Lindbergh High School (St. Louis, Missouri)
Encyclopedia
Lindbergh High School is the high school of the Lindbergh School District and is located at 4900 South Lindbergh Boulevard in St. Louis County, Missouri
. Each year the high school graduates over 420 students. The school district encompasses Crestwood
, Sunset Hills
, Concord
, and parts of Fenton
, Webster Groves
, Kirkwood
, Affton
, and other surrounding localities in St. Louis County
.
and the school colors
were maroon and gold. During the high school's first academic year in 1950-51, classes were held in the basement and boiler room of the district's Sappington School elementary building. Construction began on the new high school in 1951, and classes began at the site in September of that year, even though the building was still under construction.
The school district decided that the name Grandview sounded too much like a rest home, so in April 1952, the school was renamed Lindbergh, after world-acclaimed pilot Charles Lindbergh
. Its students became the Flyers and the school colors became green and gold. The mascot
later became Lindy, sporting a chicken or eagle-like costume. In the fall of 2007, Lindy sported a new look: A black eagle, sporting a flight jacket, aviation cap and aviation goggles, as part of The Green Machine, a student spirit organization known for its rowdy antics. In 1957 the district also adopted the name, becoming the Lindbergh School District. Several new school buildings were created over the following years, several of which later closed as a result of a declining student population.
Lindbergh High School became the largest high school in the state of Missouri
during the 1970s, enrolling over 4,200 students. Over the past three decades, the district's population waned (and aged, leading to childless senior citizens), causing the student body to drop significantly over the years. Lindbergh was the first school in Missouri to offer the International Baccalaureate program. In 1995 the school received $25 million dollars for construction and improved facilities through the approval of bond measure, Proposition R. In 2000 and 2003 similar propositions were passed, giving the school additional revenues for improvements of infrastructure
and facilities
.
and a nationally acclaimed student council.
Wrestling,
Football,
Soccer,
Cross Country,
Softball,
Flyerettes (nationally ranked pom-pon dance team),
Diving,
Water Polo,
Boys Swimming,
Girls Swimming,
Baseball,
Boys Golf,
Girls Golf
Boys Basketball,
Girls Basketball,
Boys Volleyball,
Girls Volleyball,
Lacrosse Club,
Hockey Club,
Boys Tennis,
Girls Tennis.
1973 Boys Swimming and Diving
1999 boys cheerleading champions
1972, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 Boys Cross Country, all coached by Tom McCracken
St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area wherein the independent City of St. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both Missouri and Illinois all...
. Each year the high school graduates over 420 students. The school district encompasses Crestwood
Crestwood, Missouri
Crestwood is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area known as Greater St. Louis. The population was 11,912 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Crestwood is located at ....
, Sunset Hills
Sunset Hills, Missouri
Sunset Hills is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,496 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sunset Hills is located at 38°32'8" North, 90°24'14" West ....
, Concord
Concord, Missouri
Concord is a census-designated place in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,421 at the 2010 census. It should not be confused with Concord Township or Concord Village; the CDP shares much land with both, but these areas' boundaries are not identical.-Geography:Concord...
, and parts of Fenton
Fenton, Missouri
Fenton is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, and a suburb of St. Louis. The population was 4,022 at the 2010 census.-History:Due to its proximity to fertile land and the Meramec River, the Fenton area has been inhabited for over 1,000 years...
, Webster Groves
Webster Groves, Missouri
Webster Groves is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 22,995 at the 2010 census. The city is named after New England politician Daniel Webster....
, Kirkwood
Kirkwood, Missouri
Kirkwood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,540. Founded in 1853, the city is named for James Pugh Kirkwood, builder of the Pacific Railroad through that town. It was the first planned suburb located west...
, Affton
Affton, Missouri
Affton is an unincorporated inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, the community had a total population of 20,307.-Geography:...
, and other surrounding localities in St. Louis County
St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area wherein the independent City of St. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both Missouri and Illinois all...
.
Enrollment
The school is currently overcrowded with over 2,000 students enrolled as of the 2011-2012 school year.History
The school district was founded in 1949 but the first schools appeared in the district as far back as 1939. The high school was originally named Grandview. Its mascot was the GriffinGriffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle...
and the school colors
School colors
School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. Most schools have two colors, which are usually chosen to avoid conflicts with other schools with which the school competes in sports and other activities...
were maroon and gold. During the high school's first academic year in 1950-51, classes were held in the basement and boiler room of the district's Sappington School elementary building. Construction began on the new high school in 1951, and classes began at the site in September of that year, even though the building was still under construction.
The school district decided that the name Grandview sounded too much like a rest home, so in April 1952, the school was renamed Lindbergh, after world-acclaimed pilot Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.Lindbergh, a 25-year-old U.S...
