Lyons Township High School

Coed school in La Grange, Illinois, United States

Lyons Township High School

Lyons Township High School North Campus

Address

100 South Brainard Avenue

La Grange

Illinois

60525

United States

Coordinates| 41°48′44″N 87°52′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.812155°N 87.88028°W﻿ / 41.812155; -87.88028 (North campus)
41°48′04″N 87°53′28″W﻿ / ﻿41.801247°N 87.89101°W﻿ / 41.801247; -87.89101 (South campus)
Information
Other name| Lyons Township
LTHS

School type| Coed Public
Motto| Vita Plena
(The quest for the fulfilling life)
Opened| 1888
School district| Lyons Township High School District 204
Superintendent| Brian Waterman
Principal| Jennifer Tyrrell
Staff| 256.23 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9–10 (South)
11–12 (North)
Enrollment| 3,842 (2022–2023)[1]
Average class size| 18.8
Student to teacher ratio| 14.99[1]
Campus| Suburban
Campus size| 106 acres over two campuses
Colour(s)|  royal blue
gold
Fight song| Gold & Blue, based on My Illinois
Athletics conference| West Suburban Conference
Mascot| Nessie and Noil
Nickname| Lions
Accreditation| North Central Association
Newspaper| Lion
Yearbook| Tabulae
Nobel laureates| Ben R. Mottelson
1975-physics
Website| www.lths.net

Lyons Township High School (often referred to as LTHS or simply LT) is a public high school located in Western Springs, Illinois (South Campus), and also in La Grange, Illinois (North Campus).

Lyons Township is a co-educational high school and serves grades 9–12 for Lyons Township High School District 204. Students from the communities of La Grange, Western Springs, Burr Ridge, La Grange Park, Countryside, Indian Head Park, Hodgkins, and parts of Brookfield, Willow Springs, and McCook attend Lyons Township. Lyons Township High School is the 8th-largest public high school in Illinois[2] and the 45th-largest public high school in the United States.[3] Freshmen and Sophomores attend class at South campus, located at 4900 S. Willow Springs Rd. in Western Springs, while Juniors and Seniors attend class at North campus, located at 100 S. Brainard Ave. in La Grange, which also houses the district offices. Sports facilities at Lyons Township include swimming pools, field houses, theatres, a turf football field (south campus), soccer fields, baseball fields, a gym, outdoor tracks, basketball courts, and volleyball courts. The two campuses are about a mile apart. Activity buses run after school between the campuses, along with buses that run at the end of 1st period and beginning of 8th period to commute Freshman & Sophomores from North Campus to South Campus and to commute Juniors & Seniors from South Campus to North Campus.

## History

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Lyons Township High School was opened on September 4, 1888. The enrollment included 39 students. An athletic field named Emmond Field was constructed in 1888, and a 1924–1929 expansion included the erection of a clock tower, auditorium, offices, library, and a gym. Leonard H. Vaughan (president of a seed company and former school board president,[4]) funded the erection of the Vaughan Building; it was constructed in 1949 for sporting events and classes.[5] In 1956, South Campus was opened about a mile south-west in nearby Western Springs to accommodate the community's growing population. The Corral was constructed in 1944 as a social place for all students to spend time with each other after school hours. In 2005, a performing arts center, a field house, and a pool were added to the South campus to complement the facilities at the North campus.[6][7]

## Demographics

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In the 2022-2023 school year, there were 3,842 students enrolled at the school. 66% of students identified as non-Hispanic white, 26% were Hispanic or Latino, 3% were multiracial, 3% were black or African-American, and 3% were Asian-American. The school has a student to teacher ratio of 14.9, and 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced price lunch.[8]

## Athletics

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At Lyons Township High School, boys compete in baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. The Lyons Township Hockey Club is associated with the Township of Lyons, not LTHS. Girls compete in badminton, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. Other sports that are present at LT and not limited to any one gender are Competitive Cheer, Competitive Dance, Special Olympics Basketball, and Special Olympics Track. There are also some non-athletic clubs that are still affiliated with IHSA (e.g. Speech, Debate, Scholastic Bowl, Chess, etc).

