Lake Park High School

History

The name "Lake Park" is derived from the campuses being between "Lake" Street and Irving "Park" Road. The citizens of northwestern DuPage County, Illinois 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. The east campus borders the Medinah Country Club.

Athletics

Lake Park has 30 athletic teams, of which there are 14 boys, 12 girls teams and 4 co-ed teams that compete in the DuKane Conference and Illinois High School Association.

• Boys
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Swim & Dive
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
• Girl
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Diving
  • Flag Football
  • 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 Helene-Lange-Gymnasium in Hamburg, Germany, allowing students to experience each other's culture and lifestyle.

Notable alumni

• Mike Catalano, 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 silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Mark Gorski, class of 1978, Olympic gold medalist (track cycling Individual sprint, 1984 Summer Olympics)
• Keith Hackney, class of 1976, mixed martial arts fighter.
• Scott Kellar, class of 1982, football player
• Glenn Kotche, class of 1989, drummer for the band Wilco, Grammy Award winner (2005)
• Camden Murphy, class of 2014, NASCAR and Monster Jam driver
• Mike Panasiuk, class of 2016, NFL center for the Indianapolis Colts
• Diane Pappas, class of 1990, former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
• Tony Randazzo, class of 1983, MLB umpire
• Angela Rose, class of 1996, activist and founder of the nonprofit PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment
• Duncan Rouleau, class of 1982, comic book writer and artist
• Don Schulze, class of 1980, Major League Baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Japan League)
• Rodney A. Smolla, class of 1971, Dean of the Widener University School of Law
• Robert Shallcross, class of 1976, screenwriter and director of movies such as "Uncle Nino" (2003) "Bored Silly" (2000) and writer "Little Giants" (1994)
• Perrion Winfrey, class of 2018, football player
• Sarah Zelenka, class of 2005, rower at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Zach Ziemek, class of 2011, decathlete at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics 2 time olympian. 2016 RIO Olympics 7th place. 2021 Tokyo Olympics 6th place. 2022 world champion ship Eugene, Oregon bronze medalist.

References

References

1. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1721840&ID=172184002454 School data for Lake Park High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 28, 2024.
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11. Homer, Jody. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/09/06/new-life-old-name-at-niu/ "New Life, Old Name At NIU; Latest Kellar Leads Defense"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', September 6, 1985. Accessed November 1, 2017. "Scott has put on 35 pounds since graduating from Lake Park High School in west suburban Roselle."
12. [[Glenn Kotche. 9781470616045. Accessed November 1, 2017. "A check pattern is something I learned to do first in the Lake Park High School marching band drum line. with my fantastic high school drum teacher, Mike Chiodo and, later, with Bret Kuhn in The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps snare line."
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16. Staff. [http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161024/sports/161029396/ "Roselle umpire Tony Randazzo named to World Series crew"], ''[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)]]'', October 25, 2016. Accessed November 1, 2017. "Lake Park High School grad Tony Randazzo, who has spent 17 years as an umpire in Major League Baseball, will be part of the officiating crew for the World Series with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs."
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18. "Duncan Rouleau". Masters of Comic Book Art.
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21. [http://law2.wlu.edu/deansearch/smollacv.pdf Rodney A. Smolla], [[Widener University School of Law]]. Accessed November 1, 2017. "Lake Park High School Distinguished Alumni Award, 1995 "
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