La Grange High School

Fantastic work today at Stephen F Austin State University at the 4A Region 3 UIL Academic meet, where two La Grange High School students qualified for STATE! Freshman CAROLINA LIRA placed 2nd in Ready Writing, and Senior ELEANOR CAREY was the GOLD MEDALIST in Literary Criticism. Both Carolina and Eleanor are coached by Laurie Stork and will compete at the State Meet at The University of Texas at Austin on Tuesday, May 19.

Thank you, La Grange Whataburger, for your ongoing support of our UIL Academic team! Best of luck to our UIL Academic team as they travel to SFA in Nacogdoches for the regional academic meet. Go Leopards!

Senior Class of 2026 ,

Local Scholarships Due to Counselors can now be turned in. Please check your email for more details.

LHS One Act Play "Hansel and Gretel" Advances to Bi-District Level Congratulations to the La Grange High School One Act Play group for advancing to the Bi-District Round. All-Star Cast: * Brinley Freedman as Gretel * Molly Hudson as Witch Honorable Mention: * Carolina Lira as Mother

A big THANK YOU to our amazing La Grange High School PTO along with Fayette Savings Bank for the produce market today. Your support, generosity, and commitment to our staff and students truly make a difference. We are grateful for everything you do to help make LHS a great place to learn and grow. We appreciate you! Go Leopards!

Best of luck to our LHS dairy judging team today. They are competing at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo early this morning. Go Leopards!

UIL Region Solo & Ensemble took place on Saturday, February 21st at Smithville High School. In this type of event, students perform a piece of music either as a soloist with piano accompaniment, or with a small ensemble where each member has their own unique part to contribute. La Grange High School had a strong showing, with all of the students sounding well prepared and performing well under pressure. 16 of these students qualified to advance to the UIL Texas State Solo & Ensemble Contest in May. Congratulations to the following students on their performances:

A Division 1C indicates “Certified to State”

Class 1 Ensembles
Division 1 performers were awarded a Gold Medal. 

Sonata, Brass Quintet - Division 1C
Kameron Behrens, Jacob Bridgefarmer, Gerardo Gomez, Grayson Owens, Lauren Rusek

Largo and Finale, Brass Quintet - Division 2
Lexi Ahrens, Isai Lucio, Layla Pietsch, Yahir Soriano, Tristan Taylor

HeliX, Percussion Ensemble - Division 1C
Vanessa Adams, Hannah Gross, Travis Hill, Nora Hunt, Scarlett Landry, Julissa Martinez, Harper McKee, Camille Stephens, Gabriel Vega

Class 2 Soloists
Division 1 performers were awarded a Silver Medal.

Isai Lucio - Division 1
Trace Chovanec - Division 1

Class 1 Soloists
Division 1 performers were awarded a Gold Medal.

Mitchell Cervantez - Division 1
Jessica Gross - Division 1
Kevin Karstedt - Division 1C
Grayson Owens - Division 1C
Grady Kocian - Division 1C
Jacob Bridgefarmer - Division 1
Harper McKee - Division 1C

Congratulations again to these outstanding student musicians!

Today, La Grange High School had the opportunity to host the United States Army virtual simulator semi truck! Students experienced hands on demonstration featuring a M9 simulator, drone technology, body armor and ballistics equipment, and night vision goggles with thermal imaging. La Grange High School is committed to preparing our students to be College, Career, and Military Ready (CCMR). Thank you to the US Army for investing in our students and their futures! Go Leopards!

Congratulations to our ATSSB State Qualifiers, Grady Kocian and Anthony Anzaldua, on their outstanding concert performance today. Both students demonstrated exceptional musical talent alongside the top band students in the state.

Reminder: Tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 11th, from 10:00-11:00 PM, all students will be transported by bus to the LGISD Performing Arts Center (PAC) to attend a performance, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Please contact the LHS Front Office with any questions.

Class of 2027 and 2028:


The National Honor Society is a national organization for high school students. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. The La Grange Chapter is beginning the selection process for new members for the 2026-27 school year. If you have taken at least one advanced class and believe you have a cumulative GPA of 90.0 or above through the fall semester of Sophomore (Class of 2028) or Junior (Class of 2027) year, please complete the google form: 2026-2027 NHS REQUEST FOR GPA CALCULATION that was sent to your school email. The form must be completed by the student through their school email by the end of the day on Friday, February 20th. If you did not receive the email, please send an email to lhs_counselors@lgisd.net with NHS in the subject line. Students who submit the form after February 20th at 3:45 will be ineligible to apply for the 26-27 school year.

A BIG Thank you to our district art teachers for all they do! They have turned the High School Cafeteria into an Art Gallery today. The cafeteria is open to exhibit our district Houston Rodeo Art contest participants. Please stop by to view their work today from 9-11.

On Wednesday, Feb. 11th, from 10:00-11:00 PM, all students will be transported by bus to the LGISD Performing Arts Center (PAC) to attend a performance, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Please contact the LHS Front Office with any questions.

This week and every week we celebrate our amazing high school counselors! Our counselors work behind the scenes and on the front lines to support students academically, socially, and emotionally. We appreciate you! Go Leopards!

La Grange High School celebrated two student-athletes today who will be advancing their athletic careers. Congratulations to Oliver Gunn (TCU Football) and Carley Ulrich (Wharton County Junior College Volleyball). Go Leopards!

UIL Film Contest UPDATE:

Congratulations to JACKSON ELLIOTT who is representing La Grange High School in the 2026 UIL Film Contest.

Jackson's Documentary film entry titled "Crosby" just advanced to State Semifinals!

Go Leopards!