6t h Grad e Magazine

INTRODUCTION The 6t h g rad ers at Ab id ing Savio r Lut heran Schoo l, in

con junct ion w it h Nat ional Lut her an Schoo ls Week w an t t o

celeb r at e our schoo l, along w it h 32 o t her Lut heran Schoo ls

around t he w or ld .

Each 6 t h g rad er researched Lut heran Schoo ls in general and t hen

research ed t w o sp ecif ic Lut heran Schoo ls.

Finally t hey com p ared and con t rast ed t he t w o schoo ls t hey

research ed w it h our schoo l, Ab id ing Savio r .

The t it le p age looking p ict ures w ere m ad e b y 6 t h g rad ers, and

w er e no t vo t ed at THE t it le p age, b ut w ere aw esom e and

need ed t o b e includ ed !

We p ray God ’s b lessings on all Lu t heran Schoo l around t he

glob e. We are t han kf u l f o r t he d ed icat ed w or kers at all t hese

schoo ls w ho help sp read t h e good new s o f Jesus Chr ist .

Hap p y Lut heran Schoo ls Week f rom Ab id ing Savio r Lut her an

Schoo l’s 6t h Grad e Magazin e Class.

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Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Sop h ia

There are m any reasons w hy p eop le send t heir ch ild ren t o Lut heran

schoo ls. Paren t s w ant t heir ch ild ren t o b e t aught ab out Chr ist , learn in a

saf e environm ent , and have a b et t er ed ucat ion . At Lut heran schoo ls,

st ud ent s are t augh t how t o so lve p rob lem s in a Chr ist -like w ay, and d o

everyt h ing t o t he glo ry o f God .

Concord ia In t ernat ional Schoo l in Viet nam , Hano i has m any

w ond er f u l f eat ures. Concord ia Schoo l runs f rom p reschoo l t h rough h igh

schoo l. Concord ia’s elem ent ary cur r iculum includ es Language Ar t s, Mat h,

Music, Viet nam ese, Visual Ar t , Physical ed ucat ion , and Them e. St ud ent s are

t augh t t o d o everyt h ing in a Chr ist -like at t it ud e. St ud ent s have t w o

op t ions f o r lunch ; t hey can eit her b r ing t heir ow n lunch o r b uy f rom t he

schoo l. St ud ent s also m ust w ear

un if o rm s. (Preschoo lers are no t

req uired t o ) Their cho ices f o r p o lo

sh ir t s are so lid co lo rs o f yellow , green ,

o r w h it e, w h ich are b ought t h rough

Concord ia. Mrs. Horvat h , t he f o rm er

kind ergar t en t eacher at Ab id ing Savio r , now w orks at Concord ia

In t ernat ional Schoo l in Viet nam . She t o ld m e t hat m ost o f t heir st ud ent s

are Korean , and t hat t he Viet nam ese governm ent d oesn ’t allow t hem t o

enro ll st ud ent s f rom Viet nam . You also m ust have a f o reign p assp or t t o

enro ll. Their sp or t is basket b all f o r b oys and gir ls. If you live in Viet nam

and are consid er ing a Lut heran ed ucat io n , Concord ia In t ernat ional w ould

b e an excellen t cho ice.

Our Savio r Lut heran Schoo l in Louisville, Ken t ucky is also a great

cho ice f o r a Lut heran ed ucat ion . Our Savio r 's ab b reviat ion is OSL. Mrs.

Jones, p ar t o f t he schoo l o f f ice at OSL, shared som e in f o rm at ion w it h m e

ab out Our Savio r . She t o ld m e t hat st ud ent s have chap el once a w eek, on

Wed nesd ays. They also d on ’t use a b us syst em . Anot her t h ing she shared is

t hat 6-8t h grad ers have Sp an ish class as p ar t o f t heir cur r iculum . Our Savio r

p rovid es m any sp or t op p or t un it ies f o r b oys and gir ls such as soccer ,

b asket b all, vo lleyb all, archery, and t rack. The st ud ent s also m ust w ear

schoo l un if o rm s. Their schoo l co lo rs are navy b lue, red , and w h it e. The

st ud ent s have t w o op t ions f o r lunch ; t hey can eit her o rd er f r om t he

schoo l o r b r ing t heir ow n. If you are consid er ing a Lut heran ed ucat ion f o r

your ch ild ren , Our Savio r Lut heran Schoo l in Louisville, Ken t ucky w ould also

b e an excellen t cho ice.

Ab id ing Savio r Lut heran Schoo l, St . Louis Missour i, Concord ia

In t ernat ional Schoo l Viet nam , Hano i, and Our Savio r Lut heran Schoo l

Louisville, KY have m any d if f erences and sim ilar it ies. For exam ple, t hey all

d on ’t use a b us syst em and have d if f eren t schoo l co lo rs. St ud ent s at t hese

schoo ls also have op p or t un it ies f o r sp or t s. An o t her sim ilar it y is t hat t hey

all m ust w ear un if o rm s, excep t t he p reschoo lers. There are also m any

d if f erences b et w een t hese schoo ls. Concord ia In t ernat ional t eaches

p reschoo l t h rough h igh schoo l, as Our Savio r and Ab id ing Savio r on ly t each

p reschoo l t h rough eigh t h grad e. Even t hough t hese schoo ls are alike and

d if f eren t in m any w ays, t hey are great schoo ls and are shar ing t he w ord o f

God .

For m ore in f o rm at ion visit :

Concord ia In t ernat ional Schoo l’s w eb sit e - h t t p ://concord iahano i.o rg/

Our Savio r ’s w eb sit e-

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Lut heran Schoo ls around

t he Un it ed St at es!

By: Elizab et h

How d id Lut heran schoo ls and churches com e t o b e? The Lut heran

church st ar t ed w it h Mar t in Lut her and t he 95 Theses. Johan Eck used t he

w ord “Lut heran” as a harsh nam e against Mar t in Lut her d ur ing t he Leip zig

Deb at e in July 1519. The t it le “Lut heran” d escr ib es t he f ait h o f t he church

in Wit t enb erg in 1597. In 1537 he b ecam e Chr ist ian III and advanced t he

Ref o rm at ion in Denm ark-Norw ay. Lut heran schoo ls st ar t ed b ased on t he

t each ings o f Mar t in Lut her .

