Lake Shore High School

Points of Pride

• The LSHS Women's Choir, with Director Cindy Ohrt, is the winner of the 2011 Cruise Festival OVERALL GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD!! During the Spring of 2011, the Lake Shore High School Choir participated in the April 15th Bahamas Cruise Festival. In addition to earning a Superior rating, the choir was also entered into competition against other ensembles that participated in one of over 50 other Cruise Festivals, which took place from January to the beginning of July. After the conclusion of the final festival, all scores were combined to determine the overall highest scoring groups in each class and category from all of the Festivals. Congratulations on receiving this prestigious award.
• LSHS Design Studio class was featured on the local news for the Extreme Makeover: Lake Shore Edition renovation of Mrs. Macomber's room. View the story at http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/26472441/index.html.
• Congratulations to Meghan Anderman, whose article "Teen Driving Laws," and Shannon Dusaj, whose article "Third Time's a Charm for the Tardy Policy" from The Shoreline's Volume 6 Issue 1 were selected for the High School Journalism.org's National Edition. This edition publishes the best articles submitted that week from high school journalists around the country.
• 2010-11 girls varsity basketball players were named to the Honorable Mention Academic All-State team by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan with a team GPA of 3.51.
• Ms. Todaro's Design Studio class wins radio contest: Ms. Todaro heard about the competition on the radio while driving into work. All 4 Design Studio classes worked on the decorating. Mojo in the Morning awarded the class with $1000 donated by Russ Milne Ford. View a video of the decor on Mojo's website by clicking here.
• The Lake Shore High School Shorian Singers and Women's Glee Club returned from the 2011 Bahama Competition and in the Mixed Choir, Women's Choir, and Show Choir categories - the three groups each earned a FIRST DIVISION SUPERIOR RATING.
• The Lake Shore High School Jazz Ensemble received straight Division I's and the MSBOA State Jazz Band Festival in 2011.
• Debra Zolynsky, science teacher, has achieved National Board Certification in 2010. This is an extremely difficult certification to earn.  In fact, as of 2010, there are only 22 NBCTs certified in science in Michigan, and Deb is the only NBCT, in any subject, in St. Clair Shores.
• Tasha Candela, business teacher, was chosen to present a lesson in at the Microsoft Innovative Education Forum out of a pool of 200,000 applicants nationwide. Over $15,200 in technology equipment will be ready for student use thanks to the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning's donation prize.  Mrs. Candela was named Michigan's 2011 Pre-K-12's Technology Teacher of the Year and is excited for the high-end gadgets that will fill her classroom in fall 2011. 
  
• A group of LSHS students visited China in April 2009 & 2011, as part of a partnership between Lake Shore and a school in Beijing. Also, a group of students from the German classes visited Germany in the spring of 2010.
• LSHS, along with all the other schools in the district, proudly made Adequate Yearly Progress last year.
• Agreement with neighboring schools which allow students the opportunity to take unique classes offered here at LSHS or neighboring schools; for example, building trades, culinary arts, child care, auto body repair, etc. As part of this agreement, LSHS offers Graphic Arts, Pre-Medical & Dental Careers, Business Service Technology, T.V. & Radio Broadcasting, and Marketing.
• Many LSHS students attend MMST (Macomb Mathematics, Science, & Technology Center); students are selected solely by merit, only those students that test in the top 3 percentile are considered (200 accepted).
• We offer several advanced-placement classes in which students may earn college credit.
• LSHS offers select online courses.
• Dual enrollment opportunities in which students take college classes while attending high school and earn both high school & college credit free of charge.
• Articulation agreements with MCCC, Ferris State , Baker College , Davenport.
• Two of our seniors won in regional competition in our Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and were sent to state competition in Traverse City in 2011.
• 80% of student body continue their education after high school.
• Continual replacement program that keeps our technology up to date.
• Award-winning and highly competitive band & choral programs.
• School store is managed and operated solely by students.
• Art students annually compete in the Michigan and National Scholastic Art Awards Competition.
• Athletic teams have won numerous sportsmanship awards and individual athletes have received city, county, and state awards.
• Most of our student athletes maintain a 3.0 GPA.
• In 2008-09, our baseball and softball teams were co-champs of the MAC White. The Boys Bowling Team won the MAC Blue. Also, the Boys Basketball Team won the MAC Silver.
• LSHS is the only school in Macomb County to have ever won a boy's basketball state championship.