Lakeside High School (Evans, Georgia)

Lakeside High School
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Address
533 Blue Ridge Drive Evans, Georgia 30809 United States
Coordinates
Information
School type	Public, High School
Opened	1988
School district	Columbia County School System
Superintendent	Dr. Sandra Carraway
Principal	Steven B. Cummings
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Maroon     Silver     Black
Song	LHS Alma Mater
Athletics conference	2-AAAAA
Mascot	Panther
Team name	Panthers
Rival	Evans High School Greenbrier High School
Average SAT scores	1637
Publication	The Lakeside Review
Yearbook	Panthera
Feeder schools	Lakeside Middle Stallings Island Middle
Website	School website

Lakeside High School is a public high school located in Evans, Georgia, in Columbia County.

History

Construction was completed in 1988, and the first classes at the school started session in the fall of that year. The first students to graduate from Lakeside were mainly transfers from nearby Evans High School.

Lakeside's football stadium, Panther Stadium, was later added to the campus adjacent to Lakeside Middle School in 1995.

Columbia County is one of Georgia's fastest-growing counties. Lakeside reached 2,500 enrolled students only five years after its construction. These students came from Stallings Island Middle School and Lakeside Middle School.

The school offered 27 AP classes as of 2007.

In 2011 it was named an AP merit school.

Lakeside High won the Georgia School of Excellence award in 1993, 1995, and 2005. It consistently ranks among the top 10% of high schools in the country.

Extracurricular activities

Lakeside High School offers a host of extracurricular activities, including:

Fine Arts Clubs

• Show Choir
• The Panther Pride Marching Band
• Jazz Band
• Drama Club

Service Clubs

• Students Against Destructive Decisions(SADD)
• Buddy Club
• Rotary Club
• Interact Club
• Beta Club

Political Clubs

• Young Democrats
• Young Libertarians
• Young Republicans
• Debate Team
• Model United Nations

Language Clubs

• French Club
• Spanish Club
• Latin Club

Honors Societies

• National Honors Society
• Mu Alpha Theta
• Beta Club
• Spanish Honor Society
• Tri-M
• Honor Council
• National Art Honor Society
• National Technical Honor Society

Other

• Rowing Club
• Science Bowl (National Team)
• Science Olympiad
• Technology Student Association
• JROTC
• Lakeside Support Coalition
• Manga Club
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Quiz Bowl
• Math Team
• Health Occupations Students of America
• Fishers of Men Club
• The Lakeside Review
• LHS Table Tennis Club

Athletics

• Baseball
• Basketball (Boys' and Girls,' Varsity and JV)
• Cheerleading (Varsity and JV for both football and basketball)
• Cross Country
• Football (varsity and JV)
• Golf
• Lacrosse (Boys' and Girls')
• Marching band
• Raiders
• Softball (Varsity and JV)
• Soccer (Boys' and Girls,' Varsity and JV)
• Swimming and Diving (Boys' and Girls')
• Track
• Tennis
• Volleyball(Varsity and JV)
• Wrestling

Lakeside falls under the AAAA category for Georgia State competitions. Starting with the 2012–2013 school year, Lakeside HS will be in the AAAAA category for Georgia State competitions.

Their main rivals are the Evans High School Knights.

Notable alumni

• Dead Confederate, rock band

• Dave Haywood, a member of the country music group Lady Antebellum; guitar and background vocals

• Reese Hoffa, Olympic shot putter

• Charles Kelley, member of country music group Lady Antebellum, brother to artist Josh Kelley.

• Josh Kelley, recording artist

• Keith Robinson, actor (Dreamgirls)

• Ashley Smith, author

External links

• Lakeside High School
• Columbia County Board of Education