Lakeland High School (LHS), located in Shrub Oak, New York, United States, is a senior
public
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high school
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twelfth grade
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s as part of the
Lakeland Central School District
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. Along with its
sister school
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,
Walter Panas High School
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of
Cortlandt Manor
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, LHS attracts a culturally diverse (70% whi ) and talented student body from over in northern Westchester County, New York, Westchester County. The school's colors are gold and green, and its mascot is a hornet.
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,045 students and 77.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1. There were 133 students (12.7% of enrollment) eligible for
free lunch
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The Class of 2016 had an unweighted average GPA of 86.31, with a range of 98.35-71.03.
In 2015, a total of 348 students took 715
AP exams
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, with 60% scoring a 3 (out of 5) or better. There were over 60 AP Scholars.
Notable alumni
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T.C. Boyle
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, author, taught at Lakeland High School from 1968 to 1972
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Jonathan de Marte
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Lawrence Lindsay
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(1972), economist, former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, professor at Harvard University
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Jessica Lynn
Jessica Lynn (born January 6, 1990) is a country music singer and songwriter.
Early life and education
Lynn was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, and grew up in Westchester County, New York, attending Lakeland High School in Shr ...
(2008), country music artist
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Herb Trimpe
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(1957), illustrator responsible for designing the school's mascot
*Chris Pangalos (1981), All-American soccer player, member of Lakeland High School Athletic Hall of Fame and Keene State College Athletic Hall of Fame.