Lee's Summit High School is a

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Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit is a city located within the counties of Jackson (primarily) and Cass in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2020 census its population was 101,108, making it the sixth-largest city in both ...

, United States. It is located near downtown Lee's Summit on Blue Parkway, next to the intersection of

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and Route 291. It is one of three high schools in the

Lee's Summit R-VII School District The Lee's Summit R-7 School District serves parts of Lee's Summit, Kansas City, Missouri, rural eastern Jackson County and the entirety of Unity Village, Greenwood, Lake Winnebago, and Lake Lotawana in the State of Missouri. The district se ...

History

The original building, built in 1953 using military surplus paint, has been added onto throughout the years. The first addition in 1963 was built to house freshmen and sophomores. Later, a Field-house and Performing Arts center were added (1963 and 1979 respectively). A corridor connecting the cafeteria and the "B Building" was then added (this glass hallway is referred to as "the Breezeway"). A major addition, including a lecture hall was completed during the 2000-01 school year. Recently, a weight room was added during the 2009-2010 school year.

Academics

Lee's Summit is an A+ designated high school. LSHS has received prestigious honors, including the Missouri Gold Star School award for 3 years and a '' U.S. News & World Report'' "Best High School" in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Extracurricular activities

Lee's Summit High School has an Air Force Junior ROTC program, which has been awarded AFJROTC Distinguished Unit many times, most recent being the 2017-2018 school year. LSHS AFJROTC also has different types of activities such as Raider Team, Drill Team, and Honor Guard. The Honor Guard team has presented the colors in many NCAA Sport Tournaments, the 2016 Ringside World Boxing Championship, and recent

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races.

Notable alumni

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(Class of 1957), U.S. Senator * Forrest Griffith, former professional football player *

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(Class of 1997), fashion model *

Audrey Lindvall Audrey Kathryn Lindvall (August 11, 1982 – August 2, 2006) was an American model. She was the sister of supermodel Angela Lindvall, and the former face of Coach and Ann Taylor. Biography Born in Lee's Summit, Missouri, to Randall (a phar ...

(Class of 2001), fashion model *

Matt Tegenkamp Matthew "Teg" Tegenkamp (born January 19, 1982) is a retired professional runner from Lee's Summit, Missouri who specialized in various long-distance events. Tegenkamp represented the United States at two Summer Olympics, in 2008 and 2012. He tra ...

(Class of 2000), former Olympian *

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(Class of 1972),

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-winning jazz guitarist * Mike Metheny (Class of 1967), trumpeter, educator *

Bruce Polen Bruce Polen (born October 22, 1951) is a former American football player and coach. He was the tenth head football coach at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, serving for two seasons, from 1982 until 198 ...

, college football player and coach * Robert K. Dixon, member of the

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(Class of 2015),

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Quarterback *

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(Class of 2018),

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Track and field, pole vaulter

References

External links

Official Website
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