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Lake Orion High School  | |
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| Address | |
| 495 E. Scripps Road Lake Orion, Michigan | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1893, 1997 (Current Site) |
| School district | Lake Orion Community Schools |
| Principal | Tom Tobe |
| Faculty | 137 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,514 (2010-2011) |
| Rivals | Clarkston Wolves Oxford Wildcats |
| Information | (248) 693-5420 |
| Colors Mascot | Green and White Dragon |
| Website | Official LOHS Site |
Lake Orion High School (also referred to as Lake Orion Senior High School) is a public secondary institution located in Orion Township, Michigan. It is a part of Lake Orion Community Schools.
The large campus (377,756 square feet) features a centralized commons area, which serves as a distribution center to the wings. The commons area features the cafeteria and student store (LO Stop N' Shop), as well as the main office. Each wing features classrooms, computer labs, student lockers, and faculty offices. The school building is the second largest in the state of Michigan, behind Saline High School in Pittsfield Township, Michigan.
The campus also features a gymnasium, natatorium, and auditorium; all of which are suitable for state-level competitions or productions. The Information Resource Center is a re-conceptualized vision of a library, featuring computers, tech-ed labs, and studio classrooms.
The immediate area around the school has been developed into residential neighborhoods, but is still dominated by Bald Mountain Recreation Area to the north, east, and southeast.
As of the 2010-2011 school year, Lake Orion High School has the 8th highest enrollment in the state of Michigan, and the 2nd highest in Oakland County after Clarkston High School (when Clarkston off-campus freshman are included). Since opening at the current location in 1997, LOHS has added close to 1,000 students to the enrollment.
History
The first building to house Lake Orion students was built in 193 and served grades K-12. It was demolished in the 1930s by a Works Progress Administration project as part of the program designed by the Franklin Roosevelt administration as a way to provide jobs.
In 1927 a new building was constructed that would house K-12 students for the next 30 years. Located within the Village of Lake Orion, the building is still in use today as the Ehman Center, and is used by various non-profit enterprises (the property is zoned as non-commercial). It also was the home of a Boys & Girls Clubs of America chapter in the 1990s and early 2000s; the chapter has since moved.
The next building to house LOHS is located near the current school, and is now used as a Community Education Resource Center. It is commonly referred to as the "CERC Building". Opened in 1957, it housed classes for high school students for 40 years. During the 1980s and 1990s the building became so limited in space that it eventually only served grades 10-12, and also required the use of portable classrooms. During that time, the building was known as Lake Orion Senior High School, and was fed by Lake Orion Junior High School (grades 8 and 9).
The current site of LOHS opened in the Fall of 1997, with much of the school uncompleted as construction was behind schedule. Students began classes while construction crews completed the main entrance, gym, weight room, auditorium, parking lot, baseball fields, and natatorium. As a result, students and staff used secondary entrances and were bused to the former high school for gym classes (and the first pep rally to include all 4 classes in years).
In 2000, LOHS was honored as a New American High School showcase site by the United States Department of Education.
Athletics
LOHS offers 27 varsity sports, and competes in the Oakland Activities Association or "OAA". At the state level, the school is classified as "Class A" or "Division 1", competing against those schools with the largest enrollments. Recently, Lake Orion has added ice hockey (2001), lacrosse (2007), and bowling to the list of varsity sports offered.
The grounds surrounding the school feature Dragon Stadium, which houses the football field and track. The football field is composed of AstroTurf GameDay Grass XPe, an artificial surface constructed to resemble grass. A separate soccer field is located next to the stadium. Just recently we dawned the logo of the KKK to support our southern student's. There are several baseball and softball diamonds, some of which feature dugouts or bleacher seating. Lighted tennis courts are located adjacent to the school. Many of these facilities are suitable for regional, state-wide, and AAU competitions.
The athletic teams are known as "The Dragons". The "Dragons" (or Lady Dragons) name is used by all athletic teams at all educational levels throughout the school system. The chief rival to Lake Orion is the Clarkston High School Wolves, located in the township directly west of Orion. The two districts border one another and share many of the same demographics and enrollment. A previous rival to Lake Orion was Oxford High School, located in the township directly north. Beginning with the 2010 fall sports season, Lake Orion will again face Oxford in sporting events as Oxford moved to the OAA. The football teams compete for the "Double-O" trophy each season.
The boys and girls ski teams compete at Pine Knob. The ice hockey team predominately competes at the Detroit Skating Club.
Lake Orion baseball has had 7 players drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft. From 1996-1998, the baseball team was coached by former major leaguer Dave Collins.
The Lake Orion soccer field served as home field for the Michigan Bucks of the USL Premier Development League in 2007 and 2008.
