Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School

Lake Lehman Junior Senior High School in Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania was created by the merger of a Middle Level Educational Building, which provided an education from grades seven to eight, and a High School, which did the same for grades nine to twelve. The two schools were combined in 2003. The school is located in a rural setting.

Most classes consist of 30 or fewer students, with the notable exception of humanities I (honors English and history combined, grade 9), with a class size in the 50s. Basic classes are offered for everyone, but the school also offers advanced courses, and Advanced Placement classes for college preparation.

Activities

The school has many students in the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society. Clubs include a community-service-based group, called Key Club, and a Seinfeld Club. Organizations such as Peer Helpers are composed of students who are role-model material and go through training in order to help peers in the school with problems.

Lake-Lehman's wrestling team has won 20 PIAA District 2 championships, 3 PIAA Northeast Regional Championships and a PIAA State Championship. Lake-Lehman has crowned 5 individual PIAA state wrestling champions (as recently as 2007) as well as numerous state medalists.The Girls field hockey team has won numerous PIAA District 2 championships and 2 PIAA State Championships.Lake-Lehman boys volleyball teams have won 22 Wyoming Valley Conference titles and 19 PIAA District 2 championships.

Historically, the Band program has been extraordinarily successful under the leadership of John Miliauskas, Edward A. Richards, Michael Robinson, and Greg S. Riley.The band has won the Cavalcade of Bands Championship 2 times, in 1984 and 1987. It has won the Tournament of Bands' Atlantic Coast Championship 10 times, in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, and 2007; and placed second 7 times, in 1983, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2005. It has also won the Chapter 7 championship 23 times.

Each year a Donkey basketball game is held as a fundraiser for the Senior Class Trip to Washington, D.C.In addition to The Donkey basketball game, the senior class raises money through sales of nutritional food during refreshment break. The senior trip to Washington D.C. is held in the spring. The class visits many monuments and buildings including the Smithsonian, the White House, Mt. Vernon, and the Arlington Cemetery.

Recent History

* 15 year old student killed in tragic automobile accident after escaping with another 15 year old student during lunch on May 24 2000. The student who survived had stolen her parents car.
* Major hazing incident in September of 2003 [ [http://www.insidehazing.com/archives_view.php?id=3 Inside Hazing >> Archive ] ]
* Episode of MTV's Made featuring Angie Nice filmed and aired nationally in the Fall of 2003
* 8 Students traveled to Spain in June of 2007.
* 16 year old Junior Justine Martin was tragically killed in an automobile accident on January 30 2008.

Notable Alumni

* Brian Kelly - Former Professional Soccer Player [ [http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15736856&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=565177&rfi=6 Brian Kelly] - Profile by The Citizens Voice]
* Raye Hollitt - Actress, female bodybuilder, and a former American Gladiator cast member.
* Jay McCarroll - Fashion designer who won the reality show "Project Runway" in 2005
* Johnny Oliver - #1 Draft pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 1996
* Rick Bonomo - 3 Time NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Champion for Bloomsburg University in 1985 1986 and 1987 [http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=15778823&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=8 Rick Bonomo - Profile by The Citizens Voice]
* Beth Crumley- published author, Marine Corps historian, Curator of Ordnance at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, frequent guest on a variety of television shows, including American Rifleman.

External links

* [http://www.lake-lehman.k12.pa.us/ Lake-Lehman School District] official website
* [http://www.lake-lehmanband.com/ The Lake-Lehman Band] official website

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