Lockport City High School (also LHS) is a comprehensive New York public high school located on Lincoln Avenue in Lockport, east of the city of Niagara Falls in the Lockport City School District, serving ninth to twelfth grade students. It is the only high school within the district, and is the successor to Aaron Mossell Junior High School. The school is governed under the authority of the New York State Education Department, whose standardized examinations are designed and administered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The high school was established in 1954.
Campus
Lockport High School is a 9th through 12th grade institution that includes one building on one campus. The main building, named Lockport High School (LHS), houses grades 9 through 12. Lockport High School has been going through a remodeling state through the years of 2009-2012, it now has a brand-new modern style. The building sits on a corner plot of land on Lincoln Avenue and Locust Street. The campus has also one of each baseball, softball, lacrosse/soccer, and 4 tennis courts.
Administration
The Lockport High School complex is currently administered by a main principal and two assistant principals. Mrs. Dawn Wylke, Principal Mr. Jason Madden, Assistant Principal Ms. Heather McClain, Assistant Principal Mr. Todd Sukdolak, Director of Athletics, Health, and Wellness
Academics
Curriculum
Lockport High School offers more than 150 different courses in English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Languages Other Than English, Art, Music, Family & Consumer Science, Health, Business, Technology, and Physical Education. Technical career courses are available through Orleans-Niagara Board of Cooperative Education (BOCES). The school focuses on graduating all students with the minimum of a Regents Diploma, but some may also graduate with a less advanced local diploma. The Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation may be achieved with extended studies in a foreign language.
Though the curriculum is developed and sanctioned by the New York State Department of Education, and classes are developed to prepare students to achieve success on the required Regents Examinations, most core courses offer one or two components that explore more advanced topics. The school not only offers standard level Regents courses (Academic level), but also offers more advanced Advanced Placement (AP), College-credit (College), and Honors (H) courses. The criteria used in placing students in the instructional levels are classroom performance, teacher and counselor recommendations, standardized test scores, and individual student preferences. Advanced students may begin earning high school credits in middle school through an accelerated program in mathematics and/ or foreign language.
The school uses a 100 grade point scale, as opposed to the much more common 4.0 scale. The rank in class is established by placing students in descending order from highest to lowest according to their weighted grade point average. The weighted grade point average is calculated with Advanced Placement (AP) courses and College Level courses weighted at 1.1 and Honors Level courses weighted at 1.05.
Course Offerings
Mathematics: Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus AB, Precalculus, Statistics Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Forensic Science, Environmental Science History: Global History, United States History, United States Government & Politics, Economics, Psychology, Sociology Foreign Language: Spanish, French, Latin Humanities: Writing, Journalism, Public Speaking Physical Education and Health: Fitness, Health Arts: Studio Art, Choir, Band Technology: DECA, Computer-Aided Design, Graphic Design, Broadcasting Technology, Robotics, Introductory Engineering
Advanced Placement
Science: Biology, Chemistry, Humanities: Language and Composition, Literature and Composition Social Studies: World History, United States History, Government & Politics: US, Macroeconomics Foreign Language: Spanish, French