Mitchell led Lakeside’s Varsity Boys Soccer program for 29 years and also coached on Lakeside’s Varsity Football staff for 17 years. He has accumulated more than 400 wins as a Varsity Head Soccer Coach over his career and his teams at Lakeside won five Boys Soccer State Championships (1974, 75, 78, 81, 97) and 15 Region Championships.Mitchell, who graduated from Cross Keys High School, is a two-time National Soccer Coaches of America Association Region III (Southeast) Coach of the Year, the 1992 recipient of the National Federation of State High School Associations Region III Distinguished Service Award and the 1997 GACA Coach of the Year.After a long and productive teaching and coaching career at Lakeside (1973-2003), Mitchell moved on to coach JV boys, varsity boys and varsity girls soccer in addition to varsity football at Peachtree Ridge over a six-year stint (2003-08).He went to Loganville High School in 2009 and coached JV girls soccer for two years, football and varsity girls soccer for three years before retiring in 2014. In 2018, Mitchell returned to Loganville to be head coach of the varsity girls soccer team.
Manget, Class of 1971, joined the very first varsity soccer team at Lakeside during his freshman year and earned letters as a sophomore, junior and senior. The Vikings made the playoffs his sophomore year and won the school’s first state championship his junior year. Manget led the Vikings in scoring during his junior and senior years and earned a spot on the All-State team his senior season. He also started three years on the volleyball team and received the prestigious Viking Award as a senior.He continued his career at Georgia State University and scored 23 goals with 13 assists as a freshman. He finished his sophomore sea- son with 18 goals and 11 assists and his junior season with 13 goals and five assists after switching to midfielder.He transferred to the University of Georgia after his junior season to pursue a major in Forestry and starred on the UGA Men’s Soccer Club from 1974 until his graduation in 1977.Manget married Debbie, a former Lakeside gymnastics standout and retired after 34 years of public service working with the State of Georgia as an Environmental Specialist for the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.
Manget, Class of 1975, earned four varsity letters on Lakeside’s soccer team and he lettered in volleyball as a sophomore on the 1973 state championship team. He led the Vikings with 16 goals his freshman year and was named the Most Valuable Offensive Player. As a sophomore, Manget was the recipient of the Viking Award and was named a First Team North DeKalb County All-Star.In 1974, Manget led the Vikings to their second state title in school history, scoring in the championship game against Westminster. During his junior season, he earned Most Valuable Offensive Player and North DeKalb Most Valuable Player.The Vikings clinched their second consecutive state title following a win over Henderson with Manget having a two-goal performance to close his senior season. He earned Most Valuable Player, was a North DeKalb All-Star and the Most Valuable Player in North DeKalb County — ending his varsity career with 93 goals.Manget continued his soccer career at Berry College where he won All-District and All-Conference both years he was there. In 1977, he transferred to UGA to play for their club team alongside his brother Tom.
Kenworthy, Class of 1982, earned four varsity letters starring on Lakeside’s soccer team. The Vikings won the state title in 1981 and Kenworthy was named an All-American. He was a member of the US Junior (U-18) National Team in 1982 and 1983.Kenworthy attended Harvard and played forward for the Crimson for four seasons (1982-85). They reached the national quarterfinals in 1984 and Kenworthy was a two-time All-Ivy League selection. He received a B.A. in sociology from Harvard in 1986 and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 1993. Kenworthy has been a sociology professor at several universities. He currently is Professor of Sociology and Yankelovich Chair in Social Thought at the University of California-San Diego.He studies the causes and consequences of living standards, poverty, inequality, mobility, employment, economic growth, social policy, taxes, public opinion, politics, and more in the United States and other affluent countries.He has written seven books, including “Progress for the Poor” and “Social Democratic America.”