The following teams have won their respective IHSA state championship tournaments:[9]

* Baseball: 1967, 2003, 2011
* Baseball (Summer): 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012
* Basketball (boys): 1953, 1970
* Basketball (Special Olympics): 1995, 2005
* Cross country (boys): 1951, 1955, 1956
* Golf (boys): 1938, 1939
* Gymnastics (boys): 2021
* Gymnastics (girls): 2013, 2014
* Soccer (boys): 2009
* Swimming and diving (boys): 2016, 2017
* Tennis (girls): 1990, 1991, 1992
* Track and field (boys): 1914, 1915, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1971
* Volleyball (girls): 1976, 1989, 2010
* Water Polo (boys): 2012, 2015, 2024
* Water Polo (girls): 2010
* Speech: 1953

## Newspaper

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The LION newspaper is the student publication of LTHS.[10] The LION is a member of the High School National Ad Network. The newspaper has won multiple awards:

* Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association: 1st place nationally in 16+ page category in 1999
* Scholastic Press Association: 1st place (national overall newspaper award)
* Northern Illinois School Press Association: Golden Eagle Award: Best of Class 2009, One Honor Scholarship, 13 individual Blue
* The red stripe award for journalistic excellence ribbons, and 47 Honorable Mentions
* National Scholastic Press Association and Journalism Education Association: Two individual Awards of Excellence and one Honorable Mention
* American Society of Newspaper Editors and Quill & Scroll: Four national 1st place awards
* Illinois Men’s Press Association: A 2nd place award in Column Writing and an Honorable Mention in Sports Writing

## WLTL

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LTHS is the license holder of WLTL-FM, a Class A non-commercial radio station which broadcasts from North Campus on 88.1 FM.[11] WLTL has won several national and local awards, including the Service to Young Children award. The station is student-run, with new student managers selected each year.

WLTL is the recipient of more than 25 awards of excellence, including the John Drury award for "Best High School Radio Station in the Nation" and has had 10 consecutive years winning the Communicator Award. WLTL has also been recognized nationally for the quality broadcasting that it provides by the National Association of Broadcasters. Several current media figures got their start at WLTL, including Mike Murphy of WSCR, Dave Juday of WMVP-AM, Ryan Arnold and Emma McElherne of WXRT-FM, and Phil LeBeau of CNBC.

## Notable alumni

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This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (September 2024)

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* Jeff Adams, football player[12]
* George Burditt, lawyer and politician
* Bruce Campbell, baseball player[13]
* Terrel E. Clarke, Illinois state legislator and businessman
* Jack Collom, poet and teacher; pioneered the modern Eco-Lit poetry genre[citation needed]
* Jimmy Dunne (songwriter), songwriter, TV and film composer
* Jake Elliott, NFL kicker for Philadelphia Eagles[14]
* Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist,[15] far-right[16] political commentator and podcaster
* Kathy Gleason, Professor of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University
* David Hasselhoff, actor and singer, best known for television series Knight Rider, Baywatch, and America's Got Talent
* John Hattendorf, professor and historian specializing in maritime and naval history
* Michael Hitchcock, actor, writer, and producer
* Jim Holvay, songwriter and musician[17]
* Jeff Hornacek, professional basketball player, former head coach of New York Knicks
* Oren Koules, producer of Saw movie series, producer of Two and a Half Men TV series, former owner Tampa Bay Lightning NHL team
* Ben LaBolt, White House Communications Director[18]
* Ben R. Mottelson, nuclear physicist who shared 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics with James Rainwater and Aage Bohr for their model of nuclear structure
* Christine Radogno, Republican leader in Illinois State Senate, representing the 41st Senate District
* Matt Rehwoldt, professional wrestler who performs as "Aiden English"
* Lou Saban, former professional football player and coach
* Frederick Upton helped organize Upton Machine Company, forerunner to Whirlpool Corporation.
* Gabrielle Walsh, actress
* Dave Wehrmeister, former MLB player (San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox)
* Leona Woods, physicist who helped build Chicago Pile-1, the first nuclear reactor
* Ty Warner, CEO of Ty Inc. and inventor of Beanie Babies[19]
* Xenia Zarina, dancer[20]

## References

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## External links

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* Official website
* LTHS Alumni Forum Alumni Forum

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