Lakewood High School (Colorado)

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Location
Lakewood High School

9700 West Eighth Avenue, Lakewood, Colorado
Information
School district	Jefferson County Public Schools
Principal	Ron Castagna
Enrollment	1800+
Faculty	110+
Type	Public secondary school
Mascot	Growlie the Tiger
Color(s)	orange and black
Established	1928 at 7655 West 10th Avenue, moved in the summer of 1958
Homepage	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 Sources
5 References

[edit] New Building

As a result of a bond issue on the 2004 ballot, Lakewood has received over 32 million USD to construct a new school building. Construction began in January 2006, and continued until the summer of 2007. The new building had its official opening over the summer of 2007, with students sometimes assisting teachers move into the new building post term-end. The new building was 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.

Some controversy has plagued the school in recent weeks, with the accusations of teacher and assistant track and field coach Jon McCarthy having inappropriate sexual relations with two students, one former and one current. He is expected to be in court later in the week of May 5-May 9, 2008

[edit] Athletics

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The Lakewood High School athletics program is as competitive on the playing field as its students are in the classroom. Some recent accomplishments include the following: In the fall of 2006, Lakewood's football team reached the quarterfinals. The 2007 girls golf team won the Jefferson County League, and Andi Hibbert won the individual title for Jefferson County. The girls basketball team has also done well, becoming League Champions and advancing to the State finals in the 2007-2008 season. Other recent titles include admirable standings for the softball and girls cross-country teams, which reached the State Championships in 2006. Also, the Lakewood Boys Soccer Team placed second in Jeffco 5A to Chatfield in the Fall of 2007. They went 7-2-1 in their Conference and 9-4-4 overall. Leading offensive leaders were Brad Clark with 8 goals and 5 assists and Joseph Jaavidaan with 6 Goals and 4 Assists. Goalie Michael Sheridan was also a major contributor to their success, consistently one of the best in the state. Previous records for the boys soccer team include:

2005-2006: Conference: 6-11-3 Overall: 10-17-3 8th in conference out of 11

2006-2007 Conference: 5-4-1 Overall: 7-4-2 7th in conference out of 11

2007-2008 Conference: 7-2-1 Overall: 9-4-4 2nd in conference out of 11

http://stats.rockypreps.com/soccer/boys/standings/227/266/