Lexington High School (Ohio) Explained

Lexington High School
Location:	103 Clever Lane
Zipcode:	44904
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.6728°N -82.5867°W
District:	Lexington Local School District
Principal:	Jamie Masi
Grades:	912
Athletics Conference:	Ohio Cardinal Conference
Nickname:	Minutemen
Website:	Lexington Local Schools
Staff:	36.34 (FTE)
Ratio:	20.53
Enrollment:	746 (2022-23)^[1]

Lexington High School is located in Lexington, Ohio, United States. The school serves grades 9-12 and is the only high school in the Lexington Local School District. It has received an "Outstanding" ranking for an outstanding eleven consecutive years by the Ohio Board of Education as a result of standardized test scores. In 2018, a bond issue was passed to replace the previous high school building, consolidating the junior high and high school.^[2] It officially opened for the 2022-23 school year.^[3]

School characteristics

• Colors: Purple and gold
• Nickname: Minutemen
• Athletic conference: Ohio Cardinal Conference
• Superintendent: Jeremy Secrist
• OHSAA Division II and III athletics

School Buildings

• Central Elementary School (124 Frederick Street)
• Eastern Elementary School (155 Castor Rd)
• Western Elementary School (385 W. Main St)
• Lexington Jr. High School (103 Clever Ln)
• Lexington High School (103 Clever Ln)

Former schools

• Lexington Jr. High School (90 Frederick St). Demolished in 2022 after a combined High School/Junior High was built. This included the original 3-story "red brick" school constructed in 1894 and had subsequent additions in the 1930s and 1950s. At one time, this building served all 12 grades until 1954.
• Lexington High School (103 Clever Ln). Demolished in 2022 after a combined High School/Junior High was built on the same site behind this building.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Boys' basketball – 1989, 1991^{[4] [5]}
• Girls' cross country - 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019,2020
• Boys' cross country - 2015, 2017

Notable alumni

• Jamie Feick, retired professional basketball player
• David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Hollywood screenwriter and producer
• Drew Kasper, professional wrestler^[6]
• Jacob Kasper, professional wrestler^[6]
• Sylvia McNair, American opera singer (soprano) and classical recitalist who has also achieved notable success in the Broadway and cabaret genres.
• Hannah Stevens, 2017 United States National Champion, 3x US National Team member, 10th fastest woman in US history in 100M backstroke^[7]
• Cade Stover, college football tight end for the Ohio State Buckeyes^[8]

External links

• Lexington Local Schools profile—City-Data.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lexington High School. National Center for Education Statistics. May 23, 2024.
2. Web site: Caudill . Mark . Lexington voters approve school bond issue . 2023-08-26 . Mansfield News Journal . en-US.
3. Web site: New Lexington school building on schedule to open Sept. 6 . 2023-08-26 . Mansfield News Journal . en-US.
4. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2019-12-06. OHSAA. OHSAA.
5. Web site: Yappi Sports Basketball D2. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105032/http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/D2.html. 2007-01-13. dead.
6. Web site: Fulfilling a dream: Lexington grads Jacob & Drew Kasper training to become WWE superstars. Mansfield News Journal. Koslieski. William. September 15, 2021. May 26, 2021.
7. Web site: Hannah Stevens - Women's Swimming and Diving . University of Missouri Athletics . 12 December 2019 . en . HIGH SCHOOL: Lexington.
8. Web site: Ohio State Buckeye Cade Stover excited to make community impact. Mansfield News Journal. May 5, 2022. September 22, 2022.