Lovington High School

Lovington High School
Location
701 West Avenue K Lovington , New Mexico 88260 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Lovington Municipal Schools
Staff	42.35 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	763 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.02 [1]
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	Royal Blue & White
Athletics conference	NMAA - 5A District 4
Mascot	Wildcat

Lovington High School is the public senior high school of Lovington, New Mexico. Its colors are Royal Blue and White and its mascot is a Wildcat. ^[2] It is a part of Lovington Municipal Schools.

History

A $600,000 bond financed the school, which opened in 1953. The athletic area next door includes a 5,000 seat stadium that cost $278,478 to build. ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Ronnie Black, PGA player
• Taymon Domzalski, Duke basketball great
• Shirley Hooper, New Mexico Secretary of State
• Brian Urlacher, NFL player ^[4]
• Casey Urlacher, Arena Football League player

References

1. "LOVINGTON HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
2. "NM MVP Pub: Building Better Citizens". Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
3. Myers, Louise (October 10, 1957). "Carlsbad Citizens Group Tours Area School Plants". Carlsbad Current-Argus . Vol. 72, no. 9. Carlsbad, New Mexico. pp. 1, 2. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
4. Boeck, Greg (January 28, 2007). "Bear country in New Mexico: Urlacher's roots run deep in home town". USA Today. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

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