Locust Fork High School

Locust Fork High School
Location
77 School Road Locust Fork , Alabama 35097
Coordinates	33°53′47″N86°37′50″W / 33.8965°N 86.6306°W / 33.8965; -86.6306
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1921
School district	Blount County School District
NCES District ID	0100420
Superintendent	Rodney Green
NCES School ID	010042000210
Principal	Thomas Smitherman
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	415
Student to teacher ratio	22.02
Colors	Green, White
Athletics conference	AHSAA Division 3A
Mascot	Hornet
Website	locustforkhighhornets.com

The Locust Fork High School is a high school in Locust Fork, Alabama. Part of the Blount County School District in Blount County, Alabama, it is at 77 School Road. The hornet is the school mascot. ^{[1] [2]}

Overview

As of 2024 ^[update] six percent of the student body was Hispanic, four percent was African-American, and the overwhelming majority was Anglo-Saxon. ^[3] The school principal is Thomas Smitherman. ^[4]

The original school burned down in 1961, causing $250,000 in damage. The cause of the fire was never determined. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2017, the Lady Hornets basketball team won its first Alabama High School Athletic Association state title, with a 72-62 win over Pisgah at Legacy Arena inside the BJCC. ^[7]

Dylan "Dino" Embry was a star athlete at the school. ^[8]

In 2005, a teacher was placed on leave after being charged with second-degree rape. ^[9] In 2018, a former teacher was convicted of sex crimes with students. ^[10] In 2023, a former assistant principal was convicted of filming girls undressing and was ordered to pay US$ 4 million in restitution. ^{[11] [12]}

Notable alumni

• Gerald Swindle, bass angler ^[13]

See also

• Alabama portal
• Schools portal

• List of high schools in Alabama
• Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River

References

1. "Home". Locust Fork High School. May 8, 2025.^{[ self-published source? ]}
2. "Locust Fork High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
3. "Education | Best high schools | Alabama | Blount County | Locust Fork High School". US News.com. 2025.
4. "About Us". Locust Fork High School.^{[ self-published source? ]}
5. "High School Burns At Locust Fork". The Dothan Eagle. January 12, 1961. p. 16. Retrieved November 21, 2025– via newspapers.com.
6. "$250,000 Damage In School Blaze". The Times-Picayune. January 12, 1961. p. 43. Retrieved November 21, 2025– via newspapers.com.
7. "Locust Fork girls win first-ever AHSAA state title". cullmantribune.com. March 3, 2017.
8. Perrin, Mike (October 8, 2024). "Locust Fork rattled by loss of 1,400-yard runner in quarterback Dino Embry". al.com.
9. "High school teacher on leave after rape charge". Pensacola News Journal. October 23, 2005. p. 32. Retrieved November 21, 2025– via newspapers.com.
10. "Alabama Teacher Told Student She Wanted to Take His Virginity, Reports to Jail". People.com.
11. "Former Locust Fork assistant principal ordered to pay over $4 million to family of teenager he filmed undressing in 2015". CBS 42. October 24, 2023.
12. Keenum, Lynne (October 24, 2023). "$4M verdict reached against former Blount County assistant principal convicted on child pornography charges". WVTM.
13. "The most famous person from each of Alabama's 67 counties". al.com. November 21, 2016.