The first Lakewood High School graduating class was in 1885 from the small ivy-covered building on Warren Road now occupied by the Recreation Department. The high school was then moved into a new building, called Grant school, just south of the old Rockport Building, where Lakewood High School made its beginning. In 1903 a high school building was erected across the street from the present site of the Recreation Building. The present high school was built in 1917 to accommodate 2000 pupils. It was filled and in 1926 overflowed into three junior high schools. In 1928, the swimming pool was constructed.
During the past years, many fine improvements have been made in the physical plant of the school. The present facilities make possible one of the finest programs of any comprehensive high school. Improvements have included the planetarium, reading center, improved academic classrooms and offices, cafeterias, horticulture laboratory, enlarged library, five computer labs, additional physical educational facilities, and extensive vocational program facilities. A building addition, completed in 1970, was necessary because of increased enrollment which included bringing ninth grade to the high school. The installation of a new all-weather P.E./athletic field and the addition of a new swimming pool made Lakewood High School's facilities some of the finest in the state. The most recent addition is the music wing which accommodates both the vocal and instrumental programs.
The curriculum is one of the broadest of any school anywhere, offering a wide selection of courses in technical, vocational, art, home economics, music and business as well as the regular academic fields of English, Science, Mathematics, Languages and Social Studies.
