Lakeland High School (Shrub Oak, New York)
{{Short description |Public high school in Shrub Oak, New York, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Lakeland High School
| logo = SealoflakelandHSny.png
| logo_size =
| rival = Walter Panas High School
| motto =
| established = 1972
| type = Public high school
| superintendent = Karen Gagliardi
| principal = Christopher Cummings{{cite web|title=Lakeland High School Principal Yurish to Retire at the End of February|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/yorktown/articles/lakeland-high-school-principal-yurish-to-retire-a|accessdate=26 February 2016}}
| teaching_staff =
| ceeb = 335187
| enrollment = 953 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3616620&ID=361662001475|title=LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 19, 2024}}
| faculty = 83.34 FTEs
| grades = 9-12
| schooltype =
| streetaddress = 1349 East Main Street
| city = Shrub Oak
| state = New York
| zipcode = 10588
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|41.3250939|-73.8370797|region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| district = Lakeland Central School District
| accreditation = Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York
| campus = Suburban
| colors = Green and gold {{color box|green}} {{color box|gold}}
| athletics = Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)
| mascot = Hornet
| newspaper = Sting
| website = {{URL|https://lakelandschools.org/lakelandhigh/index.php|lakelandschools.org/lakelandhigh}}
}}
Lakeland High School (LHS), located in Shrub Oak, New York, United States, is a senior public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Lakeland Central School District. Along with its sister school, Walter Panas High School of Cortlandt Manor, LHS attracts a culturally diverse (70% white [https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/lakeland-central-school-district/lakeland-high-school-13813]
) and talented student body from over {{convert|40|sqmi|km2}} in northern Westchester County. The school's colors are gold and green, and its mascot is a hornet.
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,045 students and 77.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1. There were 133 students (12.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 42 (4.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3616620&ID=361662001475 School data for Lakeland High School], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 18, 2019.
Performance
The Class of 2016 had an unweighted average GPA of 86.31, with a range of 98.35-71.03.
In 2015, a total of 348 students took 715 AP exams, with 60% scoring a 3 (out of 5) or better. There were over 60 AP Scholars.{{cite web|title=Lakeland High School Profile|url=http://www.lakelandschools.org/files/816/profile.pdf|accessdate=8 October 2015}}
Notable alumni
- T. C. Boyle, author, taught at Lakeland High School from 1968 to 1972
- Jonathan de Marte (born 1993), Israeli-American baseball pitcher
- Melissa González, member of the USA Women's Olympic Field Hockey Team
- Lawrence Lindsay (1972), economist, former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, professor at Harvard University
- Jessica Lynn (2008), country music artist
- Bill Roth (gymnast), gymnast
- Herb Trimpe (1957), illustrator responsible for designing the school's mascot
References
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External links
- [http://www.lakelandschools.org/LakelandHigh.cfm?subpage=2 Lakeland High School website]
{{Westchester County, New York High Schools}}
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Category:1972 establishments in New York (state)
Category:Educational institutions established in 1972
Category:Public high schools in Westchester County, New York