Lake Park High School

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Lake Park High School
Established 1956
Type Public secoundary
Principal Dr. Edward Wardzala (east)
Martin Quinn (west)
Faculty 202
Students 3,186
Grades 9–10 (East)
11-12 (West)
Location 500 W. Bryn Mawr
Roselle .

Roselle, IL 60172-1978 600 South Medinah Rd.Medinah . Medinah, IL, Illinois, USA

Campus Suburban
Colors Navy Blue, White
Mascot Lancers
Website www.lphs.org
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Lake Park High School is a public four-year high school comprising two campuses, both located in Roselle, Illinois. West Campus is located in the western part of the town, with East Campus (the original campus) located at the eastern edge of town, near Medinah, Illinois. Both towns are western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the part of Lake Park High School District 108. Students from Medinah, Roselle, Bloomingdale, Keeneyville, Wood Dale, Itasca, and Hanover Park attend Lake Park.

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[edit] History

The name Lake Park is derived from the east campus being between Lake Street and Irving Park Road. The east campus borders the Medinah Country Club that has hosted three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990), two PGA Championships (1999, 2006), and will host the Ryder Cup in 2012.

[edit] Academics

In 2006, Lake Park have an average composite ACT score of 22. That year, 94.1% of Lake Park's senior class graduated. The average class size is 21.2. Lake Park has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1] It also offers honors, advanced, and standard courses for most classes.

The staff comprises 153 teachers, of which 78% hold a Master's degree.[2]

[edit] Departments

  • Art
  • Business Education
  • Cooperative Education
  • Driver Education
  • English
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Foreign Language
  • Industrial Technology
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physical Education and Health
  • Science
  • Forensic Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education

[edit] Athletics

Lake Park has 28 athletic teams, of 13 boys and 15 girls teams, which compete in the Upstate Eight Conference and Illinois High School Association.

Boys:

  • Track
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Soccer
  • Swim & Dive
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Girls:

  • Badmiton
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Diving
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Lancettes
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swim & Dive
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball

'Loyalty Song' Stand and Cheer for Lake Park High, Pledge your loyalty. We are her sons and daughters faithful and true, And we will keep her banners high! Rah, Rah, Rah, Fight team fight for victory, For we know that you can win. Let's have a Hail, Hail, The gangs all here, We're from good old Lake Park High!

Alma Mater''' Hail to thee, O Alma Mater true, Your colors white and blue. Through the years we'll hold your banners high, Your glories magnify. Though we journey to a distant shore, We'll remain true Lancers evermore. O Alma Mater hail; O Lake Park High all hail.

[edit] Activities

Lake Park offers more than 40 extracurricular activities: Career and Hobby Organizations, Competitive Organizations, Honorary Organizations, Performance Organizations, Publications, Service and Prevention Organizations, and Spirit Organizations.

[edit] Competitive Organizations

  • Cheerleading
  • Chess Club
  • Color Guard
  • Contest Play
  • Cross Country Running
  • DECA & Skills-USA-VICA
  • Diversity Club
  • French Club
  • German Club
  • Group Interpretation
  • Lancettes
  • Marching Band
  • Math Team
  • Pit Crew
  • Scholastic Bowl
  • Science Club
  • Snowball
  • Spanish Club
  • Speech Team
  • Theater
  • Winter guard
  • Youth & Government

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ Illinois School Report Card
  2. ^ schools-data.com
  3. ^ Don Schulze Statistics
  4. ^ Kwame Agyeman

[edit] External links