Lake Shore High School is a high school located in the lakefront community of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, United States. The school, a part of Lake Shore Public Schools, serves grades 9–12. The nickname for Lake Shore is the Shorians. Lake Shore High School offers training in CAD, dental careers, web design and video production along with college advanced placement classes and dual enrollment. Janelle Bross is the current principal.[2]
| Lake Shore High School | |
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22980 East Thirteen Mile Road , 48082 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°31′20″N 82°52′52″W / 42.52222°N 82.88111°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Founded | 1923 |
| School district | Lake Shore Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Joe DiPonio |
| Principal | Janelle Bross |
| Teaching staff | 54.06 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 950 (2022–2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.57[1] |
| Campus type | Suburb |
| Color(s) | Red Black |
| Athletics conference | Macomb Area Conference |
| Mascot | Shorie |
| Nickname | Shorians |
| Rival | Lakeview High School |
| Newspaper | The Shoreline |
| Feeder schools | John F. Kennedy Middle School |
| Website | lshs |
Extracurriculars
editSports
editLake Shore is best known, athletically, for the 1993 and 1994 boys' basketball team that went 26–1 and 28–0,[3] respectively, and winning the Class B State Championship in 1994.[4] As of December 2013 they were the only boys' basketball team in Macomb County to ever win the state championship.[5] The 1974 Lake Shore hockey team also won their only state championship, with the final game being played at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[6]
Music
editThe school hosts three band classes: Jazz Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. For concerts, graduation ceremony, and competition at MSBOA, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble are combined into Wind Symphony.[7]
The choral program includes the Woman's Chorale, Lake Shore Singers, Show Choir and Glee Club. The choirs combine each spring to produce a musical; they performed their first musical in 1973.[8]
Notable alumni
edit- George Allen (1937) – American football coach in the National Football League and United States Football League; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame[9]
- Anne Fletcher (1984) – dancer, choreographer and film director[10]
- Faye Grant (1975) – actress[11]
- Donald Patrick Harvey (1978) – actor (Die Hard 2, Walker, Texas Ranger)[12]
- Candice S. Miller (1972) – Michigan Secretary of State, United States House of Representatives[13]
- Alto Reed (1966) – saxophonist, member of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band[14]
- Mark Wells (1975) – member of the 1980 Miracle on Ice U.S. Men's Olympic ice hockey team[15]
- Rachelle Wilkos (1989) – television producer
- Thomas J. Wilson (1975) – chairman and chief executive officer, the Allstate Corporation[16]
- John Ziegler, Jr. (1952) – president of the National Hockey League (1977–1992) and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame (1987)[17]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lake Shore High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Lake Shore Public Schools • 28850 Harper Avenue • St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 • 586.285.8481". Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "Team Records". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Jason Carmel Davis (December 19, 2013). "Lake Shore 1994 state champion boys basketball team honored". C & G News. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Ryan Zuke (February 20, 2018). "Michigan hockey's best 50 players of all time". MLive – Advance Local Media. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "Lake Shore High School Course Offering Guide" (PDF). Lake Shore Public Schools. 2017–2018. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Edward Cardenas (July 19, 2011). "Whiz Kids: Lake Shore High School Women's Choir". Patch. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ George Allen – Class of 2002 Pro Football Hall of Fame
- ^ Five questions with Anne Fletcher, director of '27 Dresses'
- ^ "Faye Grant, Class of 1975 – Lake Shore High School – Classmates". classmates.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Don Harvey Educational Resume". donharveytheactor.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "About Candice". candice-miller.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Saxophonist and 'showman' Alto Reed of Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band has died". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Mark Wells: 'I still can't believe it'". C&G Newspapers. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Tom Wilson – Lake Shore High School Distinguished Alumni
- ^ title=The Business of Playing Hockey