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Lancaster High School partners with the community to empower students to become creative lifelong learners, strategic decision makers, and responsible citizens who contribute positively to a changing world.
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News & Events
![Students in a gym during a pep assembly raising their hands in the air and singing]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741635426/lancasterschoolsorg/wuxaztppn853rrwlrmjt/7g.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741635426/lancasterschoolsorg/wuxaztppn853rrwlrmjt/7g.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741635426/lancasterschoolsorg/wuxaztppn853rrwlrmjt/7g.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741635426/lancasterschoolsorg/wuxaztppn853rrwlrmjt/7g.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741635426/lancasterschoolsorg/wuxaztppn853rrwlrmjt/7g.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741635426/lancasterschoolsorg/wuxaztppn853rrwlrmjt/7g.jpg","width":2048}])
The Lancaster Central School District proudly reaffirms its commitment to one of Western New York’s—and the nation’s—longest-standing athletic traditions – the annual Lancaster-Depew Week and football game. Despite recent speculation surrounding the future of the rivalry, Lancaster is committed to continuing this cherished event.
![Music students perform the national anthem at a pep rally at Lancaster High School in November 2024.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1738601601/lancasterschoolsorg/f64jov9zfiakl9jgyj3w/MusicDepartment-2.jpg","width":2200}])
Backed by more than a century of student and staff enthusiasm as well as community support, the Lancaster Central School District’s Music Department plans to continue its work creating the soundtrack of the lives of students, staff, families and the Lancaster community.
![At the January 6, 2025, Board of Education meeting, past and present student leaders, pictured below from left to right, Jelani Codjovi (‘27), Daniel Ambrose (‘26), Leah Wallens (‘25), Jenna Cwiklinski (‘24), Courtney Voigt (‘20), Connor Carrow (‘17), Benjamin Fox (‘21), and Elizabeth Kamrowski (‘23), presented “Transition to a Laude System for Student Recognition,”]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738600086/lancasterschoolsorg/agsclkkf4zvwxw23ksa4/lancaster-laude.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738600086/lancasterschoolsorg/agsclkkf4zvwxw23ksa4/lancaster-laude.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738600086/lancasterschoolsorg/agsclkkf4zvwxw23ksa4/lancaster-laude.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738600086/lancasterschoolsorg/agsclkkf4zvwxw23ksa4/lancaster-laude.jpg","width":818}])
Lancaster High School will transition to a laude recognition system, which has been tailored to support students striving to meet the values, expectations, and initiatives of Lancaster High School and our community.
![In December, Lancaster High School’s DECA Chapter participated in the regional DECA competition held at the Niagara Falls Convention Center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738602216/lancasterschoolsorg/rdb2caidnwnlrpvmyxhd/LancasterDECA2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738602216/lancasterschoolsorg/rdb2caidnwnlrpvmyxhd/LancasterDECA2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738602216/lancasterschoolsorg/rdb2caidnwnlrpvmyxhd/LancasterDECA2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738602216/lancasterschoolsorg/rdb2caidnwnlrpvmyxhd/LancasterDECA2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738602216/lancasterschoolsorg/rdb2caidnwnlrpvmyxhd/LancasterDECA2024.jpg","width":1342}])
Lancaster High School’s DECA Chapter participated in the regional DECA competition held at the Niagara Falls Convention Center.
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