Lake Park High School
Encyclopedia
Lake Park High School is a public, four-year high school occupying two campuses, both located in Roselle
, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. Freshmen and sophomores attend the East Campus (the original campus built in 1955), located near Medinah
and juniors and seniors attend the West Campus. It is part of the Lake Park Community High School District 108. Students from Roselle
, Medinah
, Bloomingdale
, Itasca
, Wood Dale
and Hanover Park
attend the school.
and Irving "Park" Road
. The citizens of north Du Page County founded Lake Park High School District 108 in 1953, and the doors opened at what is now East Campus, 600 South Medinah Road, Roselle, in September 1955 to 320 students. In less than twenty years, the number of students
had increased substantially and West Campus was built in 1975. The east campus borders the Medinah Country Club
that has hosted three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990), two PGA Championship
s (1999, 2006), and will host the Ryder Cup
in 2012.
In 2008, Lake Park had an average composite ACT score of 22.3. That year, the school had a graduation rate of 90%. The average class size is 21. The school administered 630 Advanced Placement tests in 2008 with 80% of the scores being 3 or above.
The staff has 158 teachers, of which 80% hold a Master's degree or above, compared to 53% in Illinois. The average number of years of teaching experience for the district is 14.5 years.
and Illinois High School Association
.
Boys:
Girls:
Loyalty Song
Stand and Cheer for Lake Park High,
Pledge your loyalty.
We are her sons and daughters faithful and true,
And we will keep her banners high!
Rah, Rah, Rah,
Fight team fight for victory,
For we know that you can win.
Let's have a Hail, Hail,
The gangs all here,
We're from good old Lake Park High!
Alma Mater
Hail to thee, O Alma Mater true,
Your colors white and blue.
Through the years we'll hold your banners high,
Your glories magnify.
Though we journey to a distant shore,
We'll remain true Lancers evermore.
O Alma Mater hail;
O Lake Park High all hail.
State Titles
in Hamburg, Germany, to offer students the chance experience a different culture and lifestyle in Germany and the United States.
Roselle, Illinois
Roselle is a city located in DuPage County and a small portion in Cook County Illinois in northeastern Illinois. It was first incorporated in 1922 and can correctly be relegated to a bedroom community — that is, a community that largely consists of residential zoning in both income streams...
, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. Freshmen and sophomores attend the East Campus (the original campus built in 1955), located near Medinah
Medinah, Illinois
Medinah is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois and is a suburb of Chicago. Medinah, largely located in DuPage County, is situated between the villages of Roselle, Itasca, Bloomingdale, and Addison...
and juniors and seniors attend the West Campus. It is part of the Lake Park Community High School District 108. Students from Roselle
Roselle, Illinois
Roselle is a city located in DuPage County and a small portion in Cook County Illinois in northeastern Illinois. It was first incorporated in 1922 and can correctly be relegated to a bedroom community — that is, a community that largely consists of residential zoning in both income streams...
, Medinah
Medinah, Illinois
Medinah is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois and is a suburb of Chicago. Medinah, largely located in DuPage County, is situated between the villages of Roselle, Itasca, Bloomingdale, and Addison...
, Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale, Illinois
Bloomingdale is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, approximately 25 miles west of Chicago. The population was 21,675 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, Itasca
Itasca, Illinois
Itasca is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,302 at the 2000 census.In 2009, BusinessWeek rated Itasca as the 'Best Affordable Suburb' in the state of Illinois...
, Wood Dale
Wood Dale, Illinois
Wood Dale is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,535 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wood Dale is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
and Hanover Park
Hanover Park, Illinois
Hanover Park is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The population was 38,278 at the 2000 census...
attend the school.
History
The name "Lake Park" is derived from the campuses being between "Lake" StreetLake Street (Chicago)
Lake Street is an east-west arterial road in Chicago and its suburbs. Part of Lake Street is designated as U.S. Route 20. Lake Street begins in the city of Chicago and travels west and slightly north to the Chicago suburbs. It ends at the eastern terminus of the Elgin Bypass around Elgin, where...
and Irving "Park" Road
Illinois Route 19
Illinois Route 19 is a major east–west arterial road in northeastern Illinois, United States. It runs from Illinois Route 25 in Elgin, to Lake Shore Drive on the north side of Chicago. Illinois 19 is long...
. The citizens of north Du Page County founded Lake Park High School District 108 in 1953, and the doors opened at what is now East Campus, 600 South Medinah Road, Roselle, in September 1955 to 320 students. In less than twenty years, the number of students
had increased substantially and West Campus was built in 1975. The east campus borders the Medinah Country Club
Medinah Country Club
Medinah Country Club is a private country club in Medinah, Illinois with nearly 600 members and containing three golf courses, Lake Kadijah, swimming facilities and a Byzantine-style, mosque-evoking clubhouse with Oriental, Louis XIV and Italian architectural aspects. Medinah is widely known for...
that has hosted three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990), two PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
s (1999, 2006), and will host the Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
in 2012.
