title: Lafayette School Corporation
text: The Lafayette School Corporation administers three high schools, one intermediate school, one Jr. High School and eight elementary schools in Lafayette, Indiana.  Its administrative offices are at 2300 Cason Street in Lafayette, Indiana.
  
  History of the Lafayette School Corporation
  
  Originally known as the School City of Lafayette, the district became the Lafayette School Corporation on January 1, 1963. Its superintendents have included:
   A. J. Vawter, 1855–1863
   J. W. Molière, 1863–1867
   Jacob Merrill, 1867–1890
   Edward Ayres, 1890–1902
   Russell Bedgood, 1902–1904
   Robert F. Hight, 1904–1921
   D. W. Horton, 1921–1923
   A. E. Highley, 1923–1932
   Morris E. McCarty, 1932–1947
   Aaron T. Lindley, 1947–1952
   Dr. J. Russell Hiatt, 1952
   Dr. Edward Eiler
  
  The district's current superintendent is Mr. Les Huddle.
  
  Lafayette's school system has built a reputation for extracurricular programs, especially its band, choral, and visual arts programs. The Marching Bronchos, currently under the direction of Tyler Long, have qualified for ISSMA State Marching Band Finals seven times since 1983 and have performed in Hollywood, Philadelphia, Orlando and Hawaii. The wind ensemble has consistently qualified for ISSMA State Concert Band Finals since 2001. The concert choir, Varsity Singers, under the direction of Michael Bennett, has consistently qualified for ISSMA State Concert Choir Finals since 1994, receiving second-place honors three times and placing first in 2018. The show choir The First Edition is nationally known, including performances in Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Nashville, Washington D.C., Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, Europe, Mexico and the Bahamas, and has been recognized on four occasions since 1990 by the Indiana General Assembly for outstanding achievements in musical performance and community contributions. Students in the visual arts program consistently take top honors at state and national level competitions.
  
  Board of School Trustees
  
  Current members of the elected non-partisan Board of School Trustees of the Lafayette School Corporation include:
  
  All regular meetings of the Board of School Trustees of the Lafayette School Corporation are held at the Hiatt Administration Center located at 2300 Cason St. in Lafayette, Indiana, on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m.
  
  Schools
  
  High schools
   Jefferson High School 
   Oakland Academy 
   Greater Lafayette Career Academy
  
  Middle schools
   Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate School 
   Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School
  
  Elementary schools
   Earhart Elementary School 
   Edgelea Elementary School 
   Glen Acres Elementary School 
   Miami Elementary School 
   Miller Elementary School 
   Murdock Elementary School 
   Oakland Elementary School
   Vinton Elementary School
  
  2006-2008 school years
  In August 2006, Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School (formerly Tecumseh Middle School) was renamed and assigned to serve all seventh and eighth-grade students in the LSC. Lafayette Sunnyside Middle School was renamed Sunnyside Intermediate School and started serving all fifth and sixth-grade students in 2010.
  
  References
  
   Cecil S. Webb, Historical Growth of the Schools of Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette School Corporation, 1972.
  
  External links
   Lafayette School Corporation
  
  Lafayette, Indiana
  School districts in Indiana
  School districts established in 1855
  Education in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
  1855 establishments in Indiana