Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)

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Lakeside High School
Established	1965
Type	Public secondary
Students	1,500
Grades	9–12
Location	DeKalb County (Atlanta address), Georgia USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Purple and gold
Mascot	Vikings
Website	www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~lakeside/

Lakeside High School is a public school in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia. The school has an Atlanta address. The school is a part of the DeKalb County School System. In the Newsweek Magazine (May 16, 2005) listing of the best 1200 public high schools in the nation, Lakeside came in at 107, the highest in Georgia. In the May 23, 2006 edition of the list, which is based on the number of AP and IB tests taken as compared to the number of graduating seniors, Lakeside ranked 135, just below Riverwood High School of Atlanta which ranked 132.

A letter written to Alternative Press (music magazine) in issue # 221 about the March 12, 2006 walkout and subsequent "Chelf Scandal" can be seen in the letters section. The events were described by Junior Kathryn Higgins.