Lambert High School

Lambert High School is a public high school in Suwanee, in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. It is the one of seven high schools in the Forsyth County School District.[2] The school is a state-of-the-art facility, with an annual enrollment of about 3,000 students. Most students who attend Lambert reside in southern Forsyth County, an affluent area located between Johns Creek, Suwanee, and Cumming. Lambert was built to alleviate over-crowding at South Forsyth High School, which is located 3.8 miles away on Peachtree Parkway.

Lambert High School
Front of the school.
Address
805 Nichols Road

Suwanee
,
Georgia
30024

United States
Coordinates34°6′27.75″N 84°8′26.84″W
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoHook 'Em Horns
Established2009 (2009)
School districtForsyth County Schools
NCES School ID130222003954[1]
PrincipalGary Davison
Teaching staff155.20 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,988 (2018-2019)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.25[1]
Color(s)Crimson, black, and white             
MascotLonghorn
Websitewww.forsyth.k12.ga.us/lhs

History

Lambert High School is named after Clarence Lambert.[3] He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He received degrees in vocational agriculture from University of Georgia and a master's degree in school administration from Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University. He served as the first principal of Forsyth County High School, which is now called Forsyth Central High School. Lambert also worked at the Georgia Department of Education as a program coordinator, as Assistant Superintendent in charge of facilities at Forsyth County Schools, and as Interim Superintendent of Forsyth County Schools.[4]

An addition is currently being constructed by Charles Beall Constitution Company, Inc.

Student data

Students are drawn from Riverwatch Middle School and South Forsyth Middle School.[5]

Demographics

During the 2019-20 school year, Lambert had an enrollment of 2,912 students. The student body was 51.3% White, 36.4% Asian, 5.4% Hispanic, 3.7% Black, 2.8% Multiracial, 0.3% Native American, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.[6]

Student statistics

For the 2015-2016 school year, Lambert's Graduation Rate was 98.7%.[7]

Lambert's class of 2016 had an average ACT composite score of 24.9, and an average SAT total (combined) score of 1627.[8]

Academic competitions

In 2011, Rocketry Team 2 won runner-up in the national Team America Rocketry Challenge with an overall score of 23.[9]

Athletics

Lambert competes in Region 5 of classification AAAAAAA, the largest classification in Georgia.[10] The school is a member of the Georgia High School Association. Sports teams at Lambert include competitive cheerleading, cross country, football, softball, volleyball, basketball, swim and dive, wrestling, baseball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field, and gymnastics.[11] Lambert has a live mascot named Louie the Longhorn.[3] Lambert's rivals are South Forsyth High School and West Forsyth High School.

State championships

As of May 2018, Lambert has won a total of 24 team state championships. Lambert also won the Georgia Directors' Cup, awarded to the best overall athletics program in the state, in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.[12]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Lambert High School (130222003954)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. "LHS Homepage". Forsyth County Schools. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  3. Sami, Jennifer (July 22, 2009). "Lambert launches: New School opens with a flourish". Forsyth County News. Cumming, Georgia. pp. 1A, 3A. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  4. "Who was Mr.Lambert". Forsyth County Schools. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  5. "LHS School Information". Forsyth County Schools. Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  6. "Enrollment by Ethnicity/Race , Gender and Grade Level (PK-12)". www.gadoe.org. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  7. "Oracle Business Intelligence". gaawards.gosa.ga.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  8. "SAT and ACT Results". www.gadoe.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  9. "Scores 11". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  10. "2016-2017 Region Alignments | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  11. "Lambert Athletics". Forsyth County Schools. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  12. "Georgia Athletic Director's Association". Georgia Athletic Director's Association. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
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