A great p lace f o r p aren t s t o send t heir kid s is Our Savio r Lut heran

Schoo l and Church . The schoo l and church are in Fen t on , Missour i. Blair

Bueckm an is t he p r incip al and a science t eacher f o r 6t h -8t h grad e at t he

schoo l. Their past o r is Rick Foss. Their schoo l m asco t is a Lion . The schoo l

has 169 st ud ent s in PK, K-8. In 2008, Our Savio r Lut heran Schoo l and Church

had 11 st ud ent s f o r every f u ll-t im e t eacher in t heir class. In 1964 t he f ir st

kind ergar t en class b egan. They o f f er daily classroom d evo t ions at all levels,

a w eekly chap el service f o r K-8, m ont h ly m ission p ro ject s, and p ast o ral

resources availab le if anyone need s t hem . It is a great schoo l and church

f o r ch ild ren and p aren t s t o go t oo .

Bat on Rouge Lut heran is also an aw esom e p lace f o r kid s t o learn

ab out God and have f un . They are locat ed in Bat on Rouge, LA. Gord on

Scham b er is t heir p r incipal. Their school m asco t is a d o lp h in . The schoo l

st ar t ed in 1957. They have ab out 20-25 st ud ent s in each classroom in 2011-

2012. They have d aily classroom d evo t ions at all levels and a w eekly chap el

service f o r K-8. They have at least t w elve classroom s in t heir schoo l. It is a

great p lace f o r kid s and also p aren t s t o learn . They have church and

Sund ay schoo l every w eekend .

There are som e d if f erences b et w een Our Savio r , Bat on Rouge Lut heran

and Ab id ing Savio r . One o f t he d if f erences w it h t hese schoo ls is t hat t hey

all op ened in d if f eren t years. Our Savior op ened in t he year 1964, Bat on

Rouge op en ed in t he year 1958, and Ab id ing Savio r op ened in t he year

1984. Our Savio r w as b uilt in 1963. Bat on Rouge w as b uilt in 1957. Ab id ing

Savio r w as b uilt in 1983. Our Savio r ’s m asco t is a f erocious and st rong lion .

Bat on Rouge m asco t is a co o l d o lp h in. Ab id ing Savio r has a f ierce w ar r io r .

There are som e sim ilar t h ings ab out t he schoo ls. One sim ilar it y is t hat

t hey all have church on Wed nesd ays and w eekend s. All t he schoo ls have

t he sp or t s like vo lleyball, soccer , basket b all, and m any m ore. Wh it eb oard s

and Blackb oard s are in alm ost every classroom and t hey all have at least

one com p ut er room t h roughout t he w ho le schoo l. In sp r ing and sum m er

t hey have Vacat ion Bib le Schoo l o r V.B.S.

For m ore in f o rm at ion on all t hese schoo ls v isit t hese w eb sit es.

Bat on Rouge Lut heran Schoo ls w eb sit e

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Our Savio r Lut heran Schoo ls w eb sit e

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Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Cour t ney

Peop le all over t he w or ld send t heir ch ild ren t o Lut heran

schoo ls. But w hy d o t hey send t heir child ren t o t hem ? Lut heran schoo ls

m eet o r exceed st at e and nat ional acad em ic st and ard s. Also Lut heran

schoo ls g ive ch ild ren a st rong f ait h in Jesus. The schoo ls also help ch ild ren

st ret ch t hem selves b y overcom ing challenges t hat t hey m igh t m eet in t he

f ut ure. There is a lo t t hat Lut heran schoo ls t each t hat p ub lic schoo ls d on ’t .

Tr in it y in Roselle, Illinois has a lo t o f af t er -schoo l club s. Includ ing

sp or t s t eam s and in t he sum m er sp or t s sum m er cam p s. Som e o f t he

sp or t s t hat Tr in it y o f f ers includ e b oys and gir ls cross coun t ry, vo lleyb all,

b asket b all, cheer lead ing and p om s. Som e o f t he club s at Tr in it y includ e

St ud ent Council, Dram a, Band , Vo ice Cho ir , Bell Cho ir , yearb ook, journalism ,

and Nat ional Jun io r Honor Societ y. Ed Bow er , t heir p r incip al t o ld m e

t hat ”Bell Cho ir is t he m ost p op ular club having over 75 st ud ent s in t he b ell

cho ir .” Tr in it y Roselle o f f ers b asket b all and vo lleyball sum m er cam p f o r

st ud ent s in grad es 5-8. The schoo l o f f ers t he sam e sub ject s as o t her

Lut heran schoo ls, f o r exam p le, Healt h , Mat h , and Social Sciences.

Red eem er Lut h eran Schoo l is locat ed in Green Bay Wisconsin . It has a

d ress cod e like som e schoo ls. Llew Kram er , t heir p r incip al, t o ld m e t hat all

sh ir t s have t o have sleeves, t he p an t s cannot b e f rayed o r t o rn and shoes

m ust have b acks on t hem . A t eacher at Red eem er , Mrs. Ut ech t , host s a

“Take it Apar t Day”, w here st ud ent s t ake ap ar t o ld ap p liances. St ud ent s

can get t o schoo l on p ub lic b uses o r b e d rop p ed o f f b y t heir

p aren t s. Red eem er Lut heran is a lo t like o t her schoo ls and is a coo l p lace

f o r st ud ent s t o at t end .

Bet w een Tr in it y, Red eem er , and Ab id ing Savio r t here are a lo t o f

d if f erences as w ell as som e sim ilar it ies. One o f t he d if f erences is t he

num b er o f st ud ent s: Tr in it y has 405 st ud ent s, Ab id ing Savio r has 195

st ud ent s, and Red eem er has 74 st ud ent s. St ud ent s at Red eem er can t ake a

b us, w alk, o r a car t o schoo l w h ile st udent s at Ab id ing Savio r can on ly

com e b y car o r w alking.

There are som e sim ilar it ies b et w een Tr in it y, Red eem er , and Ab id ing

Savio r . Ab id ing Savio r and Tr in it y have Sm ar t Board s. Ab id ing Savio r and

Red eem er b o t h p rovid e ch ild care b ef o re and af t er schoo l

st ar t s. Alt hough som e Lut heran Schoo ls are no t as b ig as o t hers t hey are

all cen t ered on t each ing st ud ent ab out Jesus and God ’s Word .

For m ore in f o rm at ion ab out t hese schoo ls check out t he w eb sit es

b elow !!!!

h t t p ://red eem er lut herangb .com / REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL

h t t p ://w w w .t r in it yroselle.com /schoo l_hom e.p hp TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Em m a

Why d o w e send our kid s t o Lut heran schoo ls? Paren t s should send

t heir ch ild ren /ch ild t o Lut heran schoo ls t o learn ab out Chr ist . All child ren

w ill learn ab out Chr ist , and t hey w ill b e g iven a great ed ucat ion in m at h ,

science, h ist o ry, and m ore. Paren t s m igh t b e sp end ing m oney, b ut t here

is no t h ing com p ared t o learn ing ab out Chr ist .

