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| Lake Highlands High School |
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| Lake Highlands High School Facts |
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| Accountability Rating: Acceptable |
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| School Hours: 9:00 am to 4:10 pm |
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Enrollment: 1738
Source: Per PEIMS final submission. Includes students not in membership. Updated in January for current school year. |
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| Campus Improvement Plan |
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Lake Highlands HS Students by Ethnicity
Source: Per PEIMS final submission. Includes students not in membership.
Updated in January for current school year. |
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| American Indian / Alaskan: |
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| Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: |
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Lake Highlands HS Special Programs
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| Advanced Placement / Pre-Advancement Placement Courses |
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| Bands - Marching & Symphonic |
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| Career & Technology Vocational Courses |
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| Choir - Concert & Pop (Espree) |
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| Drill team - Highlandettes |
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| English as a Second Language |
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| Foreign Languages (French, Japanese, Latin, Spanish) |
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| Mu Alpha Theta (National Mathematics Honor Society) |
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| National Latin Honor Society |
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| Newspaper (The LHHS Fang) |
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| SAT/ACT Online Preparation Courses |
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| Technology Courses (including Novell network administrator certification) |
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| UIL Activities - All academic, athletic, performing and visual arts programs |
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| Western Dance - Wildcat Wranglers |
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| Plus: Clubs & Organizations to meet virtually every area of student interest; if we don't have one in existence, we will start one! |
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Lake Highlands HS Honors and Awards
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| For 42 years, Lake Highlands High School students have distinguished themselves in academic, extracurricular, and leadership activities. Many LHHS graduates occupy positions of leadership in business, government, religion and education. Wildcat exes have also contributed significantly to many fields of endeavor including: law, medicine, engineering, finance, military science, the visual and performing arts, and professional athletics. Part of the reason for the tradition of excellence at Lake Highlands High School is the expectation of success shared by the community, parents, faculty members, and students. Although the following list does not include every honor or award in the school’s history, it is certainly a representative sample: |
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| 51 National Merit Finalists during thelast eight year (1996-2006) |
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| 1998 Walt Disney Corporation American Teacher Award Finalist |
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| 1997 National PTA Phoebe Apperson Hurst Outstanding Teacher Award Winner |
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| 1996 State-Semifinalist: Football |
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| 1995 Women's Gymnastics Team: State Champions |
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| 1990 Academic Decathlon National Champion |
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| 1990 State Golf Tournament Men's Team Champion |
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| 1989 State Golf Tournament Individual Medalist: Justin Leonard |
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| 1988 State Golf Tournament Individual Medalist: Justin Leonard |
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| 1999-2000 Superintendent's Medallion recipient |
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| 2006 Newsweek Magazine’s “America’s Best High School” (Also Awarded in 2003, 2005) |
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| 2006 10-5A All-Sports Champions (Also Awarded in 2005) |
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| 2006 D Magazine “Best Public High Schools” in Texas (Also Awarded in 2004) |
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| 2006 Men’s Track and Field: Individual State Champion: Shot Put |
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| 2005 Nine All-State Band, Orchestra and Choir Members |
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| 2004 Bi-District Baseball Champions |
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| 2004 Basketball Area Champions |
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| 2003 Men’s Soccer State Runner-Up |
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| 2003 Women’s Basketball Regional Finalist |
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| 2003 Men’s Basketball Bi-District Basketball Champions |
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| 2003 National PTA Reflections Art Contest Champion |
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| 2001-04 UIL Sweepstakes Winners: Band, Choir, Orchestra |
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| 2002 Dallas Coalition on Character and Values Character Counts Award |
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| 2002 U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award |
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| 2002 Men’s Soccer Area Champions |
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| 2002 Baseball Regional Quarterfinalist Champions |
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| 2001 National Cheerleading Champions |
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| 2001 Bi-District Boys Basketball Champions |
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| 2000 Regional Semifinalist Women’s Volleyball |
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| 2000 All-State selections: Academic Decathlon, Band, Choir, Volleyball, Track, Baseball |
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| 2000 State Track & Field Meet Champion: High Jump |
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| 1999 Named “Outstanding American High School” by U.S. News & World Report |
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| 1999 Choir: Sweepstakes Winners; Best 5-A Men’s Choir in State; 3 All-State Members |
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| 1999 National Latin Exam Award Winners |
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| 1999 State Semifinalist: Football |
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| 1999 Regional Quarterfinal Champions: Women’s Soccer |
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| 1999 Area Champions: Baseball |
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| 1999 Wildcat Marching Band: Sweepstakes and State Marching Semifinalist |
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| 1998 All-State Academic Team Member (One of Twenty Statewide) |
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| 1998 State Academic Literary Meet Champion: Ready Writing |
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| 1998 State Track & Field Meet Champion: Shot Put |
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| 1998 Regional Champions: Football |
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| 1998 Area Champions: Football, Men’s Basketball, Baseball |
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| 1998 District champions: Football, Men’s Track, Women’s Gymnastics |
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| 1998 Men’s Gymnastics Individual State Champion |
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| 1997 Mock Trial National Competition: 3rd Place |
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| 1997 Mock Trial State Competition: 1st Place |
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| 1997 Men’s Gymnastics Team: National Champions |
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| 1997 Men’s Gymnastics Team: State Champions |
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| 1997 Men’s Gymnastics Team Individual Champion |
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| 1997 State Semifinalist: Football |
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| 1997 District Champions: Football, Men’s Track |
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| 1995 Women’s Gymnastics Team: State Champions |
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| 1990 Academic Decathlon Team: National Champion |
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| 1990 Men’s Golf Team: State Champion |
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| 1989 Men’s Golf Team: Individual State Champion |
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| 1988 Men’s Golf Team: Individual State Champion |
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| 1987 Power lifting National Champions |
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| 1981 State Champions: Football |
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| 1975 State Champions: Men’s Cross Country |
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| 1968 State Champions: Men’s Basketball |
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| 1964 State Champions: Men’s Cross Country |
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| 1963 State Champions: Men’s Cross Country |
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| 1963 Football District Champions |
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Lake Highlands HS Parent Volunteer Opportunities
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| Numerous parent volunteer opportunities are available at Lake Highlands High School including:
PTA committees such as teacher recognition and student perfect attendance; local school council; library; counselor's office (during registration volunteers are especially needed); mentoring and tutoring students who are experiencing academic difficulty; food service in the cafeteria; nurse's office; attendance office; senior activities i.e., prom, senior show, all-night party; plus numerous booster clubs including academic decathlon, athletic, band, choir, drill team, and western dance; TAAS math, reading, writing tutoring; SAT/ ACT test preparation tutoring. |
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| Community Partnerships |
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| Click here for a document that lists the community partners of RISD's various schools. The partners document, an Adobe Acrobat PDF file, will open in a new web browser window. |
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AEIS = The Texas Education Agency's Academic Excellence Indicator System
APR = Annual Performance Report
EE = Early Childhood Education
KG = Kindergarten
PPCD = Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities
PK = Pre-Kindergarten
TEA = Texas Education Agency
1This score is called "TAKS ELA" for grades 10-12 and "TAKS Reading" for all other grades. |
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Lake Highlands High School
9449 Church Road
Dallas, Texas 75238
(469) 593-1000
Fax
469-593-1030 |
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| Principal: Peggy Dillon |
Assistant Principal(s):
Michelle Coleman, Cecilia Galvan, Michelle King, Michael, McDonald, Mike Shea,
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