The following was submitted to White Lake Patch by Scott Rolando. Well Winterfest week is upon us here at Lakeland. Spirit Days as as follows: Tuesday is Naptime Day (PJ Day), Wednesday is Rep your Former School day (Elementary and Middle School Gear Day), Thursday is Class Color Day Seniors are purple, Juniors are red, Sophomores are yellow, and Freshmen are Orange. Friday is Lakeland Spirit Day. Break out your best Blue and White! We will also have cafeteria games all week during all three lunches.   Also, this coming week there are plenty of home sporting events to attend. Monday is girls …

The following was submitted to White Lake Patch by Scott Rolando. Winterfest 2012 is coming along well here at Lakeland. The dance itself is scheduled for Feb. 25, 2012 from 7:30-10:30pm in the Lakeland Fieldhouse. Tickets are $15/single and $28/couple and tickets are on sale online through PaySchools on the Lakeland website, www.lakelandhs.com. Get your tickets before everyone else and beat the lines next week! Tickets will be on sale all week next week Feb. 21-24 at all three lunches. We are looking for donations of water, cups, and nut free snacks for the dance. All donations are accepted…

Hello All! Scott Rolando here with this week's Lakeland Update. Here we go. Education No School: There is no school tomorrow Nov 8th, 2011 due to election day and teacher professional development. We hope that you get out and vote in tomorrow's elections. Thank you! Celebrate Good Times at LHS: Our building theme this year is Celebrate Good Times. As a caring community, we want to acknowledge all the positive aspects of our building. Therefore, we have created a blog which will be written almost daily to point out the activities of our Lakeland community that we can celebrate. Please join in …

Hello all! Scott Rolando here with this week's Lakeland Update. Here we go! Scam Alert: In the autumn, students (especially high school seniors) are looking for scholarships and preparing to apply for other types of financial aid. Please remind your students that the government WILL NOT CALL THEM to offer them grants. We at the U.S. Department of Education occasionally hear from students who have been scammed by telemarketers who contact them, tell them they have won a government grant, and ask for their bank account information. Many students are savvy enough to realize the call must be a …

The following was submitted by Lakeland teacher, and Student Activities Director, Scott Rolando. Lakeland High School Equestrian Team: The Lakeland High School Equestrian Team proved that eagles and horses make a great team! The Lakeland High School Eagles soared to a District Championship win on Saturday at the final district equestrian competition held at the Huron Valley Equestrian Grounds.  Once in the lead following the first competition on September 10th, they rode their way to success each week to clench the District Championship title of the C division by 120 points. The Eagles will …

Hello All! Scott Rolando here with this week's Lakeland Update. Here we go! Homecoming Tickets for the 2011 LHS Homecoming Dance are NOW on sale ONLINE and IN-SCHOOL for the price of $18/single and $34/couple. Tickets are on sale all this week. The last day to purchase tickets is this Friday at all three lunches. Get those tickets early this week and beat the end of the week rush! Our Lakeland Spirit Week is going on right now! Today we had a great turnout for PJ Day! Tuesday, is Alien Day (Wear Green!), Wednesday is Space Junk Day (Mismatching clothing), Thursday is Class Shirt Color War Day…

Meet the 2011 Homecoming Court for Lakeland High School. The king and queen, picked from the senior court, will be announced at the homecoming football game against Walled Lake Central on Sept. 30.

Scott Rolando here from Lakeland High School with this week's edition of the Lakeland Update. Here we go! Education Homecoming 2011 "Space Bound": Tickets for the 2011 Homecoming Dance on Oct 1st, 2011 are now on sale. Singles are $18/person and couples are $34/person. The tickets are the same price as last year and we are looking forward to a great Homecoming this school year! Tickets as of now are ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE through PaySchools. You can go to www.lakelandhs.com and click on the link in the center of the page to purchase your tickets. Get them now, online, and avoid the lines the …

Hello all! Scott Rolando here with this week's Lakeland update. Here we go! Education Chinese 360: Lakeland High School is proud to announce that we are offering students the opportunity to take Chinese as a foreign language beginning this fall. This class will be taught online through direct instruction from a teacher in China. Students will have the ability to interact with the teacher through the use of a webcam each day. This class is exciting as it will take you through Chinese virtually using the words you learn as your personal avatar takes trips through China. If you are interested in…