Lockport High School
Lockport High School (LHS) is a public high school for grades 9–12 in Lockport, New York. It is the district’s only high school and sits on Lincoln Avenue. The school opened in 1954 and was rebuilt from 2009 to 2012 to look more modern. About 1,350 students attend, with around 107 full-time staff.
The campus has one main building and athletic facilities that include baseball, softball, lacrosse/soccer, and four tennis courts. LHS offers more than 150 courses across subjects like English, Social Studies, Math, Science, World Languages, Art, Music, Family & Consumer Science, Health, Business, Technology, and Physical Education. Technical programs are available through the Orleans-Niagara Board of Cooperative Education (BOCES). The school aims to graduate students with a Regents Diploma, though some may earn a local diploma. Students can also take AP, college-credit, and honors courses. The school uses a 100-point grading system with weighted GPA: AP courses count more (weight 1.1) and Honors courses (weight 1.05).
Lockport High School has about 30 varsity teams in the Central New York Conference (CNYCL) and Section VI of the NY State Public High School Athletic Association, plus many junior varsity and modified teams. The school often earns state recognition in sports such as cross country, golf, tennis, soccer, swimming, track, wrestling, and football. Most teams practice and play on campus, but some venues are outside the school: hockey at Cornerstone CFCU Arena, indoor track at college facilities, football and track at Max D. Lederer Field at Emmett Belknap Middle School, and lacrosse and soccer on fields behind the high school.
Motto: "Pride in our Past...Faith in our Future." Mascot: the Lion.
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