Lakeview Jr. High School

Lakeview was built in 1974 and opened its doors in February 1975. The facility was an Eco-friendly, cheap to build, modern school. Money was saved by only having a few windows, also adding to the modern look. The top half of the building was clad in yellow corrugated paneling. Lakeview’s interior was designed as a single, large open space that contained the classrooms and the library. Open-plan classrooms were common in schools built during the 1970s. Classrooms were outfitted with folding accordion walls, which could be opened (or closed) so as to connect to (or be separated from) adjacent classrooms or the library.

In summer 2002, Lakeview underwent remodeling which resulted in a second gymnasium. A new science wing was also built to increase laboratory space. Additional interior walls were added during the 2004 summer remodel.

Starting during the winter break of the 2018-2019 school year, Lakeview started a renovation process that would continue until the summer of the year. The remodeling resulted in the office being relocated from the main lobby to where the band room was previously located. The area in which the office was converted to a commons space for students and is where the student council meets. Additionally, this caused the band classes to move to the music room, the music classes to take place in a smaller room in the building, and the Spanish room to move somewhere else within the building. Other rooms in the building also went over minor renovations with the classes on edges of the building have windows towards the outside. Also, a modern building front was built adjacent to where the current office is in now.

Lakeview offers many sports teams that play throughout the academic year. Fall sports include cross country running (boys and girls) and volleyball (girls). Winter sports include junior varsity ("JV") and varsity basketball (boys and girls), as well as junior varsity and varsity basketball cheerleading. Spring sports include soccer (boys and girls), softball (girls), track and field (boys and girls),[note 1] and swimming (boys and girls). Lakeview is in the Southeast DuPage Elementary Athletics Association (SDEAA) against Burr Ridge Middle School, Butler Junior High, Cass Junior High, Eisenhower Junior High, Gower Middle School, Jefferson Junior High, Lisle Junior High, Old Quarry Middle School, Westmont Junior High School, and Westview Hills Middle School. Lakeview did used to offer boys American football and girls football cheer before being removed from the SDEAA sports.

Lakeview has many encore classes, including: Applied Tech (STEM), Art, Computers, Consumer Education, Health, Music, Physical Education, Spanish, and RTI.

6th grade students attend all of the above classes.

For 7th and 8th grade students, encore classes are divided into two main sets: (i) Applied Tech, Health and Music; and (ii) Art, Computers and Consumer Education. In a given year, students take classes from one of these sets, plus Spanish. RTI may also be included as a set. Students attend Physical Education (P.E.) class every day.

Lakeview also has many student clubs, including:

• Scholastic Bowl (trivia)
• IMC Club (assists around the IMC)
• Student Council (originally composed of representatives from each class, but after the 2007-2008 year, open to all)
• Make a Difference Club ("MAD")
• Yearbook Club (publishes the school yearbook)
• Newspaper Club (publishes the school newspaper)
• Drama Club (stages musical productions, such as "Once Upon a Mattress")
• Leadership Team (conducts 5th grader tours of Lakeview and organizes "Pack the Place")
• Choir
• Mascot Club
• Science Club
• Memory Makers
• Project Challenge (open to academically qualified students from all grades, based on achievement test scores and overall ability)

Lakeview has five total student bands. The directors of the bands include Thomas Tedeschi and Brian Ohlsen. Three concert bands directed by both directors. Additionally, Lakeview offers two Jazz bands directed by Brian Ohlsen. Previous directors include Paul Windsor and Jay Tiede.

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