Lakeview Jr. High School

Lakeview Jr. High School
Location
701 Plainfield Road, Downers Grove, Illinois 60516
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Motto: "Excellence through Achievement"
Established	1975
School district	Center Cass School District 66
Superintendent	Mr. Timmy Arnold
Principal	Mr. Paul Windsor
Grades	6-8
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Spartans
Website	Official District web site

Lakeview Junior High School, also commonly called Lakeview is a junior high school located in Downers Grove, Illinois. Lakeview serves students in 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th graders, who live in Downers Grove, Illinois, Woodridge, and Darien. Sixth grade is considered junior high in Lakeview unlike most other junior highs. Lakeview is part of Center Cass School District 66. Lakeview now uses semesters, (after they aqquired a new superintendent, Mr. Tim Arnold,) unlike trimesters, which they used to use.

History

Lakeview was built in 1975. Originally, Lakeview had one main library with most of its classrooms connected to it without any doorways separating any of the rooms. It also had a wing of band and art rooms, and a gymnasium connected to the library as well. During the 2002 remodel of Lakeview, walls were added, as well as a second gymnasium and updated, larger science labs. During the summer of 2005, Lakeview went through a remodeling, in which a second gymnasium was added, and a new science wing was added to the building to enlargen lab space.

Sports teams

Lakeview has many sports teams that play throughout the whole school year. During the fall, Lakeview has a girls' volleyball, and cross country running teams (boys and girls separate as well). There is also a boys' football team and football cheerleading during the fall. In the winter, there are JV girls' basketball, varsity girls' basketball, JV boys' basketball, varsity boys' basketball team, JV basketball cheer (junior varsity), and Varsity basketball cheerleading. In the spring, there are boys' and girls' track and field teams that practice for two meets. There is also a girls' softball team in the spring, and boys' and girls' soccer teams. Lakeview teams have previously won championships in the following sports:

• Boys Varsity Basketball (2009)
• Boys Football (1987, 1995, 2001, 2010)
• Girls JV Volleyball (1990, 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011)
• Girls Varsity Volleyball (1993 (reg. season), 2002 (Conference champs.), 2008 (reg. season), 2010 ( Conference Champs.), and 2011 (Conference Champs.))
• Boys Soccer (1994 & 2012)
• Boys Volleyball (1999)
• Girls Soccer (1998, 2000, 2001, 2008(?), 2009, 2011)
• Boys Cross Country (2011 (Conference Champs.), 2011 (Sectional Champs.), 2011 (3rd in IESA State Meet))
• Cheerleading Football (all grades)
• Cheerleading Varsity and JV Basketball

Encore classes

Lakeview has many encore classes including:

• Art
• Music
• Physical Education
• Computers
• Spanish
• Health
• Applied Technology
• RTI
• Consumer Education

These classes are broken up into two sets, Health, Music, and Applied Tech. The other set is Art, Consumers Ed., and Computers. 6th grade students go to all classes, but 7th and 8th grade Spanish students have one set during the year, and Spanish takes over the other set. RTI may also take up one set. P.E. class is held every day.

Lakeview clubs

Lakeview also has many clubs. The clubs of Lakeview include:

• Scholastic Bowl (Trivia)
• IMC Club (They help around in the IMC)
• Student Council (which was originally made up of representatives from each class, but after the 2007-2008 year, anyone could join)
• Make a Difference Club (nicknamed MAD)
• Yearbook club ( Makes the school yearbook)
• Newspaper club ( Makes the school newspaper)
• Drama Club (Puts on musicals like Once Upon a Mattress)
• Leadership team (Give 5th Graders tours of Lakeview and organize Pack the Place)
• Choir
• Mascot Club
• Science Club

Lakeview bands

In Lakeview, there are 5 bands in total.

Concert bands

6th Grade Band - Lakeview Concert Band

7th Grade Band - Lakeview Symphonic Band

8th Grade Band - Lakeview Wind Esemble

Jazz band

6th and 7th Grade Jazz band - Lakeview Jazz Lab Band

7th and 8th Grade Jazz Band - Lakeview Jazz Band

External links

• District Webpage
• Lakeview Webpage