Lakewood Ranch High School

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Lakewood Ranch High School, the first high school located in East Manatee County, Florida, United States, was opened in 1998 in Bradenton, Florida. It is named after the suburban neighborhood it borders, Lakewood Ranch.

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[edit] History

Lakewood Ranch High School is located in eastern Manatee County. LRHS opened in August of 1998 and serves a community of primarily professional families. LRHS is a four-year comprehensive high school with an enrollment of 1,942. Of the professional faculty of 142, over 30 percent have earned a master’s degree or higher. LRHS is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

[edit] Student activities / athletics

LRHS offers over 35 extracurricular activities including academic and service clubs, performing arts, television production, and special interest groups. Teams at the freshman, junior varsity, and varsity level compete in 13 sports sanctioned by the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA).

[edit] Lakewood Ranch Marching Band

The Lakewood Ranch Marching Mustangs are competitive and travel throughout the state and country. Band Directors are Robert Schaer (1998) and Ron Lambert (2004.) In December of 2006, the band flew to Arizona to compete in the Fiesta Bowl. This was the school's second time attending the event. In the Grand Masters or overall asspect of the competition, Lakewood Ranch received second place, beating out Casa Grande Union High School from Casa Grande, AZ, Centennial High School from Franklin, TN, and McQueen High School from Reno, NV, who all placed in the competition. Lakewood was beaten by Columbus North High School from Columbus, IN. Lakewood Ranch Marching Band also won first place for percussion and first place for auxiliary.

[edit] Television production

LRHS also offers a television production course. It produces the morning announcements, Mustang Magazine, and a cable show, Lakewood Live on EDVTV. The school's television production program has also entered short films into the Sarasota Film Festival. The school has it's own HD capable television studio. The school's CCTV channel uses the call letters WLRH-TV3 and the show Mustang Magazine is broadcast to the school everyday of the week at 8:45am, except on Wednesday. WLRH-TV3 has recently gone on to the popular video website, YouTube, and has uploaded every show since the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year.

[edit] Notable Students/Graduates

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