Lakeland High School is a public secondary school

Secondary school

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 in Suffolk, Virginia

Suffolk, Virginia

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, United States

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. It opened in September 1990 and originally consisted of students from the four former high schools of John F. Kennedy High School

John F. Kennedy High School

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, Forest Glen High School, John Yeates High School, and Suffolk High School.

Lakeland opened its doors to approximately 1800 students. The student population swelled to nearly 2600 students in 2003, and in 2004 a new high school, King's Fork

King's Fork High School

King's Fork High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Suffolk, Virginia. It is administered by Suffolk City Public Schools. The school colors are maroon and Vegas gold, and the official mascot is the Bulldog...

, opened. As a result of the population dropping in the 2004-2005 school year to about 1400 students. However, the following year, the school opened its doors to about 1800 students once again. The current principal of this school is Dr. Thomas Whitley, and the assistant principals, or administrators, are Mr. Douglas Wagoner, Mrs. Brenda Ingram, and Mr. Dale Kittle.

As a result of rezoning, the school district makes up the southern third of Suffolk, encompassing urban and suburban areas in and around the Downtown area, and reaching south and westward into the rural reaches of the City.

Athletics and extracurricular activities

• The Cavaliers compete within the AAA Southeastern District
  AAA Southeastern District
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   along with Deep Creek, Great Bridge High School
  Great Bridge High School
  Great Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. It is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools and is located at 301 West Hanbury Road.-History:...
  
  , Hickory High School, Indian River High School, Oscar F. Smith High School
  Oscar F. Smith High School
  Oscar Frommel Smith High School was originally built in South Norfolk, Virginia, to replace the aging South Norfolk High School in 1954. In 1994, a new school was constructed in the Greenbrier/Great Bridge area of Chesapeake, Virginia, and has a current enrollment of over 2,100 students...
  
  , Western Branch High School
  Western Branch High School
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  , and crosstown rivals King's Fork High School
  King's Fork High School
  King's Fork High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Suffolk, Virginia. It is administered by Suffolk City Public Schools. The school colors are maroon and Vegas gold, and the official mascot is the Bulldog...
  
   and Nansemond River High School
  Nansemond River High School
  Nansemond River High School is a public secondary school in Suffolk, Virginia. It opened in September 1990 and originally consisted of students from three of the four former high schools of Suffolk, VA, John F. Kennedy High School, John Yeates High School, and Suffolk High School. Nansemond River...
  
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• The Lakeland "Cavaliers" are competitive in Boys Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Track and Field, Baseball and Basketball. The Field Hockey program is a powerhouse. In 2010, the Varsity Field Hockey team won their 11th consecutive Southeastern District Championship and earned their 10th Southeastern District Tournament Championship title. They moved on to make school history again when they became the Eastern Regional Champions and Virginia AAA State Field Hockey Champions, bringing home their first title in each. They finished an unbeaten season 24-0 . Along with the State Title, Lakeland Varsity Field Hockey Team also earned the State Sportsmanship Award for the entire State of Virginia for the second consecutive year. The team was ranked 4th in the entire Nation according to topofthecircle.com in 2010.
• Starting January 26, 2009, Lakeland High School will make history and was the first school in Hampton Roads to have its own school TV show that is expected to be broadcast on the local Charter Cable 6. Its title Lakeland 23434 makes fun of the popular teen drama, Beverly Hills, 90210
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  and has a mission to educate as much as entertain.

Lakeland's “Quiet Storm” marching band played in the National Memorial Day Parade on May 31, 2010. Lakeland was the only high school in Virginia invited to send a band to perform in the prestigious event.

Alma Mater

We have come so far

To get where we are,

Some have gone

Yet we still hold strong,

With our heads to the sky

Our faith will never die,

Lakeland we sing this song for you,

Many roads bring us here to you,

To build our pride and make our spirit true,

Memories and school unity,

Proud Cavaliers we will always be,

Through the years as we live and learn,

Our hearts and thoughts to Lakeland will return...