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The '''Lakeland School District''' is a [[school district]] in northern [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It comprises the [[boroughs]] of [[Jermyn]] and [[Mayfield, Pennsylvania|Mayfield]] and the [[townships]] of [[Carbondale Township, Pennsylvania|Carbondale]] (to be distinguished from the [[city]] of [[Carbondale, Pennsylvania|Carbondale]] which it partially surrounds), [[Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania|Greenfield]], and [[Scott Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Scott]]. It was organized June 30, 1968 as a jointure among the three districts previously serving the five municipalities. It is governed by an elected, nine-member [[Board of Education]] who recognizes the [[superintendent (education)|Superintendent of Schools]] as the district's administrative head. Margaret Billings-Jones, is the current superintendent.

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|[[2003]]

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|Launched:

|[[03 April]] [[2004]]

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|Commissioned:

|[[04 January]] [[2007]]

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|Fate:

|Active Service

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|Displacement:

|5600 tons - Standard

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|Length:

|124.8 metres

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|Beam:

|17.5 metres

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|Propulsion:

| Kirloskar PA6 STC engines

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|Speed:

|15.8 knots

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|Complement:

|11 main battle tanks, 10 army vehicles and 500 troops excluding ship crew

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|Armament:

|WM-18 rocket launcher, SAM, Naval Medak gun, CRN 91 guns

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|Aircraft:

|[[HAL Dhruv]]/[[Westland Sea King|Sea King]]

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|Motto:

|''All for one, One for all''

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'''INS ''Shardul (L16)''''' is the lead ship of the [[Shardul class- Large Landing Ship Tank|Shardul class LST(L)]] of the [[Indian Navy]]. Its name means "Royal Bengal tiger".

The name "Lakeland" refers simply to the multitude of [[lakes]] found within the district's limits. The colors are red, white, and blue, taken from the original themes of the Mayfield-Carbondale Twp., Jermyn, and Scott (including Greenfield) schools, respectively. The [[mascot]] is the [[Tribal Chief|Chief]], which was chosen in 1969 to represent courage, compelling personality, and leadership. Lakeland's various academics, arts, and athletics groups are most commonly represented by either an abstracted or stylized profile of a tribal chief's head and [[war bonnet]] or an interlocked "LC" inside a plain [[arrow|arrowhead]] outline (probably adapted from the [[NFL]]'s [[Kansas City Chiefs]]' "KC" logo). Lakeland also boasts successful sports programs, predominantly softball and football. There most recent success came in the 2006 softball season, where the softball team advanced throughout the state playoff competition, to the championship, where they lost 2-1.

==History==

The Lakeland area has become bound by the school as a [[community]]. As such, it is largely characterized (almost uniquely so within the county) by the dualism between the "[[countryside|country]]" and the "[[valley]]". Rural Greenfield and Scott townships belong to the former and consist of [[hilly]] [[arable land|farmland]] and [[forest|woods]]. Jermyn, Mayfield, and most of Carbondale Twp. are a residential and commercial gridwork of denser population centered on the [[Lackawanna River]]. The Lakeland area is considered part of suburban [[Scranton]], Pennsylvania's sixth largest city.

*The first-of-the-class Landing ship tank (Large), Shardul (Royal Bengal tiger), was launched in 03 April 2004. The ship was handed over to the navy for trials on 3rd November 2006 and commissioned into the Indian Navy, on 4th January 2007 by the defence minister A.K Antony in Karwar at the [[INS Kadamba]] base. The ship was based under the Southern Naval Command in Kochi to train cadets before the commissioning of INS Kesari and INS Airavat.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/406200707172032.htm 'INS Shardul' engaged in training for naval cadets]</ref>

==References==

Lakeland's geographic position with respect to the other districts of Lackawanna County is illustrated at right. However, no roads provide direct links to Mid-Valley or North [[the Poconos|Pocono]]. Also, not shown are neighboring districts Mountain View ([[Susquehanna County]]) to the north and Western Wayne ([[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne County]]) to the east. Long Carbondale and Valley View borders indicate Lakeland's particularly strong relationships with each. They are two of the Chiefs' most competitive athletic rivals. Many Lakeland families have close relatives in, or descend from natives of, both areas. Finally, most of Lakeland's country residents travel to the city of Carbondale or the towns of Valley View regularly for work, shopping, and recreation.

#{{note|Best}}[http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/05/stories/2007010501452000.htm INS Shardul dedicated] Article in the [[Hindu]]

===Lakeland Jr./Sr. High School===

At 1593 Lakeland Drive, Jermyn, PA 18433-3140, it is the district headquarters and houses the district's [[grade levels]] [[seventh grade|7]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]. It is located on [[Pennsylvania Route 247]] in the "Chapman Lake" section of Scott Twp.[[Image:Lakeland High 2.jpg|thumb|400px|The front of Lakeland High School]]

===Lakeland Elementary School===

With a physical (but non-deliverable) [[address (geography)|address]] at 1562 Lakeland Drive, it is located adjacent to the high school. It houses grade levels [[kindergarten|K]]-[[sixth grade|6]] for Greenfield and Scott residents.

===Mayfield Elementary School===

At 501 Linden Street, Mayfield, PA 18433-1953, it houses grade levels K-6 for Carbondale Twp., Jermyn, and Mayfield residents.

==External links==

*[http://www.lakelandsdbharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Shardul.html DistrictShardul Websiteclass @ Bharat-rakshak.com]

*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/l-shardul.htm LST(L) Shardul @ Global security.com]

[[Category:LackawannaIndian County,Navy Pennsylvaniaships|Shardul]]

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