Lovelady High School

Lovelady High School is a high school located in Lovelady, Texas

Lovelady High School
Official website photo
Location
11839 Texas State Highway 19 South Lovelady, Texas, United States 75851 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Excellence in both academics and athletics.
School district	Lovelady Independent School District
Superintendent	Wendy Tullos
NCES School ID	482841003170
Principal	Jo Beth Martinez
Teaching staff	24.54 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades	7 to 12
Enrollment	270 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	11.00 [1]
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AA
Mascot	Leo the Lion
Nickname	Lions/Lady Lions
Yearbook	Lion's Paw
Website	Lovelady Jr. High/High School

Athletics

The Lovelady Lions compete in the following sports -

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, and Track

Notable alumni

• Homer Rainey (January 19, 1896 - December 19, 1985): Former University of Texas president (1939-1944), 1913 graduate of Lovelady High School.
• Charles Harrelson, hitman and father of Woody Harrelson, briefly attended Lovelady High school, before transferring to Huntsville where he dropped out. ^[3]
• Paul Wakefield-General, journalist, political aide (most notably, Vice President John Nance Garner).
• Myrtle Mainer Neff- First Lady of Texas
• Boudreaux Campbell - Bull rider.

References

1. "Lovelady J H H S". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved February 8, 2025. Total Students: 270 (2023-2024)
2. "LOVELADY J H H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
3. Cartwright, Gary (November 2010). Dirty Dealing: Drug Smuggling on the Mexican Border & the Assassination of a Federal Judge: An American Parable. Cinco Puntos Press. ISBN   9781933693897.