Lake Taylor High School

Lake Taylor High School
Address
1384 Kempsville Road Norfolk, Virginia, 23502 United States
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1967
School district	Norfolk City Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Samuel King
Principal	Dr. Reba Jacobs-Miller
Assistant principals	Dr. James K. Richardson Tammi Hinton Jackie Hall
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1260 (2011-12)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, Blue, and White
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League AAAA Eastern Region Eastern District
Mascot	Titans
Rival	Booker T. Washington High School
Communities served	Berkley, Diggs Town, Oakleaf Park, Ocean View, Lake Edwards, Crown Point
Website	Official Site

Lake Taylor High School is a public high school located in Norfolk, Virginia and is the "Home of the Mighty Titans". It is administered by Norfolk City Public Schools. The school colors are red and white and its mascot is the Titans. Lake Taylor High is also the home to a NJROTC program and is called The Academy of Leadership and Military Science.

Athletics

The Titans play in the Eastern District. The football team, led by Hank Sawyer, has won numerous district titles in the 2000s, and won the Virginia state AAAA championship in 2012 & 2014. The football team also finished as runners-up in 1982. They lost the state championship to the Salem Spartans in 2015.

The Lady Titans basketball team won the state championship in 2010 and 2013.

Notable alumni

Terrell Golden - NFL Wideout
Amos Lawrence - NFL Running Back
Marvin Mitchell - NFL Linebacker
Wendy Rieger - American television journalist (WRC-TV)
Brandon Vera - wrestler; mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship^[1]
Stephen Furst - Actor; Notable was Animal House.^[2]
Bob Saget - Actor, Comedian. Left in 74.^[3]

J.K. (Jodie) Klavans - American novelist

References

↑ "Brandon Vera UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014.
↑ Stephen Furst
↑ http://laketaylor71.com/notable__lake_taylor.htm

AAA Eastern Region

Beach District	Bayside Cox First Colonial Green Run Kellam Kempsville Landstown Ocean Lakes Princess Anne Salem Tallwood

Eastern District	Churchland Granby Lake Taylor Maury Norcom Norview Booker T. Washington Wilson

Peninsula District	Bethel Denbigh Gloucester Hampton Heritage Kecoughtan Menchville Phoebus Warwick Woodside

Southeastern District	Deep Creek Grassfield Great Bridge Hickory Indan River King's Fork Lakeland Nansemond River Oscar Smith Western Branch

Coordinates: 36°52′8.6″N 76°12′5.8″W / 36.869056°N 76.201611°W / 36.869056; -76.201611

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