Lake Howell High School

Lake Howell High School
Location
4200 Dike Rd

Winter Park
,
Seminole
,
Florida
32792

United States

28°38′14″N 81°16′23″W / 28.63722°N 81.27306°W / 28.63722; -81.27306
Information
TypePublic
Established1974[1]
School district
Seminole County Public Schools
Principal
Michael Howard[2]
Teaching staff
102.40 (FTE)[3]
Enrollment2,201 (2023-2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio
21.49[3]
ColorSilver     Navy Blue
AthleticsYes
Athletics conference
Seminole Athletic Conference
MascotHoward Silverstone Hawkington III (Howie the Hawk)
Team nameLake Howell Silverhawks
RivalsWinter Springs High School, Oviedo High School (historical), Hagerty High School
YearbookWINGS
Feeder schools
Tuskawilla Middle School, South Seminole Academy
WebsiteSchool website

Lake Howell High School is a comprehensive four-year high school in Central Florida, US. The school is in Seminole County with a Winter Park, Florida address.

The school's first principal, Richard L. Evans, was the first African-American principal in Seminole County since schools were integrated in the late 1960s.[4]

History

Lake Howell High School opened its doors in 1976 to serve the rapidly growing suburban areas of southern Seminole County, primarily drawing students from Winter Park, Casselberry, and Oviedo. Built to relieve overcrowding at neighboring schools like Lyman High School and Nearby Orange County Schools, Lake Howell quickly established its own distinct identity, centered around academic achievement, performing arts, and athletics, adopting the Silver Hawk as its official mascot.

Throughout its decades of operation, the school has undergone significant facility upgrades to support expanding student enrollments and modern educational needs. Notably, during the 1996-1997 academic year, the entire Lake Howell student body, faculty, and staff temporarily relocated to the newly constructed facility that would later become Winter Springs High School. This temporary shift allowed the original Dike Road campus to undergo comprehensive campus-wide modernization and structural renovations before students returned to a fully updated home campus the following year.

Over the years, Lake Howell High School has evolved into a comprehensive educational hub within Seminole County Public Schools.

In recent years, the campus has continued to transform through major facility upgrades. The school completed a multi-billion dollar construction project featuring a modern two-story classroom building designed specifically for STEM-focused instruction and career-technical education programs.[5][6]

Alongside this academic expansion, the school is constructing a dedicated new Theater building to support its renowned performing arts programs and accommodate the Lake Howell Theater Company. [7]

Sports

Lake Howell High School sponsors a variety of sports teams including football, cross country, basketball, volleyball, golf, bowling, track and field, tennis, lacrosse, wrestling, swimming, water polo, baseball, softball, soccer, weightlifting, cheer-leading, beach volleyball, and flag football.

Field sports play at Richard L. Evans Field, located on campus, named after the school's first Principal.

Water sports play at the Lake Howell High School Aquatic Center, with an Olympic size swimming pool, funded and built by a $4 million dollar donation from an anonymous Lake Howell High School alumnus.[8]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "School Profile" (PDF). SCPS. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Admin Roster 2017-2018" (PDF). SCPS.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lake Howell High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ Staff, Beth Taylor of The Sentinel (June 17, 1993 Lake Howell offers an extensive Advanced Placement (AP) program, with college-level courses available across English, mathematics, science, social studies, computer science, world languages, and the arts. AP offerings include AP Human Geography, AP World History: Modern, AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Spanish Language, AP English, and more. Lake Howell also offers the AP Capstone program, consisting of AP Seminar and AP Research. Students who complete both courses, four additional AP courses, and the required AP examinations can earn the AP Capstone Diploma. Students can also pursue Dual Enrollment opportunities alongside their high school coursework.). "Lake Howell Principal Announces Retirement". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ↑ Schools, Seminole County Public. "Seminole County Public Schools". www.scps.k12.fl.us. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Breaking Ground at Lake Howell High". Wharton-Smith Inc. January 26, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ Silver, Catherine (July 27, 2026). "State Of Our Schools: Seminole County superintendent touts academic gains amid budget challenges". WKMG. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ Foundation, The (October 6, 2015). "Lake Howell to Reveal $2.5 Million Aquatic Center". The Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  9. ↑ Burnett, Richard (February 25, 2014). "Billionaire-to-be Brian Acton got tech start at Lake Howell High". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Legends of Lake Howell". lakehowell.scps.k12.fl.us.
  11. ↑ Orlando Sentinel – Central Florida Varsity the Blog: Boys Basketball archives Archived May 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "Carlos Cortes Amateur, College, Minor, Winter & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. ↑ "Legends of Lake Howell - Featuring VoicePlay". YouTube. Hawk News Network. May 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ McBreen, Sharon (May 17, 1992). "Hacker's Arrest Highlights Trend: Phone Service Theft". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  15. ↑ Mendoza, Moises (December 6, 2011). "Stateless in Slovakia: What if you renounce US citizenship ... and you have no nationality to fall back on? Meet Mike Gogulski, refugee by choice". Global Post. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  16. ↑ Schwab, Frank (October 1, 2006). "The making of an NFL-caliber receiver". The Gazette. Archived from the original on November 12, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  17. ↑ "Scott Porter". IMDb. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Nandi Pryce". SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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