Lake Park High School
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| Established | 1956 |
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| Type | Public secoundary |
| Principal | Dr. Edward Wardzala (east) Martin Quinn (west) |
| Faculty | 202 |
| Students | 3,186 |
| Grades | 9–10 (East) 11-12 (West) |
| Location | 500 W. Bryn Mawr Roselle . Roselle, IL 60172-1978 600 South Medinah Rd.Medinah . Medinah, IL, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Navy Blue, White |
| Mascot | Lancers |
| Website | www.lphs.org |
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Lake Park High School is a public four-year high school comprising two campuses, both located in Roselle, Illinois. West Campus is located in the western part of the town, with East Campus (the original campus) located at the eastern edge of town, near Medinah, Illinois. Both towns are western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the part of Lake Park High School District 108. Students from Medinah, Roselle, Bloomingdale, Keeneyville, Wood Dale, Itasca, and Hanover Park attend Lake Park.
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[edit] History
The name Lake Park is derived from the east campus being between Lake Street and Irving Park Road. The east campus borders the Medinah Country Club that has hosted three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990), two PGA Championships (1999, 2006), and will host the Ryder Cup in 2012.
[edit] Academics
In 2006, Lake Park have an average composite ACT score of 22. That year, 94.1% of Lake Park's senior class graduated. The average class size is 21.2. Lake Park has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1] It also offers honors, advanced, and standard courses for most classes.
The staff comprises 153 teachers, of which 78% hold a Master's degree.[2]
[edit] Departments
- Art
- Business Education
- Cooperative Education
- Driver Education
- English
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Foreign Language
- Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education and Health
- Science
- Forensic Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education
[edit] Athletics
Lake Park has 28 athletic teams, of 13 boys and 15 girls teams, which compete in the Upstate Eight Conference and Illinois High School Association.
Boys:
- Track
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Swim & Dive
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Girls:
- Badmiton
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Lancettes
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swim & Dive
- Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball
'Loyalty Song' Stand and Cheer for Lake Park High, Pledge your loyalty. We are her sons and daughters faithful and true, And we will keep her banners high! Rah, Rah, Rah, Fight team fight for victory, For we know that you can win. Let's have a Hail, Hail, The gangs all here, We're from good old Lake Park High!
Alma Mater''' Hail to thee, O Alma Mater true, Your colors white and blue. Through the years we'll hold your banners high, Your glories magnify. Though we journey to a distant shore, We'll remain true Lancers evermore. O Alma Mater hail; O Lake Park High all hail.
[edit] Activities
Lake Park offers more than 40 extracurricular activities: Career and Hobby Organizations, Competitive Organizations, Honorary Organizations, Performance Organizations, Publications, Service and Prevention Organizations, and Spirit Organizations.
[edit] Competitive Organizations
- Cheerleading
- Chess Club
- Color Guard
- Contest Play
- Cross Country Running
- DECA & Skills-USA-VICA
- Diversity Club
- French Club
- German Club
- Group Interpretation
- Lancettes
- Marching Band
- Math Team
- Pit Crew
- Scholastic Bowl
- Science Club
- Snowball
- Spanish Club
- Speech Team
- Theater
- Winter guard
- Youth & Government
[edit] Notable alumni
- Mark Gorski, 1978, Olympic Gold Medalist (Cycling, 1984)
- Glenn Kotche, 1989, Drummer for the band Wilco, Grammy winner (2005)
- Don Schulze (1980) - Major League Baseball Player (Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Japan League)[3]
- Gino Pisellini,American Hockey League player for the Philadelphia Phantoms
- Kwame Agyeman, NCAA Football Player, starting linebacker for the 2007 Oregon Ducks [4]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- [http://www.lphstrack.com Official Boy/Girls Track Website
- Official website
- LPHS Marching Band
- Athletic Site
- Lake Park Football
- Lake Park Running Sports
- Lake Park Boys Gymnastics
- Lake Park Wrestling
- Lake Park Booster Club
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