History
The name "Lake Park" is derived from the campuses being between "Lake" Street and Irving "Park" Road. The citizens of north DuPage County founded Lake Park High School District 108 in 1953, and the doors opened at what is now East Campus, 600 South Medinah Road, Roselle, in September 1956 to 320 students. In less than twenty years, the number of students had increased substantially and West Campus was built in 1975. The east campus borders the Medinah Country Club that has hosted three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990), two PGA Championships (1999, 2006), and the Ryder Cup in 2012.
On November 14th, 2012, multiple false bomb threat calls were made to East Campus roughly around 9:00 A.M CT. Police quickly arrived on scene and no explosive devices were found; the students were evacuated safely home. This is the third bomb threat the school has received since 2004.
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