Lowell High School, or LHS is a four-year
public high school
A state school, public school, or government school is a primary school, primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation and operated by the government of the state. State-f ...
located in
Lowell, Indiana. Lowell is a part of the
Tri-Creek School Corporation.
Athletics
The official mascot of Lowell Senior High School is the Red Devil.
Lowell High School offers the following sports:
*Men's
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...
*Men and women's
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
*Women's
cheerleading
Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense Physical exercise, physical activity. It can be performed to motivate s ...
*Men and women's
cross country
*Men's
football
*Men's and women's
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
*Women's
gymnastics
Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movem ...
*Men's and women's
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
*Women's
softball
Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...
*Men and women's
swimming
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and
diving
*Men's and women's
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
*Men and women's
track and field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
*Women's
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
*Men's
wrestling
Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...
Crown Point High School and Lowell High School
A notable rivalry has existed primarily between the
football teams from
Crown Point High School and Lowell High School since approximately 1903. Each team competes for "The Old Leather Helmet Trophy", a piece of World War I era leather headgear that is mounted to a wooden platform. This trophy symbolizes the long history of the schools' rivalry on the football field, though the rivalry extends into other athletic arenas. Crown Point High School and Lowell High School are not in the same
athletic conference,
they choose to compete once during the football season to continue the long competitive history.
Fine arts
Lowell High School offers the following fine arts programs:
*
Theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...
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Marching band (Lowell Marching Red Devils)
*Jazz Band
*Wind Ensemble
*Pep Band
*Winter Guard
*Winter Drumline
*
Show choir (Vocal Flare)
Notable alumni
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Corbett Davis
Richard Corbett "Corby" Davis (December 8, 1914 – May 28, 1968) was an American football Fullback (American football), fullback. He was the first overall pick in the 1938 NFL draft by the History of the St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Rams.
He spe ...
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NFL player and first overall draft pick.
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Jo Anne Worley - original ''
Laugh-in'' cast member (1968-1970)
See also
*
List of high schools in Indiana
References
External links
Official webpageTri-Creek School Corporation
Public high schools in Indiana
Educational institutions established in 1892
Schools in Lake County, Indiana
1892 establishments in Indiana
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