LT Facts :::
Fast Facts
Founded: 1888
Home of the Lions
School colors: Blue and Gold
School enrollment: approximately 3,800
85% White
3% African American
9% Hispanic
2% Asian
.2% Native American
Twenty-three credits are required for graduation.
LT serves a community composed of the villages of LaGrange, Western Springs, Burr Ridge, Countryside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, LaGrange Highlands, LaGrange Park, McCook, and parts of Brookfield and Willow Springs.
LTHS is a single unit high school district composed of two campuses about one mile apart; freshmen and sophomores attend South Campus in Western Springs, and juniors and seniors attend North Campus in LaGrange.
The school day is composed of seven 51-minute periods.
Students are assigned to course levels (I-V) on the basis of test scores, achievement and teachers’ recommendations.
LTHS computes, records, and provides both weighted and unweighted grade point averages and class rank for all its students each semester.
Typically, 90 percent of the students choose to attend post-secondary schools.
History
September 3, 1888 - original building on North Campus site contained assembly room, four
classrooms, library, and office; enrollment - 39
1891 - first commencement - seven diplomas
1914 - athletic field constructed and named Emmond Field
1926-1929 - expansion included clock tower, auditorium, offices, library, and gym
1944 - Corral established
1952 - Vaughan Building constructed
1956 - South Campus constructed and opened
1957 - Corral building constructed
1968 - Emmond Field designated as site for fieldhouse, swimming pool, and gym
1998-2001 - major renovation/additions at District sites and facilities
2005 - South Campus Performing Arts Center, swimming pool, and fieldhouse constructed