Lake Brantley High School (LBHS) is located in Altamonte Springs, Florida, a suburban community approximately 13 miles (20 km) north of Orlando. It is a public high school serving grade levels 9â€"12 in Seminole County, FL, operated by Seminole County Public Schools. The school, which opened in 1972, ranked 79th on Newsweek magazine's 2005 list of the top 100 high schools in the United States and 424th in the 2009 Newsweek list.
Academics
- Offers 27 AP courses in a wide variety of academic subjects as well as in elective interests
- Received an "A" rating from the Florida Department of Education in 2006
- Had 7 National Merit Scholar finalists in the class of 2006 and had 2 in 2007
- Highest ACT and SAT scores within the district for 2002 and significantly higher than the state average
- Over 1600 Advanced Placement tests administered in 2003
- 821 students scored 3 or higher on the 2003 AP tests
- In the class of 2005, there were 4 National Merit Finalists
Notable alumni
- Dee Brown (graduated 1996) - professional football player
- Wendy Bruce - 1992 Olympic bronze medalist (team) for gymnastics
- Chris DiMarco (graduated 1986) - professional golfer, 2005 Masters runner-up
- Patrick DiMarco (graduated 2007) - professional football player, nephew of professional golfer Chris DiMarco
- Nick Franklin (graduated 2009) - professional baseball player, currently plays for Los Angeles Angels
- John Gast - baseball player
- Matt Heafy - lead singer and rhythm guitarist of metal band Trivium
- Michael Johnson - musician
- Hunter Kemper - (graduated 1994) - Olympic triathlete
- Adam Kluger (student for one year, then transferred) - CEO of The Kluger Agency, Forbes Magazine's most powerful people in music under 30 years old in 2012
- Kam Lee - drummer, Mantas, Death, Massacre (vocalist)
- Felipe López (graduated 1998) - professional baseball player
- Kara Monaco (graduated 2001) - Playboy's Playmate of the Year 2006, contestant on Big Brother 14 on CBS (2012)
- Mandy Moore (student for one year, then transferred) - pop singer, actress
- Rick Rozz - musician
- Drew Seeley (graduated 2000) - actor/musician
- Josh Segarra - actor/musician
- Kim Shaw - actress
- Steven Sinofsky (graduated 1983) - executive at Microsoft
- Travis Smith - former drummer of metal band Trivium
- Rob Thomas - lead singer of Matchbox Twenty
- Jason Varitek (graduated 1990) - retired professional baseball player, 3-time All-Star, 2-time World Series champion
- Jonny Venters - professional baseball player
- Jemile Weeks (graduated 2005) - professional baseball player
- Rickie Weeks (graduated 2000) - professional baseball player, currently with Tampa Bay Rays
- Charlie "Cosmo" Wilson (Attended 1976-77 and 1978â€"79) - concert lighting designer
- Graham Zusi (graduated 2005) - professional soccer player, currently plays for Sporting Kansas City
- Parc Jae Jung -South Korean singer
Notes and references
External links
- Lake Brantley High School athletics department
