Lehigh Acres Middle School
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Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
located in Lehigh Acres, Florida
Lehigh Acres, Florida
Lehigh Acres is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. The US Census Bureau estimates the CDP's population at 67,867 as of 2006...
, and operated by the School District of Lee County
School District of Lee County (Florida)
The School District of Lee County manages public education in Lee County, Florida. As of April 3, 2008, there are 78,803 studentsin the whole district.- High schools :* Cape Coral High School - * Cypress Lake High School - * Dunbar High School -...
. The principal of the school is Joe Pitura. The school's slogan is "Inside these walls now and forever, let the learning begin". The school's mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is a Bruin. The school color are Burgundy Black and Silver.
Staff
Since 2008, Lehigh Acres Middle School has had Joe Pitura as the principal and Mrs.Shrowder (since 2010) and Forrest Walker (since 2008) as the assistant principals. The school has about 70 teachers, but about 90 staff members in all. Lehigh Middle's class of 2007 had many well known actress and musicians around the Lehigh area.Sports
LAMS has the following sports, BasketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, Soccer, Track & Field, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, and Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
. In 2010 the girls basketball team were the district champions!