Lakeview High School (Ohio)

Lakeview High School
Location
Map
300 Hillman Dr.

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44410

United States
Information
Established1961
School districtLakeview Local Schools
SuperintendentAshley Handyrch
PrincipalLawrence Herrholtz
Teaching staff33.40 (FTE)[1]
Grades9th - 12th
Enrollment580 (2024-25)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.37[1]
ColorsWhite and Blue    
MascotBulldogs
Websitewww.lakeviewlocal.org

Lakeview High School is a public high school located in Cortland, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Lakeview Local School District. Athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs, and they compete in the Northeast 8 Athletic Conference as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

History

Lakeview High School opened in 1961, following the consolidation of Bazetta and Cortland High Schools. The high school serves students in 9th through 12th grade.

Lakeview High School added a new gymnasium, cafeteria and band room in 1971, along with Raidel Auditorium in 1996.[2]

Prior to 2010, the high school campus housed students grades 8-12, after the 2010 school year, 8th grade students were moved to the middle school building and again to the new K-8 campus following the 2018-19 school year.

Academics

Lakeview High School offers four years of math, science, English, social studies, and foreign languages (Spanish and French). Lakeview also offers art, band, and choir as electives. AP (Advanced Placement Program) classes are taught in Calculus and English, with Honors classes Physics and Spanish IV. Computers, Business, and Accounting (Personal Finance) is integrated with humanities, and S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) will now be offered to 8th grade students.

Athletics

Lakeview High School currently offers:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
Don Richards Memorial Stadium

Athletic Facilities

Lakeview "L" logo at midfield
Don Richards Memorial Stadium

Opened in 2017, Don Richards Memorial Stadium, located behind the high school campus seats roughly 3,450 spectators, and features a track around the field, making it a multi-purpose venue for high school football and track and field events. The field features an artificial turf surface, with the Lakeview "L" logo in the middle, and features an electronic scoreboard, and a band shell.[3] The stadium is named after former Lakeview football player Don Richards, who passed away during a homecoming game in the 1969 season.[4] The high school track was named after former educator Ernie Grekis in 2021 after his passing in 2019. Grekis was a former teacher and coach at Lakeview, retiring in 1996.[5]

Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships

  • Boys Track and Field – 1970[6]
  • Boys' Cross Country – 1967, 1968[6]
  • Girls Golf – 2015[6]

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c "Lakeview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Richard T. Raidel Auditorium Facts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  3. ^ "Don Richards Memorial Stadium - Cortland, Ohio". ohiostadiums.com. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  4. ^ e-yearbook.com (tm). "Lakeview High School - Epic Yearbook (Cortland, OH), Class of 1970, Page 64 of 168 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college yearbooks, university yearbooks, high school yearbooks, middle school yearbooks, military yearbooks, and naval cruise books | Yearbook pictures | Yearbook photographs | Yearbook photos | Yearbook images". e-yearbook.com. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  5. ^ "Lakeview school district dedicates track prior to football game Friday". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  7. ^ "Eric Stocz Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  8. ^ "Eric Stocz". National Football League. Retrieved July 15, 2010.

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