Lebanon Trail High School is a public high school located in

Frisco, Texas Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and about from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Its population was 200,509 at the 2 ...

, United States that is part of the

Frisco Independent School District Frisco Independent School District is a public school district based in Frisco, Texas, United States. The district covers portions of Denton and Collin counties, including portions of the cities of Frisco, Little Elm, Plano, and McKinney as ...

. The school opened its doors in August 2016 for the 2016–2017 academic year. The school is the district's ninth high school. Upon opening, only freshman attended the school, unlike most other high schools in the district. This decision was made by the district in order to not move students from high schools multiple times, as other high schools had recently opened in the area less than 4 years prior. Around 2,000 students attend Lebanon High making it one of the largest high schools in Frisco ISD in terms of student population.

Namesake

The school is named for Lebanon, a community which existed at the site about half a century before Frisco and was located near the

Preston Trail Preston Trail, later known as the Old Preston Road, was a road created by the Republic of Texas in 1841 from Preston, Texas on the Red River south to Austin, Texas. This road closely followed an existing trail that led across the area that had be ...

. An initial decision to name the school Lebanon High School caused controversy among parents and students alike, who felt that the school's name would be too reminiscent of the Middle Eastern country of the same name; the community was allegedly in favor of a more "American-themed name."

Athletics

The Lebanon Trail Blazers compete in the following sports: * Cross Country *

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* Swimming and Diving *

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

Track and Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

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* Football *

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* Soccer *

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Cross Country

The school's cross country teams initially competed as 4A under UIL's classification rules before later moving to 5A. In 2017,as a 4A school, the school sent their first female (also their first runner) to region and state for cross country. During the year 2019, the school transitioned from a 4A school to a 5A school. In 2021, as a 5A school, the school sent their first male runner to region. The following year, both the boys' and girls' cross-country teams simultaneously qualified for UIL Region at the district meet at Warren Park. Both teams placed second, right behind Liberty High School. This was the first time in school history both teams would be advancing to region for cross country as a team instead of individual runners. That same year, two boys from the school individually qualified for the state cross country meet for the first time.

Orchestra

In th
2020 TMEA Honor String Orchestra Competition
the Lebanon Trail Chamber Orchestra competed for the first time in the school's history. After an initial round of judging, the Lebanon Trail Chamber Orchestra was one of 11 finalists that advanced to the second and final round of judging, where they received 6th place overall out of 39 entries from the best high school orchestra programs in the state of Texas.

Band

In the 2019 UIL 5A State Marching Band Preliminary Competition, which was their first opportunity to advance to the State Competitions, the TrailBlazer Band received first overall in the Area Competition and therefore advanced to the State Finals that includes the top twelve bands from the preliminary competition. In the State Finals, the Trail Blazers received 8th overall out of 36 schools.

Theatre

In the 2021 UIL 5A State One Act Competition, which was Lebanon Trail Theatre's first time attending state they placed Sixth overall for their performance. The following year, for their One Act performance of ''Cover of Life'' they advanced all the way to the UIL 5A State One Act Competition, where they placed eighth overall. From Zone to State they won numerous awards for all different aspects of the production.

References

External links

Lebanon Trail Trailblazer Band

Lebanon Trail Trailblazer Choir

Lebanon Trail High School webpage

Frisco Independent School DistrictCampus Athletic Coordinator

Lebanon Trail Blazer Football Teams
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