Lut heran High Schoo l Nor t h is locat ed in St . Louis, Missour i. It

cur ren t ly o f f ers ed ucat ion in grad es n ine t h rough t w elve, and is associat ed

w it h t he Lut heran Church Missour i

Synod . Their st ud ent s f ocus on learn ing

ab out Chr ist . The p r incip al is Tim ot hy

Brackm an. Mr . Krat zer , a t eacher at

Lut heran Nor t h , shared w it h m e t hat

t hey have chap el t oget her f our t im es a

w eek and “. . . on Wed nesd ays w e have a

st ud ent lead chap el in sm all group s o f

ab out 14.” He also shared w it h m e t hat

t here are t h ree-hund r ed f if t een

st ud ent s at Lut heran Nor t h . They are know n as t he Lut heran Nor t h

Crusad ers. The schoo l co lo rs are Maroon and Go ld . Several f oo t b all p layer s

have grad uat ed f rom Lut heran Nor t h and p layed in t he NFL includ ing

St eve At w at er .

Our Shep herd Lut heran Schoo l has b een op en since Sep t em b er 3,

1980. The id ea o f t h is schoo l w as t hought o f t en years ear lier . They are

locat ed in Painesville, Oh io. The

p r incip al is Jacob Rogers. Their schoo l’s

aim is m od eled af t er Proverb s 22:6,

“Train a ch ild in t he w ay t hey should go,

and w hen t hey are o ld , t hey w ill no t

t urn f rom it .” The st af f b elieves t hat

Our Shep herd Lut heran Schoo l is a

f am ily, w here God 's p eop le jo in as one t o celeb rat e and sup p or t one

ano t her in m in ist ry! In t h is schoo l t he st ud ent s d o no t have a schoo l

un if o rm . Chap el services are cond uct ed every Wed nesd ay m orning at 8:35

AM in a nearb y church nam ed Zion Lut heran .

All Lut heran schoo ls ar e d if f eren t in som e w ays, b ut in o t her w ays

t hey are alike. Our Shep herd and Lut heran Nor t h are b o t h no t a church

and schoo l, w h ile Ab id ing Savio r is a church and schoo l. Our Shep herd also

d oes no t have t o w ear a schoo l un if o rm , b ut Ab id ing Savio r and Lut heran

Nor t h b o t h have un if o rm s. Lut heran Nor t h is a h igh schoo l w h ile Our

Shep herd and Ab id ing Savio r are kind ergar t en t h rough eigh t h grad e. All

t h ree schoo ls go t o chap el every w eek, b ut Lut heran Nor t h goes f our

t im es a w eek in sm all group s o f f our t een . Bo t h our Shep herd and Ab id ing

Savio r go every Wed nesd ay as a schoo l.

The reason w e send our kid s t o Lut heran schoo ls is q uit e

ob vious. We w ant t hem t o learn t he w ay o f God , and t hese schoo ls d o

t hat excep t ionally w ell.

For m ore in f o rm at ion on t hese schoo ls, v isit t he schoo l’s w eb sit es list ed

b elow .

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Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Em ily

Peop le send t heir ch ild ren t o Lut heran schoo ls f o r a b unch o f

d if f eren t reasons. Peop le send t heir ch ild ren t o Lut heran schoo ls so t hey

can learn ab out God d aily and grow in f ait h w it h h im . Teachers t each

st ud ent s ab out God and all t he great t h ings he d oes f o r us and w hy he

d oes t hem . At p ub lic schoo ls, t hey cannot have a religion class and

t eachers cannot t each ab out God op en ly. Lut heran schoo ls help us b e

w it nesses t o unb elievers. They show us t he im p or t ance o f g iv ing b ack t o

our com m unit y and serving God w it h our o f f er ings. Lut heran schoo ls also

have great acad em ics. Lut heran schoo ls are com m it t ed t o t he gosp el.

St . John Lut heran Church and Schoo l is a great p lace f o r ch ild ren t o

grow p hysically and sp ir it ually. St . John Lut heran Schoo l and Church w as

f ound ed in 1851 b y t w ent y f am ilies. Their nam e w as o r ig inally Evangelical

Lut heran Concord ia Congregat ion and t hey w ere o r ig inally locat ed in

Ballw in , Missour i. A second church w as b uilt on a d onat ed p iece o f land in

Ellisville, Missour i in 1871. They

const ruct ed a schoo l and t he church

changed it s nam e t o St . John . They

go t so b ig t hat t hey had t o ad d a

t h ree room b uild ing w it h a

b asem ent . Over t he course o f t im e

t hey ad d ed m ore room s and a

gym nasium . I con t act ed Melind a

Hanke, w ho is a p reschoo l t eacher at

St . John , and she t o ld m e t hat St . John Lut heran Schoo l is a 2008 b lue

r ib b on schoo l. They have 505 st ud ent s, st ar t ing f rom age t w o t o eigh t h

grad e, w it h an average class size o f t w ent y st ud ent s. Most grad es have

t w o o f each grad e, b ut second and f ir st g rad es have t h ree classes. St . John

is b ig on t echno logy. They have t w ent y -f our p ersonal com p ut ers, one

co lo r p r in t er , and a Sm ar t b oard in just t he kind ergar t en t h rough f our t h

grad e com p ut er lab . In t he f if t h t h rough eigh t h grad e lap t op lab , t hey

have t w ent y-t w o lap t op s. They also have a Sm ar t b oard in every classroom .

St . John has a f u ll size gym and a f u ll size caf et er ia, w here healt hy en t rees,

salad s, d eli sand w iches, m ilk and ju ice are served . They t each Sp an ish t o

kind ergar t en t h rough eigh t h grad e and give in t rod uct o ry lessons t o

ch ild ren in p reschoo l. They have vo lleyb all t eam s, b asket b all t eam s, t rack

and f ield t eam , a cross coun t ry t eam , and a go lf t eam f o r b oys and gir ls.

Their m ission st at em ent is - St . John Lut heran Schoo l eq uip s ch ild ren

t h rough excellen t Chr ist ian ed ucat ion t o courageously serve Chr ist in a

changing w or ld . Their v ision is - St . John Lut heran Schoo l is a com m unit y o f

p aren t s, st ud ent s, and st af f t hat em p ow er and eq uip ch ild ren t o im pact

t he w or ld f o r Jesus Chr ist . Their lib rary con t ains m ore t han t en t housand

b ooks. They also have t he accelerat ed read er p rogram (AR). Schoo l st ar t at

8:15 AM and end s at 3:00 p m . St . John Lut heran Schoo l is a great p lace t o

send your ch ild .

