04/16/2026
Our dude! Congrats Coach Dustin Tupper!!
🏆Coach Dustin Tupper continues to set the standard for what it means to lead with integrity, pride and Ranger spirit at LPHS.
Recognized with the Dick Katte Sportsmanship Award, Coach Tupper joins a group of leaders who represent the very best of high school athletics. This honor reflects more than wins. It speaks to the way he leads our student-athletes every day, with respect, accountability and a commitment to doing things the right way.
Nick Baker, LPHS Athletic Director, shared what makes this recognition so meaningful:
“Coach Tupper is finishing up his 20th school year as a teacher and coach at Lewis-Palmer High School. He has coached football, wrestling, track & field, and lacrosse throughout his time here. All 20 of those years he has been a football coach and 17 as a wrestling coach. He is one of the few staff members at LPHS who was mentored under the old guard that still cherishes and lives the values of Lewis-Palmer established during the Don Breese era… A time when accountability, responsibility, and building men and women of character were more important than anything else."
Those values are not just history at LPHS; they are lived out every day in our programs, our classrooms and our culture.
“The results of the school are a by-product of those priorities embraced by many over decades of sustained culture. He is the heartbeat of our school,” Baker added, “and has earned the recognition of the sportsmanship award named after Dick Katte, who founded the CHSAA Sportsmanship Committee and lived a life teaching values such as integrity, ethics and teamwork.”
Congratulations, Coach Tupper! Your leadership, legacy and Ranger pride continue to shape LPHS in a powerful way. 🧡🖤
LPHS Booster Club