Lebanon Senior High School is the only secondary school in the

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. It is a medium sized school and a suburban school district located in

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, Boone County,

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, about twenty-five minutes from

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History

Lebanon has had a high school since 1876. The current building was constructed in 1958, with upgrades in 1967, 1972 and 1990. Two of the more famous faculty/staff alumni are

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and

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Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,001 students enrolled for the 2021–2022 school year was: *Male - 53.6% *Female - 46.4.0% *Native American/Alaskan - <1.0% *Asian - <1.0% *Black - 2.6% *Hispanic - 8.7% *Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - <1.0% *White - 83.8% *Multiracial - 3.6% In addition, 59.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2017-18, Lebanon was a

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school.

Athletics

The Lebanon Tigers compete in the Sagamore Athletic Conference. The school colors are black and Vegas gold. The following IHSAA-sanctioned sports are offered: *Baseball (boys) *Basketball (girls & boys) **Boys state champions - 1912, 1917, 1918 *Cross country (girls & boys) *Football (boys) *Golf (girls & boys) *Soccer (girls & boys) *Softball (girls) ** State champions - 2016 *Swimming (girls & boys) *Tennis (girls & boys) *Track & field (girls & boys) *Volleyball (girls) *Wrestling (boys & girls) ** Girls State Champions - 2021

Notable alumni

* Doug Jones -

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(MLB)

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* Drew Powell - actor *

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- basketball coach * Craig Terrill -

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