Lakes High School is located in Lakewood, Washington. It serves students from 9th grade to 12th grade. It is one of the two major high schools in the Clover Park School District.

Daffodil Festival

Every year, Lakes participates in the Pierce County

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. A competition is held in house to select the Lakes Princess, who goes on to compete against other regional schools, for the Daffodil Festival Queen title. The Queen title is considered the highest honor of the regional festival. The Lakes Band accompanies the

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through various towns and 4 stops throughout areas such as Tacoma in Western Washington. The Lakes Army

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also attends as well, showing up in a similar way in Uniform.

Football

The Lakes football team has had several championship-level seasons. The team won the state championship in 1997, was a state champion runner-up in 2000, placed third in 3A WIAA State playoffs in 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2015. The Lancers also produced a regular season winning streak of 45 games during 1999-2003, before losing to Clover Park High School. The football team won the league championship in 1970, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. NFL football player

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attended Lakes High School, where he was a two-time football All-American offensive lineman on the Lancers football team. As a junior in 2010, he made ''

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'' All-USA first team. His 2011 honors as a senior included ''USA Today'' All-USA first team, Super Prep All-American, and ''

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'' All-American first team. Regarded as a five-star recruit by

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, he was ranked as the No. 2 offensive tackle in his class. Banner also played center in basketball for Lakes High School, averaging 18.6 points and 17.3 rebounds, while guiding Lakes to the 2011 Washington State Class 3A championship in his junior year. In addition, he was the Lakes class president.

Choral Programs

Lakes' choral program was organized in the fall of 1962 by Edward R. Harmic.

Notable alumni

* Rick Austin - Former

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player (

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, Milwaukee Brewers) * Benning Potoa'e - Defensive end for the

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(born 1993) - NFL football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers *

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- Blues musician/guitarist *

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- Electronic music artist * Georgeann Hawkins - Daffodil Princess and murder victim * Ethan H. D. - Professional wrestler * Fletcher Jenkins - Former defensive lineman for the Baltimore Colts. *

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- Wide receiver for the New York Jets (formerly for the Seattle Seahawks) *

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- American football player * Anthony Russo - Wide receiver for the

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and Seattle Seahawks *

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- Grammy-winning hip hop artist * Reggie Williams - Former wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks and

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. * Steve Wilson - Local TV actor, director, and comedian on ''

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'' *

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- Former WNBA player (

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, Seattle Storm, and Indiana Fever)

External links

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References

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