Ladue Horton Watkins High School is a public high school in Ladue, Missouri, United States, that is administered by the Ladue School District. Its namesake, Horton Watkins, was vice president of the International Shoe Company and died in 1949. The family of Horton Watkins donated the 28-acre (11 ha) tract of land on South Warson Road to the school for the high school site as a memorial.
| Ladue Horton Watkins High School | |
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1201 South Warson Road United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°38′22″N 90°23′48″W / 38.6394°N 90.3966°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive public high school |
| Established | 1952 |
| School district | Ladue School District |
| Principal | Brad Griffith |
| Teaching staff | 94.90 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,313 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.84[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics conference | Suburban Central Conference |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Rivals | Clayton High School |
| USNWR ranking | 166th (2013) |
| Newspaper | Panorama |
| Feeder schools | Ladue Middle School |
| Website | lhwhs |
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Demographics
editThe racial/ethnic breakdown of the 1,271 students enrolled for the 2012–2013 school year was:
- White - 63.6%
- Black - 17.6%
- Asian/Pacific Islander - 10.1%
- Hispanic - 4.5%
- Multiracial - 3.9%
- American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.3%
The male/female ratio for 2012-13 was:
- Male - 48%
- Female - 52%
In addition, 12.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]
Activities
editFor the 2011–12 school year, the school offered 26 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, dance team, field hockey, football, boys golf, girls lacrosse, orchestra, band and vocal music, scholar bowl, boys and girls soccer, girls softball, speech and debate, boys' and girls' swimming and diving, boys' and girls' tennis, boys and girls track and field, girls volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.[3] In addition to its MSHSAA activities, the school offers students an opportunity to participate in a variety of other school-sponsored clubs.
The Ladue Rams have won several state championships:[4] [5]
- Football: 2018
- Boys Soccer: 2024
- Boys' golf: 1960, 1970
- Scholar Bowl: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Boys' swimming and diving: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
- Girls swimming and diving: 1976, 2019
- Boys tennis: 1962, 1985, 1995, 2022
- Girls Tennis: 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2022
- Boys track and field: 2003
- Girls track and field: 2005, 2009
- Boys Ice hockey: 1994, 2012 (Founder's Cup),[6] 2021 (Wickenheiser Cup)
- Water Polo: 1973
In 2013 Ladue's Scholar Bowl team won the National Scholastics Championship.[7]
Student activities:
- The Carnivore Club
- The Ladue Video Gaming Club: Founder - Atlee Solomon '09
- Students Helping Children
- De-Stress and Wellness Club
- Student Council
- Debate
- Crescendo
- Picture Perfect Photography Club
- Model UN
- Mock Trial
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- Journalism
- Science Olympiad
- DECA
- Ladue Hunger Outreach Project (HOP)
- Ladue Students Against Cancer (LSAC)
- Athletes for Athletes
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Blue crew
- Mu Alpha Theta (ΜΑΘ)
- Teens Against Child Trafficking
- Worldquest
- Knowledge Masters
- Teach Elders Electronics (TEE)
- Juggling Club
- Young Democrats Club
- Young Republicans Club
- Football
- Girls and boys swimming
- Water polo
- Softball
- Poms
- Wrestling
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Field Hockey
- Volleyball
- Ladue Hockey
- Baseball
- Track
- Cross Country
- Strolling Strings
- Science National Honor Society (SNHS)
- Wiffle Ball
- Pep Band
- Orchestra
- Percussion Ensemble
- Student Coalition of Supporters of the USO
- Animal Rights Club
- Swimming
- Ladue Film Club
- FIRST Robotics
- The Ladudes (male a cappella)
- Viva Voce (female a cappella)
- Chess Club
Notable alumni
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (December 2017) |
- John H. "Todd" Armstrong '56 - actor, star of Jason and the Argonauts[8]
- Paul William Bucha - '61 - Medal of Honor recipient, US Army, Captain, Vietnam
- Jehu Chesson '12 - football player for the Michigan Wolverines and the Kansas City Chiefs
- Jack Fox '15 - Pro-Bowl punter for the Detroit Lions
- Frances Ginsberg '73 - opera soprano
- Duane Hawthorne '95 - football player
- Marty Hogan '76 - racquetball player
- Willy Holtzman '69 - Award-winning playwright & Screenwriter
- Tal Kopan '05 - journalist
- Karyn Kusama '86 - film director
- Dorothea Lasky '96 - poet
- Jim McKelvey '83 - co-founder of Square, Inc.
- Joel Meyers '72 - sportscaster
- Eric Nenninger '97 - actor
- Elissa L. Newport '65 - scientist
- Jean Passanante '71 - television screenwriter[9]
- Andy Russell '59 - football player
- Becky Sauerbrunn '03 - soccer player, U.S. Women's National Team
- Jeff Smith '92 - politician
- Ben C. Solomon '06 - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Kevin Spirtas, '80 - actor
- Todd Susman ‘65 - actor
- Courtney Van Buren '98 - football player
- Justin Willman '98 - actor, magician and entertainer
- Stuart Kornfeld '54 - professor of glycobiology
References
edit- ^ a b c "LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Ladue Horton Watkins High". ed.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ LANIT Consulting. "::MSHSAA::Ladue Horton Watkins High School". mshsaa.org. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ MSHSAA: Championship Histories by Sport
- ^ "MSHSAA State Championships". Missouri State High School Activities Association. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Champions".
- ^ "Quizbowl Research Database".
- ^ "St. Louisan Todd Armstrong Starred in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS in 1963". December 19, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni". Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Retrieved 2020-12-05.