The Lafayette School Corporation administers one high school

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Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...

. Its administrative offices are at 2300 Cason Street in Lafayette, Indiana.

History of the Lafayette School Corporation

Originally known as the School City of Lafayette, the district became the Lafayette School Corporation on January 1, 1963. Its superintendents have included:

• A. J. Vawter, 1855–1863
• J. W. Molière, 1863–1867
• Jacob Merrill, 1867–1890
• Edward Ayres, 1890–1902
• Russell Bedgood, 1902–1904
• Robert F. Hight, 1904–1921
• D. W. Horton, 1921–1923
• A. E. Highley, 1923–1932
• Morris E. McCarty, 1932–1947
• Aaron T. Lindley, 1947–1952
• Dr. J. Russell Hiatt, 1952

The district's current (2007) superintendent is Dr. Edward Eiler.

Lafayette's school system has built a reputation for extracurricular programs, especially its band, choral, and visual arts programs. The Marching Bronchos, under the direction of Thomas W. Barker, Jr., have qualified for ISSMA State Marching Band Finals seven times since 1983 and have performed in Hollywood, Philadelphia, Orlando, and Hawaii. The wind ensemble has consistently qualified for ISSMA State Concert Band Finals since 2001. The concert choir, Varsity Singers, under the direction of Jeff Vallier and John Satterfield, has consistently qualified for ISSMA State Concert Choir Finals since 1994, receiving second-place honors three times. The show choir The First Edition is nationally known, including performances in Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Nashville, Washington D.C., Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, Europe, Mexico, and the Bahamas, and has been recognized on four occasions since 1990 by the Indiana General Assembly

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 for outstanding achievements in musical performance and community contributions. Students in the visual arts program consistently take top honors at state and national level competitions.

Board of School Trustees

Current members of the elected non-partisan Board of School Trustees of the Lafayette School Corporation include:

• President of the Board. Rebecca Sprague -District Six.
• Vice President of the Board. Kay A. Walton -District Five.
• Secretary of the Board. Brian Wagner -District Four.
• Member of the Board. David R. Moulton -District One.
• Member of the Board. Robert Stwalley -District Two.
• Member of the Board. Greg L. Eller -District Three.
• Member of the Board. Stephen Bultinck - District Seven.

All regular meetings of the Board of School Trustees of the Lafayette School Corporation are held at the Hiatt Administration Center located at 2300 Cason St. in Lafayette, Indiana on the second Monday of each month at 7:00pm.

High schools

• Jefferson High School
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Middle schools

• Lafayette Sunnyside Middle School http://www.lsc.k12.in.us/sunnyside/
• Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School http://www.lsc.k12.in.us/TecumsehMS/TecumsehMS.htm

Elementary schools

• Earhart Elementary School http://www.lsc.k12.in.us/earhart/
• Edgelea Elementary School http://www.lsc.k12.in.us/edgelea/
• Glen Acres Elementary School http://www.lsc.k12.in.us/schools/glenacres/
• Miami Elementary School http://www.lsc.k12.in.us/miami/
• Miller Elementary School http://www.lsc.k12.in.us/miller/
• Murdock Elementary School http://www.lsc.k12.in.us/murdock/
• Vinton Elementary School http://www.lsc.k12.in.us/vinton/

2006-2008 school years

In August 2006 Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School (formerly Tecumseh Middle School) was renamed, and assigned to serve all 7th and 8th grade students in the LSC. Lafayette Sunnyside Middle School will take all 5th and 6th grade students by 2010.