Lawton High School (LHS) was the first

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built in Lawton, Oklahoma. Lawton High is located at 601 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school was originally housed in a building on 800 Southwest 'C' Avenue, which later came to be the Central Junior High building until the junior high was also moved to 1201 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard. The current Lawton High School was built in 1954.

Athletics championships

;Oklahoma 6A :* Football: 2014 Runner Up, 2016 Runner Up ;Oklahoma 5A :* Football: 1987 :* Wrestling: 1989, 1992, 1993 :* Wrestling: National Champions 1993 ;Oklahoma 4A :* Football: 1970 :* Boys Track: 1974, 1976 :** 110 Hurdles State Meet Record: 1980 ;Oklahoma 2A :* Baseball: 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965 :* Boys Basketball: 1962 :* Football: 1962, 1963 :* Boys Track: 1960, 1961, 1962 ;Oklahoma A :* Boys Tennis :** Singles: 1966 :* Girls Tennis: 1958, 1959, 1962 :** Doubles: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 :** Singles: 1959, 1962 ;Oklahoma Class 1 :* Girls Basketball: 1928 :* Girls Golf: 1939

Notable alumni

* John Bateman – various

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- American poet, graduated in 1912 * John Paul Brammer – advice columnist / writer * Dewell Brewer – NFL player * C. J. Cherryh – Award-winning science fiction novelist * Ginny Creveling – activist and charity organizer *Darryl Gardner – NFL

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* Weldon Gentry – American football player / coach *

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* Ray Gene Smith – NFL player * Kelly Stinnett – various

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, Oakland Raiders) * Hank Walbrick – American football coach

Footnotes

External links

Official Lawton High School Website

Lawton Public Schools
Public high schools in Oklahoma Lawton, Oklahoma Educational institutions established in 1901 Schools in Comanche County, Oklahoma 1901 establishments in Oklahoma Territory {{Oklahoma-school-stub