| Lakelands Park Middle School | |
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| Location | |
| 1200 Main Street Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Middle school |
| Established | 2005 |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Principal | Deborah R. Higdon |
| Assistant principals | Mr. Joel Beidleman Miss Alison Tillery |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| Enrollment | 854 (2009–2010) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.5 (2009–2010) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Silver |
| Mascot | The Falcon |
| Rival | Ridgeview Middle School |
| Publication | The Falcon Times, The Falcon Flier |
| Website | Official site |
Lakelands Park Middle School is a public middle school located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. Managed by Montgomery County Public Schools, the school educates in grades 6-8. The school was named after Lakelands Park, which is adjacent to the school. It has the largest building among middle schools in Montgomery County.[1] With its premises used regularly for community events, the school has a high local profile.
The principal, Deborah R. Higdon, became the school's second principal in August 2009[2]
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Lakelands Park MS was built in 2005 to resolve overcrowding in other schools in the county,[3] as a result of a unique collaborative effort between the Montgomery County Board of Education and superintendent Dr. Jerry Weast,[4] at a cost of $21 million.[5] The building is 153,588 square feet (14,268.8 m2), and includes three floors, a full-size gym, auxiliary gyms, three computer labs, and rooms for art, music and technology. The media center has a collection of more than 18,000 print and non-print materials, including books, magazines, videos, DVDs and CD ROMs. The Research Learning Hub includes 32 networked computers.
The school set ambitious academic targets, including 100% of the students reading at or above grade level by the time that they leave the school.[6] However, the school was soon placed on the state watch list due to poor results.[7]
Following the decision of the Montgomery County school board to allow cell phones in schools other than high schools, in August 2007 Lakelands was one of four selected to trial this arrangement.[8]
After students graduate 8th grade, they go on to attend Quince Orchard High School if they went to Brown Station or Rachel Carson elementary schools. Those who went to Darnestown Elementary School go on to attend Northwest High School. If students went to Diamond Elementary School, they either attend Quince Orchard High School if their home is south of Great Seneca Highway or Northwest High School if their home is north of Great Seneca Highway.
The School offers a range of sports, arts and extracurricular activities.
The Lakelands Park Theatre, the school's drama club, wrote and gave a public performance of an original drama Pirate School!, in February 2008.[9]
The school's Advanced Orchestra received an overall Superior rating at the Maryland State Orchestra Festival in 2010, which is the highest possible rating. This is the 3rd time that the advanced orchestra has participated in the State Orchestra Festival. The Advanced Orchestra is directed by John Lopez.
Bria Mirante-Howard - Winner of the Afro American Newspapers Character Essay Contest, 2007.[10]
A teacher at the school, Carol Nezzo, was invited by the National Capital Language Resource Center to jointly present a paper entitled "Learning Strategies for Young Learners - Playing among the 5 Cs" on June 20, 2007.[11]
Susan Cooper, Eric Kuhn and Martha Chess were winners of the Outstanding Educator award given by the Montgomery County Council of PTAs for the 2009–2010 school year. They were recognized for "supporting families who have children receiving special education services in the Montgomery County Public School system".[12]
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