There’s still time for you to nominate a Lapeer Community Schools graduate who is worthy of consideration for entry into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor. We have many worthy candidates, but it is up to you to nominate them for this honor. Last year’s honorees were: Dean Eckersley, Joseph DeView, Dennis Keefer and Jake […]
Read moreTo the next level: Lapeer East senior signs with Oakland University for track
On Wednesday afternoon, the media center at Lapeer East High School was bursting at the seams with family, friends and staff members from East. More than 100 people came out to support East senior Angela Ciaravino, who signed a track scholarship with Oakland University. Manny Schmidt, head varsity girls track coach at East, attempted to […]
Read moreCongrats: 2013 LCS Distinguished Alumni
The 2013 class of LCS Distinguished Alumni was inducted on Sunday, October 27, 2013, at a ceremony in Lapeer. Thank you to everyone who attended this great event.
Read moreDistinguished Alumnus: Jake Long is a world-class athlete, philanthropist
Jake Long is unquestionably the most decorated athlete in the history of Lapeer Community Schools. In 2002, Long led East to its first trip to the state playoffs since 1993 and became the school’s first all-state “Dream Team” member in football. Long was also all-state in basketball. After graduation from East, Long spent four years […]
Read moreDistinguished Alumnus: Dennis Keefer is ‘incredible individual’
Born in 1947, “Little Denny” Keefer contracted polio at four years old. The virus affected his lungs, neck and arms. Eight weeks in an iron lung saved his life but would leave him disabled. He never gave up, however, through years of physical therapy and rehabilitation. His motto became, “the impossible just takes a little […]
Read moreDistinguished Alumnus: Joseph DeView was outstanding athlete, veteran and leader
Joseph DeView graduated with academic and athletic honors from Lapeer High School in 1946. He was a class officer all four years of high school and earned the prestigious Kirk White Award for his all-around athletic ability. A CMU graduate, DeView joined the United States Navy in 1950, was named the Most Outstanding Recruit of […]
Read moreDistinguished Alumnus: Dean Eckersley was war hero, statesman and family man
Dean Eckersley, a B-24 Bomber pilot during World War II, was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps. He married Betty Brown in Lapeer on July 11, 1942. In December 1944, he and his crew were shot down over Germany and captured by the enemy – two were killed. He was a Prisoner […]
Read moreOct. 27: LCS to honor four Distinguished Alumni
Lapeer Community Schools and the Lapeer High School Alumni Association are proud to be able to induct the following alumni into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor this weekend: Dean Eckersley, LHS class of 1936 (deceased)J Joseph DeView, LHS class of 1946 (deceased) Dennis Keefer, LHS class of 1968 Jake Long, Lapeer East class of […]
Read moreWest grad Chet Ryeson sets records in first collegiate golf tournament
Former Lapeer West High School standout golfer Chet Ryeson didn’t waste any time making a name for himself at Rochester (MI) College. Ryeson, who just last spring was going low for the Panthers, turned in a record-setting performance in his first tournament as a collegiate in Wauseon, Ohio. From Rochester College: Freshman Chet Ryeson made […]
Read moreSubmit your nomination: Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor
There’s still time for you to nominate a Lapeer Community Schools graduate who is worthy of consideration for entry into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor. We have extended the deadline for the 2013 Hall of Honor. Nominees must be submitted by July 15, 2013. Click here for the Alumni Nomination Form. Candidate Guidelines LCS […]
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