Tr in it y Lut heran Schoo l in Ed w ard sville, Illino is is also a great p lace

f o r ch ild ren t o learn and grow in Chr ist Jesus. I con t act ed Bet h Good en,

t he p r incip al o f t he schoo l, and she said t hat t hey have an average o f

t w ent y st ud ent s p er grad e. Their m ission st at em ent is - Provid e excellen t ,

Lut heran ed ucat ion , eq uip f am ilies w it h God ’s w ord f o r f ait h f u l

d iscip lesh ip , nur t ure f am ilies in t heir

Chr ist ian living, and share Chr ist ’s love

w it h t he com m unit y. They use t he

w eb sit e Fast Direct . St ud ent s d o no t

have a d ress cod e at Tr in it y. They have

m any d if f eren t sp or t s like b aseb all f o r

b oys grad es f ive t o eigh t , gir ls’

vo lleyb all f o r grad es f ive t o eigh t , b oys’

vo lleyb all f o r grad es six t o eigh t , gir ls’

b asket b all f o r grad es f ive t o eigh t , b oys’ b asket b all f o r grad es f ive t o

eigh t , sp ir it sq uad , and t rack f o r grad es f ive t o eigh t . Their m asco t is an

eagle. Tr in it y also p rovid es a b us service w here ch ild ren can leave at 2:30

p m and get a b us t o one o f t w o m id d le schoo ls closest t o t heir house.

They also have a f ree o r red uced -p r ice lunch p rogram . They also have an

accelerat ed read er p rogram (AR). The Nat ional Honor Societ y help s at a

local f ood pan t ry, co llect s m oney f o r need y f am ilies, and vo lun t eers t o

p ick up t rash alongsid e t he road t hey sp onsor . They st ar t at 7:50 am and

end at 2:45 pm . Tr in it y Lut heran Schoo l is a great p lace t o grow in Jesus

Chr ist .

St . John , Tr in it y and Ab id ing Savio r schoo ls have sim ilar it ies and

d if f erences. St . John Lut heran Schoo l has a lo t o f d if f erences w it h Ab id ing

Savio r , b ut t hey also have a lo t o f sim ilar it ies. Som e o f t he d if f erences

w ould b e t hat St . John is a 2008 b lue r ib b on schoo l, t hey usually have t w o

o f each grad e (w it h an excep t ion f o r f ir st and second grad e), t hey have

505 st ud ent s, a b oys’ vo lleyb all t eam , a go lf t eam , and t hey d o no t have

Fast Direct , b ut have a w eb sit e called Com m on Goal. Som e sim ilar it ies

w ould b e t hat w e b o t h have a Sm ar t board in every class, w e b o t h t each

Sp an ish in f if t h t o eigh t h grad e, t he accelerat ed read er p rogram (AR), and

b ef o re and af t er schoo l care.

Tr in it y Lut heran Schoo l is very d if f eren t f r om Ab id ing Savio r , b ut

also t he sam e in som e w ays. Som e d if f erences w ould b e t hey are in Illino is,

have a b us p rogram , st ar t and get out ear lier f rom schoo l, t heir m asco t is

an eagle, and t hey have a b oys’ vo lleyball t eam , just like St . John Lut heran

Schoo l. Even t hough t hey are d if f eren t t hey have a lo t o f sim ilar it ies. Som e

sim ilar it ies w it h Ab id ing Savio r w ould be t hat t hey use Fast Direct , an

accelerat ed read er p rogram (AR), a m ission st at em ent , an at t ached church,

and b ef o re and af t er schoo l care. All o f t hese schoo ls are d if f eren t in m any

w ays, b ut t hey all share one t h ing, t he love o f Jesus Chr ist .

Here is a link t o St . John ’s w eb sit e!

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here is a link t o Tr in it y Lut heran ’s w eb sit e!

h t t p ://t r in it yed w ard sville.o rg/schoo l/schoo l/sp or t sp rogram s.h t m

Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Kat ie

Why should anyone send a ch ild t o a Lut heran schoo l? Fam ilies

should send ch ild ren t o a Lut heran schoo l b ecause t hey are d r iven b y a

com m it m ent t o t he Gosp el. They also are f ocused on a m ission o f b r inging

hop e and healing t o st ud ent s and t heir f am ilies. Teachers, p r incipals, and

o t her p eop le in t he schoo l w ant t hem t o grow up in a Chr ist like

f igure. They are governed b y b oard m em b ers w ho clear ly und erst and

t heir ro les. The p eop le are f ocused on t he vision and b oard p o licies t hat

ef f ect ively govern t he op erat ion o f t he schoo l. Lut heran schoo ls have a

good cur r iculum .

At Zion Lut heran Schoo l ch ild ren like t o t r y f un act ivit ies. The

at h let ic p rogram is an im p or t an t par t o f t he ed ucat ional cur r iculum at

Zion . Everyt h ing at Zion is Chr ist ian b ased . St ud ent s at Zion p lay volleyb all,

soccer , t rack, and cross coun t ry. Mrs. Cornejo t he 5t h grad e t eacher said

t hat “Ham b urgers, Nachos, Bosco St icks, ho t -d ogs, p izza, pancakes and

ch icken” are just a f ew t h ings served at lunch . She also said t hat , “We have

t w o lad ies t hat com e in t o m ake our f ood .” Som e af t er schoo l act iv it ies

are: Boy/Gir l Scout s and Am er ican Her it age Program s, Kid s Praise and /o r

Dram a, Accelerat ed Read er Program s, and Sp an ish . So in conclusion Zion

Lut heran likes t o d o f un act ivit ies.

At Tr in it y Lut heran schoo l in Ced ar Rap id s, Iow a f acult y m em b ers

care f o r t heir st ud ent s. Tr in it y has b een p rovid ing car ing love f o r t heir

st ud ent s f o r over 125 years. The f acult y cares f o r t heir st ud ent ’s grow t h

and d evelop m ent . They t r y t o encourage t heir st ud ent s t o sp read t he

good new s o f Jesus Chr ist . The st ud ent s t r y t heir b est in ret urn t o b ecom e

act ive Chr ist ians t h rough p rayer , service, and w orsh ip . The st af f at Tr in it y

Lut heran b elieves t hat st ud ent s should have t he op p or t un it y t o

p ar t icip at e in p rogram s. Som e af t er schoo l act iv it ies includ e: m usic,

d ram a, Lego League, and at h let ics. Every year Tr in it y Lut heran st ud ent s,

t eachers, p aren t s, and t heir grand paren t s p ar t icipat e in a w alk-a-t hon .

