Leesville High School Explained

Leesville High School
Motto:	Dare to Excel
Established:	1900
Type:	Public
District:	Vernon Parish School District
Grades:	9-12
Principal:	Lisa Haymond
Staff:	44.50 (FTE)
Ratio:	19.87
Enrollment:	884 (2022-2023)^[1]
Athletics:	Football, basketball, track, cross country, girls' volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, golf, power lifting
Colors:	Black and gold
Mascot:	Wampus Cat
Nickname:	Wampus Cats
Yearbook:	Kaleidoscope
Address:	502 Berry Drive
City:	Leesville
State:	Louisiana
Zipcode:	71446
Country:	United States
Homepage:	https://lhs.vpsb.us/

Leesville High School is a school located in Leesville, Louisiana, United States. The 9-12 school is a part of the Vernon Parish School Board.

School uniforms

This means that students can wear clothing that conforms to the Vernon Parish Dress code or uniforms, if they wish.

All other campuses are uniform-optional and must follow the Vernon Parish Dress Code or wear uniforms.

Athletics

Leesville High athletics compete in the LHSAA.

State Championships

Boys Basketball

• 2001

Notable alumni

• Hannah Aspden, paralympic athlete
• Cecil Collins, Class of 1996, NFL running back^[2]
• Millicent S. Ficken, Class of 1951, ornithologist
• Michael Ford, Class of 2009, LSU running back^[3]
• Eddie Fuller, Class of 1986, National Football League player, running back with the Buffalo Bills^[4]
• Carolyn Huntoon, Class of 1958, scientist; first woman director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas' sister of Buddy Leach
• Buddy Leach, Class of 1951, Louisiana politician, brother of Carolyn Huntoon
• Demond Mallet, professional basketball player
• Kevin Mawae, Class of 1989, NFL center and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame^[5]
• Jim McCrery, Class of 1967, Congressman^[6]
• Kavika Pittman, Class of 1993, NFL defensive end^[7]
• Keith Smith, Class of 1999, NFL cornerback^[8]
• Keith Zinger, Class of 2003, NFL tight end^[9]

Notable faculty

• Louisiana State Senator, Gerald Long of Natchitoches taught social studies and coached at Leesville High School in the late 1960s.

External links

• Leesville High School

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leesville High School. National Center for Education Statistics. November 16, 2024.
2. Web site: Cecil Collins . pro-football-reference.com . November 26, 2015.
3. Web site: Michael Ford #42. LSU Football. November 26, 2012.
4. Web site: Eddie Jerome Fuller . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160119001335/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FULLEEDD01%2F . January 19, 2016 .
5. Web site: Kevin James Mawae . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205011/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=mawaekev01%2F . March 4, 2016 .
6. "US Fed News." Factiva, from Dow Jones. April 29, 2005.
7. Web site: Kavika Pittman . DatabaseFootball.com . November 26, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102033853/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PITTMKAV01 . November 2, 2012 .
8. Web site: Keith Smith . pro-football-reference.com . November 26, 2015.
9. Web site: Keith Zinger . pro-football-reference.com . November 26, 2015.