Lakeside High School (Evans, Georgia)
| Lakeside High School | |
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| Address | |
| 533 Blue Ridge Drive Evans, Georgia, Columbia County, 30809  United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°32′16″N 82°06′03″W / 33.537780°N 82.100930°WCoordinates: 33°32′16″N 82°06′03″W / 33.537780°N 82.100930°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | A Tradition of Excellence! |
| Opened | 1988 |
| School district | Columbia County School System |
| Superintendent | Charles R. Nagle |
| Principal | Steve Rhodes |
| Vice principal | Tim Reeve, Tom Riddick, Melanie Sprouse, and Debbie McMurtrey |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Age range | 13-19 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Campus type | Public |
| School Colour(s) | |
| Song | LHS Alma Mater |
| Athletics | Football |
| Athletics conference | 2-AAAA |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Rival | Evans High School, Greenbrier High School |
| Average SAT scores | 1637 |
| Yearbook | Panthera |
| Feeder schools | Lakeside Middle Stallings Island Middle Blue Ridge Elementary River Ridge Elementary South Columbia Elementary Stevens Creek Elementary[1] |
| Website | Lakeside High School |
Lakeside High School is a public high school located in Evans, Georgia.
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[edit] History
Construction on the school was completed in 1988, and the first classes at the school started session in the fall of that same year. The first students to attend and graduate from Lakeside were mainly transfers from nearby Evans High School. Lakeside's football stadium, Panther Stadium, was later added to the campus adjacent to Lakeside Middle School in 1995.
Lakeside High is located in Columbia County, one of the fastest-growing counties in Georgia. It reached 2,500 enrolled students only five years after its construction. It made up of students from Riverside Middle School and Lakeside Middle School. There are 27 offered AP classes as of 2007. Lakeside High won the Georgia School of Excellence award in 1993, 1995, and 2005. In 2008, a new middle school, Stallings Island was constructed and now it, instead of Riverside Middle, feeds into Lakeside High.
[edit] Traffic Problems
Being located directly adjacent to Lakeside Middle School, there was heavy congestion during the start and end of school hours. This problem was solved by offsetting the start times of the two schools by ten minutes. The high school started ten minutes later than the middle school. Also, a traffic officer was positioned outside the school every morning and afternoon to direct traffic in and out of the school complex. Just outside of the two schools, there is Blue Ridge Elementary. This does not pose a problem, however, because the elementary schools in Columbia County are released an hour after the middle and high schools.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Lakeside High School offers a host of extra curricular activities for its students to participate in. Some of the clubs include:
Fine Arts Clubs
- Show Choir
- The Panther Pride Marching Band
- Jazz Band
- Drama Club
- Thespian Club
- Dance Team
Service Clubs
- Students Against Destructive Decisions(SADD)
- Buddy Club
- Rotary Club
- Interact Club
- Beta Club
Political Clubs
- Young Democrats
- Young Libertarians
- Young Republicans
- Debate Team
- Model United Nations
Language Clubs
- French Club
- Spanish Club
- Latin Club
Honors Societies
- National Honors Society
- Mu Alpha Theta
- Beta Club
- Spanish Honor Society
- Tri-M
- National Art Honor Society
Other
- Rowing Club
- Science Bowl (National Team)
- Science Olympiad
- JROTC
- Lakeside Support Coalition
- Manga Club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Quiz Bowl
- Math Team
[edit] Notable alumni
- Reese Hoffa Olympic shot putter
- Charles Kelley a member of country music group Lady Antebellum. Brother to artist Josh Kelley.
- Josh Kelley a multi-platinum record seller married to Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl.
- Dave Haywood a member of the country music group Lady Antebellum. Guitar and background vocals.
- Keith Robinson actor (Dreamgirls)
- Ashley Smith Author
- Rahul Prasad Nightjackal
[edit] Athletics
- Baseball
- Basketball(Boys and Girls, Varsity and JV)
- Cheerleading(Varsity and JV for both football and basketball)
- Cross Country
- Football(varsity and JV)
- Golf
- Lacrosse(Boys and Girls)
- Marching band
- Raiders
- Softball(Varsity and JV)
- Soccer(Boys and Girls,Varsity and JV)
- Swimming and Diving (Boys and Girls)
- Track
- Tennis
- Volleyball(Varsity and JV)
- Wrestling
Lakeside falls under the AAAA category for Georgia State competitions. Their main rivals are the Evans High School Knights.
[edit] References
- ^ "Columiba County Board of Education - Lakeside High". http://www.ccboe.net/high/lhs.html. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
[edit] External links
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