Lakeland Senior High School (Florida)

Lakeland Senior High School
Address
726 Hollingsworth Road
Lakeland, Florida 33801
United States
Coordinates 28°2′6″N 81°56′26″W / 28.03500°N 81.94056°W / 28.03500; -81.94056Coordinates: 28°2′6″N 81°56′26″W / 28.03500°N 81.94056°W / 28.03500; -81.94056
Information
Type Public
Motto Nulli Secundus
(Second to None)
Established 1927
Principal Arthur Martinez
Faculty 125 [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,033
Color(s) Orange and Black         
Nickname Dreadnaughts
Website School website

Lakeland Senior High School is the oldest public high school in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It is part of The Polk County Public Schools. Lakeland Senior High School was the original high school in the city. It also shares its campus with Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Harrison students attend academic classes at Lakeland Senior High School. In 2001 Lakeland Senior High underwent a massive renovation.

Athletics

The school's athletics teams are known as the Lakeland Dreadnaughts.[2][3]

Football

Lakeland's football team has won 6 state championships in 1986, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2006.[4]

They won the High School Football National Championship in 2005 and 2006.

The Dreadnaughts have played their home football games at Thomas W. Bryant Stadium since 1941. They won their inaugural game at the stadium on September 26, 1941, 33-0 over the Florida Military Academy.[5]

Band

The Lakeland Senior High School Band was founded in 1924. In 1987, the wind ensemble earned the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Flag of Honor. In 1994, the symphony band also received this award. This makes Lakeland High the first school to receive the award twice.

Notable alumni

Old Lakeland High School

The Old Lakeland High School is located at 400 North Florida Avenue in Lakeland and in 1993 was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Over the years the building has housed several different schools including the Lakeland Junior High School, Polk Opportunity Center and Lakeland Middle Academy renamed the Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in 1999.

References

  1. ↑ "The Faculty of LHS: Faculty and Staff". Archived from the original on November 13, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  2. ↑ Richardson, Anwar (24 September 2008). "If It's Friday, It's Time For The Dreadnaughts". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "WHAT IS A Dreadnaught?". Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "FHSAA Championship Record Books". Florida High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gyBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b00DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5713%2C5757929
  6. 1 2 3 Erickson, Stephanie (July 3, 2005). "Are any famous people from Polk County?". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ DiRocco, Michael (March 15, 2011). "Florida's Ahmad Black has to overcome impressions to make it in NFL". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ Haughney, Kathleen (June 26, 2010). "Lakeland Native Son Will Lead Court". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  9. ↑ Rufty, Bill (February 1, 2009). "N. C. Draws on Lakeland Ties". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ McClure, Bob (November 6, 1974). "Athletics Have Always Been Big at Lakeland High". Lakeland Ledger. Google News. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  11. ↑ Berlinicke, Jeff (June 13, 2004). "Lee Janzen's Dreams Of A Golf Career That". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ Toothman, Mary (March 31, 2013). "Actress, Singer Frances Langford's Name Returning to Lakeland Landmark". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ Gessner, Miriam (December 23, 1979). "Sona MacDonald sings, dances on West German television program". Lakeland Ledger. Google News. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ Lasswell, Doug (February 3, 1984). "It Looks Like I'm Going To Be a Bandit - Wayne Peace". Sarasota Herald=Tribune. Google News. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  15. ↑ Steve Pearce (profile) – University of South Carolina Athletics.
  16. ↑ "Steelers Make Lakeland High School Grad Maurkice Pouncey Highest-Paid Center in NFL". Lakeland Ledger. Associated Press. June 12, 2014.
  17. ↑ Eder, Steve; Shpigel, Ben (February 24, 2014). "Two Dolphins’ Paths to a Bullying Scandal". New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  18. ↑ Slayton, Jack (October 14, 1962). "Powell Not Pleased With Rookie Season As A Major Leaguer". Lakeland Ledger. Google News. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  19. ↑ Gola, Henry (December 7, 2006). "Rainey comments lead to investigation". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Where Are They Now?". Lakeland Ledger. Google News. August 19, 1977. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Dennis Ross". Lakeland Ledger. Google News. May 18, 1986. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  22. ↑ Durham, Craig (January 15, 2014). "D-backs' Broxton hard at work in Australia". MLB.com. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  23. ↑ Cobb, Mike (January 28, 2004). "Rod "He Hate Me" Samrt Provides Much-Needed Star Power". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  24. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/ronnieghent/2505726/profile
  25. ↑ http://m.mlb.com/player/456665/steve-pearce
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