Lakeland also has a substance awareness coordinator, a complete child study team, a school nurse, a library-media specialist, an athletic trainer and several teacher aides.
The name Lakeland Regional High School was chosen at a board of education meeting in February 1956.
[16] Students from Wanaque had attended Midland Park High School, with estimates that costs would be reduced by 20% once Lakeland HS was completed.
Specialized Learning Programs, including interdisciplinary projects, are conducted using the high technology multimedia laboratory.
The school provides practical experiences and a range of studies in the area of communication, transportation, energy and manufacturing.
The Lakeland Regional High School Lancers[3] compete in the Big North Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and Passaic counties and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
[35] The field hockey team won the North I Group III state sectional championship in 1981.
[37] The football team won the NJSIAA North I Group II state sectional championship in 2004 and 2010.
[38] In 2004, the Lancers won the NJSIAA North I, Group II state championship, defeating Lenape Valley Regional High School in double overtime by a score of 17-14 at Giants Stadium, making it the first football state champions in Lakeland's history.
[39] The Lakeland Lancers football team made it to the North I Group II state championship final again in 2008, but lost by a score of 35-6 to first seed Wayne Hills High School, which was riding a 51-game winning streak and was the four-time defending champion, with Lakeland ending the season with a record of 11-1 after losing in the first match between the two teams.
[40][41] In 2010, the Lancers faced Ramsey High School in the North 1, Group II championship game at Kean University.