Lake City High School

For the school in South Carolina, see Lake City High School (South Carolina).

Public school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

Lake City High School

Address

6101 N. Ramsey Road

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

83815

United States

Coordinates| 47°43′41″N 116°48′36″W﻿ / ﻿47.728°N 116.810°W﻿ / 47.728; -116.810
Information
Other name| LCHS, Lake City
Type| Public[1]
Motto| "For the Strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the Strength of the Wolf is the Pack."
Established| 1994; 30 years ago (1994)
School district| Coeur d'Alene School District#271
Superintendent| Shon Hocker
CEEB code| 130119
NCES School ID| 160078000291[2]
Principal| Deanne Clifford[3]
Asst. Principal| Brandi Johnson
Athletic Director| Troy Anderson
Asst. Principal| Bryan Kelly
ASB President| Luke Sharon
Dean Of Students| Kennadie Shaber
Faculty| 78.06 (FTE)[2]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 1,563 (2022-2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 20.70[2]
Color(s)| Teal, Silver, & Navy Blue[3]

Slogan| "One School, One Family, United"
Fight song| "Fight On"
Athletics| IHSAA Class 5A
Athletics conference| Inland Empire League (5A) (IEL)[3]
Mascot| Timberwolves[3]
Nickname| T-Wolves
Rival| Coeur d'Alene High School
Newspaper| Timberwolf Times
Yearbook| "Timberwolf"
Feeder schools| Woodland Middle School
Lakes Middle School
Canfield Middle School
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy
Information| (208) 769-0769
Elevation| 2,265 ft (690 m) AMSL
Website| www.cdaschools.org/Domain/17

Lake City High School, sometimes referred to as Lake City or LCHS, is a four-year public secondary school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The second high school in the city, LCHS opened in 1994 and draws from the southern and western areas of the Coeur d'Alene school district. The school's colors are navy blue, silver, and teal, and its mascot is the Timberwolf, which students commonly refer to as T-Wizzy.[4]

The campus is located on a 45-acre (182,000 m2) site on the corner of Ramsey Road and West Hanley Avenue. Lake City provides educational opportunities to over 1,600 students in grades 9–12. The high school includes several athletic fields, a 2,000 seat football stadium, three gyms, a large weight room, six tennis courts, a track, around 60 classrooms, and a large 400-seat auditorium.[5]

## History[edit]

Lake City High School opened its doors in the fall of 1994 and graduated its first class in 1995 after a bond was passed by the voters of Kootenai County to open the second high school in the Coeur d'Alene School District. It was originally built with the capability to house approximately 1,200 students.

After around 24 years operating, a second bond was passed by voters in 2017 which provided funding for a remodel of the original facility, as well as an expansion to the parking lot, main gym and administration office. This bond also allowed for the addition of a second auxiliary gym, weight room and the construction of ten new classrooms. The 5 million dollar expansion created a new facility designed to support more than 1,600 students. With the new areas opening in 2018, the high school has provided many years of service to its students and community.[6]

The school contains around 80 faculty members, five administrators, five guidance counselors, a part-time school psychologist, a part-time school prevention specialist and a college & career counselor. Lake City High School is accredited by AdvancEd and is considered a Four-Star school, being publicly recognized and celebrated for excellent performance as a top-performing school throughout the state of Idaho. [3]

Lake City High School offers an extensive co-curricular activities program and is a member of the Idaho High School Activities Association. Our school holds a 5A athletic classification, the largest Idaho school designation. Opportunities for participation exist in both athletic and non-athletic venues. Athletic activities include football, cross country, soccer, volleyball, swimming, lacrosse, basketball, softball, wrestling, baseball, track, tennis and golf. Non-athletic activities include music, debate, speech, drama, cheerleading, and a variety of clubs.[4]

The curriculum at LCHS offers many different academic opportunities with around 16 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, which include: AP Literature, AP English/Language and Composition, AP Physics, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP US History, AP Government, AP European History, AP World History, AP Art Studio, AP Art History, AP Music Theory and AP Spanish Language/Culture, AP Latin 4. The school also offers several Honors/ALP classes which are held in Freshman English, Sophomore English, Spanish 3, French 3, Latin 3, Debate, Chemistry, World History, Pre-Calculus, Calculus.[5] The school also offers a unique program, dubbed Outdoor Studies Program or OSP. This program offers students to opportunity to incorporate the outdoors into their learning process via natural-based learning and hands on experiences in the natural world.

