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Leesville High School
Leesville High School
Address
	502 Berry Drive; Leesville, Louisiana 71446; United States
Coordinates	31°09′02″N 93°15′26″W / 31.15049°N 93.25715°W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Dare to Excel
Established	1900
School district	Vernon Parish School District
Principal	Lisa Haymond
Staff	44.50 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	884 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	19.87
Color(s)	Black and gold
Athletics	Football, basketball, track, cross country, girls' volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, golf, power lifting
Mascot	Wampus Cat
Nickname	Wampus Cats
Yearbook	Kaleidoscope
Website	https://lhs.vpsb.us/

Leesville High School is a school located in Leesville, Louisiana, United States. The 9-12 school is a part of the Vernon Parish School Board.

School uniforms

This means that students can wear clothing that conforms to the Vernon Parish Dress code or uniforms, if they wish.

All other campuses are uniform-optional and must follow the Vernon Parish Dress Code or wear uniforms.

Leesville High athletics compete in the LHSAA.

Boys Basketball

Hannah Aspden, paralympic athlete
Cecil Collins, Class of 1996, NFL running back^[2]
Millicent S. Ficken, Class of 1951, ornithologist
Michael Ford, Class of 2009, LSU running back^[3]
Eddie Fuller, Class of 1986, National Football League player, running back with the Buffalo Bills^[4]
Carolyn Huntoon, Class of 1958, scientist; first woman director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas' sister of Buddy Leach
Buddy Leach, Class of 1951, Louisiana politician, brother of Carolyn Huntoon
Demond Mallet, professional basketball player
Kevin Mawae, Class of 1989, NFL center and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame^[5]
Jim McCrery, Class of 1967, Congressman^[6]
Kavika Pittman, Class of 1993, NFL defensive end^[7]
Keith Smith, Class of 1999, NFL cornerback^[8]
Keith Zinger, Class of 2003, NFL tight end^[9]

Louisiana State Senator, Gerald Long of Natchitoches taught social studies and coached at Leesville High School in the late 1960s.^{[citation needed]}

^ ^a ^b ^c "Leesville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^ "Cecil Collins". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
^ "Michael Ford #42". LSU Football. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Eddie Jerome Fuller". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Kevin James Mawae". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "US Fed News." Factiva, from Dow Jones. April 29, 2005.
^ "Kavika Pittman". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
^ "Keith Smith". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
^ "Keith Zinger". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.