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Lake Wales High School

27°55′00″N 81°34′47″W / 27.9167°N 81.5797°W / 27.9167; -81.5797

Charter school in Lake Wales, Florida, United States

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Lake Wales High School is a high school located in Lake Wales, Florida, serving the city of Lake Wales and nearby communities such as Frostproof, Dundee, and Winter Haven, Florida. It is part of Lake Wales Charter Schools.

History

Lake Wales served white students only until 1968, when Federally mandated integration required the school to take in 260 black students from Roosevelt High School, which was then repurposed as a junior high school.^[2]

Alumni

Maikon Bonani - Former professional football player
Pat Borders - Major League Baseball catcher 1988–2005, MVP of 1992 World Series for Toronto Blue Jays, Olympic gold medalist
Dave Braggins - Former professional football player
Wade Davis - Major League Baseball pitcher
Gervon Dexter - Professional Football Player for the Chicago Bears
Dominique Jones - pro basketball player
Rolan Milligan - football safety who is currently on the Indianapolis Colts
Amare Stoudemire - NBA power forward and center (2002-2017), former NBA Rookie of the Year (2003), now playing in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Roosevelt High Student Transfer Due This Year". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. July 25, 1968. p. 58. Retrieved 27 March 2020 – via newspapers.com.