Lake Mary High School

Lake Mary High School
"Building on Excellence"
Location
Lake Mary, Florida, United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1981
Head teacher Michael Kotkin
Faculty 261 (teachers and staff)
Number of students 2,862
Campus suburb
Color(s) Red, Black & Gray
Mascot Ram
Telephone (407) 320-9550
Website http://www.lakemaryhs.scps.k12.fl.us/

Lake Mary High School is located in the Seminole County community of Lake Mary, Florida, 20 miles (32 km) north of Orlando. The school is operated by Seminole County Public Schools.

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Campus

Lake Mary HS was the fourth high school in Seminole County, opening for the 1981-1982 academic year. The 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m2) physical plant includes an 800 seat Auditorium, 890 seat Cafeteria, 2,200 seat Gymnasium, Media Center, and 13 computer labs. The high school grounds contain a 4,500 seat stadium, lighted baseball field, softball field, track, tennis and handball courts, and an indoor practice building. Since 2002, the campus has undergone a $20 million dollar project involving both new construction and remodeling, funded by a county-wide sales tax. A new 27,000-square-foot (2,500 m2) Auditorium with modern band, chorus, dance and drama facilities opened in July 2003, along with a 6,000 sq ft (560 m2) Multipurpose Fieldhouse. The main building remodeling includes a new Media Center (14,500 sq ft), CCTV studios, additional classrooms, relocation of Administration, and expanded Applied Technology labs. The final phase completed in 2006 provided practice fields and courts, parking and drainage improvements, (edit: Stadium Locker Rooms are not provided. Locker rooms are located next to the gym and is only used for the stadium during sporting events) and concession space.

In May 2008, the Auditorium was named for Alice Ann Nilsen and Terry Pattishall, retiring choral (23 years) and band (27 years) directors.

Mascot

The ram is the Lake Mary High School mascot. The original Lake Mary Ram on school sports uniforms and venues was very similar to the Dodge Ram logo. In 2010, Chrysler objected to its corporate ram logo being used without permission.[1] The Seminole County School Board ordered removal of Chrysler's logo from t-shirts, benches, wrestling mats, the school track and gym floor by June 15, 2010.[2] Lake Mary High School responded that it would cost too much to remove the infringing logos, and local Chrysler dealers bore the brunt of local community anger.[3] After discussions, a special agreement by Chrysler allowed Lake Mary High School to continue using the Dodge Ram logo as its athletic mascot, at least until equipment bearing the logo needs replacement. Instead of having to pay for the removal, Lake Mary High School will be a “Chrysler Business Partner” and will promote the relationship.[4] Global Village Concerns (GVC), a branding and marketing services company founded in response to budget cuts impacting schools nationwide, has partnered with Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Fla., to create a new school image.[5]

Demographics

Lake Mary HS students are drawn from suburban residential neighborhoods of unincorporated Seminole County, as well as the cities of Longwood and Lake Mary. A small group of students attend from the city of Sanford to improve ethnic diversity, complying with a 1966 "unitary status" plan adopted by the Seminole County School Board to reverse segregation.

Student Demographics Lake Mary HS State Average
White, non-Hispanic 64% 49%
Black, non-Hispanic 18% 24%
Hispanic 10% 23%
Asian/Pacific Islander 5% 2%
Multiracial 2% 3%
Native American <1% <1%
Lunch Subsidy 17% 47%
Attendance Rate 96% 94%
English Learners 2% 8%

Academics

Teaching Faculty Lake Mary HS State Average
Teachers in 1st year 17% 21%
BA degree 58%
Masters 38%
Doctorate 2%
Students per teacher 20
Advanced Placement

Students

  • Mu Alpha Theta Math Team: 8 students qualify for American Invitational Mathematics Exam.
  • Chorus won best performance at the 3rd Annual Golden Lyre Awards, plus 4 individual and 4 ensemble Superior awards at District competition.
  • Band received Superior ratings at District Performance Assessments, with 24 band students receiving Superiors individually.
  • Varsity Lake Mary Junior Engineering Technical Society Team were Regional Champions.
  • International Thespian Society Troupe 3506 received 9 individual Superiors, the One Act received a Superior, 3 students made the All-Star Cast and Crew, and two individual events received "Best in Show" for the whole district.
  • Marionettes dance team was selected to perform for the nationally televised program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
  • The Colorguard is the 2000 A-class gold medalist, holding the record for highest score in the class (98.6). They are also 2002 Open class silver medalists and 7 time WGI finalists.
  • The Band has received 26 straight "Superiors" in their FBA District Evaluations (including Colorguard and Marionettes). Link to Marching Ram website, including an extensive multimedia page of photos and videos.[1]

Notable alumni

Awards and distinctions

Lake Mary High School lays claim to several awards and recognitions.[12]

Athletic honors

Trainers
Basketball
Bowling
Cheerleading
Dance
Golf
Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming
Track
Water polo
Weightlifting

School publications

The newspaper is The Rampage, part of the High School National Ad Network. The literary magazine, Essence, is the only Florida school literary magazine rated Superior by the National Council of Teachers of English. The yearbook is called the Chrysomallus.

References

  1. ^ School To Stop Using Dodge-Like Ram's Head Logo. NPR. 16 Feb. 2010.
  2. ^ "Seminole school dodges trademark infringement bullet". February 2, 2010. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_education_edblog/2010/02/seminole-school-dodges-trademark-infringement-bullet.html. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "Chrysler sorry over Lake Mary Rams flap". February 3, 2010. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_education_edblog/2010/02/chrysler-sorry-over-make-mary-rams-flap.html. Retrieved 3 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "Lake Mary HS gets to keep Ram logo". March 9, 2010. http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2010/03/lake-mary-hs-gets-to-keep-ram-logo. Retrieved 9 March 2010. 
  5. ^ "Lake Mary High unveils new "Ram" logo". March 9, 2010. http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/education/052110lake-mary-high-unveils-new-ram-logo. Retrieved 9 March 2010. 
  6. ^ National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
  7. ^ Florida Department of Education: 2006 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
  8. ^ Orlando Sentinel "Local Olympians"
  9. ^ Naval Academy Profile of Reggie Campbell
  10. ^ Chriselrod.Com
  11. ^ Keith Rivers: USC Team Biography
  12. ^ 2004-2005 National and State School-Related Recognitions
  13. ^ Five Star School Award Website
  14. ^ Florida High School Athletic Association: All Sports Awards
  15. ^ Newsweek: America's Best High Schools, 2007
  16. ^ 2006 McDonalds All-American Team
  17. ^ Doug Moore, St Leo University Lacrosse

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