Lassiter High School

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Lassiter High School
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Address
Lassiter High School
2601 Shallowford Road

Marietta, Georgia
30066

United States
Coordinates 34°02′27″N84°28′19″W / 34.04088°N 84.47189°W / 34.04088; -84.47189
Information
Type Public high school
MottoReaching Excellence and Climbing Higher
Established1981;43 years ago (1981)
School district Cobb County School District
PrincipalChris Richie
Teaching staff107.10 (FTE) (2022–23) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,932 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.04 (2022–23) [1]
Campus type Suburban [1]
Color(s)Maroon and Gold
  
Nickname Trojans
PublicationArête (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Laureate
YearbookThe Odyssey
Website lassiterhigh.org

Lassiter High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, United States, in the Cobb County School District. The school was founded in 1981. The school colors are gold and maroon, and the school mascot is the Trojan.

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History

Lassiter High School was established in 1981. It was awarded the Georgia Public School of Excellence award in 1992, 1999, 2008, and 2010. In 2000, it was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

The school was named for Leamond N. Lassiter, who was a member of the Cobb County Board of Education for 12 years. [2]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,945 students enrolled in 2021–2022 was: [1]

2.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. [1]

Sports and clubs

The school's first team state championship was in girls' cross country, won in fall 1982. More recently, the baseball team has been the state runner-up seven times in their nine appearances in the state finals. The boys' soccer team was ranked first in the nation during the beginning of the spring season.

Music

The Lassiter Marching Trojan Band won the Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1998 and 2002. [3] The marching band took part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1999, 2004, and 2010. [4] The marching band also took part in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day in 1988, 2001, 2005, 2013, and 2019. [4] The Band is a 2-time recipient of the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Flag of Honor in 1988 and 1998.

Sports

Notable alumni

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