Edited sentence: At the time, high school students living in the Lakewood area attended either Wilson, Jordan, or Millikan high schools.CIF Southern Section.During the school's opening year, and Interim Council selected the red and white colors and the Lancer as a mascot.Extracurricular programs include on-campus clubs, student government, band, orchestra, drill team, color guard, spirit leaders, NJROTC, choir, and drama.In 1956, the Gust K.In 1963, Bill Will's entry in the theme contest resulted in the school's motto, "Today's Lancers, Tomorrow's Leaders.In addition, a new four story science building broke ground in November 1991, and opened in September, 1993.Lakewood High School continues to stand for quality education, leadership, and spirit in our community.Lakewood High School's Present enrollment is over 4000 students.Lakewood High Schools outstanding sports and extracurricular programs strengthen the Lancer Spirit.Newberg Construction Company of Chicago was granted the contract to build Lakewood High School on a 32 acre site.Opening enrollment in 1957 was 1700 students.The city of Lakewood rose out of bean fields and dairy farms in the early 1950's and was incorporated in 1954.The population of Lakewood was booming and construction of new homes was tremendous.The school's opening day was on September 16, 1957, with the first graduating class in 1958.The sports teams include badminton, baseball, basketball, track, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, swimming, softball, water polo, wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastics.To accommodate the enrollment growth, numerous bungalows have been added to the site.When it was opened, Lakewood High was considered one of the country's most modern schools