Lake Park High School is a four-year

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occupying two campuses, both located in Roselle,

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. Freshmen and sophomores attend the East Campus (the original campus built in 1956), located near

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, and juniors and seniors attend the West Campus. It is part of the Lake Park Community High School District 108. Students from Roselle,

, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Wood Dale, Keeneyville, and Hanover Park attend the school.

History

The name "Lake Park" is derived from the campuses being between "Lake" Street and Irving "Park" Road. The citizens of northwestern

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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 1956 to 320 students. In less than twenty years, the number of students had increased substantially and West Campus was built in 1975.http://www.lphs.org/about/facts/
The east campus borders the

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Athletics

Lake Park has 28 athletic teams, of which there are 13 boys, 11 girls teams and 4 co-ed teams that compete in the DuKane Conference and

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. *Boys ** Baseball ** Basketball ** Bowling ** Cheerleading ** Cross country ** Football ** Golf ** Gymnastics ** Soccer ** Swim & Dive ** Tennis ** Track ** Volleyball ** Wrestling *Girl ** Badminton ** Basketball ** Bowling ** Cheerleading ** Cross Country ** Diving ** Golf ** Gymnastics ** Lancettes ** Soccer ** Softball ** Swim & Dive ** Tennis ** Track ** Volleyball

State titles

*Boys Track – 1997, 2010-13. *Girls Bowling – 1986–87 and 1994–95 *Boys Bowling – 2008–2009 *Cheerleading (Coed) 2011

Exchanges

Lake Park has an exchange program with

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in Hamburg, Germany, allowing students to experience each other's culture and lifestyle.

Notable alumni

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, class of 2014, former professional soccer player *

Mike DiNunno Michele Christopher Di Nunno (born January 29, 1990) is an American-Italian professional basketball player, playing the point guard position. Born in Maywood, Illinois, he played high school basketball at Lake Park and Von Steuben. Initially, h ...

, did not graduate, professional basketball player *

Tim Ehrhardt Tim Ehrhardt (born March 16, 1995) is an American athlete specializing in decathlon and pole vault. High school Ehrhardt graduated from Lake Park High School in 2013 in Roselle, Illinois. NCAA Ehrhardt graduated from Michigan State University ...

, class of 2013, professional decathlete *

Lindsay Flanagan Lindsay Flanagan (born January 24, 1991) is an American long-distance runner. Prep At 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals as a junior at Lake Park High School, placed 10th in 2 miles in 10:36.73. As a senior at Lake Park High School, Lindsay Flanagan ...

, class of 2009, professional long distance runner and

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at the 2015

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Mark Gorski Mark Brian Gorski (born January 6, 1960) is a 1984 Olympic Gold medal-winning cyclist in the 1000m match sprint from the United States. He attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois and the University of Michigan. Gorski was a member ...

, class of 1978, Olympic gold medalist (track cycling Individual sprint,

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Keith Hackney Keith Hackney (born 1958 in Roselle, Illinois) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter. He competed in three Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Biography Hackney started training martial arts at the age 11 by learning Wrestling ...

, class of 1976,

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, class of 1982, football player *

Glenn Kotche Glenn Kotche (born December 31, 1970 in Roselle, Illinois, United States) is an American drummer and composer, best known for his involvement in the band Wilco. He was named the 40th greatest drummer of all time by Gigwise in 2008. Prior to w ...

, class of 1989, drummer for the band

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, class of 2014,

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and

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* Tony Randazzo, class of 1983,

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, class of 1982, comic book writer and artist *

Don Schulze Donald Arthur Schulze (born September 27, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and current minor league pitching coach. Schulze graduated from Lake Park High School in 1981. He pitched all or part of six seasons in the majors, bet ...

, class of 1980,

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, Japan League) *

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, class of 2018, football player * Sarah Zelenka, class of 2005, rower at the

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* Zach Ziemek, class of 2011, decathlete at the

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References

External links

Official website
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