Lakes High School
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Lakes High School is located in Lakewood, Washington
. It serves students from 9th grade to 12th grade. It is one of the two major high schools in the Clover Park School District
.
Daffodil Festival. A competition is held in house to select the Lakes Princess, who goes on to compete against other regional schools, for the Daffodil Festival Queen title. The Queen title is considered the highest honor of the regional festival. The Lakes band accompanies the float of Lakes princesses every year in the parde, held annually in April.
Lakewood, Washington
Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 58,163 at the 2010 census.-History:Lakewood was officially incorporated on February 28, 1996. Historical names include Lakewood Center and Lakes District...
. It serves students from 9th grade to 12th grade. It is one of the two major high schools in the Clover Park School District
Clover Park School District
The Clover Park School District is the fourth largest school district in Pierce County, Washington and the 28th largest public school district in the state.-Location:...
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Daffodil Festival
Every year, Lakes participates in the Pierce CountyPierce County, Washington
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Daffodil Festival. A competition is held in house to select the Lakes Princess, who goes on to compete against other regional schools, for the Daffodil Festival Queen title. The Queen title is considered the highest honor of the regional festival. The Lakes band accompanies the float of Lakes princesses every year in the parde, held annually in April.
Past Lakes Daffodil Festival Princesses
- Jean Fink, 1971
- Kristin Marcrander, 1986
- Romelynn Eleno, 2004
- Kelly Hewitt, 2010
- Rio Marquez-Hammitt, 2011
Football
The Lakes football team has had several championship-level seasons. The team won the state championship in 1997, was a state champion runner-up in 2000, and placed third in 3A WIAA State playoffs in 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, and 2010. The Lancers also produced a regular season winning streak of 45 games during 1999-2003. The football team won the league championship in 1970, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.Choral Programs
Lakes' choral program was organized in the fall of 1962 by Edward R. Harmic.Notable alumni
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. - Joseph Gray - Professional runner, 2008 and 2009 U.S. Mountain Runner of the Year
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- Anthony Russo - Wide receiver for the University of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
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member of 2004 1600 meter National Relay team.