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Lake Park High School is a four-year
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occupying two campuses, both located in Roselle,
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, a western suburb of
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. Freshmen and sophomores attend the East Campus (the original campus built in 1956), located near Medinah, and juniors and seniors attend the West Campus. It is part of the Lake Park Community High School District 108. Students from Roselle, Medinah, Bloomingdale, Itasca,
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, Keeneyville, and Hanover Park attend the school.


History

The name "Lake Park" is derived from the campuses being between "Lake" Street and Irving "Park" Road. The citizens of northwestern
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founded Lake Park High School District 108 in 1953, and the doors opened at what is now East Campus, 600 South Medinah Road, Roselle, in September 1956 to 320 students. In less than twenty years, the number of students had increased substantially and West Campus was built in 1975.http://www.lphs.org/about/facts/
The east campus borders the
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.


Athletics

Lake Park has 29 athletic teams, of which there are 14 boys, 11 girls teams and 4 co-ed teams that compete in the DuKane Conference and
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. *Boys ** Baseball ** Basketball ** Bowling ** Cheerleading ** Cross country ** Football ** Golf ** Gymnastics ** Soccer ** Swim & Dive ** Tennis ** Track ** Volleyball ** Wrestling ** Lacrosse *Girl ** Badminton ** Basketball ** Bowling ** Cheerleading ** Cross Country ** Diving ** Golf ** Gymnastics ** Lancettes ** Soccer ** Softball ** Swim & Dive ** Tennis ** Track ** Volleyball


State titles

*Boys Gymnastics – 2023 *Boys Track – 1997, 2010-13. *Girls Bowling – 1986–87 and 1994–95 *Boys Bowling – 2008–2009 *Cheerleading (Coed) 2011


Exchanges

Lake Park has an exchange program with
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in Hamburg, Germany, allowing students to experience each other's culture and lifestyle.


Notable alumni

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, class of 2014, former professional soccer player * Mike DiNunno, did not graduate, professional basketball player * Tim Ehrhardt, class of 2013, professional decathlete * Lindsay Flanagan, class of 2009, professional long distance runner and
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at the 2015
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Mark Gorski Mark Brian Gorski (born January 6, 1960) is a 1984 Olympic Gold medal-winning cyclist in the Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint, 1000m match sprint from the United States. He attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois ...
, class of 1978, Olympic gold medalist (track cycling Individual sprint,
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, class of 1976,
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, class of 1982, football player *
Glenn Kotche Glenn Kotche (born December 31, 1970 in Roselle, Illinois, United States) is an American drummer and composer, best known for his involvement in the band Wilco. He was named the 40th greatest drummer of all time by Gigwise in 2008. Prior to ...
, class of 1989, drummer for the band
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driver * Mike Panasiuk, class of 2016, NFL center for the
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* Tony Randazzo, class of 1983,
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, class of 1982, comic book writer and artist * Don Schulze, class of 1980,
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References


External links


Official website
{{authority control Public high schools in Illinois Roselle, Illinois Bloomingdale, Illinois School districts in DuPage County, Illinois Schools in DuPage County, Illinois Educational institutions established in 1956 1956 establishments in Illinois