The entire Clear Lake High School teaching staff, along with Lakeport Superintendent of Schools Erin Smith-Hagberg, Clear Lake High School Principal Steve Gentry and Lake County Superintendent of Schools Wally Holbrook, gathered on Wednesday, May 25, to celebration the school's achievement of being named a 2011 California Distinguished School. Courtesy photo.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Clear Lake High School, named a 2011 California Distinguished School earlier this spring, held a special ceremony on Wednesday, May 25, in celebration of the achievement.

The school received a Distinguished School flag and plaque from the California Department of Education that it will display with pride.

The ceremony included a special presentation from Lake County Superintendent of Schools Wally Holbrook.

Holbrook recognized the entire district, indicating that this award is a culmination of the commitment to excellence that begins in the district’s elementary schools, and continues through to the middle school and the high school.

The entire staff and student body of Clear Lake High School was congratulated for their success.

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