Lakewood High School is a public high school located in Lakewood, Ohio, west of Cleveland. The school colors are purple and gold and the mascot is the Ranger Man. The school athletics program is currently a member of the Cleveland West Conference.
Lakewood High School's athletic field was built in 1941 and is located just south of the school building in the school's athletic complex. The stadium is used for numerous sporting events, including playoff and home football games for nearby St. Edward High School football team, which is located a few blocks away. The football field was first renovated in 1986-7, with the addition of an all-weather track and a sand-ballasted synthetic surface,[6] and again, in 2007 with the installation of FieldTurf and in 2014, First Federal of Lakewood, a local bank, agreed to pay the district $320,000 for the naming rights. It can seat 8,000 people with standing room for an additional 2,000.[7]
The athletic complex is also home to the school's football, soccer, rugby, track & field, tennis, softball, and baseball teams.
Performing arts
Lakewood High School has a number of opportunities for its students to gain experience and training in the performing arts. Multiple orchestras and choirs are offered as well as broadcast/theater production.[8]
Barnstormers
With production history dating back to the 1940s, Lakewood High School's Barnstormers Drama Club is one of the oldest high school theatre clubs in the state. The club performs three shows per year: A Fall play, The Winter One-Acts Play Festival, and a Spring musical.
The Lakewood Project, founded in 2002, is an alternative rock orchestra consisting of Lakewood High School students. The Lakewood Project has performed around the country as far as Utah and Texas.[10]
Marching band
The marching band consisted of over 100 musicians and auxiliaries, which are made up of the dance team (the "Rangerettes") and the flag corps. Major events the marching band have been invited to include the 2000 BCS National Championship Game in Louisiana and the 2003 Outback Bowl in Florida.[citation needed] The marching band has also performed in the 2016 Toronto Thanksgiving Day Parade, and visited Walt Disney World Orlando, Fl in November, 2021.
Every year, the Ranger Marching Band has an annual festival, bringing marching bands from around the state. Lakewood has invited both high school and college marching bands to Lakewood First Federal Stadium.[11]
Notable alumni
Jack Buck (1942) - sportscaster and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Dick Celeste (1955) - Governor of Ohio (1983–1991)
Cliff Lewis - Professional football player in the NFL
Dave Malloy (1994) - Musical Theatre composer and Tony Award Nominee for Best Musical, Best Orchestrations, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score in 2017 for his musical “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
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