Lakeland Regional High School

Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district serving students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque (including its Haskell neighborhood), communities in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, which have a combined population of about 25,000.[4]

Lakeland Regional High School District
205 Conklintown Road
Wanaque, NJ 07465
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentHugh Beattie
Business administratorKathryn Davenport
Schools1
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.lakeland.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		9-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,34121$18,8917.7%
1Budgetary Cost16,7683115,5927.5%
2Classroom Instruction9,863408,80712.0%
6Support Services2,959392,29429.0%
8Administrative Cost1,429111,592−10.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,55981,954−20.2%
13Extracurricular Activities80719873−7.6%
16Median Teacher Salary70,7852971,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[1]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Lakeland Regional High School
Location
Lakeland Regional High School
Lakeland Regional High School
Lakeland Regional High School
Coordinates41.059688°N 74.28061°W / 41.059688; -74.28061
Information
TypePublic high school
NCES School ID3408190[2]
Asst. principalsDr. Ronald Finkelstein
Faculty87.3 FTEs[2]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment911 (as of 2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.4:1[2]
Color(s)     Red
     Gray[3]
Athletics conferenceBig North Conference
Team nameLancers[3]
RivalWest Milford Highlanders
NewspaperLancer Ledger
WebsiteSchool website

Students come to the high school from the Ringwood Public School District and the Wanaque Borough Schools. Lakeland Regional High School is accredited by the State of New Jersey and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

As of the 2017-18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 911 students and 87.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. There were 93 students (10.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 23 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[5]

The high school has 115 professional staff members, with 60% having advanced degrees. There are 95 teachers, five area supervisors, and four guidance counselors. Lakeland also has a substance awareness coordinator, a complete child study team, a school nurse, a library-media specialist, an athletic trainer and several teacher aides.

History

Before the district was established, students from the two communities had attended Butler High School.[6]

Awards, recognition and rankings

In the 2000-01 school year, Lakeland Regional High School was recognized as a New Jersey Best Practice School for its S.C.O.P.E., Search, S.T.E.P., and SOAR School-to-Career / Workplace Environment programs.[7]

For the 1994-95 school year, Lakeland Regional High School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[8]

The school was the 112th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[9] The school had been ranked 87th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 145th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[10] The magazine ranked the school 131st in the magazine's September 2008 issue,and 140th in the September 2006 which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[11] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 140th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 8 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (83.9%) and language arts literacy (94.5%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[12]

Curriculum

As a requirement for graduation, Lakeland students must complete 135 credits, demonstrate mastery of basic skills on the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), and meet a variety of local and state distribution requirements.

Advanced Placement Program (AP) Courses include AP English Language and Composition, AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Music Theory, AP European History and AP Spanish Language.[13]

Honors Courses are offered in English, Algebra 2, Geometry, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Spanish 4 & 5, French 4, Latin 4, World History, US History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, and Gifted and Talented Senior Seminar.

Specialized Learning Programs, including interdisciplinary projects, are conducted using the high technology multimedia laboratory. Gifted and talented students are offered enrichment opportunities through the various departments and the G & T Coordinator. Other programs include School, Career Orientation and Personal Education (SCOPE), the Career Research Project (SEARCH), Students to Experience Professions (STEP) and (SOAR), the portfolio completion course. A third New Jersey Best Practice was awarded for this School to Career Program.

Electives are offered in most of the core subjects. The school provides practical experiences and a range of studies in the area of communication, transportation, energy and manufacturing. Course offerings are provided in business education and family and consumer sciences. Fine arts electives include music and art offerings.

Athletics

The Lakeland Regional High School Lancers[3] compete in the Big North Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[14] With 704 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North I, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 495 to 762 students in that grade range.[15] For the 2009-10 school year, Ridgewood was part of the North Jersey Tri-County Conference, a conference established on an interim basis to facilitate the realignment.[16] Prior to the NJSIAA's realignment of New Jersey high school sports leagues which took effect beginning in 2009, Lakeland was a part of the Suburban Division of the Northern Hills Conference.[17]

The boys baseball team won the North I Group II state sectional title in 1962 and 1968, won the Group III state championship in 1976 vs. Ridge High School, and the Group II title in 1974 vs. Lawrence High School.[18]

The field hockey team won the North I Group III state sectional championship in 1981.[19]

The football team won the NJSIAA North I Group II state sectional championship in 2004 and 2010.[20] In 2004, the Lancers won the NJSIAA North I, Group II state championship, defeating Lenape Valley Regional High School in double overtime by a score of 17-14 at Giants Stadium, making it the first football state champions in Lakeland's history.[21] The Lakeland Lancers football team made it to the North I Group II state championship final again in 2008, but lost by a score of 35-6 to first seed Wayne Hills High School who was riding a 51-game winning streak and was the 4-time defending champion, with Lakeland ending the season with a record of 11-1 after losing in the first match between the two teams.[22][23] In 2010, the Lancers faced Ramsey High School in the North 1, Group II championship game at Kean University. They were victorious, winning the game 20-0 for the second football state title in school history.[24]

