Lakeland High School (Shrub Oak, New York)

For other places with the same name, see Lakeland High School (disambiguation).

Lakeland High School
Address
1349 East Main Street Shrub Oak, New York, 10588 United States
Coordinates	^[1]
Information
School district	Lakeland Central School District
CEEB Code	335187
Principal	Cheryl Champ
Vice principal	Chris Mercurio Lorrie Yurish
Faculty	107 ^[2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1165 (as of 2005)^[2]
Average class size	22 ^[2]
School Colour(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Hornet
Website	http://www.lakelandschools.org/ lhs/homepage/homepage.htm

Lakeland High School is located in Shrub Oak, New York. As of September 2010, the principal is Mrs. Cheryl Champ. Thre are two assistant principals - Lorrie Yurish and Christian Mercurio. The student population is approximately 1,100. Lakeland High School is part of the Lakeland Central School District, and is a sister school to Walter Panas High School of Cortlandt Manor, New York. The school colors are gold and green and the school mascot is the Hornets.

1 Student activities
- 1.1 Debate
- 1.2 Excellence in the class room
2 Notable alumni
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Student activities

Debate

The school is home to the Lakeland District Debate Team, which also includes students from Walter Panas High School. The team has a long and distinguished history and competes successfully on a national level, with members regularly qualifying to compete in national championship tournaments. Former coaches Bill Vogel and Greg Varley are members of the prestigious Key Coach Society of Emory University, and Varley was elected to the National Forensics League Coaches Hall of Fame in 1998. Alumni of the team have gone on to successful careers in government, law, medicine, and international human rights and aid organizations.

Excellence in the class room

Lakeland High School sends 8/10 kids to college annually with an average GPA of 3.423

Notable alumni

T.C. Boyle, Author, taught at Lakeland High School from 1968 to 1972.
Lawrence Lindsay, Economist, a 1972 graduate, and champion member of the speech and debate team, a former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve,a professor at Harvard University, and President George W. Bush's former adviser for economic policy.
Rocco Gioia, Professional Boxer and career Greenville Firefighter, class of 2002.
Ryan Schneider, 2004 graduate, Professional basketball player in Portugal who played college basketball at Vermont and Marist. He is Lakeland's all-time leading scorer for basketball.
Sal Lagonia, a 2001 graduate, Writer and Producer for NBC and CBS.
Herb Trimpe a 1957 Graduate is responsible for designing the school's mascot - The Hornet. In 1956, Art Teacher Pete Tortora asked a talented 11th grader by the name of Herb Trimpe to design the new Lakeland Mascot; a hornet. Earlier that year, the student body voted that the Hornet would be their mascot. Herb designed the very first hornet, the one still used today. Herb Trimpe (LHS 1957) has worked for Marvel Comics for over 30 years and is the artist responsible for the entire Incredible Hulk series, Iron Man, Wolverine and many other famous comic characters.

References

^ "Feature Detail Report: Lakeland Senior High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=132:3:12914340636004169927::NO::P3_FID:2060690.
^ ^a ^b ^c "New York State School Report Card Comprehensive Education Report". NYSED. http://emsc32.nysed.gov/repcrd2005/cir/662401060007.pdf.

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Lakeland High School (Shrub Oak, New York)

Contents

Student activities

Debate

Excellence in the class room

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links