Lassiter High School is a public high school located north of

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in Marietta, Georgia, United States, in the

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. The school was founded in 1981. The school colors are gold and maroon, and the school mascot is the Faceless Trojan.

History

Lassiter High School was established in 1981. It was awarded the Georgia Public School of Excellence award in 1992, 1999, 2008, and 2010. In 2000, it was named a National

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. The school was named for Leamond N. Lassiter, who was a member of the Cobb County Board of Education for 12 years.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,220 students enrolled in 2016–2017 was: *Male - 49.6% *Female - 50.4% *Native American/Alaskan - >0.1% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 7.0% *Black - 8.5% *Hispanic - 8.0% *White - 73.2% *Multiracial - 3.3% 8.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Sports and clubs

The school's first team state championship was in girls' cross country, won in fall 1982. More recently, the baseball team has been the state runner-up seven times in their nine appearances in the state finals. The boys' soccer team was ranked first in the nation during the beginning of the spring season.

Music

The Lassiter Marching Trojan Band won the

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Grand National Championships in 1998 and 2002. The marching band took part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1999, 2004, and 2010. The marching band also took part in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day in 1988, 2001, 2005, 2013, and 2019. The Band is a 2-time recipient of the

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's Sudler Flag of Honor in 1988 and 1998. In 2020, Orchestra Director Carol Doemel sparked controversy with a Facebook post disparaging Jacob Blake.

Sports

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(1999 & 2006 State Champions) *

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(1996 AAAA State Champions) * Cross Country (State Championships: boys' 1988; girls' 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 93) *

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*Fastpitch softball (State Champions 2007) * Fencing (club sport) * Football *

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(girls' State Champions 2001) * Gymnastics (girls') (2010 State Champions) *

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(2004 Co-State Champions, 2006 State Champions, 2017 Boys State Champions) * Soccer (boys' State Champions 1996, girls State Champions 2016) * Swimming (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 State Champions, girls') * Roller hockey(club sport) (2002 State Champions, 2007 State Champions) * Rugby union (club sport) (State Champions 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011) * Tennis (1996 girls' State Champions, 2005 boys' State Champions) * Track & field (girls' 2010 State Champions) * Volleyball * Wrestling

Notable alumni

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soccer player *

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- actor * Kerry Brown (American football) - former Washington Redskins OL and Left Guard *

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- Comedian, Actor, Musician * Hanno Dirksen - South African rugby player *

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- professional wrestler and musician best known as Lita * Bruce Elder (basketball) - former all-SEC forward at Vanderbilt University *

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pilot in the US Air Force * Bryan Lundquist - swimmer, world record holder in 4 × 100 m freestyle * Philip Lutzenkirchen - former college football player for

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and NFL player for the

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- former college football player for

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* Melanie Moore - professional dancer *

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- lead singer of The Click Five *

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- comedian, regular on Chelsea Lately; frequent contestant on @midnight * Cody Runnels - professional wrestler under the name Cody Rhodes * Stephen Sklenka - United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General and current Deputy Commander,

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* Lawson Vaughn -

professional soccer player *

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; Emmy nominee

References

External links

Official site
{{authority control Schools in Cobb County, Georgia Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Educational institutions established in 1981 School buildings completed in 1981 1981 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)