Ladysmith High School is in Ladysmith, Wisconsin in northwest Wisconsin. As of 2025, about 87 percent of students are white and half are documented as economically disadvantaged.[2][3]
Lumberjacks are the school mascot and the school colors are purple and gold.[4] They have been members of the Heart O'North Conference since its founding in 1928.[5] In 2003, the school won its first WIAA state championship in basketball.[6][7][8] The Green Bay Packers, Certor Sports, and Ticketmaster donated football helmets to the school.[9][10] A wrestler at the school won the WIAA division 3 190 pound state championship in 2024.[11]
History
A ca. 1905 postcard of the school exists.[12] From 1967 to 1970 a new school building was constructed.[13]
In 1990, the school auditorium was used as a hearing to grant the Flambeau Mining Company to mine copper and cold from a nearby open pit. Some attendees disrupted the meeting, including one who used a dead fish.[14] The incident resulted in one arrest.[15]
The first class of its hall of fame was set to be inducted in 2025.[16]
