Template:Otherplaces2 Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district serving students from two communities in Passaic County, New Jersey. The district serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood (602 students from a 2000 Census population of 12,396) and Wanaque (447 students from a population of 10,266).
Students come to the high school from the Ringwood Public School District and the Wanaque Borough Schools, as well as from several private schools. The constituent communities have a combined population of approximately 25,000. The area is overwhelmingly residential, with single-family, owner-occupied homes. The absence of major employers within the community limits the funding sources of the district, but the school board and the community continue to support a comprehensive curriculum. The community actively participated in the preparation of an aggressive Strategic Plan and a forward thinking Technology Plan, both of which are now being implemented.
Lakeland Regional High School is fully accredited by the State of New Jersey and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Enrollment and faculty
For the 2004-05 School Year, the high school has a total enrollment of 1,127 students — Grade 9 - 319; Grade 10 - 277; Grade 11 - 273; and Grade 12 - 258 — and had 91.0 teachers on an FTE basis, resulting in a student-teacher ratio of 12.4.[1]
The high school has 115 professional staff members, with 60% having advanced degrees. There are 95 teachers, five area supervisors, and four guidance counselors. Lakeland also has a substance awareness coordinator, a complete child study team, a school nurse, a library-media specialist, an athletic trainer and several teacher aides.
Awards and recognition
In the 2000-01 school year, Lakeland Regional High School was recognized as a New Jersey Best Practice School for its S.C.O.P.E., Search, S.T.E.P., and SOAR S.C.O.P.E., Search, S.T.E.P., and SOAR School-to-Career / Workplace Environment programs.[2]
For the 1994-95 school year, Lakeland Regional High School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[3]
Curriculum
In keeping with its mission as a comprehensive high school, Lakeland offers an extensive curriculum designed to serve the interests and needs of all students. Currently the school is operating under intensive scheduling consisting of five blocks. Intensive scheduling allows students to concentrate on fewer courses each semester with extended time in class each period. As a requirement for graduation, Lakeland students must complete 135 credits, demonstrate mastery of basic skills on the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), and meet a variety of local and state distribution requirements.
Advanced Placement Program (AP) Courses include AP English Language and Composition, AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Music Theory, AP European History and AP Spanish Language.
Honors Courses are offered in English, Algebra 2, Geometry, Precalculus, Calculus, Spanish 4 & 5, French 4, Latin 4, World History, US History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, and Gifted and Talented Senior Seminar.
Specialized Learning Programs, including interdisciplinary projects, are conducted using the high technology multi-media laboratory. Gifted and talented students are offered enrichment opportunities through the various departments and the G & T Coordinator. Other programs include School, Career Orientation and Personal Education (SCOPE), the Career Research Project (SEARCH), Students to Experience Professions (STEP) and (SOAR), the portfolio completion course. A third New Jersey Best Practice was awarded for this School to Career Program.
Electives are offered in most of the core subjects. The school provides practical experiences and a broad range of studies in the area of communication, transportation, energy and manufacturing. Numerous course offerings are provided in business education and family and consumer sciences. Fine arts electives encompass extensive music and art offerings.
Extracurricular activities
The Lakeland Regional High School Lancers compete in the Suburban Division of the Northern Hills Conference. The school includes dozens of clubs and award-winning athletics.
The Lancers won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group II Section I state championship, defeating Lenape Valley Regional High School in double overtime by a score of 17-14 at Giants Stadium, making it the first football state champions in Lakeland's history.[4]
Notable alumni
- Bobby Czyz, boxer - former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion.[5]
- Fred Strickland, 12-Year NFL Linebacker (1988-1999).[6]
Administration
Core members of the district/school administration include:[7]
- Mr. Albert J. Guazzo - Superintendent
- Mr. Joseph C. LoCascio - Principal
- Mr. Anthony Riscica - Vice-Principal
- Dr. Ronald Finkelstein - Assistant Principal
- Mr. Philip V. Melone - Guidance Director / Curriculum Coordinator
References
- ^ National Center for Education Statistics data for Lakeland Regional High School, accessed April 11, 2007.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipients, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 23, 2006.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipients, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 23, 2006.
- ^ PASSAIC COUNTY FREEHOLDERS HONOR LAKELAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPS, Passaic County, New Jersey press release dated April 26, 2005.
- ^ Boxing commentator arrested, Herald News, February 25, 2003, accessed April 11, 2007. "Boxing commentator and former two-time world champion Bobby Czyz, a Lakeland High School graduate and former Wanaque resident, has been charged with drunken driving."
- ^ Fred Strickland player profile, Washington Redskins, accessed April 11, 2007.
- ^ Administration and Supervisors, Lakeland Regional High School. Accessed December 25, 2006.