Lancaster High School (Lancaster, Texas)

Lancaster High School is a public secondary school in Lancaster, Texas (USA). It is part of the Lancaster Independent School District and serves students in grades nine through twelve.HistoryA fully comprehensive public education established in Lancaster in 1905 with the formation of the Lancaster Independent School District. The William L. White School opened that same year, serving students in grades 1-12.As the district grew, a new high school located on Centre Avenue (site of the LISD current administration building) opened in 1923. Lancaster High School was accepted to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1929, becoming the first such in Dallas County to receive that designation.The high school moved to another location, 822 West Pleasant Run Road, in 1965. The name of Lancaster High School was changed to Lancaster Elsie Robertson High School in 1980 to honor Elsie Robertson, a teacher who served Lancaster students for 47 years.Spurred by rapid population in both the city and school district, Lancaster voters approved a $110 million bond package in February 2004 - $65.3 million of which was dedicated to the construction of a new high school complex with athletic facilities, a stadium, and an auditorium.The site chosen for the complex was a plot of land located immediately north of the 170 acre Lancaster Community Park. Construction commenced in August 2004 and was completed in July 2006. The new Lancaster High School campus opened on August 21, 2006 at the start of the 2006-2007 school year. The old high school site at 822 West Pleasant Run Road now serves as the district's middle school.