Lahser High School

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Lahser High School is a high school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It opened in 1967 with 600 students; it now has over 1000 students. Its mascot is a knight. The school was named a national exemplary school. Over 98% of its graduates attended college after graduation. The school is also known for its high MEAP scores. Lahser has won several MHSAA state championships including: men's soccer, men's/women's tennis, women's lacrosse, and women's golf. Lahser is also the home of many hearing impaired students with 6 interpreters on the staff. Most of Lahsers students come from Bloomfield Hills and the surrounding towniship, however they also pull a large group of students from nearby Pontiac. Lahser is most recently known for a near shooting incident in its parking lot when an attempted car jacking took place during school hours and resulted in a district wide lockdown.

[edit] Notable students

John Ulrich, member of Texas 1970 National Championship football team (1969)
Chad Smith, drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers (1980)
Joe Hawley, member of Tally Hall (2001)
Ross Federman, member of Tally Hall (2003)
Neil Mandt, film producer and director (1987)
Tanith Belbin, 2006 Olympic Ice Dancing Silver Medalist (attended 1999-2000)
Armen Keteyian, investigative reporter for CBS News and correspondent for the HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
Spencer Bell -(b.4/22/1986 d.12/3/2006) Lead singer of Sheer Funk and Misery(2002-2004) and The Stevedores.