine
RivalsEisenhower High School & MacArthur High School
NewspaperThe Tatler
YearbookThe Lore
Websitewww.lhswolverines.org

Lawton High School (LHS) was the first high school built in Lawton, Oklahoma. Lawton High is located at 601 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school was originally housed in a building on 800 Southwest 'C' Avenue, which later came to be the Central Junior High building until the junior high was also moved to 1201 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard. The current Lawton High School was built in 1954.

Athletics championships

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Oklahoma 6A
  • Football: 2014 Runner Up, 2016 Runner Up
Oklahoma 5A
  • Football: 1987
  • Wrestling: 1989, 1992, 1993
  • Wrestling: National Champions 1993
Oklahoma 4A
  • Football: 1970
  • Boys Track: 1974, 1976
    • 110 Hurdles State Meet Record: 1980
Oklahoma 2A
  • Baseball: 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965
  • Boys Basketball: 1962
  • Football: 1962, 1963
  • Boys Track: 1960, 1961, 1962
Oklahoma A
  • Boys Tennis
    • Singles: 1966
  • Girls Tennis: 1958, 1959, 1962
    • Doubles: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966
    • Singles: 1959, 1962
Oklahoma Class 1
  • Girls Basketball: 1928
  • Girls Golf: 1939

Notable alumni

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c "Lawton HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Hays Marable, Mary; Boylan, Elaine (1939). A Handbook of Oklahoma Writers. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 48.
  3. ^ a b c d e Hersom, Bob (May 8, 2006). "Stinnett proud of pinstripes Ex-Lawton QB is backup for Yanks". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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