LeFlore High School

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LeFlore School began with a one-teacher subscription school during territorial days and consisted of a one-room school building located across the street from the northwest corner of the LeFlore Cemetery.

In 1920, LeFlore along with the Long Creek School (which was located about three miles south of Leflore on the Leflore-Bengal Road), the Springfield School (which was located about 2.5 miles east of Leflore); the Scratch Out School (which was located about 1.5 miles west of Leflore) and the the Salonia School (which was located about 4.5 miles west of Leflore) united into a “union graded district,” which consisted of the first through the eighth grades.  The school was located in a two-story building where the LeFlore Baptist Church stands today.

These four schools were known as the “LeFlore Wing Schools” and taught the first through sixth grades before being united with LeFlore Schools. However, in 1930 these wing schools were consolidated with LeFlore and that same year, LeFlore was accredited with a four-year high school.  Eight students graduated in 1930.  Prior to 1930, LeFlore only had a one year high school.

In 1941, the Holson Valley School consolidated with LeFlore, in the 1960’s Reichert was added to the school and in 1972 the Summerfield School was consolidated with LeFlore.  The school district is comprised of roughly 181 square miles in LeFlore and Latimer Counties.   

Athletics has been an important part of the school over the years.  The Lady Savages won the State Basketball Tournament in 1944 and then the Lady Savages made a second trip to the State Finals in 1967 but were beat in  double overtime.  The Savages were originally known as the LeFlore Rangers, but have been the LeFlore Savages for most of the school’s existence.

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