Lake Central High School

Lake Central High School
Location
8400 Wicker Avenue (High School)
8410 Wicker Avenue (Freshmen Center)
St. John, Indiana, Lake County, 46373
United States
Coordinates 41°28′1″N 87°28′19″W / 41.46694°N 87.47194°WCoordinates: 41°28′1″N 87°28′19″W / 41.46694°N 87.47194°W
Information
School type Public, High School
Opened 1967
Status Open
School district Lake Central School Corporation
Superintendent Larry Veracco
Principal Robin Tobias (High School)
Sean Begley (Student Services)
Assistant principals Tim Powers
Ed Beck
Marty Freeman
Richard Moore
Teaching staff 125
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Number of students 3,467 (2012–13 school year)
School color(s) Blue and White
         
Slogan "We are LC!"
"Keep it real, and do some good out there!"
"Roll Tribe!"
Fight song "Fighting Indians"
Athletics conference Duneland Athletic Conference
Sports Baseball (Boys)
Basketball
Cross Country
Football (Boys)
Golf
Gymnastics (Girls)
Soccer
Softball (Girls)
Swimming and Diving
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball (Girls)
Wrestling (Boys)
Mascot Indian
Rivals Munster High School
Crown Point High School
Merrillville High School
Average SAT scores Math – 514
Writing – 491
Reading – 501
Average ACT scores English – 23.5
Math – 24.4
Reading – 24.0
Science – 23.1
Composite – 23.9
Newspaper Scout
Yearbook Quiver
Communities served Dyer
Schererville
St. John
Feeder schools Clark Middle School
Grimmer Middle School
Kahler Middle School
Website http://lake-central.lcsc.us (School website)
http://www.lakecentralnews.com (School news)

Lake Central High School (LCHS) is located in St. John, Indiana, USA for students in grades nine through twelve. In the 2012–13 academic year, it had an enrollment of 3,304,[1] which puts it near the top of the list of Indiana high schools in terms of enrollment. Its students come from the towns of St. John, Dyer, Crown Point, and Schererville. It is the only high school in the Lake Central School Corporation.

The school, which opened in 1967, is located on U.S. Route 41. The school also contains an attached freshmen wing (Freshmen Center) which opened in 1994. The current high school succeeded an older school named Dyer Central High School, which was on U.S. Route 30. The Dyer Central Building became the building for Kahler Middle School which is still part of the Lake Central School Corporation. The building was demolished in 1993–94 as part of renovations made to the school.

Some Lake Central students and faculty were the subject of an October 20, 2012 Wall Street Journal front page article on their collective work to track down and document Indiana's battle casualties.[2] A similar story appeared during the CBS Evening News in 2013 showing teacher and students working on their Hero Project.[3]

Administration

The Principal of Lake Central High School is Robin Tobias[4] and the Principal of Student Services is Sean Begley.[5]

Academics

Lake Central offers its students numerous Advanced Placement and Dual Credit courses in order for students to earn college credit hours. Lake Central is a state-accredited school and offers its students three different potential diplomas (Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, and Core 40 with Technical Honors).

Renovations

Lake Central High School will be undergoing many renovations over the next few years as the school will be rebuilt in phases. In November 2011, voters of the Tri-Town community passed a building referendum to renovate and rebuild the school. The referendum, in which Lake Central and the district's Protsman Elementary School will be rebuilt, is for $160,000,000.[6] All academic areas of the school will be rebuilt or improved, and there will be many new athletic facilities built to help bring the school up to modern standards. This renovation will be the first major renovation to the school, which opened its doors in 1967.

Athletics

Lake Central is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and the Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC), and offers its students twenty different school-sanctioned sports. The nickname for Lake Central's athletic teams is the "Indians." In the 2011-2012 school year, the Indians' athletic programs won eight of the Duneland Athletic Conference's twenty championships, making it the school's best athletic year since joining the conference in the 2003–2004 school year. The school has won seven IHSAA State Championships. These championships include: 1987 Boys' Swimming, 1992 Softball, 1994 Girls' Basketball, 2002 Softball, 2004 Softball, 2010 Boys' Soccer, and 2012 Baseball.[7]

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

Notable alumni

Additionally, former major league baseball outfielder Al Pilarcik was on the faculty here for 33 years, retiring in 2001.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/enrollment.aspx?type=corp&id=4615
  2. ↑ Phillips, Michael (20 October 2012). "Soldiers Lost and Found: Students Rediscover the Fallen". Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones & Co). Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Doane, Seth (21 February 2013). "Indiana students learn an invaluable history lesson". CBS News. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. ↑ O'Connor, Michael (19 June 2012). "New Lake Central High School Principal named". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Wadas, Lauren. "From Senior to Freshman". Lake Central News. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Murzyn, Louisa (8 November 2011). "Lake Central school referendum passes". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Lake Central Athletics". Lake Central School Corporation. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  8. ↑ Alfred J. Pilarcik Obituary