- Lawton High School
Lawton High School was the first
high school inLawton, Oklahoma . It is located at 601 NW Fort Sill Blvd in Lawton, Oklahoma. Its school mascot is theWolverine . During the early 1960's, Lawton High School athletic teams won state championships in 5 sports in 1962 and 1963, the only Oklahoma high school to have ever accomplished this feat. The school became known as "Home of Champions." Famous athletes, who attended Lawton High School, areEddie Hinton (Baltimore Colts-NFL),Will Shields , (Kansas City Chiefs -NFL),Mike Minter , (Carolina Panthers -NFL),Kelly Stinnett (variousMajor League Baseball Clubs),Randy Bass (various Major League Baseball Clubs andHanshin Tigers ofJapanese Baseball ),Stacey King (Chicago Bulls -National Basketball Association ) It is a part ofLawton Public Schools , and is the city rival of both Douglas MacArthur High School and Eisenhower High School.The school was originally housed in a building on SW 800 'C' Ave. which later came to be the Central Junior High building until it too was moved to 1201 NW Ft. Sill Blvd.External links
* [http://www.lhswolverines.org Official Lawton High School Website]
* [http://www.lawtonps.org Lawton Public Schools]
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