The Return of Marching Band

Competitive, enthusiastic, energetic, the band program is under new leadership, forging ahead despite this year’s hurdles.

In love with literature

Students were able to head to the library on Feb. 14 and pick up a date … with a book

Beating the odds

Senior Sorayah Douglass is breaking the stereotype by heading to college and raising her son at the same time

Jazz band travels to New Orleans

During the end of winter break, the Spartan jazz band traveled to New Orleans to attend a music conference

Here's how she kicks back

Math teacher Melissa Ostrowski moonlights as a kickboxing teacher

Lakewood couple prepares to welcome new family member

Teacher Kate Drof and plant operator Steve pope are expecting their second child

AMSET teacher has baby girl

Teacher Rachel Fawaz was on maternity leave until early March

‘When I scored, it was like the best feeling ever’

Sophomore Taniya Lee is the only girl on the junior varsity football team and plans to continue her athletic journey

Guest teachers take over for a day

Community teachers pay a visit

‘Chickens were a close second’

AMSET students take care of Agnes, a 1 1/2 year old “mutt chicken,” a cross between a Rhode Island Red chicken and a Barred Rock chicken

Eagles among Spartans

Four of Lakewood High School’s seniors have reached the rank of Eagle, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America

A gamer, a teacher, a billiard champ and an entrepreneur

Get to know this unique math teacher

Spartan from the other side of the pond

Benjamin Plehn, an exchange student from Germany, said there is more junk food in the United States, but the kids are basically the same

Wake up Lakewood

Students crowd around cafeteria manager Kim Griffin’s small cart inside the cafeteria as she hands out orders of cold brew coffee to tired-looking students. One chilly Wednesday morning, students walked in and out of the building carrying cardboard breakfast trays and a lazy demeanor.

Who is the new intern?

St. Petersburg College senior Josh Cummings is a new teaching intern at Lakewood High School. He started teaching biology in Phillip Muszynski’s class in early January.He said he had a choice to go to either Lakewood or Largo High, and he chose the Spartans.