# Lakewood High School (Florida)

Lakewood High School is a public high school in St. Petersburg, Florida operated by Pinellas County Schools. It opened in 1966 with students previously attending St. Petersburg High School and Boca Ciega High School. Lakewood High is one of the most highly funded schools in the county, due to the presence of Center for Advanced Technologies, a magnet program attached to Lakewood.

## Special programs

CATCOM (Center for Advanced Technologies Communications and Original Media), a video production class and club within the CAT program, was created by Mark Granning and Dr. Martin Shapiro in 1990. CATCOM Studios, now known as Mark W. Granning Studios following his retirement, produces a daily in-house 15-minute news program called Fast Forward and once produced award-winning segments, known as "FOX ThirTEEN Magazine," for the local Fox affiliate. CATCOM has won numerous Student Emmys for its work. Acceptance into the program is competitive, as only about 75 students may participate each year.
Also well known for the AMSET, Academy for Marine Science, program directed by James Kostka. Lakewood also recently added the CJAM, Center for Journalism and Multimedia program to its curriculum.

## Demographics

Lakewood HS is 65% Black, 25% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% other.

## Notable alumni

* Rodney Adams, former NFL wide receiver
* Ricky Anderson, former NFL player
* Lynn Barry, former basketball player, former Assistant Executive Director of USA women's basketball, former WNBA special advisor, former NCAA official
* Bo Bichette, MLB player for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Patrick Carter, former NFL wide receiver
* Tim Carter, former NFL wide receiver
* Tom Carter, former NFL defensive back
* Aveion Cason, former NFL running back
* William Floyd, former NFL fullback
* Dante Fowler, NFL defensive end for the Washington Commanders
* Jeff Frederick, former member of Virginia House of Delegates and former chairman of Republican Party of Virginia
* Ernest Givins, former NFL wide receiver
* Cornell Green, former NFL offensive tackle
* Jonte Green, former NFL defensive back for Detroit Lions
* Shaquem Griffin, former NFL linebacker for Seattle Seahawks
* Shaquill Griffin, NFL cornerback for Minnesota Vikings
* Nicole Haislett, 1992 Two-time Olympic gold medal swimmer (Barcelona)
* Anthony Lawrence, professional basketball player who plays in Taiwan, played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes
* Rashod Moulton, former NFL cornerback
* Louis Murphy, former NFL wide receiver for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Amari Niblack, college football player
* William Packer, movie producer, Stomp the Yard, This Christmas
* Bernard Reedy, former NFL wide receiver for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Rose Richmond, 2004 USA Olympic team
* T. J. Tampa, NFL cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens
* Pat Terrell, former NFL defensive back
* Timothy L. Tyler, former prisoner sentenced to life without parole for breaking the Three-strikes law until being granted clemency by president Barack Obama.
* Marquez Valdes-Scantling, NFL wide receiver for Buffalo Bills
* Rod Wave, rapper and singer.
* Ken Welch, politician
* Carl Willis, WJLA-TV news anchor, Washington, DC
* Isaiah Wynn, NFL offensive guard for the Miami Dolphins