After 92 years of service, the 1928 building (1114 Ninth Avenue) closed in 2020, and the new campus is approximately two miles (3 km) southeast.

Lewiston competes in IHSAA Class 5A with the largest schools in the state, and its conference is the Inland Empire League (5A) with Coeur d'Alene, Lake City, and Post Falls; all about two hours north in Kootenai County.

Lewiston has long-term rivalries with adjacent Clarkston[3] and also with Moscow,[4][5][6] about thirty miles (50 km) north on the adjoining Palouse.

[7] The origin and first use of "Bengal" as the mascot is not precisely known, but the local newspaper used it for the LHS basketball team in early 1925.

This is an annual competition where the winning school is decided on student-section spirit (cheers, rule-following, sportsmanship, etc.)