LA Salle Peru Township High School

LaSalle-Peru Township high-school, also known as LaSalle-Peru High School, LPHS, or LP, is a public four-year twelfth grade located at 541 Chartres Street in LaSalle, Illinois, a little city in LaSalle County, Illinois, in the Midwestern US. LPHS serves the communities and surrounding regions of LaSalle, Peru, Oglesby, Tonica, and Dimmick. The university is located 18 miles west of Ottawa, Illinois.

History[edit]

LaSalle-Peru Township twelfth grade was integrated 1897–98, occupying buildings on 5th, 6th and Chartres Streets in LaSalle. The Thomas J. MccCormack Library was integrated 1920. LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior university ended up being formed in the school in 1924. L-P-O Junior College fundamentally became Illinois Valley Community College in 1968, and is today based in Oglesby, Illinois. The school's clock tower ended up being built in 1927 and it is still being used these days. Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium was exposed in 1928. Howard Fellows Stadium was exposed in 1937. Howard Fellows Stadium was massively renovated in the summertime of 1995. There were numerous improvements through the entire many years at L-P highschool, including the West Gymnasium, region job Center and Dolan Building.

Academics[edit]

From the 2010 Prairie State Achievement Exam, 49per cent of L-P High School 11th graders met or surpassed standards in Reading. 45percent met or surpassed criteria in Mathematics, and 50per cent satisfied or exceeded standards in research.

Athletics[edit]

L-P's athletic groups are called the Cavaliers, and employ a logo similar to whatever ended up being employed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, before the NFL staff changed its logo in 1998. The Cavaliers compete in fundamentally the same recreations since many mid-size high schools into the Midwest.

Highlights[edit]

• The baseball staff took 2nd devote hawaii in 1977, 1978, and 1979.
• The males track team put 3rd invest the state 1921.

In 2000 LP's Drama group put first-in NCIC and sectional and went on to state competition due to their performance of Bang Bang You're Dead.

• On October 9, 2009, the LaSalle-Peru Varsity football team beat rival Geneseo 38 to 36 by making a field objective with 3 seconds kept regarding time clock. This noted the first time LaSalle-Peru had outdone Geneseo in Varsity soccer since 1919.

Conference affiliation[edit]

From 1964 to 2010, the Cavaliers competed into the North Central Illinois meeting (NCIC), because conference's larger-school unit. Significant changes in conference alignments occurred in the 2000s, but and starting with the 2010–2011 school year, LPHS became a charter member of the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference. The NIB-12 includes the majority of the larger schools from the NCIC, in addition to numerous members of a dissolving meeting called the Western sunlight meeting. LPHS is in the NIB-12's Western Division.

Fall[edit]

• Golf
• X-country
• Soccer
• Woman's Tennis
• Football
• Volleyball
• Marching Band

Winter[edit]

• Boys Bowling
• Women Bowling
• Kids Baseball
• Girls Basketball
• Young Men Wrestling
• Girls Wrestling

Spring[edit]

• Baseball
• Softball
• Guys Track
• Women Track
• Bass Fishing
• Girls Soccer

Year-round[edit]

• Gym (course)
• Cavalettes
• Cheerleading
• Color Guard
• Intramurals
• Lp Athletic Boosters
• Ell Ess Pe(Yearbook)
• Impressions
• Art
• Caval Colleagues
• Cereal Eating Club
• Chess
• Choir
• Band
• Tech Club
• Drama
• Family, Job, and Community Management of The United States
• Future Company Management of America (FBLA)
• FFA
• Spanish (Spanish, French, German)
• Green Staff
• Group Interpretation
• Key Club
• Lp Beginner Librarians System
• Link Crew
• Math
• Peer Club
• Problem Solving and Motivation Team
• Renaissance
• RtI
• Scholastic Bowl
• Science Research Clan
• Pupil Council
• Tops Drug-Free Youth

Red and Green[edit]

The college song is called "Red and Green", named following the college's colors. It is played after every soccer rating and baseball winnings. Here are the words:

Come all pupils of LP tall, We are going to shout our cheers toward sky. 'Neath our colors traveling on high Loyalty will not perish!

Wave our banners of green and red, Brightly flashing high overhead. Always loyal, Los Angeles Salle-Peru Great our love for you.

School of honor, fame and popularity, With real pride we're praising your title. Known through the country and state As a school that's certainly great.

Most people are performing your praise, Our voices loudly we raise. Aways upright, noble and true, Hurrah! La Salle-Peru!

Demographics[edit]

By 2010, the cultural makeup of L-P High School ended up being 85.7% White, 11.4per cent Hispanic, 2per cent Black.9% Asian, and 0.2% Native United States. .5per cent were reported to be at a low English proficiency level. 27.7percent had been considered at a low income level.

LP vs. SBA[edit]

Among the numerous neighborhood rivalries has been regional Saint Bede Academy. They compete generally in most activities except United states Football . The final online game occurred in 1985.

Yearbook[edit]

Last year, LP's yearbook ended up being known as among the 36 USA Yearbooks Of The Year by Jostens.

The Marching Cavaliers[edit]

LaSalle-Peru's marching musical organization had been noted if you are not only one of the better groups in the condition and country, but has also been understood throughout European countries besides.

The musical organization recently got an innovative new manager. Under new course, the musical organization has recently won a number of honors at competitions, including first invest course AA within Danville Marching Invitational, and 1st place in course AA at the Metamora twelfth grade Marching Invitational. This year's program is titled "Before The Dawn"

Significant alumni[edit]