Lawrence County High School (Mississippi) Explained

Lawrence County High School
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Location:	713 West Thomas E. Jolly Drive
City:	Monticello, Mississippi
Zipcode:	39654
Country:	United States
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Principal:	Tawanna Thornton
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Staff:	36.28 (FTE)
Ratio:	14.75
Grades:	912
Gender:	Coeducational
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Enrollment:	535 (2022-23)^[1]
Mascot:	Cougars
Colors:	Cardinal, black and white ^[2]
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Lawrence County High School is a public high school located in Monticello, Mississippi, United States.

General information

• Lawrence County High School is part of the Lawrence County School District^[3] and serves students in grades 9-12.
• Located in Monticello, Mississippi, Lawrence County High School serves approximately 650 students.^[4]
• According to the Mississippi Department of Education's 2010 Accountability Results, Lawrence County High School has an 80.5% graduation rate.^[5]
• Lawrence County High School is under the direction of principal Tawanna Thorton.^[6]

Athletics

Lawrence County High School's Athletic Director and Head Coach of the LCHS Cougar Football team is Mike Davis.^{[7] [8]} The Lawrence County High School mascot is the Cougar.

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Male Athletics	Female Athletics
Football	Varsity
Basketball	Varsity & Jr. Varsity	Varsity
Baseball	Varsity
Softball		Varsity
Soccer	Varsity	Varsity

• Leading the Cougar Boys' Basketball team to two state championships, Miami Heat's Erick Dampier is a graduate of Lawrence County High School.
• In 2008, Patrick Sutton, then a student at Lawrence County High School, won the silver medal in the International Powerlifting Federation's Men's Sub-Junior category in Potchefstroom, South Africa.^[9]

External links

• • Lawrence County School District

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lawrence County High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 19, 2024.
2. Web site: MHSAA School Directory. 2024-03-09. Mississippi High School Activities Association. en-US.
3. Web site: Lawrence County School District . Lawrence County School District . 2011 . 2011-05-02.
4. Web site: Lawrence County High School . SchoolTree.org . 2010–2011 . 2011-05-02.
5. Web site: Mississippi Department of Education . 2010 Accountability Result . Mississippi Department of Education . 2 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616133337/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ACC10LST.xls . 16 June 2011 .
6. Web site: LCHS Principal / Cedric Collins . http . 15 September 2019 . en.
7. Lawrence County High School, Lawrence County School District, 2011, "Web site: LCHS -- Staff Listing . 2011-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819211709/http://lawrence.k12.ms.us/lchs/staff.html . 2011-08-19 . ", 02 May 2011
8. Web site: Lawrence County High School . CBS MaxPreps, Inc . 2011 . 2011-05-02.
9. Web site: IPF Sub-Jr & Jr Worlds Final Results . Powerlifting Watch . 2008-09-07 . 2011-05-02.