Notable alumni

Administration

Core members of the district / school administration include:[31][32][33]

  • Hugh Beattie, Superintendent
  • Kathryn Davenport, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • Dr. Ronald Finkelstein, Assistant Principal
  • Rita Mazza, Assistant Principal

In the wake of a $340,000 cut in state aid, the district eliminated the position of principal for the 2019-20 school year in a cost-saving measure.[34]

References
  1. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  2. School data for Lakeland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  3. Lakeland Regional High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 14, 2015.
  4. Lakeland Regional High School 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 13, 2018. "In addition to our school programs for students in grades 9-12, students from our sending districts in Wanaque, Haskell, and Ringwood are eligible to attend our instrumental music program for enrichment from 7:30 - 8:50 a.m."
  5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2014.
  6. Gnader, Ann. "Wanaque Elementary School opened 45 years ago", The Record (Bergen County), August 17, 2017. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Before Lakeland Regional High School for Wanaque and Ringwood students was built, after eighth grade graduation the students from the two towns went to Butler High School."
  7. New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipients, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 23, 2006.
  8. Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 26, 2009.
  9. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  10. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 27, 2012.
  11. "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  12. New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 5, 2012.
  13. Lakeland Regional High School 2013-14 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 14, 2015.
  14. League Memberships – 2016-2017 Archived 2012-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 10, 2017.
  15. General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  16. New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League Memberships – 2009-2010, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 28, 2011. Accessed November 5, 2014.
  17. Home Page, Northern Hills Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 28, 2011. Accessed December 15, 2014.
  18. History of the NJSIAA Baseball Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 14, 2015.
  19. History of the NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 14, 2015.
  20. Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 19, 2015.
  21. PASSAIC COUNTY FREEHOLDERS HONOR LAKELAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPS, Passaic County, New Jersey press release dated April 26, 2005.
  22. Reilly, Sean. "Wayne Hills runs away from Lakeland, 35-6", The Star-Ledger, December 6, 2008. Accessed March 5, 2012.
  23. Staff. "Wayne Hills 35, Lakeland 6 (High school Football scores & results)", The Star-Ledger, December 6, 2008. Accessed March 5, 2012. "Senior tailback/defensive back Ronnie Driesse had an outstanding afternoon in his final scholastic game as he rushed 28 times for 213 yards and two touchdowns and intercepted two passes, returning one for a score, as Wayne Hills, No. 4 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, defeated No. 11 Lakeland, 35-6, in a battle of unbeaten teams in the NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 championship yesterday at Giants Stadium. It was the first game ever between Wayne Hills (12-0) and Lakeland (11-1), both of Passaic County, and marked the fifth consecutive sectional title for Wayne Hills."
  24. "Lakeland blanks Ramsey to win state title" Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Jersey Sports Now, December 4, 2010.
  25. Berger, Phil. "Players; Bobby Czyz Fights Back", The New York Times, August 5, 1986. Accessed October 2, 2013. "When Bobby Czyz first appeared on television screens in the early 1980s he was depicted as a boxing Galahad: a good-looking, clean-cut kid who graduated sixth in a class of 335 students at Lakeland Regional High School in Wanaque, N.J., and just the sort of boxer that middle America could take to heart."
  26. "Boxing commentator arrested", Herald News, February 25, 2003. "Boxing commentator and former two-time world champion Bobby Czyz, a Lakeland High School graduate and former Wanaque resident, has been charged with drunken driving."
  27. Gramlich, Barry. "Lakeland's Livesey Sees His Future", The Record (Bergen County), June 13, 1993. Accessed November 18, 2013. "Realizing his day in the big leagues may never come, Jeff Livesey plays to coach. 'I'd love to play in the big leagues; I work toward that everyday,' says Livesey, a former three-time All-Passaic County catcher at Lakeland High School."
  28. Eric Schubert, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed January 9, 2020. "High School: Lakeland Regional (NJ)"
  29. Fred Strickland player profile Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Redskins. Accessed April 11, 2007.
  30. Mark Trakh, USC Trojans women's basketball. Accessed September 24, 2017. "Trakh played basketball and baseball at Lakeland Regional High in Wanaque, N.J."
  31. Staff, Lakeland Regional High School. Accessed January 9, 2020.
  32. New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 23, 2016.
  33. Passaic County 2016-17 Public School Directory Archived 2015-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed December 23, 2016.
  34. Zimmer, David M. "Lakeland High School cuts principal position to save money after aid cut", The Record (Bergen County), August 2, 2019. Accessed August 4, 2019. "Lakeland Regional High School is heading into the school year without a principal after school board members eliminated the position as a cost saving measure. The late-July elimination resulted in the departure of Matthew Certo, the school’s principal since 2014. Joseph Walker, the board’s vice president, said the decision was made to save money as the high school district attempts to cope with a cut in March of more than 7% in state aid for the 2019-20 school year."
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