Leesville High School is a

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located in

Leesville, Louisiana Leesville is a city in, and the parish seat of, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,649 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Fort Johnson South, Louisiana, Fort Johnson South micropolitan area and is additionally serv ...

, United States. The 9-12 school is a part of the Vernon Parish School Board.

School uniforms

This means that students can wear clothing that conforms to the Vernon Parish Dress code or uniforms, if they wish. All other campuses are uniform-optional and must follow the Vernon Parish Dress Code or wear uniforms.

Athletics

Leesville High athletics compete in the LHSAA.

State Championships

Boys Basketball * 2001

Notable alumni

* Hannah Aspden, paralympic athlete * Benjamin Bryant, Class of 1994 (attended 1990-1991), Emmy-nominated broadcaster, writer, and civil servant * Cecil Collins, Class of 1996, NFL running back * Millicent S. Ficken, Class of 1951, ornithologist * Michael Ford, Class of 2009, LSU running back * Eddie Fuller, Class of 1986,

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player, running back with the Buffalo Bills *

Carolyn Huntoon Carolyn Leach Huntoon (born August 25, 1940) is an American scientist and former government official. She was the director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, a position which she held from 1994 to 1996, and was the first woman in the ...

, Class of 1958, scientist; first woman director of the

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' sister of Buddy Leach * Buddy Leach, Class of 1951, Louisiana politician, brother of

* Demond Mallet, professional basketball player * Kevin Mawae, Class of 1989, NFL center and member of

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* Jim McCrery, Class of 1967, Congressman * Kavika Pittman, Class of 1993, NFL defensive end * Keith Smith, Class of 1999, NFL cornerback * Keith Zinger, Class of 2003, NFL tight end

Notable faculty

* Louisiana State Senator,

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of Natchitoches taught social studies and coached at Leesville High School in the late 1960s.

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Leesville High School
{{authority control Public high schools in Louisiana Schools in Vernon Parish, Louisiana Educational institutions established in 1900 1900 establishments in Louisiana Leesville, Louisiana