Lakeland Senior High School - Lakeland, Florida/FL

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Lakeland Senior High School

726 Lake Hollingsworth Rd, Lakeland, FL, 33801-5818 -

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Definition of Terms

Lakeland Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Polk County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2145 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

120 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 677 students

Grade 10 - 548 students

Grade 11 - 507 students

Grade 12 - 413 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	2%
% Hispanic	11%	18%
% Black	25%	26%
% White	61%	52%
% Unknown	1 %	1%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

35%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Polk County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	153	24
Number of Students Managed	89,887 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$755,266,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$744,316,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,402	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$8,281	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	83%	90%

Student Creates Coffee Rub Pork Chop (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 09:35:59 am
Culinary Arts Program Prepares Future Chefs
Entertainment Events (The Lakeland Ledger)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:32:22 am
TODAY LAKELAND SENIOR RECREATION CLUB Ballroom and modern dancing. Singles and couples welcome. WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. LOCATION: Magnolia Building, 702 E. Orange St. PHONE: 646-0005, 619-5396 FOUR SEASONS DANCE Lakeland Live music with variety of dance. WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays
Entertainment Calendar (The Lakeland Ledger)
posted on October 19, 2009 at 06:47:22 am
MONDAY BARTOW ART GUILD Bartow Special presentation slide show by Lois Jackson with her subject "A Tour of Art Through the Ages." WHEN: 7 p.m. LOCATION: Bartow Civic Center in the Adult Lounge TUESDAY CROCHET GUILD OF AMERICA Lakeland
Student News (The Lakeland Ledger)
posted on October 11, 2009 at 09:17:33 am
LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
No bumpin' or grindin' at this high school dance (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 05:57:18 am
Lakeland Senior High School was the first Polk County School to hold its homecoming dance after the new ban on suggestive dancing was enacted

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Lakeland Senior High School is the oldest public high school in Lakeland, Florida. Lakeland Senior High School belongs to the Polk County School Board and is a member of Polk District Schools. Lakeland High School was the original high school in the city. It also shares its campus with The Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts (Harrison Arts Center). Harrison students attend academic classes at Lakeland Senior High School. In 2001 Lakeland Senior High underwent a massive renovation. The school's athletics teams are known as the Lakeland Dreadnaughts.
Academics
Departments
Art
Agriculture
Business/Marketing Education
English
APE English Page
Foreign Language
French
Guidance
Family/Consumer Science
JROTC
Mathematics
Media
Music
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
Exceptional Student Education
Technology Education
State School Grades
2007 Overall Grade: D
Adequate Yearly Progress: No
Writing Meeting High Standards: 77%
Reading Meeting High Standards: 48%
Math Meeting High Standards: 78%
Science Meeting High Standards: 43%
Graduation Rate: 80%
Athletics
Mascot
Lakeland Senior High School's mascot is the Dreadnaught. Named after the World War 1-era British battleship HMS Dreadnought, the name was brought to LHS in the 1920s by a Scottish schoolmaster.
Band
The Lakeland Senior High School Band is in its 184th year in 2008. 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. In 2006, the band was awarded the Otto J. Kraushaar Award, presented by the Florida Bandmasters Association in recognition for receiving straight superiors yearlong in district marching, district concert, and state concert festivals.
Notable alumni
Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida from 1991-1998, Class of 1948
Bob Coldeen, TV sports commentator for KSPN - Saipan, CNMI, Class of 1969
Allen Hunt, Talk Radio Host, Class of 1982
Hazel Haley, taught English from 1940-2006, and at Lakeland High 1952-2006 (her retirement). Died April 2008. Class of 1933
Randall Smith, Radio Morning Show Host, Class of 1987
Old Lakeland High School
See main article: Old Lakeland High School The Old Lakeland High School (also known as the Polk Opportunity Center) is a historic school in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It is located at 400 North Florida Avenue. On September 30, 1993, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Over the years the building has housed several different schools including the Polk Opportunity Center and Lakeland Middle Academy. Lakeland Middle Academy was renamed Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in 1999, to honor the passing of former Florida governor Lawton Chiles—himself an alumnus of Lakeland High School.
Lakeland Senior High School, School Improvement Plan, approved by Polk County School Board 18 November 2008
External links
Lakeland High School
Dreadnaught Band

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