Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Lakeside High School
picture =
established = 1965
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = DeKalb County (Atlanta address)
state = Georgia
country = USA
enrollment = 1,612
campus = Suburban
mascot = Vikings
colors = color box|purplecolor box|gold
website = [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~lakeside/ www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~lakeside/]

Lakeside High School is a public high school in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia. The school has an Atlanta address (3801 Briarcliff Road) The school is a part of the DeKalb County School System.

Lakeside is a public school encompassing grades 9-12. It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Georgia High School Accrediting Commission. The school is located in a predominantly upper middle class suburban community and serves students from the entire DeKalb County School System. The student body is composed of 47.3% White, 24.2% Black, 14.3% Hispanic, and 13.9% other racial groups. In 1985, Lakeside was honored as a State and National School of Excellence; an honor which reflects the positive relationship between the school and community. In 1996, Lakeside nearly doubled it's enrollment from 989 to 1,679 due to a merger with Henderson and Shamrock High schools, both of which are currently middle schools. The Fall enrollment of 2004 was 1449 with 269 seniors. The Fall enrollment for 2005 was 1501, with 321 seniors. The Fall enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year was 1612, with 321 seniors.

In the "Newsweek Magazine" (May 16, [2005) listing of the best 1,200 public high schools in the nation, Lakeside came in at 107, the highest in Georgia. In the May 23, 2006 edition of the list, which is based on the number of AP and IB tests taken as compared to the number of graduating seniors, Lakeside ranked 135, just below Riverwood High School in nearby Sandy Springs, which ranked 132.

Administration

*Angela Moton, Principal
*Billy D. Callaway, Assistant Principal
*Jason Clyne, Assistant Principal for Attendance
*Jim Mitchell, Assistant Principal for Discipline
*Cynthia Mosley, Assistant Principal for Instruction

Feeder schools

The following elementary schools feed into Lakeside [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~planning/PDFs/feed2007.pdf] :
* Briarlake
* Evansdale
* Hawthorne
* Henderson Mill
* Oak Grove
* Pleasantdale
* Sagamore Hills (partial, about 20%)

Henderson Middle School is Lakeside's feeder middle school.

A small minority of the students come from private schools or DeKalb School of the Arts (DSA).

Clubs and Activities

Lakeside High school has a number of different clubs and activities including:

* Academic Bowl
* African Dance Team
* Air Force-JROTC
* Anime Club
* Art Club
* Band
* Beta Club
* Black History Club
* Book Club
* Debate Team
* Envirothon Club
* FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
* FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
* FCCLA
* Film Society
* French Club
* German Club
* GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance)
* Interact Club
* International Events Association (IEA)
* Key Club
* Latin Club
* Newspaper (The Lakeside Legend)
* Latinas Club
* Technology Student Association (TSA)
* The "Valhalla" Yearbook
* World Politics Club

Staff

The school has a professional staff of 97, including 89 teaching faculty, five administrators, and four counselors. The professional staff has an average of fifteen years experience in education and fifty-three percent have at least a master's degree.

Curriculum

In addition to a varied range of extracurricular activities, an excellent curriculum is offered from a standardized system wide program of studies. Twenty-one Advanced Placement courses are offered in: English Lit, Calculus AB and BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, Microeconomics, European History, Psychology, American History, American Government, Computer Science A, French Language, German Language, Spanish Language, Music Theory, Studio Art Drawing, 2-D and 3-D, and Art History. In addition, advanced or accelerated courses and courses for the gifted are offered in English, math, science, French, Spanish and social science. Local colleges and universities coordinate Joint Enrollment programs with Lakeside to serve students who wish to pursue college courses while still in high school.
In the Fall of 1997, DeKalb County Schools changed to a semester system. For the class of 2001-2007, a minimum of 22 units must be completed in grades 9-12 in order to qualify for graduation. Lakeside is on a traditional seven period class day. Each class period is 50 minutes in length with 180 instructional days in the school year. Lakeside High School does not operate on a block schedule.

Graduation requirements

In addition to a varied range of extracurricular activities, an excellent curriculum is offered from a standardized system wide program of studies. Twenty-one Advanced Placement courses are offered in: English Lit, Calculus AB and BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, Microeconomics, European History, Psychology, American History, American Government, Computer Science A, French Language, German Language, Spanish Language, Music Theory, Studio Art Drawing, 2-D and 3-D, and Art History. In addition, advanced or accelerated courses and courses for the gifted are offered in English, math, science, French, Spanish and social science. Local colleges and universities coordinate Joint Enrollment programs with Lakeside to serve students who wish to pursue college courses while still in high school.

ports and extracurricular activities

Lakeside High School competes in Region 6-AAAA. Lakeside competes in the same region as such sports powerhouses as Saint Pius X Catholic High School, Marist High School (Georgia), Tucker High School, Benjamin Elijah Mays High Schooland Southwest DeKalb High School.

