Lakewood High School (Lakewood, Ohio)
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| Address | |
| 14100 Franklin Boulevard Lakewood, Ohio, (Cuyahoga County), 44107  United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′50″N 81°47′26″W / 41.48056°N 81.79056°WCoordinates: 41°28′50″N 81°47′26″W / 41.48056°N 81.79056°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Lakewood City School District |
| Superintendent | Joseph Madak[1] |
| Principal | William Wagner[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,841[2] (2010) |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold[1] |
| Athletics conference | Northeast Ohio Conference[1] In 2012 Lakewood will become part of the West Shore Conference |
| Team name | Rangers[1] |
| Newspaper | 'Lakewood Times' |
| Athletic Director | Robert Thayer[1] |
| Website | Lakewood High School |
Lakewood High School is a public high school located in Lakewood, Ohio, west of Cleveland. The school colors are purple and gold. The mascot is the Ranger Man. The school is currently a member of the Northeast Ohio Conference.[3] But in 2012 the school will become a member of the West Shore Conference.
During the past years, many improvements have been made in the physical plant of the school. Improvements have included the planetarium, reading center, improved academic classrooms and offices, a 25 yard pool with separate diving well and natatorium, new cafeterias, a horticulture laboratory, an enlarged library, five computer labs, additional physical educational facilities, and extensive vocational program facilities. A building addition, referred to as "the New Building" was completed in 1970, and was necessary because of increased enrollment which included bringing the inclusion of the ninth grade in the high school. The most recent addition is the music wing which accommodates both the vocal and instrumental programs at the school.
The school underwent renovation which started late 2007 and is now completed.
The curriculum at LHS is broad and offers a wide selection of courses in technical, vocational, art, home economics, music and business as well as the regular academic fields of English, Science, Mathematics, Languages and Social Studies. Lakewood High School currently offers 12 AP courses. The school's newspaper, the Lakewood Times, won the Pacemaker Award, in 2000 and 2001.[4][5]
The school became an object of controversy in December 2010, when the school principal, William Wagner, refused to allow an injured student wear loose clothing prescribed by her physicians. The principal's position was that the doctor's prescription was simply a means to circumvent the school dress code, despite the doctor's repeated insistence that loose clothing was necessary for the student's recovery.[6]
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[edit] Lakewood High School Alma Mater
Lakewood High we're proud of thee;
All allied in loyalty;
May thy counsels ever be
Within our memory.
Honors then to Lakewood High
May her fame reach to the sky,
May we always heed her cry
To bravely do or die.
Chorus
Hail to thee! O Lakewood High
Thy dear name uphold;
We shall ne'er forget
The purple and the gold.
[edit] Lakewood High School Athletics
- Men's:
- Fall Sports:Football (V-JV-FR), Cross Country (V-JV), Soccer (V-JV), Golf (V)
- Winter Sports: Hockey (V), Swimming (V), Wrestling (V-JV), Basketball (V-JV-FR).
- Spring Sports: Baseball (V-JV-FR), Tennis (V), Track (V), Volleyball.
- Women's:
- Fall Sports: Cross Country (V), Soccer (V-JV), Tennis (V-JV), Volleyball (V-JV-FR).
- Winter Sports: Swimming (V), Gymnastics (V), Basketball (V-JV-FR).
- Spring Sports: Softball (V-JV), Track (V).
(Key: V: Varsity, JV: Junior Varsity, FR: Freshmen)
[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Cross Country - 1928, 1929, 1932, 1953[7]
- Boys Swimming – 1928, 1929, 1962
- Boys Track and Field - 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1931
- Boys Wrestling - 1948[8]
- Girls Gymnastics - 1979
[edit] Lakewood Stadium
Lakewood High School's athletic field is located just south of the school building. The Lakewood Stadium complex is home to the school's football, soccer, track & field, tennis, and baseball teams. The complex is used for numerous sporting events, including playoff football games and home football games for nearby St. Edward High School, which is located a few blocks away. The football field was renovated recently with the installation of FieldTurf prior to the 2007-2008 school year.
