About Leavenworth High School
Leavenworth High School is a comprehensive and cosmopolitan high school. A diverse curriculum is offered with a high number of courses that reflect academic rigor, in core subjects and in fine arts, practical arts, physical education, and Junior ROTC.

Mission Statement
Our mission is to create a partnership between academic subjects and real world experience in an active learning environment that will prepare students for successful careers, promote responsible citizenship and healthy lifestyles in a diverse society. All students will be given the opportunity to succeed.

"The Pioneer Way"
Leavenworth High School educates by developing relationships which go the extra mile to promote a sense of family.

Core Values

• We will be the best learning community.
• We educate the whole person.
• We treat all people with courtesy and respect.
• We maintain absolute honesty and integrity in all we do.
• Each of us will seek continuous improvement.
• LHS is a stimulating, positive, caring place.

Community
Leavenworth (population 35,068) sits northwest of the greater Kansas City area. The area is continuously growing due to the influx of new businesses and industries into the local economy. Students in attendance come from a wide variety of income providers including community, military, and federal occupations.

History
Leavenworth High School was established in 1865, making it one of the first high schools in Kansas. Students admitted from "graded" schools to the "higher" courses (hence, high school) studied Latin, Math, Rhetoric, Science, Caesar and Virgil like their counterparts from the East Coast.

The first building to house the high school was a renovated church. In 1904 the taxpayers of Leavenworth authorized a new building for the high school at the corner of 4th and Chestnut. In 1932 the building was destroyed by fire. A new building was soon erected at the same site in time to begin classes in the fall of 1933.

When the high school was moved to its present site at 2012 Tenth Avenue in 1959, the old building became East Junior High School. In 1990 the high school was renovated and changed from a campus style to the present layout. Although Latin and Virgil are no longer offered at LHS, students currently choose from over one hundred other course offerings.

School Organization
Leavenworth High School runs on a standard four-year graduation curriculum. Enrollment at LHS averages about fourteen hundred students. The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools. Leavenworth High School currently schedules a 180-day school year. It operates under modified block scheduling, in which students may enroll in courses that are either a semester or a year in length. Students earn one credit every semester for each class. Students are required to earn at least forty-six credits in order to graduate. A portion of the schedule is reserved for Academic Resource Time and a Seminar. Students may enroll in up to seven other courses. The school days are based on a schedule in which a student attends seven 48-minute classes each Monday through Wednesday and four 89-minute classes on Thursday and Friday.

Classification: 6A
Colors: Blue and White
Team Name: Pioneers
Mascot: Pioneer Pete

Advanced Placement
The AP level courses currently offered at the high school include biology, calculus A/B, chemistry, English literature and composition, physics, U.S. history, world history, European history, art history, Spanish, French, and German. Certain courses may be taken for dual credit (college and high school) through approved college or university programs.

Grade Point Average and Class Rank
Leavenworth High School has implemented a weighted grading system. Weighted grades are awarded for Advanced Placement courses on the following basis: A (5.0), B (4.0), C (3.0), D (1.0), F (0.0). All other classes are based on a 4-3-2-1 system. Rank in class is figured on a cumulative GPA for all classes. GPA is computed by the total number of units attempted.

Grading System

College Admissions Testing
Leavenworth High School's average ACT composite score for the 2006-07 graduating class was 20.9. Leavenworth High has had a number of National Merit finalists, semi-finalists, and commended students within the past five years.

Faculty
The teaching staff at Leavenworth High School are highly educated. Approximately sixty percent hold at least a masters' degree.

Curriculum
Leavenworth High School currently offers a wide range of courses to meet student needs, to include college preparatory, business, vocational, and special education programs.

Technology
Students at Leavenworth High School have access to an increasing number of computers and software programs. The library has 18 computers for student use, English and mathematics classrooms have at least three computers available for student use, and almost all classrooms have at least one computer. The building has five computer labs for computer technology and reading remediation courses.