There are t h ings in com m on w it h Zion Lut heran , Tr in it y Lut heran ,

and Ab id ing Savio r . All t h ree schoo ls w ant t heir st ud ent s t o sp read t he

w ord o f Chr ist . But t here are som e t h ings t hat on ly t w o schoo ls have in

com m on like: Zion Lut heran and Ab id ing Savio r b o t h o f f er m any sp or t s. A

st range f act ab out Ab id ing Savio r and Tr in it y Lut heran is t hat t hey have

t he sam e m ission st at em ent : "To Know Chr ist t o Make Chr ist

Know n.” There are som e t h ings t hat are d if f eren t ab out t hese

schoo ls. Zion Lut heran has t w o lad ies t hat com e in and m ake t heir lunch ,

w h ile Ab id ing Savio r has Chef Mike w ho m akes us lunch . In conclusion , all

t h ree schoo ls have t h ings in com m on and t h ings t hat are d if f eren t b ut

t hey all b elieve in Jesus Chr ist . To f ind out m ore ab out check out t hese

w eb sit es:

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Lut heran Schoo ls o f t he

New est St at es

By: Mark

In a Lut heran schoo l t he ch ild ren are d r iven b y a com m it m ent t o

learn t he Gosp el. They are governed b y t hose w ho und erst and God ’s w ord ,

b et t er like p ast o rs and t eachers. Lut heran schoo ls m eet and som et im es

exceed t he st and ard s at all grad es. The t eachers d evelo p d if f eren t ch ild ren

in d if f eren t w ays. An exam p le o f t h is is m aking d iagram s o f w hat t hey are

t each ing f o r ed ucat ion like in Science or Hist o ry. Lut heran schoo ls have

t eachers w ho m od el servan t lead er -like w ays. They have sp ir it ual

lead ersh ip f o r t he k id s t o m od el. Most Lut heran schoo l ch ild ren have a

b et t er und erst and ing o f w hat t hey are liv ing f o r . What help s w it h all t he

cur r iculum is t he Nat ional Associat ion of Lut heran Schoo ls (NALS)

Sain t Mark Lut heran Schoo l, hom e o f t he War r io rs, is locat ed in

Kaneohe, Haw aii. The schoo l is locat ed on t he w ind w ard sid e o f t he island

o f Oahu and ab out t w o m iles f rom t he Pacif ic Ocean. Their schoo l’s

m ission is “t o ext end t he love and care o f Jesus t o all p eop le w h ile

nur t ur ing f am ilies and p rep ar ing st ud ent s t o in t egrat e f ait h w it h lif e,

t h rough q ualit y Chr ist ian ed ucat ion”. Sain t Mark w as f ound ed in 1956,

w h ich w as t h ree years b ef o re Haw aii becam e a st at e. The p r incip al o f

Sain t Mark f rom t hat t im e (Mrs. Haar) has f ond m em or ies o f t he d ay

Presid en t Eisenhow er signed t h e b ill f o r Haw aii t o b ecom e a st at e. The

h igh ligh t o f her exp er ience w hen Haw aii b ecam e a st at e w as rem em b er ing

how all t he horns st ar t ed honking ear ly in t he m orn ing and hear ing all o f

t he excit em ent ---a day she w ill never f orget . Sain t Mark cur ren t ly has 179

st ud ent s enro lled at t heir schoo l.

Anchor Lut heran Schoo l, hom e o f t he Sea Anchors, is locat ed in

Anchorage, Alaska, on t he sout heast sid e o f t he st at e. Th is schoo l is also

along t he Pacif ic Ocean ---ab out 10 m inut es aw ay. The schoo l’s m ission

st at em ent is "To p roclaim t he Gosp el o f Jesus Chr ist t o t he ch ild ren and

f am ilies o f w hom w e t ouch , and t o p rovid e q ualit y, relevan t ed ucat ion

and Chr ist ian aw areness t hat w ill p rep are ch ild ren t o b ecom e lif e -long

learners and successf ul ad ult s." Anchor Lut heran Schoo l d id no t st ar t out

as a m id d le o r elem ent ary schoo l in 1979, t hey just had kind ergar t en . Now

t hey have 184 st ud ent s and it is a schoo l w it h all grad es excep t f o r h igh

schoo l, w h ich t hey hop e t o get in 2017. Moving f o rw ard in t he t echno logy

w or ld , t he schoo l has rep laced near ly all p revious t ext b ooks w it h on line

and d ig it al m at er ial. The jun io r h igh has iPad s in t heir classroom s. They

w ere even f eat ured on NBC New s and MSNBC.com .

Out o f Ab id ing Savio r , Anchor , and Saint Mark, Anchor Lut heran

Schoo l in Alaska has t he m ost ad vanced t echno logy. Ab id ing Savio r

Lut heran in St . Louis has an everyd ay lunch p rogram w h ile Anchor and

Sain t Mark have it m ad e in t heir kit chen t w o d ays a w eek. Sain t Mark in

Haw aii has a Pizza Hut lunch on Fr id ays. Sain t Mark Lut heran is in t he

new est st at e and is on an island . As f ar as t heir sp or t s p rogram s go , Sain t

Mark has vo lleyball and b asket b all w h ile Anchor Lut heran has a very w id e

var iet y o f sp or t s includ ing soccer , ind oor soccer , b asket b all, vo lleyball,

cross coun t ry, and t rack. Ab id ing Savior has soccer , t rack, cross coun t ry,

vo lleyb all, and b asket b all (CYC w ould includ e b aseb all and all p revious

sp or t s f rom ASLS K-8). Annual f ield t r ips t ake p lace at all t h ree

schoo ls. Ab id ing Savio r has b igger f ield t r ip s in 4t h - 8t h grad e. The 4t h

grad e t akes a t r ip t o t he St at e Cap it o l o f Jef f erson Cit y, Missour i, and t he

8t h grad ers t ravel t o Ch icago , Illino is f or a f ew d ays. Sain t Mark’s 4t h grad e

class goes t o t he Big Island o f Haw aii w h ile t heir 8t h grad ers go t o a sp ecial

cam p . Anchor 8t h grad e st ud ent s get t o t ravel t o New York all t he w ay

f rom Alaska. All t h ree Lut heran schoo ls t each ab out God !

