
Circa 1996
THE ITEM
A cardboard cereal box, approx. 7.5 inches by 11 inches by 2 inches. the front promotes Team Cheerios and is signed in black marker by LHS head football coach Ronnie Gage. The back has a photo of the 1996 state champion LHS football team, a written description of the team, and signatures of team coaches in black marker.
THE HISTORY
Lewisville’s first high school class opened in 1897 and graduated its first five students in 1901. All grades met in the same building until a stand-alone Lewisville High School opened in 1949 on Purnell Street in downtown Lewisville. In 1968, a new LHS campus opened in farmland on the western edge of town, at the school’s current location. The building was largely rebuilt in 2012-2013.