Lexington Senior High School (North Carolina)

Lexington Senior High School
Address
26 Perry Street Lexington, North Carolina, 27292 United States
Coordinates	35°50′00″N 80°14′55″W / 35.83333°N 80.24861°WCoordinates: 35°50′00″N 80°14′55″W / 35.83333°N 80.24861°W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Be Somebody
School district	Lexington City Schools
Principal	Monique Studevent Curry
Staff	57
Grades	9-12
Number of students	796
Campus type	Regular School
Color(s)	Blue and Orange
Athletics conference	2A; Central Carolina Conference
Mascot	Yellow Jackets
Website	Lexington Senior High

Lexington Senior High School is a public high school in Lexington, North Carolina, United States.

Demographics

Enrolled in the 2009-2010 school year were 796 students.

• 239 White
• 385 African American
• 105 Latino
• 1 Native American
• 49 Asian
• 17 Other
• Full-time Teachers: 57
• Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.9

Using federal government guidelines, 69% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.^{[1] [2]}

Academics

Coming Soon

Spending

The Lexington City Schools spends $8,631 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 62% on instruction, 32% on support services, 6% on other elementary and secondary expenditures.^[3]

Athletics

• NCHSAA State AA Football Champions: 1985, 1986^[4]
• NCHSAA State AA Basketball Champions: 1988, 1995^[5]
• NCHSAA State Men's Tennis Doubles Champions: Team 1925.^[6]
• NCHSAA State AA Men's Tennis Doubles Champions: Individual 1987, 2001. Team 1986, 1987.^[7]
• NCHSAA State AAA Men's Tennis Doubles Champions: 1993 ^[8]
• NCHSAA State AA Men's Tennis Singles Champions: Individual 2000.^[9]
• NCHSAA State AA Men's Tennis Doubles Champions: Individual 1985.^[10]
• NCHSAA State AA Women's 4x100 Relay Champions: Individual 1987.^[11]

Alumni

• Richard Benjamin Harrison, Jr. (1959), owner of World Famous Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, Nevada and one of the stars of Pawn Stars.
• John Skipper (1974) has been named President of ESPN and co-chair of Disney Media Networks Started Jan. 1 2012.^[12]
• Joe McIntosh (1981) played football for North Carolina State University and in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons^[13]
• Deems May (1987) played football for University of North Carolina and in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers and Seattle Seahawks^[14]
• Angie Pittman (1987) played professional football for Carolina Cougars^[15]
• Christian McSpadden (2007)

Plays Professional Arena Football for the Texas Stealth

Only football player in Lexingtons history to receive All-County and All-Conference honors three years in a row.

References

1. "Lexington Senior High School, Lexington North Carolina / NC US History EOC Test Scores". SchoolDigger.com. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
2. "Lexington Senior High School in Lexington, North Carolina/NC - School Tree". School Tree. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
3. "Lexington Senior High School in Lexington, NC". Education.com. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
4. http://www.highschoolot.com/football/page/5386473/
5. https://www.nchsaa.org/intranet/downloadManagerControl.php?mode=getFile&elementID=1133&type=5&atomID=6482
6. https://www.nchsaa.org/intranet/downloadManagerControl.php?mode=getFile&elementID=1887&type=5&atomID=6821
7. https://www.nchsaa.org/intranet/downloadManagerControl.php?mode=getFile&elementID=1887&type=5&atomID=6821
8. https://www.nchsaa.org/intranet/downloadManagerControl.php?mode=getFile&elementID=1887&type=5&atomID=6821
9. https://www.nchsaa.org/intranet/downloadManagerControl.php?mode=getFile&elementID=7694&type=5&atomID=9997
10. https://www.nchsaa.org/intranet/downloadManagerControl.php?mode=getFile&elementID=7694&type=5&atomID=9997
11. https://www.ncpreptrack.net/87tk12a.html
12. "Lexington native becomes president of ESPN". The-dispatch.com. November 23, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
13. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McInJo20.htm
14. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MayxDe00.htm
15. http://www.oursportscentral.com/sports/?t_id=1102

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