Lakeview School District is celebrating its 100-year anniversary and invites students, alumni, current and retired staff and the entire community to help us celebrate!

• The complete 2022 LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT CENTENNIAL, BATTLE CREEK MICH video is at https://tinyurl.com/LakeviewCentennial

• A compilation of all BC Shopper articles about the Centennial (4/21/22, 4/28/22 & 5/26/22) is at https://tinyurl.com/BCShopperCentennial2022

• A handout for accessing digitized past Yearbooks at Willard Library is at https://tinyurl.com/SearchLHSLogs

• Yearbook photos are at https://tinyurl.com/LHSCentennialPhotos

Centennial Celebration to showcase district history, student and alumni talent

Lakeview School District will celebrate 100 years of Spartan pride at a community open house and performance showcase on Saturday, May 7th. Students, staff, alumni, families, retirees and community members are invited to join the festivities which will take place that afternoon from 1-5 pm at Lakeview Middle School, 300 S 28th Street.

A highlight of the celebration, for the first time in 20 years, the district’s historical archives will be made available to the public. Dating back to the early 1920’s, the archives include memorabilia, news articles, yearbooks, photographs and more. Guests will also have the opportunity to view videos of alumni interviews and yearbook highlights. 

Guests will get a glimpse of teaching and learning today through displays of student work and interactions with various high school student clubs. The LHS robotics team will be on hand to demonstrate their T-shirt launching robot which will throw centennial t-shirts.

Another highlight of the afternoon will be a performance showcase, starring current students and alumni. The Spartanaires, LHS Jazz Band and the Lakeview Spartan Singers are sure to bring back memories for many. The LHS Step Team and Dance Team will keep the crowd on their feet. The LHS Burmese Club will give a special performance of a traditional bamboo dance. Alumni performers will include the amazing vocals of Alexis Ballard ‘05, Altamiece Carolyn Cooper ‘99, and educator Carolyn Ballard. Mr. Nick Davio ‘99 will perform an original ballad commemorating the centennial. Crowd favorite Frankie Ballard ‘01  will complete the alumni celebrity line-up.

Lakeview alumni Rick Jones ‘70, Martha Thawnghmung ‘84, Tha Par '09 and community leader Talia Champlin will be recognized as part of the district’s Centennial Celebration on Saturday, May 7. Jones, Thawnghmung, and Par will each receive a Distinguished Alumni Award. Champlin will receive the inaugural Community Spirit Award. Lakeview’s Board of Education each year awards individuals for outstanding professional and volunteer contributions.

The event is free and open to the public. Visit www.lakeviewspartans.org/100years for more information.