Lakeview High School in

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, is the only high school in the Lakeview School District. Prior to 2010, Lakeview High School taught grades eight through 12; in 2010, the 8th grade was moved to Lakeview Middle School. Since 2009, due to financial issues and the closing of Cortland Elementary School, Lakeview High School again accommodates grades eight to 12. Since the opening of the K-8 in the 2018-19 school year, Lakeview High School now teaches grades 9th through 12th. A new gymnasium, cafeteria, and band room were added in 1971, and Raidel Auditorium was constructed in 1996.

Demographics

As of 2010...

Academics

Excluding the eighth grade, Lakeview High School offers four years of

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, social studies, and foreign languages (Spanish and French). Lakeview also offers art, band, and choir as electives. AP (

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) classes are taught in

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and

, with Honors classes

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and Spanish IV. Computers, Business, and Accounting (Personal Finance) is integrated with humanities, and S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) will now be offered to 8th grade students.

Levy

Before May 2010, the Lakeview School District had not been able to pass a

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since 1999. As a result, the district neared debt and the school has undergone many program cuts, including the removal of busing to the state minimum and pay-to-participate sports. However, a 3.75-mill levy passed on May 4, 2010, by two votes, finally clearing Lakeview of its eleven-year-long levy drought. In a following levy in 2015, it passed again, and granting Lakeview the opportunity to build a new building, which will contain K-8

Athletics

Lakeview provides the following athletic activities for its students: *Boys

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*Boys and girls cross country *Boys and girls

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*Girls

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

*Boys and girls basketball *Boys and girls

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*Boys baseball *Girls

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

*Boys and girls

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

*Boys and girls

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*Boys and girls tennis *Boys and girls

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and

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(unofficially) *Cheerleading

Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships

* Boys track and field – 1970 * Boys cross country – 1967, 1968 * Girls golf (Division II) – 2015

Music

Lakeview High School provides a

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program, directed by Nathan Sensabaugh, a

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program, directed by Bonnie Chronister, a

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class for its students, taught by Chronister, and a

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class, taught by Sensabaugh.

Band

There are several bands, formerly directed by Russ Girt, A. Sam Core and Ken Young, currently directed by Nathan Sensabaugh, in which students can perform, including

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, two

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, and a "graduation band" that plays at commencement. The marching band plays for all

games, performs at band nights annually, and participates in the Cortland

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Parade every June. During the last week of July, the Lakeview band goes to band camp (previously at

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) in order to prepare for the band's shows. At the

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district contest, held in the spring, the Lakeview Symphonic Band has received 35 "I" (superior) ratings out of the last 36 years, performing originally in B class, then moving up to A class. The Concert Band, performing in Festival Class (no rating), and then in D class, has been in existence from the early 1990s. They have performed admirably at these contests as well. If a "I" is achieved by the Symphonic Band at districts, they then proceed to the state contest, held in April, which they have received more than 20 "I" ratings. The band also attends out-of-state festivals and competitions almost every year including

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, Chicago,

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, Williamsburg, and various others. The band's success has attracted numerous groups to perform at the school's 850-seat Raidel Auditorium including the Notre Dame Symphonic Band.

Choir

There are several choirs, directed by Bonnie Chronister (formerly by Jane Page), in which students perform, including a

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, Advanced Women's Choir, and

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. Page had been at Lakeview since 1976 and built an extremely successful choral program. The Madrigal group, also known as the Chamber Singers in the spring semester, has performed a Madrigal Feaste during the Christmas season since 1984 in the school's cafeteria. The event is extremely popular and tickets sell out very early. In the past few years, the Chamber Singers have been attending

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's district and state contest and have received straight "I"s ("superior") every year. During the 2005-2006 school year, the group switched from performing Class A music to Class AA music (the hardest classification of music). Only a few choirs in the state perform this level of repertoire. Page has also taught students that have gone to study music at prestigious colleges including

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and others. She has also taught students that have continued on to become part of outstanding college choirs including but not limited to

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's "The Singing Men of Ohio" and

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's "Chorale". In recognition of her work, Jane Page was awarded "Outstanding Music Educator of the Year" by OMEA and was given a plaque during the 2005 convention in

Notable alumni

*Eric Stocz (

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, 1996–1998) *

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Notes and references

External links

District Website

Band Website

Choir Website
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