[3] Those that entered grade 11 in 2009 at LCI were permitted to complete their graduating year at LCI, but west Lethbridge students are now encouraged to attend the new high school, which was being built in conjunction with a western campus of Catholic Central High School, recreational facilities,[4] and a public library.

An Advanced Placement Program is offered in several key subject areas, including mathematics, language arts, and the sciences.

[7][8] Respected instrumental music, choir, and dance programs have helped LCI become well known in Southern Alberta for offering balanced opportunities to students in both academics and extracurricular activities.

Athletic teams from LCI carry the names Rams, Clippers, Colts, and Schooners, although the latter two have fallen into disuse.

[10] In February 1928, construction work began on Lethbridge Collegiate Institute at the corner of 4 Avenue and 15 Street South.

[10] The site had previously been used for aviation activities in the city,[11] until the opening of Kenyon Field (now Lethbridge County Airport) south of Six-Mile Coulee in the summer of 1939.

In an effort to reduce numbers, students living on the City's north side who attend LCI must be enrolled in a course not offered at Winston Churchill High School.

[18] [19] Its exact words were undisclosed, but school officials described it as "a student's intention to shoot others, as well as possibly taking their own life, on December 20."

Only days earlier, the words "December 18, 2007 Massacre" were found in a washroom at Paul Kane High School in St. Albert, Alberta.

A concession booth close to the main gymnasium provides various snacks that can be purchased during the day and at evening sporting events.

In another effort to reduce congestion, LCI lunch period is almost entirely offset from that of nearby Catholic Central High School.

Packed on two city blocks with five other schools, the surrounding narrow streets are difficult to navigate for parents and students with cars during the morning and afternoon rush.

In preparation for Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) at the end of the year,[30] grade nine students operate on a similar system to that of the local middle schools.

[30][31] Entry into the National Honor Society is also offered to them, requiring students to complete a minimum of 10 hours community service over the course of the year.

[33] More promising is the fact that the number of students dropping out of school before completion has steadily decreased, on average, provincewide.

The program consists of an 8-minute session between the first two periods during which students of all grades meet with a teacher to whom they were randomly assigned at the beginning of the year.

[8] The vice presidential positions are intended to provide student representation with a closer connection to the administration within respective grades, but they have been criticised for being simply symbolic.

The president, with help from other council members, will normally "emcee" pep rallies geared toward increasing school spirit and promoting the fine arts.

The program consists of advanced courses in mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, English, and social studies.

Annually, LCI students take provincial advanced placement exams in various subjects, including World History, literature and physics, in grade 12.

Several hallways are lined with framed photographs of past LCI athletic teams, choirs, and councils that date back to the early 1980s.

[43] As of 2007, track and field, baseball, basketball, badminton, curling, golf, softball, volleyball, and girls slowpitch are also played at LCI.

On Remembrance Day of 2006, the group dedicated "peace poles", in association with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, garnering local media attention.

[46] The Collegian Column is a weekly school bulletin produced by faculty, which appeals primarily to older students interested in scholarship information.

Concerning defunct clubs and media, the school leaves it to faculty to decide if a project is to be revived, pending student interest.

There is a fall theatrical production performed entirely by students at the Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre, located a few blocks to the west of the school.

The LCI dance program is rapidly expanding and features numerous styles, including jazz, modern, and hip hop.

[8] Usually, sometimes several times a semester, professional dancers and choreographers from Calgary are offered residency to work at the school for as long as three weeks.

All of the students participate in events dedicated to the ninetieth anniversary of Canadian military victory during World War I.

^ d: Results covering all athletic divisions such as those in the source above are not consistently available prior to 2000, though the LCI football program enjoyed provincial success in the early 1990s.