Lapwai High School

Lapwai High School is a four-year public secondary school in Lapwai, Idaho, the only traditional high school in Lapwai School District #341. Located in Nez Perce County on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in the north central part of the state, the school colors are Columbia and white and the mascot is a wildcat.

Lapwai High School
Location
404 S. Main St.

Lapwai
,
Idaho

U.S.
Information
TypePublic[1]
School districtLapwai S.D. #341
PrincipalD'Lisa Penney
Faculty16.15 (FTE)[2]
Grades6–12
Enrollment264 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.35[2]
Color(s)Columbia & White[3]
   
AthleticsIHSAA Class 1AD1
Athletics conferenceWhite Pine League
MascotWildcat[3]
YearbookKee-Mah-Mar
Feeder schoolsLapwai Middle School
Information(208) 843-2241
Elevation970 ft (296 m) AMSL
Websitelapwaidistrict.org

Athletics

Lapwai competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 1AD1 in the White Pine League. It was formerly a member of the Central Idaho League

The school competes in football, basketball, and track and field, among others. Lapwai holds the state's longest basketball winning streak at 81 games. Lapwai won three consecutive A-3 (now 2A) state championships (1987–89) under head coach Bruce Crossfield.

The Lapwai Boys Basketball Program is second for most state championships with 12 and only behind Borah High School with 13 state championships. With the most recent addition to the trophy case, Lapwai now has had seven different coaches lead them to the top, Harley Williams (1956), Darryl Moulton (1984), Bruce Crossfield (1987–89), Josh Leighton Jr. (2000, 2002), Eric Spencer (2006), Bob Sobotta Jr. (2017, 2018), Zachary Eastman (2021,2022).

The Lapwai Girls Basketball Program leads the state for most state championships with 11, many schools trail behind by one-three championships. The Lapwai girls program has been led to the state title by five different coaches, Ferris Paisano (1976), Dan Wilson (1989), Shawn Spencer (1998, 2002, 2009, 2011), Eric Spencer (2015–17), and Ada McCormack-Marks (2020,2022).

State titles

Boys

  • Basketball (11): (B, now 2A) 1956; (A-3, now 2A) 1984, 1987, 1988,[4] 1989, 2000; (2A) 2002; (1A) 2006; (1AD1) 2016, 2017, 2021 [5]
  • Track (1): (B, now 2A) 1966 [6]
  • Football (1): (2A) 1979

Girls

  • Basketball (10): (B, now 2A) 1976; (A-3, now 2A) 1989, 1998; (2A) 2002;(1AD1) 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 [7][8] (introduced in 1976)[9]

Alumni

See also

References
  1. "Lapwai High School". Public School Review. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  2. "LAPWAI MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. Tatko, Mike (March 6, 1988). "50! Wildcats win 2nd straight A-3 crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1C.
  5. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
  6. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Track champions - through 2012
  7. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012
  8. McNeel, Jack (February 25, 2011). "Lapwai girls win state 1A basketball championship". Indian Country Today Media Network. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  9. "Back on Top Lapwai Girls claim 10th State Title". Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  10. "Walt Disney dies of cancer at 65". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 16, 1966. p. 1.
  11. "Lillian Disney dies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 18, 1997. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

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