Lakewood High School is a co-educational four-year public high school in Sumter, South Carolina, serving grades 9 through 12.[3] Lakewood is one of only three public high schools in the Sumter School District and enrolls between 1,100 to 1,300 students each year from the southern half of Sumter County.[4][2] The mascot of Lakewood High School is the Gator, chosen for Alligator Branch, a nearby stream.[2]
| Lakewood High School | |
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| Address | |
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350 Old Manning Road , United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Oversight | Sumter School District |
| Principal | Maggie Wright |
| Teaching staff | 53.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,036 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.55[1] |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Kelly green, white, and purple[2] |
| Mascot | Gators |
| Rival | Sumter High School |
| Accreditation | South Carolina Department of Education and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | Expressions |
| Yearbook | "Odyssey" |
| Phone | (803) 506-2700 |
| Website | lhs |
History
editLakewood High School, along with Crestwood High School, was built in 1996 as the result of a $28.5 million bond referendum passed by the voters of Sumter County to build two high schools in Sumter District 2.[2][4] Lakewood High is named after Lakewood Links, a nearby golf course community in Lakewood, South Carolina.[5] The school was dedicated on August 15, 1996.[5]
The first students of Lakewood High School were former students of Furman High School and Mayewood High School, both of which were subsequently converted into middle schools.[5] The school colors are kelly green, white, and purple.[2] Purple was chosen as an accent color to represent unity among Sumter District 2 schools.[2]
On July 1, 2011, Sumter School District 2 and Sumter School District 17 consolidated forming Sumter School District.[2]
Lakewood's feeder school is Furman Middle School.[citation needed]
Sports
editLakewood High School's mascot is the Gator and the school's sports teams are referred to as the "Lakewood Gators".[2][6] The school offers cross country, football, golf, volleyball, softball, basketball, baseball, and wrestling.[6]
The sports rivalry between the Sumter High Gamecocks and Lakewood Gators was memorialized in country singer Lee Brice's song,"Sumter County Friday Night".[7]
Notable alumni
edit- Jeremy Bryan, professional boxer[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lakewood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "About Us - History of Lakewood". lhs.sumterschools.net. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Lakewood High School home page
- ^ a b Bolstad, Erica; Cude, Dan (26 August 1996). "Sumter District 2 raise the curtain on Lakewood and Crestwood high schools". The Item. No. 315. newspapers.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Gedamke, Keith (16 August 1996). "Nice gator". The Item. No. 305. newspapers.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Lakewood Gators". lakewoodgatorathletics.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Lee Brice - Sumter County Friday Night Lyrics". SongMeanings. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Showtime Spotlight". The Item. No. 148. newspapers.com. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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