### Clubs and Extracurricular Activities[edit]

Clubs offered at LCHS include: FCCLA, BPA, DECA, Environmental Club, Civic Engagement Club, GSA, Key Club, Fellowship Club, Ski and Snowboard Club, Debate, Hope Club, Interact Club of Cd'A, Yearbook, Bowling Club, Chess Club, Drama Club, Skeet and Trap, Game Creators Club, Hope Club, Sources of Strength (SOS), Student Advisory Group (SAG), and Student Council.[7]

## Athletics[edit]

Lake City competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 5A, with the largest schools in the state. It is a member of the Inland Empire League (5A). The school offers several award-winning athletic programs. These include, Boys and Girls Soccer, Cheerleading, Swimming, Cross Country, Golf, Football, Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, and Lacrosse.[8]

### Rivalries[edit]

The primary rival of Lake City High School is Coeur d'Alene High School, which is zoned for the north and east areas of the school district. Other 5A schools in north Idaho include nearby Post Falls to the west, their sub-rival in Match for the Masks, and Lewiston to the south. All four are members of the Inland Empire League (5A).

### State titles[edit]

#### Boys[edit]

* Football (2): fall (4A) 2002, (5A) 2006[9]
* Soccer (3): fall 1996, 1998, 1999 (club sport prior to 2000, records not kept by IHSAA)[10]
* Baseball (2) - 2007,[11][12] 2016[13] (records not kept by IHSAA)
* Lacrosse (3) - 2007, 2014, 2017[14][15] (club sport, records not kept by IHSAA)
* Basketball (1) - 2023[16]
* Swimming (1) - 2011[17]
* Bowling (1) - 2022

#### Girls[edit]

* Soccer (3): fall 2012,[18][10] 2016, 2021
* Basketball (2): 1995, 2007[19]
* Softball (3): 2001, 2011,[20] 2013
* Track (2): 2003, 2004[21]
* Swimming (5): 1996, 2002, 2021, 2022, 2023

## Music & Drama[edit]

Lake City has an award-winning arts department. Every two years the choirs and bands participate in the Heritage Festival of Seattle. In 2006, the Lake City Symphonic and Jazz Band won first prize out of all schools in the Northwest, as did their orchestra. The Chamber Choir received a silver medal, the Jazz, Treble, and Concert choirs also received bronze medals.

The Lake City High School Marching Band performed for Good Morning America when it came to Coeur d'Alene on November 28, 2007.

It is also one of the few schools in the nation to be awarded the title of Grammy Signature School by the Grammy Foundation in 2004.[22]

Lake City High School's Drama department, known as Troupe de Wolfe, stages two annual plays and occasionally a third. The department has achieved competitive success, winning numerous state runner-up titles, district third, second, and first titles, and boasting former state champions in various categories, most recently in the Original Humorous Category in 2023.

## Demographics[edit]

As of the 2022–2023 school year, the student body's racial and ethnic composition was as follows:

(Statistics below are rounded up for readability)

* White students: 84%
* Hispanic students: 8%
* Mixed-race students: 4%
* Asian students: 2%
* Native American students: 2%

The representation of Black students was below 1% and is not listed in detail.[2]

## Notable Alumni[edit]

* Colby Acuff, Country Music Artist[23]
* Blake Buchanan, Forward for Virginia Men's Basketball[24]
* Peter Riggs, businessman and former member of the Idaho Senate[25]

## See also[edit]

* Idaho portal
* Schools portal

* List of high schools in Idaho

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lake City High School". Public School Review. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
2. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Lake City High School (160078000291)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
3. ^ a b c d "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
4. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
5. ^ "Lake City High School / Homepage". www.cdaschools.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
6. ^ "Bond / Lake City High School Projects". www.cdaschools.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
7. ^ "2023-2024 Lake City HS Clubs.docx". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
8. ^ "Coach and Parent Resources". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
9. ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine \- Idaho high school football - state champions
10. ^ a b idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Soccer & Volleyball champions - through 2011
11. ^ Lee, Greg (May 20, 2007). "Lake City tops rival Lewiston for first state 5A baseball title". Spokesman-Review. p. C1. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
12. ^ "5A state baseball bracket". IdahoSports.com. May 19, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
13. ^ "2016 5A State Baseball Bracket". Idaho Sports. May 2016. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
14. ^ [1] Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine \- Idaho state champions
15. ^ [2] Archived 2014-06-28 at archive.today \- Idaho state champions
16. ^ None (2023-03-16). "THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Lake City's undefeated state title was all for one, and a win for all". Coeur d'Alene Press. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
17. ^ Swimming World Magazine. #2 Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay. 5 Nov. 2011, www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/pdf/IDAHO.PDF.
18. ^ "5A Girls Soccer bracket". IHSAA. October 20, 2012. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
19. ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine \- Girls Basketball champions - through 2012
20. ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Softball champions - through 2012
21. ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine \- Girls Track champions - through 2012
22. ^ "Lake City's music department honored | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
23. ^ BULEY, BILL (2023-07-30). "'You have to love it'". Coeur d'Alene Press. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
24. ^ "Blake Buchanan". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
25. ^ "2020 Candidate Questionnaire: Peter Riggs". Coeur d'Alene Press. March 19, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Coeur d'Alene School District

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