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Porter Family Center to Open August 2023

This summer is filled with excitement and anticipation as we look forward to the opening of the Porter Family Center for Innovation & Academics in August!

This 71,000-square-foot new home for innovation, collaboration, and discovery will welcome Highlanders back to campus for the start of the 2023-24 school year, marking an exciting milestone in the Elevate Highlanders Campaign.

CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

Every space in the Porter Center is designed to inspire and ignite. On the ground floor is the Tillman Family Student Center, a vibrant home for student life on our campus with spaces that invite Highlanders to meet, exchange ideas, and build community: the Vivar Student Union, Scott Family Commons, and Kind Family Library. Exceptional outdoor spaces, including the Jackson Breezeway and Steinmetz Family Innovation Courtyard, enhance students’ enjoyment of our beautiful campus and lakefront location.

The second floor Innovation Institute is home to the Carmany Family Innovation Hub, a state-of-the-art central makerspace surrounded by interdisciplinary teaching labs for engineering and design, robotics, physics, computer science, and more. The Morsi Mathematics Institute on the third floor offers a signature collaboration zone and innovative math classrooms, while the fourth floor Center for Literary Arts features English classrooms with soaring views of our city. The fourth floor’s Starling Gallery provides an exceptional venue for events, meetings, and student activities.

The opening of the Porter Center is made possible by the generosity of our Highlander community and your remarkable support of the Elevate Highlanders Campaign. To date, the campaign has raised an impressive $22.9 million. We are deeply grateful to the 2,013 donors who have made philanthropic investments in this bold and powerful vision for the future of our school.

CAMPAIGN PROGRESS

As we celebrate the opening of the Porter Center and the completion of Phase I of the Elevate Campaign, we also look ahead to Phase II and building the new Multisport Athletic Facility.

This outstanding, 41,000-square-foot building and adjacent field renovation will elevate and transform the training and competition spaces for 650+ Highlander athletes on 40 teams across 12 sports, including Wrestling, Archery, Basketball, Volleyball, Cheerleading, Lacrosse, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Football, and Track & Field. The need for this new athletic facility is urgent and the timing for construction is dependent on fundraising progress. We look forward to launching Phase II of the Elevate Campaign in the fall and raising the funds needed to break ground on this remarkable new athletic facility.

ELEVATE CAPITAL PROJECTS


The Elevate Campaign includes three capital projects – (1) Porter Family Center for Innovation & Academics; (2) Multisport Athletic Facility & Field Renovation at the Lake Highland Athletic Complex; and (3) The Arts District – along with growing Lake Highland’s endowment and sustained annual support of the Highlander Fund.

We invite you to learn more about the Elevate Campaign and how you can make an impact.

We invite you to learn more about Elevate Highlanders

Susan Clayton

Vice President of Advancement
sclayton@lhps.org
407.206.1900 ext 3345

Nicole JeBailey

NEWS & UPDATES

Explore the news and updates from the Elevate Highlanders Campaign.

February 6, 2024

With immense gratitude, we announce an extraordinary gift that not only advances the Elevate vision, but also honors the tremendous impact coaches and teachers have on the lives of their players and students.  Jay and Amy Jackson have made a $1.5 million gift – a remarkable second leadership gift to the Elevate Campaign from their […]

October 16, 2023

With gratitude and excitement, we announce a $1 million gift from the Lawrence E. White Family Foundation to Lake Highland’s Together We Can: Elevate Highlanders Campaign. The White family’s generous investment names the Lawrence E. White Family Wrestling Center, a signature component of the 48,000-square-foot Multisport Athletic Facility at the Lake Highland Athletic Complex (LHAC). […]

September 9, 2023

Porter Center Grand Opening Celebration: Dedication, Ribbon-Cutting, and Leadership Donor Reception

May 31, 2023

This summer is filled with excitement and anticipation as we look forward to the opening of the Porter Family Center for Innovation & Academics in August! This 71,000-square-foot new home for innovation, collaboration, and discovery will welcome Highlanders back to campus for the start of the 2023-24 school year, marking an exciting milestone in the […]

November 4, 2022

On November 4, 2022, our Highlander family gathered for a “Topping Out” celebration, marking an important milestone in the construction of the new Porter Family Center for Innovation & Academics, when the highest structural beam is placed atop the building. At the Topping Out, Highlanders were invited to sign the beam and be part of […]

November 2, 2022

With immense gratitude, we announce a $1 million gift from Amy and Jay Jackson to the Elevate Highlanders Campaign.

April 7, 2022

On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Lake Highland Preparatory School hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Porter Family Center for Innovation & Academics.

February 7, 2022

With excitement and gratitude, we announce a $1 million gift from Kia and Manny Vivar to the Together We Can: Elevate Highlanders Campaign.

December 1, 2021

Monumental events are rare in the life of an educational institution, but we are thrilled to announce one such event that will elevate LHP education for generations to come!

September 16, 2021

With profound gratitude, we announce a $1 million gift to Lake Highland’s Together We Can: Elevate Highlanders Campaign from the Brian Tillman family.