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LUTHERAN SCHOOLS

By: Aut um n

Why d o p aren t s send t heir ch ild ren t o a Lut heran schoo l? Paren t s

send t heir ch ild ren t o a Lut heran schoo l b ecause t hey w ant t heir kid s t o

learn ab out God . They also send t heir ch ild ren t o a Lut heran schoo l

b ecause t he acad em ic ach ievem ent s are h igher t han p ub lic schoo ls. The

ch ild ren at Lut heran schoo ls so lve p rob lem s w it h each o t her in a Chr ist like

w ay. Ch ild ren learn in a saf e and kid f r iend ly environm ent t o learn and

p lay.

Green Park Lut heran Schoo l is a good p lace t o send your child ren

b ecause t he ch ild ren learn ab out God . Green Park is locat ed in St . Louis,

Missour i. At Green Park t here are lo t s o f sp or t s l ike vo lleyb all, soccer ,

b asket b all, t rack and f ield , and cross coun t ry. Green Park also o f f ers a b and

p rogram w here t he kid s 5-8 grad es can learn t o p lay an inst rum ent t he

st ud ent s can also p lay at Lut heran Sout h f o r concer t s. Green Park also d oes

a D.A.R.E p rogram w h ich a p erson is com ing in t o t alk t o t he st ud ent s

ab out w hy you should n 't d o d rugs.

St Luke is ano t her good schoo l t o send your ch ild . Paren t s can send

t heir ch ild ren t here f rom kind ergar t en t o eigh t h grad e. It is also good

b ecause if p aren t s need t o get t o w ork at an ear ly t im e o r if t hey w ork lat e

ch ild care st ar t s at 7:00am and end s at 6:00p m . St Luke also has f un sp or t s

like f oo t b all, cheer - lead ing, basket b all, and vo lleyb all. St Luke is locat ed in

Cab ot Ph ilad elp h ia.

St Luke and Green Park are sim ilar t o Ab id ing Savio r b ecause t hey

b o t h go f rom p reschoo l t o eigh t h grad e. They have m any o f t he sam e

sp or t s also . St Luke is d if f eren t t o ASLS b ecause Mr . Mark Wilt , t he p r incip al

at St . Luke t o ld m e t hat t heir sp or t s are on ly in t he sp r ing t im e. Anot her

w ay t hat St Luke is d if f eren t t o ASLS is t hat t heir schoo l st ar t s at 9:30 am

and goes t o 3:30 pm b ut ASLS st ar t s at 8:15am and goes t o 3:00p m . Green

Park is also d if f eren t t o ASLS b ecause t here is m ore t han one t each er p er

grad e. Anot her w ay Green Park is d if f eren t t han ASLS is t hat t he p reschoo l

b uild ing is in a d if f eren t locat ion . These schoo ls are alike and d if f eren t in

m any w ays. These schoo ls are great t o at t end b ecause t hey share t he w ord

o f God .

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Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Rose

Why d o p aren t s send t heir kid s t o Lut heran schoo ls? Som e p aren t s

w ant t heir ch ild t o grow a st ronger f ait h and w ant t heir child t o m eet

acad em ic st andard s. Lut heran schoo ls are also Chr ist -cen t ered and

acad em ically st rong. One reason paren t s d on ’t send t he ir kid s t o a

Lut heran schoo l is b ecause it is exp ensive. An o rgan izat ion called LESA

(Lut heran Elem ent ary Schoo l Associat ion ) help s f am ilies o f St . Louis,

Missour i p ay t he schoo l b ill i f t he f am ily can ’t . Em m anuel Lut heran and

Tr in it y are t w o o f t hese Lu t heran schoo ls.

Em m anuel is locat ed in Kahului, Haw aii. Th is schoo l f o llow s a regular

sched ule. Schoo l st ar t s in August and end s d ur ing t he last w eek o f May.

Th ird t h rough eigh t h grad e st ud ent s t hat m ain t ain a C average in every

sub ject m ay b e elig ib le t o p lay a sp or t . Som e sp or t s t hat are p layed at

Em m anuel are b asket b all and vo lleyb all. Most d ays Em m anuel st ar t s 8:00

a.m . and end s at 2:45, b ut every second Fr id ay o f t he m ont h schoo l end s

at 11:00 a.m . Em m anuel is a gr eat schoo l f o r all ages.

Tr in it y Lut heran is locat ed in Elkhar t , IN. It op ened in 1874. Tr in it y ’s

t hem e t h is year is The Race. It is based on Heb rew s 12:1-2, w hich says,

“Theref o re, since w e are sur round ed b y so great a cloud o f w it nesses, let

us also lay asid e every w eigh t , and sin w h ich clings so closely, and let us

run w it h end urance t he race t hat is set b ef o re us, 2

looking t o Jesus, t he f ound er and p er f ect er o f our f ait h ,

w ho f o r t he joy t hat w as set b ef o re h im end ured t he

cross, d esp ising t he sham e, and is seat ed at t he r igh t

hand of t he t h rone o f God .” Mrs. Min ier , a 6t h grad e

t eacher at Tr in it y, said , “Paren t s send t heir ch ild ren t o

Tr in it y f o r t he loving, Chr ist -cen t ered , nur t ur ing

environm ent . She also said t hat t hey paren t s like h igher

level o f ed ucat ion t hat t hey are ab le t o o f f er . When Mrs. Min ier asked her

st ud ent s w hat t hey like b est , som e resp onses w ere: “They get m ore

f reed om at schoo l and b ecause t hey have a good gym and n ice st af f .”

Tr in it y Lut heran is a great schoo l f o r great ed ucat ion .

Ab id ing Savio r Lut heran (ASLS) is sim ilar and very d if f eren t t o b o t h o f

t hese Lut heran schoo ls. One sim ilar it y b et w een Em m anuel, Tr in it y

Lut heran , and ASLS is t hat t hey are all Lut heran schoo ls. Em m anuel and

Tr in it y Lut heran have a d ress cod e b ut ASLS has un if o rm s. ASLS has CIA o r

af t er schoo l care. Em m anuel has E-Plus Program . It ’s a p rogram t hat let s

p aren t s p ick up t heir ch ild (ren) on an ear ly d ism issal f rom 2:45 p .m . t o 5:30

p .m . Tr in it y Lut heran has “Crusad er Care”. It is a b ef o re and af t er schoo l

p rogram . It st ar t s every schoo l d ay at 6:45 a.m . and end s at 5:30 p .m . All

Lut heran schoo ls are sim ilar and d if f eren t b ut t hey all t each t he w ond er f u l

w ord o f God .

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Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Lucas M.

