Lakeside High School (Ashtabula, Ohio)

Lakeside High School
Location
6600 Sanborn Road

, ,
44004

United States
Coordinates41°50′40″N 80°49′15″W / 41.84444°N 80.82083°W / 41.84444; -80.82083
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational
Opened2001
School districtAshtabula Area City SD
SuperintendentLisa Newsome
School code360-218
PrincipalDouglas Wetherholt[1]
Teaching staff39.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Student to teacher ratio21.74[2]
ColorsForest Green & Vegas Gold[3]
   
Athletics conferenceChagrin Valley Conference[3]
Team nameDragons[3]
Newspaper"Dragon's Eye"
Yearbook"The Legacy"
Websitelhs.aacs.net

Lakeside High School is a public high school located in Saybrook Township, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Ashtabula Area City School District. Athletic Teams are known as the Dragons, and they compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association in the Chagrin Valley Conference.

History

Opened in 2001, Lakeside High School serves 9–12.

Lakeside High School was formed following the consolidation of Harbor High School and Ashtabula High School. For its first few years of operation 9th-grade students were taught in the old Harbor High School, while 10-12th grade students attended the old Ashtabula High School.[4]

In 2006, the current campus was opened. The high school campus was the first of a total of seven new campus style school buildings to be erected in the area.

In 2024, Lakeside High School roof was damaged following a snowstorm. The High School attempted to secure a bond to repair the roof but was later rejected. Ashtabula Area City School filed a lawsuit after their insurance company Liberty Mutual refused to pay for the roof. As of 2025, the lawsuit is still ongoing. Student and staff have since relocate to a former elementary school.[5] Demolition of the academic wing began in February 2026.[6]

Athletics

Lakeside High School currently offers:[7]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Football
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

References

  1. ^ "Ashtabula School Board hires new high school principal". June 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lakeside High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  4. ^ Terry, Shelley (August 2, 2021). "Birth of Lakeside". Star Beacon. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  5. ^ Scofield, Drew; LePard, Clay (November 3, 2025). "Lawsuit filed against insurance company by Ashtabula Area City Schools following roof collapse". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  6. ^ Gillett, Christopher (February 19, 2026). "Demolition of Lakeside High School academic wing starts". Star Beacon. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  7. ^ "Home | Lakeside High School". lakesidedragons.org. Retrieved January 1, 2026.