Lexington High School (Ohio)

Lexington High School
Lexington High School's former building
Location
103 Clever Lane Lexington , Ohio 44904 United States
Coordinates	40°40′22″N82°35′12″W / 40.672778°N 82.586667°W / 40.672778; -82.586667
Information
Type	Public
School district	Lexington Local School District
Principal	Jamie Masi
Staff	38.57 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	679 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.60 [1]
Color(s)	Purple and gold
Athletics conference	Ohio Cardinal Conference
Nickname	Minutemen
Website	Lexington Local Schools

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

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

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

Notable alumni

• Jamie Feick, retired professional basketball player
• Stacy Dittrich, retired police officer, author & True Crime news show consultant
• 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, NFL tight end for the Houston Texans and college football tight end for the Ohio State Buckeyes ^[8]

References

1. "Lexington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
2. Caudill, Mark. "Lexington voters approve school bond issue". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
3. "New Lexington school building on schedule to open Sept. 6". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
4. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved December 6, 2019.
5. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball D2". Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
6. Koslieski, William (May 26, 2021). "Fulfilling a dream: Lexington grads Jacob & Drew Kasper training to become WWE superstars". Mansfield News Journal . Retrieved September 15, 2021.
7. "Hannah Stevens - Women's Swimming and Diving". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2019. HIGH SCHOOL: Lexington
8. "Ohio State Buckeye Cade Stover excited to make community impact". Mansfield News Journal . May 5, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.

External links

• Lexington Local Schools profile—City-Data.com