Lyons Township High School

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Lyons Township High School
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Lyons Township High School North Campus
Address
Lyons Township High School
100 South Brainard Avenue

,
60525

United States
Coordinates 41°48′44″N87°52′49″W / 41.812155°N 87.88028°W / 41.812155; -87.88028 (North campus)
41°48′04″N87°53′28″W / 41.801247°N 87.89101°W / 41.801247; -87.89101 (South campus)
Information
Other nameLyons Township
LTHS
LT
School typeCoed Public
MottoVita Plena
(The quest for the fulfilling life)
Opened1888
School districtLyons Township High School District 204
SuperintendentBrian Waterman
PrincipalJennifer Tyrrell
Staff267.25 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–10 (South)
11–12 (North)
Enrollment3,767 (2023–2024) [1]
Average class size18.8
Student to teacher ratio14.10 [1]
CampusSuburban
Campus size106 acres over two campuses
Colour(s)  royal blue
  gold
Fight song Gold & Blue, based on My Illinois
Athletics conference West Suburban Conference
MascotNessie and Noil
Nickname Lions
AccreditationNorth Central Association
NewspaperLion
YearbookTabulae
Nobel laureates Ben R. Mottelson
1975-physics
Website www.lths.net

Lyons Township High School (often referred to as LTHS or simply LT) is a public high school in Western Springs, Illinois (South Campus), and La Grange, Illinois (North Campus).

Contents

Lyons Township is a coeducational high school and serves grades 9–12 for Lyons Township High School District 204. Students from the communities of La Grange, Western Springs, Burr Ridge, La Grange Park, Countryside, Indian Head Park, Hodgkins, and parts of Brookfield, Willow Springs, and McCook attend Lyons Township. Lyons Township High School is the 8th-largest public high school in Illinois [2] and the 45th-largest public high school in the United States. [3]

History

Lyons Township High School was opened on September 4, 1888. The enrollment included 39 students. An athletic field named Emmond Field was constructed in 1888, and a 1924–1929 expansion included the erection of a clock tower, auditorium, offices, library, and a gym. Leonard H. Vaughan (president of a seed company and former school board president, [4] ) funded the erection of the Vaughan Building; it was constructed in 1949 for sporting events and classes. [5] In 1956, South Campus was opened about a mile south-west in nearby Western Springs to accommodate the community's growing population. The Corral was constructed in 1944 as a social place for all students to spend time with each other after school hours. In 2005, a performing arts center, a field house, and a pool were added to the South campus to complement the facilities at the North campus. [6] [7]

Demographics

In the 2022-2023 school year, there were 3,842 students enrolled at the school. 66% of students identified as non-Hispanic white, 26% were Hispanic or Latino, 3% were multiracial, 3% were black or African-American, and 3% were Asian-American. The school has a student to teacher ratio of 14.9, and 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced price lunch. [8]

Newspaper

The LION newspaper is the student publication of LTHS. [9] The LION is a member of the High School National Ad Network.

WLTL

LTHS is the license holder of WLTL-FM, a Class A non-commercial radio station which broadcasts from the North Campus on 88.1 FM. [10]

Notable alumni

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