Lakewood Elementary School

Lakewood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Elwood City which was founded in the 1950s. It is one of the fifteen schools in the city.

Description
Lakewood Elementary School appears to be a kindergarten to fourth grade school that includes hallways, offices, classrooms, a cafeteria/auditorium, gymnasium, restrooms, and other various maintenance rooms and other areas that are typically found in elementary schools. There is no fifth grade mentioned throughout the series so far, which raises assumption that there is none, but it is not known for sure. The boys' restroom has counter sinks, toilet stalls, and urinals. The girls' restroom has counter sinks and toilet stalls. The exterior grounds include a playground and a baseball field. There are also bicycle racks immediately in front of the building where Arthur and his friends park their bicycles. In the early books, the interior of the school was shown most often shown, but the exterior was shown occasionally. The front doors of the school were originally located to the far right and had a half-circle window over the doors. In the cartoon and later books, the school was redesigned, and the front doors were moved to the very center and had a canopy right in front of the doors.

Staff

 * Francis Haney: Principal (seasons 1-19)
 * Mrs. Robertson: Retired Kindergarten Teacher
 * Kindergarten Teacher: An unnamed kindergarten teacher
 * Mr. Marco: Second Grade Teacher
 * Nigel Ratburn: Third Grade Teacher, Fourth Grade Teacher (next school year)
 * Miss Sweetwater: Third Grade Teacher
 * Mrs. Fink: Third Grade Teacher
 * Mike Cramp: Third Grade Teacher (next school year)
 * Ms. Bryan: Art Teacher
 * Mr. Morris: Janitor (seasons 1-7, and cameos in subsequent seasons.)
 * Ms. Tingley: Mr. Haney's Secretary; Temporary Principal (season 20)
 * Leah MacGrady: Lunch Lady
 * Ms. Flynn: School Nurse
 * Ms. Yollanda: First Grade Teacher
 * Coach Bumpus: Gym Teacher/Coach
 * Coach Grimslid: Fourth Grade Gym Teacher/Coach
 * Mr. Bebell: Shop Teacher
 * Ms. Krasny: Chorus Teacher

Substitute Teachers

 * Mr. Elkin
 * Mrs. Bofini
 * Ms. Blank
 * Ms. Tremello
 * Miss Ratburn
 * Skip Bitterman (substitute chef)
 * Frederick Fugue

Kindergarten

 * Kindergarten Female Aardvark
 * Kindergarten Female Aardvark (Number 2)
 * Kindergarten Female Aardvark (Number 3)
 * Kindergarten Female Aardvark (Number 4)
 * Kindergarten Male Aardvark
 * Kindergarten Male Aardvark (Number 2)
 * Kindergarten Male Aardvark (Number 3)
 * Kindergarten Male Bear
 * Kindergarten Male Cat
 * Kindergarten Male Rabbit
 * Kindergarten Male Rabbit (Number 2)
 * Kindergarten Male Rabbit (Number 3)

Third Grade

 * Arthur Read
 * Buster Baxter
 * Francine Frensky
 * Muffy Crosswire
 * Alan Powers
 * Binky Barnes (twice)
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * Fern Walters
 * George Lundgren
 * Jenna Morgan
 * Ladonna Compson
 * Maria
 * Mary
 * Alex
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 3)
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 4)
 * 3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)
 * Beulah McInnerny
 * Jessica
 * 3rd Grade Male Cat
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 2)
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)
 * 3rd Grade Male Monkey
 * 3rd Grade Male Rabbit
 * 3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 2)
 * 3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 4)
 * 3rd Grade Male Rat
 * Norbert

Fourth Grade

 * Prunella Deegan
 * Molly MacDonald
 * Billy
 * Brian
 * Otis
 * Helen
 * Jack Weasel
 * John
 * Luke
 * Nancy
 * Norman Hedgehog
 * Patrick
 * Rattles
 * Slink
 * 4th Grade Female Aardvark
 * 4th Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)
 * 4th Grade Female Bear
 * 4th Grade Female Bear (Number 2)
 * 4th Grade Female Bear (Number 3)
 * Fletcher
 * 4th Grade Female Cat (Number 2)
 * 4th Grade Male Bear
 * 4th Grade Male Dog
 * 4th Grade Male Rabbit

Students in Unknown Grades

 * George's sister
 * Unknown Female Aardvark (Number 4)
 * Unknown Female Bear (Number 2)
 * Unknown Female Bear (Number 3)
 * Unknown Female Monkey
 * Unknown Female Rabbit (Number 7)
 * Unknown Male Aardvark
 * Unknown Male Bear
 * Unknown Male Bear (Number 2)
 * Unknown Male Bear (Number 6)
 * Unknown Male Dog (Number 6)
 * Unknown Female Rabbit (Number 2)
 * Unknown Male Rabbit

Unidentified Students
In Arthur's Number Nightmare a seating chart for each class of the school is seen. It reveals unnamed characters who's names are below. Their grades are also unknown. Note that none of these characters are in Mr. Ratburn's Class. The name Frances appears in the episode, Castles in the Sky. It appeared on a posted note underneath a bowl of oranges. The note said "Vote Frances for Student Council" The name Frances appeared prior to the episode Arthur's Number Nightmare. A few more names were revealed in the episode, Grandma Thora Appreciation Day.


 * Jennifer
 * Frances
 * Willy
 * Carol
 * Richard
 * Sharon
 * Alex
 * Dawn
 * Mark
 * LL & OT
 * Jake

Athletics
Lakewood competes in at least six interscholastic sports.

They might have a Football team because in "Arthur's Baby" Arthur, Binky and other characters are playing. It appears that Mr. Marco is their coach. The students also compete in a bowling tournament against Mighty Mountain in "Francine's Split Decision". They have even played Jai Alai against Mighty Mountain (mentioned in "Francine's Split Decision").
 * Soccer
 * Baseball
 * Track and Field
 * Basketball
 * Hockey
 * Badminton

Events
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Lakewood Elementary has hosted many events and festivals.


 * 3rd Grade Annual Picnic
 * Harvest Day Celebration
 * PTA Spring Fundraiser
 * Earth Day Fair
 * The Teachers' Charity Carnival

Contests
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Lakewood Elementary occasionally holds contests to allow students to show off their abilities. Sometimes, these contests advance students to a greater level of competition, such as the checkers competition in "A is for Angry."


 * Spell-a-thon
 * Math-a-thon
 * Arithmattack
 * Kids Cooking Contest
 * Interscholastic Checkers Competition
 * Interscholastic Chess Competition

Activities
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 * Lakewood Elementary Reader
 * Student Council
 * Band
 * Chorus
 * Shop
 * Lakewood Pride Committee (ceased function)
 * Computer Club
 * Chess Club

Trivia

 * Lakewood Elementary is an actual school that Marc Brown attended back in 3rd grade, as said in a readingrockets interview.
 * Classes start at 7:30 am and are released at 3:00 pm daily.
 * The school year runs from August to June, with possible snow day makeups in July.
 * The exterior of Lakewood Elementary school is based on the school St Hubert Elementary in Windsor Ontario crossed with a school in Montreal near the old Cinar Sudio.