Lakeside's regional achievements include:
*Lakeside's Men Varsity Soccer team won the state championship in 2008, defeating Southeast Whitfield High School.
*Men's Soccer has won the State Championship 7 times (1970, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1997, and 2008).
*Lakeside won the football state championships in 1970, 1972, and 1991.
*Lakeside Men's Cross Country State Champions: 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975
*Lakeside Gymnastics State Champions (Men's 1973, Women's 9 straight from 1971-1979)
*Lakeside Women's Swimming has 6 State Championships (1969, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1981)
*Lakeside Men's Tennis State Champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 2001), Women's Tennis (1984)
*Lakeside Men's Track State Champions (1970, 1974)
*Lakeside Men's Wrestling State Champions (1997)
*Lakeside has also dominated the county more recently in swimming with several consecutive region championships.
*Overall, Lakeside's successful sports include soccer, cross country, Baseball, and swimming. Lakeside Soccer advanced to the State-Quarter Finals in the spring of 2007 but lost in a close game to Greenbriar-Evans.

A complete list of sports at Lakeside is:
*Baseball
*Men's Basketball
*Lady's Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Cross Country
*Golf
*Gymnastics
*Football
*Softball
*Soccer
*Tennis
*Track & Field
*Volleyball
*& Wrestling (http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~lakeside/index2.html)

Cross Country

The Lakeside Vikings have established a strong tradition in cross country by winning 5 state team championships. In 2000, both Joe Thorne and Rebecca Mullen won individual AAAAA State titles under the direction of Coach Eddie Roberts. Thorne won State again in 2001, and went on to become a two-time NCAA All American for the Texas Longhorns. At the end of the 2004 season, Coach Roberts retired as head coach after 30+ years at the helm. He continues to assist with the varsity teams. Coach Rick Barbe took over as head coach in 2005 with Chrys Randolph as his assistant. In 2007, Coach Ansley Smith became the new assistant coach.

After graduating several elite runners, 2007 was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the team. However, a strong freshman class stepped up to help make this another successful year. At the DeKalb County Championships, senior Joe Stowe won the bronze medal followed by freshman John Ewing in 4th to lead the boys' varsity team to their 13th consecutive title. The varsity girls placed second to Southwest DeKalb. At the Region 6-AAAA Championships, Lakeside boys placed second and the girls placed fourth to advance to the State meet in Carrollton. At State, John Ewing and senior Adam Haviland paced the boys to a 5th place finish with an average team time of 9:36 - their best since 2001. Despite a number of setbacks due to injury and illness, the girls placed a respectable 8th place and managed to beat rival Southwest DeKalb. [http://www.lakesidexc.org Cross Country website]

Football

Lakeside once held a storied tradition in football. From 1965-1997, Lakeside was the only school in the state to never experience a losing season. The Vikings won state championships in 1970,1972, and 1991 and were state runner-up in 1974 and 1996. The Vikings won Region titles in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1991. From 1970-1997 under head coaches Wayman Creel and Phil Lindsey and defensive coordinator Dave Redford, Lakeside held a record of 259-72-4. Notable Lakeside football alumni include: Dick Conn,Jack Fugua, Jack Bowen, Mike Johnson, Mark Fleetwood, Greg Davis, Huey Richardson, Greg Lester, Boris Oden, T.J. Johnson, Steve Shivers, Rico Clarke, Walker Atrice, Jason Holloman, Robert Bean, and Bruce Adrine.

Newspaper

The Lakeside Legend is one of the most impressive newspapers in DeKalb County. Voted "Superior" by GSPA, Newspaper is a highly respected fourth period class.

Swimming & Diving

The boys have currently won five consecutive county championships, and have posted undefeated duel meet records for the last 5 seasons, including a huge upset of Marist High School at the 2005 Region 6-AAAA championships. The girls currently have twelve consecutive DeKalb county championships. Also, the boys and girls have faired very well at state every year. Last year, Lakeside placed fourth in the state wide swim meet. The boys were led by freshmen Jack Lane and juniors Andrew Chang. The girls were led by juniors Elizabeth Idell Kelly, Connie Park, and Audrey Stephens.

Baseball

The Varsity Baseball team, coached by Coach Newsome, has placed 1st or 2nd in DeKalb Region 6AAAA 7 out of the last 8 years advancing to the state playoffs. Lakeside currently has 13 graduates playing college baseball, and there are several senior college baseball prospects on the 2008 Vikings squad.

Notable Alumni

* Samantha Power, Harvard University professor, journalist and former policy advisor to Barack Obama
* Walker Atrice, (1977-2008) Boxing Trainer, University of Georgia football stand-out as defensive back (1995-1998), Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity's Zeta Nu Chapter.
* Huey Richardson, 15th overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft.
* Richard Elliot, WSB-TV Reporter
* Mary Ruff-Perdue, wife of [Sonny Perdue|Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.
* Murray Silver, (1971) Author, filmmaker and television producer.
* Dave Neal, (1984) play-by-play voice for Raycom Sports' live, weekly, syndicated telecasts of SEC football and basketball.
* Greg Davis (placekicker), (1983) former NFL kicker, 1987 - 1998.
* I.J. Rosenberg, author and former Atlanta Journal-Constitution baseball writer.

External links

* [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~lakeside/index2.html Official Page]