Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School

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Entrance and gymnasium seen from the corner of Hillside Road and Mountain View Drive.

Lake Lehman Junior Senior High School in Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania was created by the merger of a Middle Level Educational Building, which provided an education from grades seven to eight, and a High School, which did the same for grades nine to twelve. The two schools were combined in 2003. The school is located in a rural setting.

Most classes consist of 30 or fewer students, with the notable exception of humanities I (honors english and history combined, grade 9), with a class size in the 50s. Basic classes are offered for everyone, but the school also offers advanced courses, and Advanced Placement classes for college preparation.

1 Activities
2 Recent History
3 Notable Alumni
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Activities

The school has many students in the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society. Clubs include a community-service-based group, called Key Club, and a Seinfeld Club. Organizations such as Peer Helpers are composed of students who are role-model material and go through training in order to help peers in the school with problems.

Lake-Lehman's wrestling team has won 20 PIAA District 2 championships, 3 PIAA Northeast Regional Championships and a PIAA State Championship. Lake-Lehman has crowned 5 individual PIAA state wrestling champions (as recently as 2007) as well as numerous state medalists. The Girls field hockey team has won numerous PIAA District 2 championships and 2 PIAA State Championships. Lake-Lehman boys volleyball teams have won 22 Wyoming Valley Conference titles and 19 PIAA District 2 championships. Historically, the Band program has been extraordinarily successful under the leadership of John Miliauskas, Edward A. Richards, Michael Robinson, and Greg S. Riley. The band has won the Cavalcade of Bands Championship 2 times, in 1984 and 1987. It has won the Tournament of Bands' Atlantic Coast Championship 9 times, in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1996; and placed second 7 times, in 1983, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2005. It has also won the Chapter 7 championship 23 times

Each year a Donkey basketball game is held as a fundraiser for the Senior Class Trip to Washington, D.C. In addition to The Donkey basketball game, the senior class raises money through candy sales during refreshment break. The senior trip to Washington D.C. is held in the spring. The class visits many monuments and buildings including the Smithsonian, the White House, Mt. Vernon, and the Arlington Cemetery.

[edit] Recent History

15 year old student killed in tragic automobile accident after escaping with another 15 year old student during lunch on May 24, 2000. Student had stolen her parents car.
Major hazing incident in September of 2003 ^[1]
Episode of MTV's Made featuring Angie Nice filmed and aired nationally in the Fall of 2003
first day of school was cancelled in 2006 due to a leak in the roof.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Brian Kelly - Former Professional Soccer Player ^[2]
Raye Hollitt - Actress, female bodybuilder, and a former American Gladiator cast member.
Jay McCarroll - Fashion designer who won the reality show Project Runway in 2005
Johnny Oliver - #1 Draft pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 1996
Rick Bonomo - 3 Time NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Champion for Bloomsburg University in 1985 1986 and 1987 ^[3]