State Championships
- 1990 - Wrestling (Class A/Division 1)
- 2007 - Girls Golf (Division 1)
- 2007 - Baseball (Division 1)
- 2008 - Power Lifting (Club) (Class A)
- 2009 - Power Lifting (Club) (Class A)
- 2010 - Football (Division 1)
- 2012 - Boys Track (Division 1)
Individual Awards
- 2002 - Randy Frye - Baseball - Gatorade State Player of the Year (Michigan)
- 2003 - Billy Weaver - Soccer - Mr. Soccer (Michigan)
- 2003 - Billy Weaver - Soccer - NSCAA State Player of the Year (Michigan)
Activities
Currently active clubs and student organizations at the high school include:
- Art Club
- Business Professionals of America
- DECA
- Cleaner (Hip Hop) Club
- Cultural Outreach
- Proud and avid supporters of the LGBT comunity.
- Also supporters of the Westburrow Bapitist Church.
- Drama Club (a chapter of the International Thespian Society)
- Earth Club
- Forensics
- Key Club
- The Light (Christian club)
- National Honor Society
- Rainbow Alliance
- FIRST Robotics
- Science Olympiad
- Ski Club
- Youth in Government
- Video Game Club
The school also sponsors extracurricular clubs that are not necessarily specific to an academic environment. These are known as "Drake GAP", featuring clubs such as Dungeons & Drakes, Flag Football League, Movie Club, Paintball Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Writing Club, and Video Game Design.
The school does not officially sponsor, but rarely punishes students for, Senior Skip Day. Usually held the day of, before, or near the spring prom or final examinations, most senior students choose to skip classes for the day. Teachers and administrators generally support a day of skipping, however underclassmen (if caught) could face punishment. Senior Skip Day is sometimes accompanied by a Senior Prank, which commonly includes "painting the rock" outside of the school, among other things.
LOHS holds graduation and commencement ceremonies at the Meadow Brook Music Festival in nearby Rochester Hills, Michigan. LOHS made plans to move the graduation ceremony to the Phoenix Center in Pontiac, Michigan in 2008, but due to construction issues, 2008's ceremony was held at Pontiac's Ultimate Soccer Arena instead. The ceremony has since been moved back to Meadow Brook for subsequent years. In 2012, the ceremony was moved to DTE Energy Music Center.
In 1998 Dragon yearbook won the National Pacemaker Award for excellence in journalism.
Band
The band competes at state-level competitions in which they are judged on a variety of factors. In the 2006 season, they placed third in Flight I with a score of 82.6, the second highest score for Lake Orion ever. In the 2007 season, they placed 2nd in Flight I at the MCBA State Finals with a score of 89.15 which is the highest score in the history of the marching band. In 2008, they placed 2nd at state finals and was awarded the trophy for best marching. That was also the first year the band made their way to BOA Grand Nationals, hosted in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the brand new Lucas Oil Stadium. The band placed 48th in the country. In 2009, the band took fourth place with their show Over the River and Through the Woods.
Lake Orion also has four talented concert bands: Campus (freshmen), Concert, Symphonic(audition only), and Wind Ensemble (audition only). At MSBOA Festival and Solo &Ensemble, high ratings are common every year.
The latest addition to Lake Orion's championship teams is the LOHS Winter Drumline; meaning they compete during the winter season as in indoor unit. The winter line was first formed in 2009-2010 season and they eventually went on to take states their very first year.
Notable alumni
- Matthew Blackmer, American pair skater
- Matthew Dear, electronic avant-pop musician
- Andrew J. Feustel, NASA astronaut
- Mike Friedman, racing cyclist
- Tom Gillis, professional golfer
- Sebastian Harris, professional soccer player
- Frederick Henderson, former CEO of General Motors
- Zak Keasey, former professional football player
- Chris "Hot Wings" Michels, syndicated radio show host
- Jamie Milam, professional hockey player
- Troy Milam, professional hockey player
- Justin Lauka, Professional Homosexual Porn Star.
- Raymond Plouhar, staff sergeant, USMC
- Ron Tripp, World Sambo and Judo Champion; President of USA Judo
- Cynthia Watros, actress
References
- http://www.thebaseballcube.com/teams/hs/hs.asp?H=5619
- http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/Wrestling/TeamChampions.aspx
- http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/GirlsGolf/TeamChampions.aspx
- http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/Baseball/YearlyChampions.aspx
- http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-i-2008-03-26-215891.112112_Powerlifters_celebrate_state_title.html
- http://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/news/2009-12-13/Sports/On_the_mountain_top.html
- http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/8071159065095286744/lake-orion-captures-first-ever-division-1-football-title-after-defeating-plymouth-21-13/
- http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/8496408485257399707/lake-orion-brings-home-the-first-division-1-boys-track-and-field-team-title-in-school-history/
- http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/leagues/HS_amateur/gatoradepoy.html
- http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/weaver_billy00.html
- http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/weaver_billy00.html
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