Lakewood High School (Colorado)

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Lakewood High School

School type	Public secondary school
Established	1928 at 7655 W. 10th Avenue moved in the summer of 1958 to 9700 W. 8th Ave Lakewood, Colorado 80214
District	Jefferson County Public Schools
Principal	Ron Castagna
Faculty	110+
Students	1800+
Colors Mascot	Orange and black Growlie the Tiger
Location	9700 W. Eighth Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80215
Website	http://lhstiger.com/

Lakewood High School is a public secondary school located in Lakewood, Colorado and is part of the Jefferson County School District. Lakewood was ranked as the 111th best school in the nation by Newsweek^[1] in 2006, which makes it the highest ranked high school in the U.S. state of Colorado. Lakewood is an International Baccalaureate World School.

1 New Building
2 Academics
3 Athletics
4 Notes
5 Sources

[edit] New Building

As a result of a bond issue on the 2004 ballot, Lakewood has received over 26 million USD to construct a new school building. Construction began in January 2006, and is expected to continue until the summer of 2007. The new building will have its official opening over the summer of 2007, and will be open for use by the student body and faculty starting at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year.

[edit] Academics

Lakewood has both honors and Advanced Placement programs for more advanced students. Lakewood is also the only International Baccalaureate school in the Jefferson County School District.

[edit] Athletics

Lakewood High School athletics are extremely competetive within the state of Colorado. Although not a strong finish in football in the recent years, the Soccer team, Ultimate Frisbee team, and Golf team have been ranked as within the top 3 in Colorado.