Why send kid s t o Lut heran schoo ls? The Lut heran schoo l syst em

could b e a w ond er f u l p lace t o send child ren b ecause t hey are d r iven b y a

com m it m ent t o t he Gosp el. As an ad d ed b onus Lut heran schoo ls are

governed b y b oard m em b ers w ho clear ly und erst and t heir ro les. Lut heran

schoo ls h ire ed ucat o rs w ho m od el visionary, sp ir it ual, and servan t

lead ersh ip . Best o f all Lut heran schoo ls are also acad em ically st rong,

m eet ing o r exceed ing nat ional st andard s. Wit h all t hese reasons Lut heran

schoo ls are great p laces f o r st ud ent s t o at t end .

Chr ist Com m unit y Lut heran Schoo l (CCLS) in St . Louis MO, U.S.A. is a

f un and acad em ic schoo l. Mr . But t er f ield , t he act iv it ies d irect o r , said one

o f t he b est p ar t s is t he f eeling o f com m unit y at CCLS. It includ es m any f un

sp or t s t o p lay like t rack, soccer , vo lleyball, basket b all, and cross

coun t ry. CCLS has m any acad em ic t eam s, club s, and act iv it ies t he st ud ent s

can jo in such as Geograp hy Bee, Band , Music Hist o ry, Ar t Tech , Mat h

Count s, Sp an ish Club and Sp elling Bee. Mr . But t er f ield also said CCLS has a

d ram a class and m usical in t he sp r ing, t h is year t hey are d o ing High Schoo l

Musical. So if you w ant an acad em ically f un schoo l CCLS is a great Lut heran

schoo l.

The schoo l lif e f o r t he st ud ent s at Cent ral Lut heran (CLS) in New

Haven, Ind iana U.S.A. is a great and w ond er f u l p rogram . The kind ergar t en

is t augh t b y act iv it ies, show s, and

d em onst rat ions. The 2nd grad e is exp ect ed

t o st ar t show ing ind ep end ence w h ile t he

3rd is w orking on resp onsib ilit y. The m id d le

schoo l sw it ches t eachers and has m any

classes t o keep t he d ay b usy. They also love

t he t each ing o f t he Gosp el and t he love o f

Jesus t he Savio r . They have m any d if f eren t

sp or t s like t rack and b asket b all. St ud ent s also have t he op t ion o f cheer

lead ing. As you can see CLS has a great and w ond er f u l schoo l lif e.

What are t he sim ilar o r sp ecial q ualit ies ab out Ab id ing Savio r

Lut heran Schoo l (ASLS) t o CCLS and CLS? ASLS has 190 st ud ent s in K-8t h and

our com m unit y rat es st ar t at $5750/year . At CCLS how ever t here are 590

st ud ent s 2nd -8t h over 400 m ore, b ut cheap er at $5510/year . Mr . Creut z,

t he p r incip al at CLS said t hey have 340 K-8t h st ud ent s and cost $4080/year.

There are som e sim ilar it ies b et w een t he schoo ls. All t he schoo ls have

sm ar t -b oard s and t he op p or t un it y o f buying lunches. Sp or t s, like t rack can

b e f ound at all t h ree schoo ls. Ano t her sim ilar it y b et w een ASLS and CCLS is

t hey b o t h have a sched ule o f 8:15 t o 3:15 ASLS and CLS have no b uses b ut

CCLS d oes. All t h ree schoo ls have a scout ing p rogram . Ob liv iously each

Lut heran schoo l is d if f eren t and in t erest ing in t heir ow n w ay b ut t he m ost

im p or t an t t h ing is t hey all love and t each t he Gosp el o f God !

Each o f t he m any Lut heran schoo ls on t he w or ld o r in t he U.S. are

coo l t each t o h igh exp ect at ions and t he st ud ent ’s need s.

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Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Kyle

Lut heran schoo ls are no t just in neighborhood s, t hey are

everyw here. Lut heran schoo ls can b e f ound everyw here, includ ing Alaska,

Ch ina, and Aust ralia. Th is m eans t hat Lut heran schoo ls are no t just in St .

Louis t hey can b e all around t he w or ld . Lut heran schoo ls are cen t ered on

t he gosp el. The ed ucat o rs at Lut heran schoo ls m od el sp ir it ual lead ersh ip

in t heir t each ing. Tw o o f t hese schoo ls are Por t land Lut heran and

Shep herd o f t he Hills Chr ist ian Schoo l.

Shep herd o f t he Hills Chr ist ian Schoo l (SHCS) is a Lut heran schoo l in

Denver Co lo rad o . The p r incipal o f SHCS is Mr . Herb Weissen f els. They have

an at h let ic p rogram and a band . “In our at h let ic p rogram w e have sp or t s

such as: basket b all, soccer , vo lley b all, t rack, and cheer , said Mr . Dave Black,

a t eacher at Shep herd o f t he Hills. Their b and p rogr am m eet s as a regular

b and class. They also have Accelerat ed Read er . St ud ent s can eat ho t lunch

o r co ld lunch .

Por t land Lut heran Schoo l is locat ed in Por t land , Oregon. Mrs. Pam

Mer r it t , t he ad m issions counselo r , says ‘’w e d on ’t have sm ar t b oard s in

every room just yet .” They d on 't have un if o rm s b ut t hey have

d ress cod es. Som et h ing un iq ue ab out Por t land Lut heran is t hat

t hey have t heir ow n ar t gallery. It is also a co llege p rep schoo l

t hat has kind ergar t en t o 12t h grad e. Even t he p reschoo lers h ave

p hysical ed ucat ion . Their cur r iculum is in t egrat ing ar t s and

language.

Bo t h o f t hese schoo ls have sim ilar it ies and d if f erences w it h Ab id ing

Savio r Lut heran Schoo l (ASLS). Por t land Lut heran Schoo l has an ar t gallery

and Ab id ing Savio r d oes no t have an ar t gallery. Shep herd o f t he Hills has

counselo r room s called Jack’s corner . Ab id ing Savio r has st and ard ized

d ress and Por t land Lut heran d oes no t . Por t land Lut heran is a co llege p rep

schoo l and Shep herd o f t he Hills Lut heran Schoo l is a h igh schoo l p rep

schoo l. ASLS, SHCS and Por t land Lut heran all t each ab out t he Gosp el and

God ’s w ord .

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Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Dylan

Som e Chr ist ian f am ilies send t heir kid s t o Lut heran schoo ls f o r m any

good reasons. Som e f am ilies send t heir kid s t o Lut heran schoo ls f o r t he

p rop er ed ucat ion so t heir kid s are ready f o r t he grad es t o com e. A lo t o f

f am ilies send t heir kid s t o Lut heran schoo ls so t heir kid s keep God in t heir

m ind s d ur ing t he rest o f t heir lives. Ot her f am ilies d o no t go t o church

o f t en so t hey have t heir kid s go t o Lut heran schoo ls so t hey can st ill keep

God in t heir lives in and out o f schoo l. Lut heran schoo ls help kid s w it h

t heir ed ucat ion and a God ly lif e.

