The Locust Fork High School is a high school in Locust Fork, Alabama. Part of the Blount County School District in Blount County, Alabama, it is at 77 School Road. The hornet is the school mascot.[1][2]
| Locust Fork High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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77 School Road , 35097 | |
| 33°53′47″N 86°37′50″W / 33.8965°N 86.6306°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1921 |
School district | Blount County School District |
NCES District ID | 0100420 |
| Superintendent | Rodney Green |
NCES School ID | 010042000210 |
Principal | Thomas Smitherman |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 415 |
Student to teacher ratio | 22.02 |
| Colors | Green, White |
Athletics conference | AHSAA Division 3A |
| Mascot | Hornet |
| Website | locustforkhighhornets |
Overview
editAs of 2024[update] six percent of the student body was Hispanic, four percent was African-American, and the overwhelming majority was White.[3] The school principal is Thomas Smitherman.[4]
The original school burned down in 1961, causing $250,000 in damage. The cause of the fire was never determined.[5][6]
In 2017, the Lady Hornets basketball team won its first Alabama High School Athletic Association state title, with a 72-62 win over Pisgah at Legacy Arena inside the BJCC.[7]
Dylan "Dino" Embry was a star athlete at the school.[8]
In 2005, a teacher was placed on leave after being charged with second-degree rape.[9] In 2018, a former teacher was convicted of sex crimes with students.[10] In 2023, a former assistant principal was convicted of filming girls undressing and was ordered to pay US$4 million in restitution.[11][12]
Notable alumni
edit- Gerald Swindle, bass angler[13]
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "Home". Locust Fork High School. May 8, 2025.[self-published source?]
- ↑ "Locust Fork High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Education | Best high schools | Alabama | Blount County | Locust Fork High School". US News.com. 2025.
- ↑ "About Us". Locust Fork High School.[self-published source?]
- ↑ "High School Burns At Locust Fork". The Dothan Eagle. January 12, 1961. p. 16. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "$250,000 Damage In School Blaze". The Times-Picayune. January 12, 1961. p. 43. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Locust Fork girls win first-ever AHSAA state title". cullmantribune.com. March 3, 2017.
- ↑ Perrin, Mike (October 8, 2024). "Locust Fork rattled by loss of 1,400-yard runner in quarterback Dino Embry". al.com.
- ↑ "High school teacher on leave after rape charge". Pensacola News Journal. October 23, 2005. p. 32. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Alabama Teacher Told Student She Wanted to Take His Virginity, Reports to Jail". People.com.
- ↑ "Former Locust Fork assistant principal ordered to pay over $4 million to family of teenager he filmed undressing in 2015". CBS 42. October 24, 2023.
- ↑ Keenum, Lynne (October 24, 2023). "$4M verdict reached against former Blount County assistant principal convicted on child pornography charges". WVTM.
- ↑ "The most famous person from each of Alabama's 67 counties". al.com. November 21, 2016.
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