. Its students became the Flyers and the school colors became green and gold. The mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
later became Lindy, sporting a chicken or eagle-like costume. In the fall of 2007, Lindy sported a new look: A black eagle, sporting a flight jacket, aviation cap and aviation goggles, as part of The Green Machine, a student spirit organization known for its rowdy antics. In 1957 the district also adopted the name, becoming the Lindbergh School District. Several new school buildings were created over the following years, several of which later closed as a result of a declining student population.
Lindbergh High School became the largest high school in the state of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
during the 1970s, enrolling over 4,200 students. Over the past three decades, the district's population waned (and aged, leading to childless senior citizens), causing the student body to drop significantly over the years. Lindbergh was the first school in Missouri to offer the International Baccalaureate program. In 1995 the school received $25 million dollars for construction and improved facilities through the approval of bond measure, Proposition R. In 2000 and 2003 similar propositions were passed, giving the school additional revenues for improvements of infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
and facilities
Building
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.
Student organizations
Art Club, Lindbergh Liberal Union (Students for Obama), Young Republicans, National Honors Society, UNICEF Club Tri-M, Improv Troupe, Environmental Club, Mock Trial, DECA, Pilot, KLHS-TV, Thespian Society, Green Team, Youth in Government, Key Club, RAD, Strolling Strings, The Spirit of Saint Louis Marching Bandand a nationally acclaimed student council.
Sports
Coed Cheerleading (State Ranked Co-ed cheerleading team),Wrestling,
Football,
Soccer,
Cross Country,
Softball,
Flyerettes (nationally ranked pom-pon dance team),
Diving,
Water Polo,
Boys Swimming,
Girls Swimming,
Baseball,
Boys Golf,
Girls Golf
Boys Basketball,
Girls Basketball,
Boys Volleyball,
Girls Volleyball,
Lacrosse Club,
Hockey Club,
Boys Tennis,
Girls Tennis.
State championships
1994 Class 4A Soccer,1973 Boys Swimming and Diving
1999 boys cheerleading champions
1972, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 Boys Cross Country, all coached by Tom McCracken
Recognition and Awards
- In 2005 the school was ranked #925 in Newsweek Magazine's "1000 Best High Schools in the Country” list.
- In 2006 LHS was recognized again on this list, improving its ranking to #679, and #733 of all schools in the nation.
- In 2006, the school's Spirit of St. Louis Marching Band won the annual Greater St. Louis Marching Band Festival (GSL) in the Gold Division with a score of 79.85.
- Also in 2006, the school district was recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and awarded their "Distinction in Performance" award.
- In 2005, The Spirit of St. Louis Marching Band participated in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. They participated again in the 2011 parade.
- Lindbergh's student television station, KLHS-TV, was nominated for the National Scholastic Press AssociationNational Scholastic Press AssociationThe National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...
Broadcast Pacemaker in 2005.http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/bpm05.html - The Lindbergh Spirit Yearbook received an Interactive Yearbook Pacemaker in 2000.http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/ybcdpm.html
- Lindbergh's student newspaper, Pilot Newsmagazine http://pilotnews.net, was one of the first high school student publications to publish online. It was recognized in 1996 by the National Scholastic Press AssociationNational Scholastic Press AssociationThe National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...
with a Best of the Net award (now known as the Online Pacemaker). http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/net96.html. - In 2007, Lindbergh's Mock Trial team took second place in the Missouri state finals, a school first since the incipient year of the Missouri Mock Trial program.
- A school record, Lindbergh was distinguished with eleven National Merit Finalists and five Commended students in the 2008 competition. http://www.lindbergh.k12.mo.us/lhs/article.php?story=2008Class&mode=print.
Notable alumni
- Dan Martin, artist of the St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-DispatchThe St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwestern United States, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, as far south as...
daily Weatherbird cartoon, the longest continually running daily cartoon in American Journalism - Joe BoeverJoe BoeverJoseph Martin Boever is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. A career reliever, Boever was most notable for throwing a palmball pitch. Nicknamed Boever The Saver, he debuted in 1985 and was a closer for the 1989 Atlanta Braves collecting 21 saves...
, former MLB pitcher - Josh OutmanJosh OutmanJoshua S. Outman is an American baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.-Early life:...
, current MLB pitcher, Oakland AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum.... - Paul GoetzPaul GoetzPaul Goetz is an American actor.Goetz was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Crestwood Elementary School and moved on to Sperreng Middle School where he played Mike Teevee in a production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
, actor ("Bill", Up in the AirUp in the Air (film)Up in the Air is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and co-written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner. It is a film adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name, written by Walter Kirn. The story is about a corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham and his travels...
)