Stories for Lakes HS
Clover Park, Lakes football game slated for Sept. 3
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Clover Park and Lakes High School football teams will start their 2010 season playing each other on Friday, Sept. 3. For the first time, the teams will face each other in the opening game of the season, instead of the last game of the season. As of the 2010 season, Clover Park and Lakes are in different classifications and their league schedules are different. Clover Park will host Lakes at 7 p.m., at Harry E. Lang Stadium, 6015 111th St. SW in Lakewood. Admission prices are:
Board tours Phase II of new Lakes High School
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School Director Walt Kellcy, Jr., left, learns more about Phase II of the new Lakes High School from Director of Business Services and Capital Projects, Ray Miller, right.
The Clover Park School District Board of Directors, along with other district officials, toured Phase II of the new Lakes High School Aug. 23. Phase II includes the administration center, kitchen, gymnasium, pool and classrooms. Phase II is scheduled to be completed at the end of November with move-in scheduled during winter break. Phase III of the project, which includes site work and demolition of existing buildings will occur through August, 2011. For more information about the new Lakes High School, visit Clover Park School District’s website.
New administrators approved by CPSD Board of Directors
Posted by | CommentsLAKEWOOD- The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors approved the hiring of two administrators to fill vacancies in the district during the July 12 regular board meeting. The district welcomes Kristy Harris as the new director of financial services and Katie O’Brien as a new assistant principal at Lakes High School. The board also approved other new hires for the district as part of the monthly personnel actions listing.
Lakes’ Speech and Debate Team host competition for Hudtloff students
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LAKEWOOD- Lakes High School’s Speech and Debate Team hosted a speech competition for Hudtloff Middle School students on June 17. The Lakes students were working with middle schoolers in Mary Carlisle’s Advanced Studies Program on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout June to tell them about various speech events and prepare them for the competition.
PR: CPSD students receive Business Student of the Year scholarships
Posted by | CommentsLAKEWOOD- The 2010 Business Student of the Year scholarships have been announced by the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Lakes High School’s, Cameron Boyd, Sangbin Kwak from Clover Park High School and Ashok Chandwaney from Harrison Preparatory School received the scholarships at a reception on June 3. Each scholarship is worth $500. The students were selected based on their commitment to the spirit of free enterprise and their entrepreneurial goals and plans. Clover Park Technical College’s Joshua Gibson and TaNay Peters from Pierce College were also recipients of the scholarship. Read More→
PR: Lakes’ Laubach to be new director of teaching and learning
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LAKEWOOD – Lakes High School principal Brian Laubach has been appointed as Clover Park School District’s new director of teaching and learning. Laubach is replacing Patty Maxfield, who is retiring July 1. Karen Mauer-Smith, an assistant principal at Lakes, will replace Laubach as Lakes’ principal. ”Brian has been very involved with improving instruction, professional development and curriculum issues throughout his tenure in the district,” said superintendent Debbie LeBeau. “He will bring a principal’s perspective to the director of teaching and learning role and help move forward the district’s work accomplished to date.” Laubach has worked in the district since 1993 and has served as principal at Lakes since 2006. Laubach will assume his new duties July 1.
Kiwanis Scholarship and recognition awards
Posted by | CommentsThe Clover Park Kiwanis Club hosted their Annual Awards Luncheon, June 8 at the Clover Park Technical College Rotunda Room. Graduating seniors from Clover Park and Lakes were recognized for their achievement in scholarship, art, instrumental and vocal music, and sportsmanship.
Opdahl earns educator of the year award
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LAKEWOOD- Lakes High School culinary arts teacher, Mary Opdahl, was honored as the Career and Technical Educator of the Year by the Pierce County Washington Association of Vocational Administrators (WAVA). She was recognized at the Pierce County Awards Ceremony with other Exemplary Educators and students on May 20 at Bates Technical College. Opdahl received the award due to her efforts in starting the culinary arts program at Lakes. “Mary has been a wonderful addition to our staff,” said Pat Hannam, family and consumer science department chair at Lakes. “She has created an outstanding program with high standards both for her students and herself and has spent many additional hours working with students for culinary competitions.”
Musical postscript: Lakes High School songs
Posted by | CommentsBy Tim Marsh, Lakes High School Class of 1966
Here’s a musical postscript to “Story behind Lakes burnt orange and royal blue colors” article in The Suburban Times of June 1, 2010. The article mentions a 1963-1964 Lakes boys’ basketball game. After the Lancers won the game, Lakes fans were supposed to sing the Lakes Alma Mater. But, there was no alma mater at that point. “Later that school year student-written music and words for the Alma Mater and Fight Song were composed/written and adopted,” the story says.
Lakes students – now Lakes grads — who get credit for the songs:
High schoolers earn varsity letter in community service
Posted by | CommentsLAKEWOOD- Nineteen Clover Park High School (CPSD) high schoolers earned a varsity letter in community service this year. The students received their letter on May 25 at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall. Each year since 2002, United Way of Pierce County partners with Pierce County schools to recognize and reward students for their volunteer efforts in the community. Students who volunteer 145 hours or more of service in a year can earn their varsity letter, the same as those earned by athletes and musicians. Applicants must meet the following basic qualifications: be a student in grades 9-12 in Pierce County; complete at least 145 hours of community service from April 1 to March 31; at least 50 of the total hours must be in non-school related activities; and have at least one school related volunteer activity. The CPSD students who are varsity letter in community service recipients are:
Story behind Lakes burnt orange and royal blue colors
Posted by | CommentsBy Tim Marsh, Lakes High School Class of 1966
There are “givens” concerning Lakes High School. Colors for the school are burnt orange and royal blue. Lakes teams are called the Lancers. In fact, even before Lakes opened in September 1962, the school colors were selected. But, when classes began in the 1962-1963 school year, there was not a nickname for Lakes teams. Nor was there a fight song or alma mater. For that matter, there was not a senior class either.
Lakes Colors
Lakes 1965 grad Rick Austin, 63, Kansas City, Mo., has first-hand knowledge of selection of the school colors and in the selection of the Lancers nickname, too. His father, the late Gerry Austin, was Lakes’ first athletic director and head football coach after serving as the successful head football coach at Clover Park High. Rick was starting quarterback for his father’s first three Lakes teams – the 1962, 1963 and 1964 seasons – and also played basketball and was a baseball pitcher for the Lancers.
Volunteer I Am?
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Steilacoom letter winners (from left): Micah Donor, Colin Chambers, Sean Hobbs, Sarah Rhodes, Jessica Nepper and Forrest Walters.
Submitted by Karen Hobbs
Bob Connelly read the following poem (written by Eileen Thompson of Huntersville, NC) at the beginning of the Award Night program for this years United Way of Pierce County Letter in Community Service Celebration! Read More→
Lakes to celebrate the arts during Artasia
Posted by | CommentsLAKEWOOD — Lakes High School is holding Artasia – A Celebration of the Arts on Wednesday, May 26 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Pathways Building at Lakes. Artasia is a showcase of student creative work from the year. Drawings, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, photography, digital media, glass, jewelry and crafts will be on display from all art students.
Graduating seniors will display the culmination of four years of visual art in individual displays. Advanced placement studio art students’ portfolios will be projected in the Performing Art Center from 6 to 7 p.m. and the guitar club will perform beginning at 7 p.m. Instrumental and choral performances will be ongoing in the Band Room. Creative writing, readings and art technique demonstrations will also be presented.
