Laramie High School (Wyoming)

Public school in Laramie, Wyoming, United States

41°18′7.488″N 105°32′54.744″W / 41.30208000°N 105.54854000°W / 41.30208000; -105.54854000InformationTypePublic schoolSchool districtAlbany County School District #1PrincipalJeff LewisFaculty65Grades9–12Enrollment1,001 (2016-17)^[1]Color(s)Maroon, gold and whiteMascotPlainsman

Deti Stadium, the sports stadium for the school

Laramie High School (LHS) is a high school (grades 9–12) in Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, United States. In the Albany County School District, high school begins in the 9th grade (freshman year); 9th grade students are now able to attend high school in Laramie due to the building of a new high school. Many LHS students concurrently attend classes at Laramie County Community College (Albany County Campus), or the University of Wyoming.

Laramie High School has an online newspaper, the CyberPlainsman.^[2]

As of the opening of the new building in the 2015–2016 school year, Laramie High School has the highest elevation in the state, at 7280 ft.^[3]

Sports

The LHS mascot is the Plainsman (female counterpart: Lady Plainsman).

The Laramie High School football team was coached for 59 years John E. Deti (1944-1976) and his son John R. Deti (1977-2002). Following the younger Deti's retirement, the team has been coached by Phil Treick (2003-2004), Neil Waring (2005-2007), Bob Knapton (2008-2011), Ted Holmstrom (2012), Chuck Syverson (2013-2016), Clint Reed (2017-2020), and Paul Ronga (2021-present).^[4]

Notable alumni

John S. Bugas - former FBI agent credited with breaking up two Nazi spy rings and deterring sabotage; former director of industrial relations at Ford Motor Company^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Frank Crum - college football offensive lineman for the Wyoming Cowboys^[9]
Wayde Preston - actor
Ken Sailors - basketball player for the Wyoming Cowboys and in the NBA, pioneer of the jump shot
Gerry Spence - trial lawyer, author, and television legal consultant

References

^ "Laramie High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ "CyberPlainsman - Laramie High School - Front Page". Archived from the original on 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2005-11-11.
^ "Google Maps Find Altitude". Daftlogic.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ "Laramie High School (Laramie, Wyo.) football films 1965-2008".
^ "Made in Wyoming: Our Legacy of Success". Archived from the original on 2009-08-16. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
^ Collier, P & Horowitz, D. (1987). The Fords - An American Epic. Summet Press
^ “AUTOS: Young Henry Takes a Risk.”, TIME Magazine, February 4, 1946
^ "Federal Bureau of Investigation - the Detroit Division: A Brief History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
^ Londergan, Joe (March 5, 2024). "2024 NFL Draft Profile: Wyoming OT Frank Crum". Sports Illustrated.