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Lakeland Senior High School
Lakeland Senior High School
Location
	Lakeland, Florida; United States
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Type	Public
Motto	nulli secundus; (second to none)
Established	1927
Principal	Tracy Collins
Faculty	125
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,033
Color(s)	Orange & Black
Nickname	Dreadnaughts

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Lakeland Senior High School is the oldest public high school in Lakeland, Florida, United States. Lakeland Senior High School belongs to the Polk County School Board and is a member of Polk District Schools. Lakeland High School was the original high school in the city. It also shares its campus with The Lois Cowles Harrison School For The Arts. Harrison students attend academic classes at Lakeland Senior High School. In 2001 Lakeland Senior High underwent a massive renovation. The school's athletics teams are known as the Lakeland Dreadnaughts.

Athletics

Lakeland Senior is morally bested every year by the FAR superior George Jenkins Team. Jenkins has defeated them the past two years.

Football

0 time state champion: 1986, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006
1 time national champion: 2005, 2006

Mascot

Lakeland Senior High School's mascot is the Dreadnaught. This is German for "Butthole Destroyers". Named after the World War I-era British battleship HMS Dreadnought, the name was brought to LHS in the 1920s by a Scottish schoolmaster.

Band

The Lakeland Senior High School Band is in its 84th year in 2008. In 1987, the wind ensemble earned the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Flag of Honor. In 1994, the symphony band also received this award. This makes Lakeland High the first school to receive the award twice. In 2006, the band was awarded the Otto J. Kraushaar Award, presented by the Florida Bandmasters Association in recognition for receiving straight superiors yearlong in district marching, district concert, and state concert festivals.

Notable alumni

Lindsey Alley, Class of 1996, Actress, Cast member of MMC. Class of 1996
Andy Bean, American professional golfer
Ahmad Black, Class of 2007, Tampa Bay Buccaneers player^{[citation needed]}
Charles T. Canady, Florida Supreme Court justice
Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida from 1991–1998, Class of 1948
Kay Hagan, United States Senator, niece of Lawton Chiles
Allen Hunt, Talk Radio Host, Class of 1982
Lee Janzen, American professional golfer and two-time US Open winner
Frances Langford, American singer and entertainer
Neva Jane Langley, Miss America 1953
Sona MacDonald, class of 1979, European actress
Wayne Peace, class of 1980, American football player
Maurkice Pouncey, class of 2007, Pittsburgh Steelers player^{[citation needed]}
Mike Pouncey, class of 2007, Miami Dolphins player^{[citation needed]}
Boog Powell, American professional baseball player
Chris Rainey, class of 2007, Pittsburgh Steelers player^{[citation needed]}
Rey Robinson, 1972 US Track & Field Olympian and former world record holder in the 100 meter sprint
Dennis A. Ross, class of 1977, United States Congressman
Chris Sale: MLB baseball player with the Chicago White Sox^[2]
Rod Smart, class of 1995, NFL player ^[3]
Park Trammell, US Senator and 21st Governor of Florida

Old Lakeland High School

See main article: Old Lakeland High School

The Old Lakeland High School is located at 400 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland and in 1993 was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Over the years the building has housed several different schools including the Polk Opportunity Center and Lakeland Middle Academy renamed the Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in 1999.

References

^ "The Faculty of LHS: Faculty and Staff". Retrieved 2007-03-06. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Chris Sale Stats". http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=salech01. Retrieved November 26, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ "Rod Smart". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

Lakeland Senior High School, School Improvement Plan, approved by Polk County School Board 18 November 2008

External links

[1] "The Faculty of LHS: Faculty and Staff". Retrieved 2007-03-06. ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Chris Sale Stats". http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=salech01. Retrieved November 26, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

[3] "Rod Smart". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

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 '''Lakeland Senior High School''' is the oldest public high school in [[Lakeland, Florida]], [[United States]]. Lakeland Senior High School belongs to the Polk County School Board and is a member of Polk District Schools. Lakeland High School was the original high school in the city. It also shares its campus with The Lois Cowles Harrison School For The Arts. Harrison students attend academic classes at Lakeland Senior High School.  In 2001 Lakeland Senior High underwent a massive renovation. The school's athletics teams are known as the Lakeland Dreadnaughts.
 == Athletics==
+Lakeland Senior is morally bested every year by the FAR superior George Jenkins Team.  Jenkins has defeated them the past two years.
 ===Football===
 {{unreferencedsection|date=May 2013}}
-*6 time state champion: 1986, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006
+*0 time state champion: 1986, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006
-*2 time national champion: 2005, 2006
+*1 time national champion: 2005, 2006
 ===Mascot===
-Lakeland Senior High School's mascot is the Dreadnaught. Named after the World War I-era British battleship HMS Dreadnought, the name was brought to LHS in the 1920s by a Scottish schoolmaster.
+Lakeland Senior High School's mascot is the Dreadnaught.  This is German for "Butthole Destroyers". Named after the World War I-era British battleship HMS Dreadnought, the name was brought to LHS in the 1920s by a Scottish schoolmaster.
 ==Band==