Lakeside High School (Evans, Georgia)

Lakeside High School is a public high school located in Evans, Georgia, United States, in Columbia County.

Lakeside High School
Location
533 Blue Ridge Drive Evans , Georgia 30809 United States
Coordinates	33.537780°N 82.100930°W / 33.537780; -82.100930
Information
School type	Public, Public Secondary
Motto	Panthers have pride!
Opened	1988
School district	Columbia County School System
Superintendent	Steven Flynt
Principal	Juliet King
Teaching staff	103.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,909 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.43[1]
Color(s)	Maroon   Silver   Black
Song	LHS Alma Mater
Athletics conference	3-AAAAAA
Mascot	Panther
Team name	Panthers
Rival	Grovetown High School Evans High School Greenbrier High School
Publication	The Lakeside Review
Yearbook	Panthera
Feeder schools	Lakeside Middle Riverside Middle Stallings Island Middle[2]
Website	lakesidehs.ccboe.net

History

Construction was completed in 1988, and the first classes at the school started session that fall. The first students to graduate from Lakeside were mainly transfers from nearby Evans High School.

Lakeside's football stadium, Panther Stadium, was added to the campus in 1995, adjacent to Lakeside Middle School.

Athletics

• Baseball
• Basketball (boys' and girls', varsity and JV)
• Cheerleading (varsity and JV for both football and basketball)
• Cross Country
• Dance Team
• Esports
• Football (varsity and JV), girl's flag football
• Golf
• Lacrosse (boys' and girls')
• Softball (varsity and JV)
• Soccer (boys' and girls', varsity and JV)
• Swimming (boys' and girls')
• Track
• Tennis
• Volleyball (varsity and JV)
• Wrestling (boys' and girls')

Notable alumni

• Dave Haywood, member of country music group Lady Antebellum; guitar and background vocals
• Reese Hoffa, Olympic shot putter^[3]
• Charles Kelley, member of country music group Lady Antebellum; brother to artist Josh Kelley
• Josh Kelley, recording artist
• Keith Robinson, actor (Dreamgirls)