Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School

Lake Lehman Junior/Senior High School
Entrance and gymnasium seen from the corner of Hillside Road and Mountain View Drive
Address
Old Route 115 Lehman , Pennsylvania 18627 United States
Coordinates	41°18′37″N 76°01′27″W / 41.3103°N 76.0243°W / 41.3103; -76.0243
Information
Type	Public school
Established	2003 (2003)
Founders	Merged
School district	Lake-Lehman School District
Principal	Doug Klopp
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	739[1] (2022-23)
Color(s)	Black and gold
Team name	Knights
Newspaper	Knightlife
Yearbook	The Roundtable
Website	www.llsd.org/Jr_Sr_High_School

Lake Lehman Junior Senior High School is a public school in Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States that was established by the merger of a Middle Level Educational Building, which provided an education from grades seven to eight, and a high school, which did the same for grades nine to twelve. The two schools were combined in 2003 and it is located in a rural setting.

Most classes consist of 30 or fewer students. Basic classes are offered for everyone, but the school also offers advanced courses, and Advanced Placement classes for college preparation.

Activities

The school has many students in the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society. Many students also participate in the National History Day Program, Science Olympiad, and JETS academic contests. Clubs include a community-service-based group, called Key Club, and a Seinfeld Club. Organizations such as Peer Helpers are composed of students who are role-model material and go through training in order to help peers in the school with problems.

Lake-Lehman's wrestling team has won numerous PIAA District 2 championships, 3 PIAA Northeast Regional Championships and a PIAA State Championship. Lake-Lehman has crowned 5 individual PIAA state wrestling champions (as recently as 2007) as well as numerous state medalists. The Girls field hockey team has won numerous PIAA District 2 championships and 2 PIAA State Championships. Lake-Lehman boys volleyball teams have won 22 Wyoming Valley Conference titles and 19 PIAA District 2 championships. Lake-Lehman has 5 state champions in Track and Field. The school has also crowned 2 PIAA Cross Country State Champions^[2]

The senior class raises money through sales of nutritional food during refreshment break. The senior trip to Washington D.C. is held in the spring. The class visits many monuments and buildings including the Smithsonian, the White House, Mt. Vernon, and the Arlington National Cemetery.

Recent history

• Major hazing incident in September 2003 ^[3]
• Episode of MTV's Made featuring Angie Nice filmed and aired nationally in the fall of 2003. In this episode, Angie wanted to overcome her stage fright and become involved in the school play.
• 16-year-old junior Justine Martin was killed in an automobile accident on January 30, 2008.

Notable alumni

• Rick Bonomo - 3 Time NCAA D1 Wrestling Champ at Bloomsburg University ^[4]
• Raye Hollitt - Actress, female bodybuilder, and a former American Gladiator cast member.^{[citation needed]}
• Brian Kelly - Former Professional Soccer Player ^[5]
• Jay McCarroll - Fashion designer who won the reality show Project Runway in 2005^{[citation needed]}
• Connor McGovern, NFL player
• Patrick McGrath - Hockey player in the Pittsburgh Penguins' minor-league organization (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Wheeling Nailers); played briefly in the QMJHL with the PEI Rocket.

References

External links

• Official website

This page was last edited on 2 March 2024, at 23:26