LakeView Technology Academy is a vocational high school in the
Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) in
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Pleasant Prairie is a village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located in Kenosha County along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan, Pleasant Prairie was home to 21,250 people at the 2020 census. The village is positioned directly south o ...
. It serves students grades 9 to 12 from all across KUSD with a focus on STEM education. LakeView opened in the fall of 1997 as a response to overcrowding in KUSD. The school also has partnerships with the Kenosha Area Business Alliance and Gateway Technical College.
LakeView is ranked the 335th best high school in the nation, making it the 4th best in Wisconsin.
History
In June 2022, it was announced by the
school board
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
of the
Kenosha Unified School District
Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) serves the city of Kenosha, the Town of Somers and the village of Pleasant Prairie. KUSD is overseen by a school board of seven elected members whose president is Dan Wade. The superintendent of KUSD is DR ...
that they have approved the relocation of LakeView to the former location of the
Chrysler
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plant in Kenosha. The new location will provide improved accessibility from the previous location. There will also be new facilities constructed on the property for the use of
Gateway Technical College
Gateway Technical College is a public technical college in southeastern Wisconsin. It is one of the largest members of the state-run Wisconsin Technical College System, serving Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties.
With over 20,000 students, ...
students in Kenosha.
Academics
Students at LakeView have the opportunity to earn college credits in High School due to the school's partnership with Gateway. Many of these dual credit (college credit) classes are offered at the school, as well as AP level courses. PE and core classes are still provided by the school with all core courses being honors level. LakeView has an agreement with Harborside to help provide music programs for the school.
Extracurricular activities
LakeView offers many activities & clubs for students to participate in.
* African American Youth Initiative
* Book Club
* Bowling
* Board Game Club
* Chess Club
* Debate Club
* Environmental Club
* HOSA
* National Honor Society
* Prom Committee
* Radio Club
* Rocket Club
* ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle)
* SkillsUSA
* Student Government
* STEAM (Tech/Art Club)
* Supermileage Vehicle Club
* Young Women's Forum
References
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Educational institutions established in 1997
High schools in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Public high schools in Wisconsin
1997 establishments in Wisconsin