Academics
Lake Park High School offers approximately 245 course offerings in nine different academic areas, and at several different ability levels. The school offers 20 Advanced Placement courses in which college-level material is studied. Students may also choose from a variety of meaningful electives through which to explore career opportunities. The school's Applied Arts Department includes classes in business education, cooperative education, family and consumer sciences and industrial technology. The Fine Arts Department includes art and music.In 2008, Lake Park had an average composite ACT score of 22.3. That year, the school had a graduation rate of 90%. The average class size is 21. The school administered 630 Advanced Placement tests in 2008 with 80% of the scores being 3 or above.
The staff has 158 teachers, of which 80% hold a Master's degree or above, compared to 53% in Illinois. The average number of years of teaching experience for the district is 14.5 years.
Departments
- Art
- Business Education
- Cooperative Education
- Driver Education
- English
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Foreign Language (Spanish, French and German)
- Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education and Health
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education (subset of Mathematics Department)
Athletics
Lake Park has 28 athletic teams, of which there are 13 boys, 11 girls teams and 4 unisex teams that compete in the Upstate Eight ConferenceUpstate Eight Conference
The Upstate Eight Conference is an organization of fourteen high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing ten communities in Chicago's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association.The high schools of the Upstate Eight Conference are located in Kane...
and Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
.
Boys:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Soccer
- Swim & Dive
- Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Girls:
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Lancettes
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swim & Dive
- Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Loyalty Song
Stand and Cheer for Lake Park High,
Pledge your loyalty.
We are her sons and daughters faithful and true,
And we will keep her banners high!
Rah, Rah, Rah,
Fight team fight for victory,
For we know that you can win.
Let's have a Hail, Hail,
The gangs all here,
We're from good old Lake Park High!
Alma Mater
Hail to thee, O Alma Mater true,
Your colors white and blue.
Through the years we'll hold your banners high,
Your glories magnify.
Though we journey to a distant shore,
We'll remain true Lancers evermore.
O Alma Mater hail;
O Lake Park High all hail.
State Titles
- Boys Track 1997, 2010, 2011
- 2 Girls Bowling
- Boys Bowling 2008–2009
- Lancettes 2008–2009, 2011
- Ultimate Frisbee 2010
- Cheerleading(Co-Ed) 2011
Activities
Lake Park offers more than 40 extracurricular activities: Career and Hobby Organizations, Competitive Organizations, Honorary Organizations, Performance Organizations, Publications, Service and Prevention Organizations, and Spirit Organizations. Such activities include:- Earth Club
- Fishing Club
- Art Club
- Montage
- Color Guard
- Dance Ensemble
- Group Interpretation
- Winter Guard
Competitive Organizations
- Contest Play
- Group Interpretation
- DECA
- Lake Park Marching BandLake Park Marching BandThe Lake Park Marching Band is a US High School competitive marching band based out of Lake Park High School located in Roselle, Illinois USA...
- Speech Team
- Perspective
- Theater
- Scholastic Bowl
- Math Team
- Jazz Band
- Marching Band
- Fishing Team
- Chess Club
- Youth and Government
- Winter Guard
Exchanges
Lake Park works with Helene-Lange-GymnasiumHelene-Lange-Gymnasium
The Helene-Lange-Gymnasium is a bilingual secondary school in Hamburg. It was created in 1910 as a girls' school, and has been accessible to boys since 1969...
in Hamburg, Germany, to offer students the chance experience a different culture and lifestyle in Germany and the United States.
Notable alumni
- Rod Smolla, 1971, President, Furman University, Greenville, SC
- Duncan RouleauDuncan RouleauDuncan Rouleau is an American comic book writer and artist, and is a part of the Man of Action collective of creators Duncan Rouleau is an American comic book writer and artist, and is a part of the Man of Action collective of creators Duncan Rouleau is an American comic book writer and artist, and...
, 1981, American comic book writer & artist, co-creator of Cartoon Network's Ben 10 and Generator Rex. Duncan has penciled numerous graphic novels for DC Comics including Superman and Marvel Comics such as Wolverine, New X-Men, Spider-Man and many others. He is a founding member of the "Man of Action" media studio. - Mark GorskiMark GorskiMark Gorski is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois....
, 1978, Olympic Gold Medalist (Track cycling Individual sprint, 1984 Summer Olympics1984 Summer OlympicsThe 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
) - Glenn KotcheGlenn KotcheGlenn Kotche is an American drummer and composer, best known for his involvement in the band Wilco. He was named the 41st greatest drummer of all time by Gigwise in 2008.Prior to working with Wilco, Kotche released a four-track album...
, 1989, Drummer for the band Wilco, Grammy winner (2005) - Don SchulzeDon SchulzeDonald Arthur Schulze is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of six seasons in the majors, between and , for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. He also pitched three seasons in Japan, from until for the Orix...
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fighter.