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All Lakewood High School students are expected to be honest and to work with integrity. Not being an honest school participant undermines everyone’s self-respect and the integrity of the system we honor and respect. Once schoolwork is turned in, it becomes the property of the school. A teacher has the right to investigate the authenticity of the work. 

Definition of Cheating

Cheating includes, but is not limited to: copying individually assigned homework from a classmate or allowing such homework to be copied, looking at work on another student’s desk during a test or willfully enabling a student to look at your test, using “crib” sheets during a test; utilizing someone else’s notes or research to prepare a paper or speech which you should have researched yourself, intentionally failing to credit a source which you have quoted or paraphrased (this applies to any source of information), or gaining prior knowledge of the content of a test through sources not available to the rest of the class, and claiming any written work as “yours” which was actually written by someone else (plagiarism). Students should discuss with their teachers what are acceptable Internet resources and how to use them properly. 

Consequences

When a student is found cheating, the student may not receive credit for their academic work or may be asked to redo the work, at the teacher’s discretion. Parents/guardians will be contacted (this will be noted in Admin Conference).  If this presents a pattern of cheating, the student will be referred to an administrator. The ultimate consequence may be suspension depending on the severity of the cheating.

Use of A.I.

Students are advised that the use of AI tools like ChatGPT without the explicit permission and consent of the teacher and without proper documentation is prohibited. All teachers will address with students what constitutes appropriate use and misuse of AI within their own classrooms and subjects.  Teachers should address the use of AI in their classrooms within the first few weeks of class, making clear their expectations, and should revisit these expectations throughout the school year.  

Please also review the Jeffco district guidelines regarding students' use of AI.
 

Lakewood High School (LHS), accredited by the Colorado Department of Education, is the largest of 17 comprehensive high schools in Jefferson County School District R-1, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system serving over 69,000 students (as of 2022-23).

LHS has a strong tradition of community support. The student population comes from a variety of academic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds. The current building sits on a 28.5-acre site in Lakewood, Colo., located directly west of Denver. The site has housed Lakewood High since 1958, but a remodeling project in 2007 replaced the original structure.

The Lakewood High School faculty and staff, numbering more than 150, work closely with students and welcome the personal interactions that occur on a daily basis. Many hold master’s degrees in their fields of study and continually seek ways to keep themselves current. Five assistant principals, a dean, two school social workers, six school counselors, a 504 counselor/coordinator and a ninth-grade transition counselor provide support services.

There were 1,844 students enrolled in Lakewood for the 2023-24 academic school year:

• Freshmen: 465
• Sophomores: 467
• Juniors: 459
• Seniors: 453

LHS’ diverse student population breaks down as follows:

• American Indian/Alaska Native: 1%
• Asian/Pacific Islander: 6%
• Black/African American: 2%
• Hispanic/Latino: 40%
• Multiracial: 4%
• White: 47%

Because of the International Baccalaureate program and other unique characteristics, LHS enrolled approximately 59% of students from outside our attendance area this year. In addition, approximately 43% of our student body qualifies for the free and reduced-price lunch program.

The class of 2024 boasts three semifinalists, nine commended students, seven National Hispanic Recognition Awards and one National Indigenous Award. The class of 2023 had eight commended students. The class of 2022 had two National Merit semifinalists and 13 commended students.

Unified

Lakewood High School (LHS) participates in Unified Athletics and offers a unique program to meet the special needs of the participants. It has received increasing annual grants from outside agencies in support of this mission.

Link Crew

Link Crew is a high school transition program that welcomes freshmen and supports them throughout their first year. Built on the belief that students can help other students succeed, 83 juniors and seniors are selected to mentor, act as positive role models, and guide freshmen to discover what it takes to be successful during the transition to high school.

Academics

A total of 826 Advanced Placement exams were administered last year and over 78% of students tested scored a 3 or higher.

