Lakewood High School is a public

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operated by Pinellas County Schools. It opened in 1966 with students previously attending

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and Boca Ciega High School. Lakewood High is one of the most highly funded schools in the county, due to the Center for Advanced Technologies, a

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program attached to Lakewood.

Special programs

CATCOM (Center for Advanced Technologies Communications and Original Media), a video production class and club within the CAT program, was created by Mark Granning and Dr. Martin Shapiro in 1990. CATCOM Studios, now known as Mark W. Granning Studios following his retirement, produces a daily in-house 15-minute news program called ''Fast Forward'' and once produced award-winning segments, known as "FOX ThirTEEN Magazine," for the local

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affiliate. CATCOM has won numerous Student Emmys for its work. Acceptance into the program is competitive, as only about 75 students may participate each year. Also well known for the AMSET, Academy for Marine Science, program directed by James Kostka. Lakewood also recently added the CJAM, Center for Journalism and Multimedia, program to its curriculum.

Demographics

Lakewood HS is 65% Black, 25% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% other.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Lakewood High website

Pinellas County Schools

Center for Advanced Technologies website

Lakewood High School Alumni Group
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