[edit] Notable alumni
- D. A. Henderson (1935)- eradicated small pox, from the planet
- Robert J. Meder (1935)- World War II Doolittle Raider
- Jack Buck (1942) - sportscaster and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Dick Celeste (1955) - Governor of Ohio (1983–1991)
- Donald Erb - composer
- Richard W. Graber (1974) - Former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic
- John O'Brien (1978)- Novelist
- Clark Graebner (1961) - professional tennis player[1]
- Jane Scott - former rock critic for The Plain Dealer
- Michelle Sikes (2003) - NCAA Women's 5,000m Record Holder
[edit] Notable faculty
- George Corneal, coach
[edit] Marching Band
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The Lakewood High School "Ranger" Marching Band is one of the top bands in the area. In 2006, it was voted "Best High School Marching Band" in the Greater Cleveland area in Cleveland Magazine's "Best of Cleveland" contest.
The 2008 LHS Ranger Marching Band consisted of over 100 musicians and over 35 auxiliaries, which are made up of the dance team (the "Rangerettes") and the flag corps. The band participates in several invitational band festivals, including its own, as well as the Fourth of July Parade, the Lakewood Community Festival, the LHS Spirit Parade, and the Lakewood Veteran's Day program.
The LHS Ranger Marching Band is directed by Brian Maskow, who is currently assisted by Adam Clemens. The band went to Kitchener, Ontario for the Thanksgiving and Oktoberfest Parade in 1997 and 2001. In 2000, the band went to the B.C.S. National Championship Game between Virginia Tech and Florida State in New Orleans, Louisiana (being the only band from Ohio) for the pre-game and halftime shows. Also, in 2003 they performed during the halftime show of the Outback Bowl in Tampa. In 2009, they traveled to Dallas, Texas to play at the Cotton Bowl (yet again the only band from Ohio).
Every year, the Ranger Marching Band has an annual festival joining about ten marching bands from around Ohio, this past year (2010) being the 24th year. In the past, Lakewood has invited high school marching bands, such as the Brecksville-Broadview Heights "Bees", Euclid "Panthers", Westlake "Demons", Bay Village "Rockets", Rocky River "Pirates", and the Vermilion "Sailors", as well as college marching bands from the area, including The University of Akron "Zips" Marching Band, The University of Toledo "Rockets" Marching Band, and The Ohio State University Marching Band.
[edit] Clubs and activities
The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[9] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[10] The Lakewood High School Pretentious Club was founded in the winter of 2010. The club considers itself to be "exclusively inclusive" and holds meetings once a month.
[edit] The Lakewood Project
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Lakewood High School is home to the world's first high school rock orchestra, The Lakewood Project. This ensemble combines a double quartet of Vipers (electric string instruments) and acoustic string instruments, piano, electric guitar, electric bass, and a drum set. The Project plays both classical and rock music, and has worked with such artists as Mark Wood and members of the Trans Siberian Orchestra, Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd tribute), A Hard Day's Night (Beatles tribute), Neil Zaza, and Matt Turner[disambiguation needed 
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[edit] Image gallery
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Rear view, showing many of the facilities. Left to right, Auto mechanics, Pool (In background), Arts building, Music wing, Science building (with greenhouse)
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The "old" building, now almost entirely surrounded by newer construction
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Built in the 1970s, still referred to as the "new" building, this west wing of the school is undergoing renovation.
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Close up of the old facade, roof of a cafeteria in the foreground
[edit] Related links
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=832. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Lakewood High School 2008-2009 School Year Report Card" (PDF). Ohio Department of Education Local Report Card Files. Ohio Department of Education. http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2008-2009/BUILD/019687.pdf. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ "Member Schools". NOC. 2009. http://www.northeastohioconference.org/page.cfm?page=member_schools.cfm. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/npm01.html 2001 National Scholastic Press Association Newspaper Pacemaker Winners
- ^ http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/npm00.html 2000 National Scholastic Press Association Newspaper Pacemaker Winners
- ^ http://lakewood-oh.patch.com/articles/student-on-the-hot-seat-for-wearing-sweatpants-to-school Lakewood Patch article, 'Student on the Hot Seat for Wearing Sweatpants to School'
- ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". http://www.yappi.com/statechamps/wrestling.html. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070617024347/http://ohiojcl.org/prefile.shtml. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20020721140258/http://www.ohiojcl.org/resources/constitution.html#c31. Retrieved August 16, 2010. "... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL."
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