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thletic competition began soon after the founding
As the school’s enrollment grew in the next year, more
of Lake Highland Preparatory School. In its first year, three
teams formed—boys golf, boys and girls swimming, and
varsity teams were organized: boys soccer, boys tennis,
boys baseball, basketball, and cross country. Highlander
and girls tennis. All students took swimming lessons.
parents were very active in supporting the school and
The physical education program, though new and small,
its athletic teams, creating the Lake Highland Athletic
adopted the purpose that animates it today—to provide
Association—originally called the Dad’s Club—which
students with an environment that nurtures physical,
assumed full responsibility for raising funds to construct
social, and emotional development. Students learn how
a football field and finance the first football program in
to cooperate with others and appreciate personal fitness
1973. More teams in different sports were formed, and by
and lifelong physical activities.
the 1979-80 school year, 65% of students participated in interscholastic athletic competition.
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