Lake View High School (Chicago, Illinois)

Infobox School
name = Lake View High School


imagesize =
image caption = Southwest corner of Lake View
address = 4015 N. Asland Avenue
city = Chicago
state = Illinois
zipcode = 60613
country = USA
coordinates =
district = Chicago Public Schools
principal = Scott Faemann
faculty = 106.8 (on FTE basis)cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=170993000941&ID=170993000941 |title=Lake View High School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |accessdate=2008-05-27 |quote=Student: 1439 (2005-2006)]
ratio = 13.5
enrollment = 1494 [http://research.cps.k12.il.us/resweb/SchoolProfile?unit=1430 School Profile] . Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.]
enrollment_as_of =
gender = Coeducational
fundingtype = public
schooltype = high school
grades = 9-12
campus type = Urban
conference =
mascot = Wildcat
colors = Red and White color box|Red color box|white
motto = "An Adventure in Learning"
established = 1874 [http://www.lakeviewhs.com/about_us/lvhs_history.jsp?rn=1960838 Lake View High School History] . Retrieved on 2008-05-27.]
newspaper = The Lake ReView
footnotes =
website = [http://www.lakeviewhs.com www.lakeviewhs.com]

Lake View High School is a public coeducational high school located in Chicago's prominent Lake View neighborhood. Lake View High School is the oldest operating High School in the state of Illinois for over 130 years since 1874. [ [http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/hrgroups/hr/910HR0085LV.html HR0085 91st General Assembly] . Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.]

The Lake View colors are Red and White, and the school mascot is the Wildcat. The Lake ReView is the School newspaper.

Lake View High School earned a bronze medal in the U.S. News/School Matters Best High School rankings. [cite web |url=http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/illinois/lake_view_high_school |title=Lake View High School: Best High School |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |accessdate=2008-05-27]

Activities

There are many clubs offered at Lake View:

*French & Asian Club,
*National Honor Society
*Key Club
*Lake ReView newspaper
*Spanish Club
*Latina Girls Club
*Anime Club
*Math Club
*Chess Club
*Student Council
*Big Brother/Sister
*Annual Spring Break Trip to Paris
*Red cross
*Student Council

Notable alumni

*Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist [cite book |last=Terry |first=Cliff |title=Chicago |year=2005 |publisher=Globe Pequot |isbn=0762735171 |pages=p. 87]

*Gloria Swanson, actress

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