Lassiter High School


Lassiter High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, United States, in the Cobb County School District. The school was founded in 1981. The school colors are gold and maroon, and the school mascot is the Trojan.

History

Lassiter High School was established in 1981. It was awarded the Georgia Public School of Excellence award in 1992, 1999, 2008, and 2010. In 2000, it was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
The school was named for Leamond N. Lassiter, who was a member of the Cobb County Board of Education for 12 years.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,945 students enrolled in 2021–2022 was:
  • Male - 49.6%
  • Female - 50.4%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 7.7%
  • Black - 7.7%
  • Hispanic - 10.3%
  • White - 68.5%
  • Multiracial - 5.6%
2.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Sports and clubs

The school's first team state championship was in girls' cross country, won in fall 1982. More recently, the baseball team has been the state runner-up seven times in their nine appearances in the state finals. The boys' soccer team was ranked first in the nation during the beginning of the spring season.

Music

The Lassiter Marching Trojan Band won the Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1998 and 2002. The marching band took part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1999, 2004, and 2010. The marching band also took part in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day in 1988, 2001, 2005, 2013, and 2019. The Lassiter Marching Trojan Band also participated in the 1986 and 1995 Orange Bowl Parade. The Band is a 2-time recipient of the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Flag of Honor in 1988 and 1998.

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