Lexington High School is a grade 9-12 high school in Lexington, Tennessee

Lexington, Tennessee

Lexington is a city in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. Lexington is midway between Memphis and Nashville, lying ten miles south of Interstate 40, which connects the two cities. The population was 7,393 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Henderson County...

. The school's enrollment is 934 students.

Academics

Some Jackson State Community College

Jackson State Community College

Jackson State Community College is a publicly-supported community college located in Jackson, Tennessee and operated under the auspices of the Tennessee Board of Regents. The college offers a range of two-year associate degrees in arts, science and applied-science programs...

 classes are offered on campus for college prep

Extra-curricular activities

Clubs include Future Farmers of America FFA

National FFA Organization

The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...

, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America FCCLA, Student Council

Student council

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, National Honor Society

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...

, and Renaissance. LHS also has a marching band.

Sports

Girls' sports include volleyball, golf, basketball, cross country, track, softball, dance team, tennis, and cheerleading. Boys' sports are golf, football, basketball, soccer, cross country, track & field, tennis, and baseball.

Lexington football team has a tradition of excellence. As recently as 2005, the team finished the regular season undefeated and went on to win their first 12 games of the season before losing to David Lipscomb in the quarterfinals of the 3A playoffs.

Lexington's golf team won the TSSAA State Championship in 2003. In 2004, the golf team finished 5th at State. In 2005,

Chase Grissom won the TSSAA Individual State Championship.

Maggie Silvers won the TSSAA Cross Country Individual State Championship in 1999.

Notable alumni

Jim Stowe- TSSAA Hall of Fame Coach

Jerry Graves- All-American Basketball Player from 1955–1957, Went on to play at Mississippi State

Johnny McAdams, DT - UT Knoxville - (Lettered 1981, 84)SEC Academic Honor Roll - 1984

James D. Todd - US District Court Judge for Western Tennessee 1985-2008.

Stanley Thomas Anderson - US District Court Judge for Western Tennessee 2008–present.

Danny C. Avery - US Air Force First Sergeant 1994-present