Over the last 20-plus years, an average of 95% of the LHS International Baccalaureate graduates have earned their IB diplomas, and 97% of the class of 2023 earned the full IB Diploma.

Fifteen out of the past 20 years, an LHS student has been designated a Boettcher Scholar, one of 40 top high school students in the state.

Music

The LHS music program is recognized around the state for its high level of achievement in both vocal and instrumental music. LHS has had 14 different ensembles selected to perform at the Colorado Music Educators Association Conference, most recently the chamber orchestra, in 2023. The Bengal Regiment is a 12-time state marching band finalist and the wind ensemble has been selected to perform at the state Concert Band Festival 12 times.

Art

Every year LHS art students are recognized with awards in the annual Jeffco High School Art Exhibit, state and National Scholastics Art and Writing Competition, PTA Reflection Contest and the Congressional Art Show.

Students submit a variety of art forms for art exhibitions and collaborate with local community venues such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Teen Show, Foothills Art Center and local galleries. Art students gain opportunities to learn the art exhibition and business with art.

Theatre

The LHS Theatre Company (LHSTC ) has received 50 Bobby G nominations in the past five years for outstanding performance and technical work for spring musicals. In 2023, LHSTC garnered four wins for best in show, director, actor and lighting design. The Bobby G Award is the state qualifying competition leading to the national Jimmy Awards in New York City. In 2018, LHSTC was named one of three top theatre programs in the country by the Educational Theatre Association.

ESL

The English as a Second Language Department at LHS supports and monitors a large population of students from 32 two different language backgrounds. Some 407 students (22% of the student population) have a primary home language other than English.

Athletics

LHS has a nearly 50% participation rate in Tiger athletics. Highlights from the 2022-23 school year prove the Lakewood Tiger mantra: 22 Teams – One Family. 

LHS student-athletes continued a run of great state performances, with individual state champions and high state finishers. Lakewood was one of two schools with multiple CHSAA 5A Athletes of the Year, for gymnastics and boys’ lacrosse. Importantly, Lakewood boasted 116 athletes who attained First-Team Academic All-State honors.

LHS gymnastics had another banner season, winning its second consecutive Jeffco League championship. The team was regional runner-up and placed numerous individuals on the podium at the state championships. Individually, we had the all-around state champion, individual apparatus champions and multiple place winners.

LHS softball qualified for the state tournament for the fourth consecutive season and had a terrific run to finish their season.

LHS girls’ and boys' tennis and girls’ and boys' cross country all had strong seasons with all-conference performers, state qualifiers and career-best times.

Boys’ lacrosse won the program’s first-ever state playoff game and was one of the best teams in all of Class 5A.

Girls’ soccer qualified for the state playoffs and started to ascend with a lot of younger players on the roster. LHS wrestling had an incredible season with three state qualifiers and a fourth-place individual finish.

Girls’ and boys’ swimming both had good seasons highlighted by multiple individuals and relays qualifying for the state meet and a boys’ individual state placer.

Video production

This year LHS is celebrating our 10th anniversary of the video production class and student body winning first place in a national contest sponsored by “Good Morning America” for an original lip dub. Filmed to the hit single “Roar” by Katy Perry, the performance earned LHS a private concert by the artist at LHS in 2013.

Seventy-seven percent of 2023 Lakewood High School (LHS) graduates went on to pursue postsecondary education, with 63% going to four-year colleges and universities and 14% to two-year institutions. Fifty-one percent stayed in-state and 26% went out-of-state or out-of-country. Ninety-nine percent of IB graduates pursued postsecondary education.

Of 2023 LHS graduates, 1% went into the military, 5% went to trade or vocational schools and 17% percent went into full-time work, were undecided or participated in volunteer or community service opportunities.

The SAT is Colorado’s assessment for public school juniors. The cost is covered by the state.

Class	Tested	% of Class	EBRW*	Math
2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2021	413	86.0	532	515
2022	444	89.1	523	509
2023	394	91.0	542	524

*Evidence-Based Reading and Writing