Lathrop High School - Fairbanks, Alaska/AK

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Lathrop High School

901 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK, 99701-6094 -

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Definition of Terms

Lathrop High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Fairbanks North Star County, AK

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1320 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

71 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 387 students

Grade 10 - 331 students

Grade 11 - 339 students

Grade 12 - 263 students

This School

(AK) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(AK) School Average

% American Indian	14%	17%
% Asian	5%	8%
% Hispanic	5%	4%
% Black	11%	5%
% White	64%	64%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(AK) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

11%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(AK) Statewide Testing Performance

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School District Name

Fairbanks North Star School District

This School's Agency

(AK) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	35	6
Number of Students Managed	14,689 students	796 students
District Total Revenue	$159,187,000	$9,708,000
District Expenditure	$160,694,000	$9,585,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,837	$12,196
District Expenditure / Student	$10,940	$12,041
District Graduation Rates	61%	n/a

Fairbanks figure skaters compete for trip to national championships (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 09:19:55 am
A pair of Fairbanks Figure Skating Club members are in Jackson Hole, Wyo., this week to compete in the U.S. Figure Skating Association Pacific Coast Sectional Competition with a chance to earn a tr...
Oleson - McBrien (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 09:34:25 am
Jim and Pam Oleson of Fairbanks are pleased to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Jessica Oleson, to Beau McBrien of Fairbanks. Jessica graduated from Lathrop High School in 2005 an...
Lathrop nabs second in North Pole wrestling tournament (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 09:43:05 am
FAIRBANKS — Dillon Achman, Joe Hughes and Eric Tupper are three of the smallest wrestlers for Lathrop High School. On Saturday evening, however, they provided the biggest thrill for the Malemutes a...
At job fair, Lathrop High School students get their fill of information (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 08:13:05 am
FAIRBANKS — Brandon Levi has known for a while that he enjoyed marine biology. But before he makes it a career, he had some questions. “Basically, where would I start?” the 11th-grader said. He f...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - L12Fair01 jpg (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:57:54 am
Sophomore Alexandria Edwards poses for junior Christina Perez wearing the equipment of University Fire firefighter Matt Mokrack on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, during the Lathrop High School job fair.

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Lathrop High School is a public high school in Fairbanks in the U.S. State of Alaska, part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. It is named for early Alaska businessman Austin E. "Cap" Lathrop. Lathrop is the largest high school in Fairbanks. The current superintendent is Nancy Wagner.
As of 2008, there are currently 1,181 students in the school. Many of the students at Lathrop are from families with some attachment to Ft. Wainwright Army Post.
History
Lathrop High School was originally named Fairbanks High School which was discontinued in October 1955. Lathrop still awards an "F" to its letterman (as opposed to an "L" for Lathrop) to represent its roots as the original "Fairbanks High School."
The 1974-1975 school year at Lathrop was also double shifted with one shift of students attending school from 6 a.m. to noon and the other shift attending from noon to 6 p.m. The next year West Valley High School was opened thus alleviating the overcrowding dilemma.
Academics
AP classes are offered in Biology, US History, Microeconomics, European History, Calculus , Statistics, Composition, and Literature.
The World Languages department offers Japanese in addition to Spanish, French, and German.
Athletics
In addition to many sports sponsored by high schools throughout the United States, Lathrop sponsors a cross country skiing team. The rifle team has won many national awards.
Activities
The school has a ballroom dance club and team as well as a JROTC program.The Lathrop JROTC program as of 2006 is run by SAI CSM Robert Taylor and AI 1SGT. Uptcraft. Their JROTC program has just under 100 cadets as of the 2008-2009 school year. Lathrop also has a a swim team that is the best in the region.
External links
Lathrop High School website

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