Lakeside High School

This is a great school. We are getting ready to send our third child there and have no qualms about it at all. They have a wonderful band program and the sports are top rated. The teachers a very good about keeping in touch with parents and students.
--Submitted by a parent

POSITIVES: My child is in a couple advanced classes. The level of education in these classes is amazing. Very impressed. The standard classes are, well, standard, but get the job done. NEGATIVES: School administrators have no desire whatsoever to maintain church/state separation. Christian participation is pushed very hard by a number of teachers. Bible and prayer groups are very much 'in your face'. This is disappointing because there is a decent sized Muslim student population (as well as others) which gets marginalized in order to prop up the Christian majority. The school has a big reputation in the area for being extremely 'snobby'. The students are more 'clique-ish' than what you will find in most other schools and you must keep up with appearances to fit in. If student doesn't keep up academically he will be left behind. That is the one academic negative.
--Submitted by a parent

I would NOT allow my child to attend school at Lakeside High School in Evans, GA. Academically, the school is good, but they are NOT the only school in the district that can claim that---On a personal level, the school is awful. The school is grossly over-populated, and they have been almost since they opened. Class size is too large, and if your child is slow to pick up on new concepts, they risk being left behind. The instructors haven't the time to focus on learners individually, and if your child is doing poorly, they will either fail, or get refered to special education. I do NOT want my children warehoused. I am also a graduate of Lakeside Highschool (class of 1994), and the problems that exsisted when I attended have never been addressed. I would highly suggest looking into the Greenbriar School. It, too, is public, and not far away.
--Submitted by a parent

Best high school in the Augusta area....high expectations result in superior results both academically and athletically. Wouldn't have my kids any other school around-public or private.
--Submitted by a parent

I was a freshman at Lakeside High School and I thought itwas an amazing school. The teachers really knew how to make the transition simplier from middle school to high school. I participated in the gifted programs and truly enjoyed them. The gifted programs challenged me and made me feellikeIwas actually learning instead of just memorization. I love this school.
--Submitted by a student

I am very proud of the fact that I went to Lakeside. I think it was a great school that prepared me well for my ongoing education. I have gone on to undergraduate and graduate programs where most of the students had attended private high schools and I felt I was prepared just as well if not better than them. They offer many different types of classes for different goal levels of students and the teachers really seem to care about the kids in their classes. They want everone to succeed. Although not all of the sports are that competitive with other area schools, there are many that are very competitive and there is a variety of choices. I think that Lakeside is a great school! 2001!
--Submitted by a student

We recently moved here from Colorado where we thought the public school there was below standards and very easy but here it's rediculous. My daughters only have a choice of regular level classes or Advanced placement classes (which don't usually count towards graduation requirements). My daughters are not challanged at all in this school. Many of the students in their classes don't do the work and are failing. Sports, especially football, seems to be the main interest in this school. Academics is a second thought. Unfortunately this school is considered the best high school in the Columbia school district. Very sad indeed.
--Submitted by a parent

The school is ok i mean the teachers are good its just the fact that the school is too cheap u have to pay for almost everything and the sports are trash besides the soccer and swim team.
--Submitted by a student

I am a parent of a Junior at LHS. I am impressed with the level of dedication of the teachers and administrators. The JROTC program far exceeded my expectations by offering many opportunities for student involvement. I highly recommend this school!
--Submitted by a parent

Lakeside is an exellent school. I have a senior and a Sophomore both are A-B students I have nothing but praise for their academic results. I think that the school should support the sports programs especially footbal and basketball. These programs can be very good without sacrificing our academic standards.
--Submitted by a parent