Tr in it y Lut heran Church in Or land o w as f ound ed in 1919. Then ab out

f o r t y-f ive years af t er t he church op ened ,

t he cit y o f Or land o f ound ed Tr in it y Lut heran

Schoo l in Or land o. In 2011 Tr in it y Lut heran

Schoo l in Or land o w as nam ed t he b est

p r ivat e schoo l in Or land o by t he Cit y o f

Or land o . Som et h ing t hat goes all year round

at Tr in it y is sp or t ing even t s. They can p lay

sp or t s all year round b ecause o f t he ho t

w eat her . The sp or t ing even t s includ e soccer , vo lleyb all, b asket b all, cheer

lead ing, t rack, go lf , and f lag f oo t b all. The cur r iculum at Tr in it y includ e s

Language Ar t s, Mat h , Science (lab s includ ed ), Social St ud ies, and Relig ion .

Valley Lut heran Schoo l in Saginaw , Michigan is a Lut heran h igh

schoo l. Sp or t s are d iv id ed up in t o t he f o llow ing seasons: f all, w in t er , and

sp r ing season. In t he sp r ing season st ud ent s can p lay t he

f o llow ing sp or t s: vo lleyball, f oo t b all, soccer , cross

coun t ry, cheer lead ing, and p om p ons. In t he Win t er

Season t he f o llow ing sp or t s are b asket b all, w rest ling,

cheer lead ing, p om p ons, b ow ling, and hockey. In t he

Sp r ing Season t he f o llow ing sp or t s are so f t b all, b aseb all,

soccer , t rack, and go lf . The cur r iculum at Valley includ es

Business/Com p ut er , English , Fine Ar t s, Foreign Language, Mat h , Physical

Ed ucat ion , Relig ion , Science, Social St ud ies, and Vocat ional Ed ucat ion .

There are som e sim ilar it ies and som e d if f erences ab out Tr in it y

Lut heran Schoo l, Valley Lut heran Schoo l, and Ab id ing Savio r Lut heran

Schoo l. For exam p le, each one o f t he schoo ls list ed is paroch ial Lut heran

schoo ls around t he Un it ed St at es. Som et h ing d if f eren t ab out each schoo l

is Valley Lut heran Schoo l d iv id es t heir sp or t s in t o t h ree seasons. While

Ab id ing Savio r Lut heran Schoo l and Tr in it y Lut heran Schoo l d o no t have

sp ecif ic seasons, t hey p lay sp or t s all year round . Ot her t h ings d if f eren t

f rom each schoo l is t he age o f it s st ud ent s. Valley Lut heran Schoo l is a

h igh schoo l. Wh ile Ab id ing Savio r Lut heran Schoo l and Tr in it y Lut heran

Schoo l are grad es K-8. One f act f rom Valley Lut heran Schoo l is t hat Rand y

Rogers t he guid ance counselo r at Valley Lut heran Schoo l said t he b oy’s

b asket b all t eam p rays t o God b ef o re and af t er every gam e in t he locker

room . Mat t Bergho lt is a m id d le schoo l Social St ud ies and Mat h t eacher at

Tr in it y Lut heran Schoo l and said t each ing t akes a lo t o f p lann ing b ut he

loves h is job anyw ay.

Schoo l Links

VALLEY LUTHERAN h t t p ://w w w .vlhs.com /

TRINITY LUTHERAN h t t p ://t lsd ow nt ow n.com /

Why Send Ch ild ren t o

Lut heran Schoo ls?

By: Oliv ia

Why d o p aren t s send ch ild ren t o a Lut heran schoo l? Ch ild ren w ho

go t o a Lut heran schoo l get t o learn about Jesus Chr ist . In p ub lic schoo ls

ch ild ren d on ’t get t o learn ab out Jesus Chr ist . Lut heran schoo ls are also

saf e and kid f r iend ly. It is a good p lace f o r ch ild ren t o learn ab out t he

Gosp el o f Jesus. Som e p aren t s and kid s can go t o church in t he m orn ing

and learn ab out Jesus Chr ist and His Gosp el. Lut heran schoo ls d o Lut heran

schoo ls w eek once a year , every year .

At Lut heran High Schoo l Sout h (LHSS) t hey w orsh ip Chr ist every

d ay. “In t he m orn ing t he classroom s p ray” says Mrs. Lauer , t he Direct o r o f

Ad m issions at LHSS. They w ant child ren t o go t o LHSS b ecause t eachers

w ant t hem t o grow up as Chr ist ian leaders and know Chr ist . The t eachers

let t hem t alk f reely ab out t heir f ait h in class. Teachers help t hem b e

p rep ared f o r co llege and w ant t hem t o act in a Chr ist like w ay. Lut heran

Sout h has a band p rogram . Also , st ud ent s w ho d o b and in o t her Lut heran

schoo ls get t o go t o LHSS t o p lay a concer t .

Lut her Mem or ial is also a p lace w here ch ild ren get t o learn ab out t he

glo ry o f God . Ch ild ren t here get t o go t o chap el t o learn ab out God .

St ud ent s at Lut her Mem or ial have Sp anish , Ar t , PE, and lib rary

t im e. Sp elling b ees and Grand p aren t s Day are f un act iv it ies t he st ud ent s

can d o t oo . Tuit ion at Lut her Mem or ial is $6,900 p er year f o r 1 child in

grad es K-8.

There are m any d if f erences and sim ilar it ies in t hese Lut heran

schoo ls. For exam p le, Ab id ing Savio r and Lut her Mem or ial, st ar t at

kind ergar t en t hen end at 8t h grad e. But at Lut heran Sout h , t hey are a h igh

schoo l, w it h grad es 9 - 12. At Lut her Mem or ial, ch ild ren d o no t have t o

w ear un if o rm s, b ut at Ab id ing Savio r and LHSS st ud ent s have t o w ear

un if o rm s. Lut her Mem or ial, Ab id ing Savio r , and Lut her an Sout h all have a

b and p rogram . At all t he schoo ls, t he ch ild ren get t o learn t he Word o f

God .

For m ore in f o rm at ion ab out t hese schoo ls v isit :

LUTHER MEMORIAL - h t t p ://w w w .lut herm em or ial.com /

LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH - w w w .lhsson line.o rg

Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Keeley

Lut heran schoo ls are w or ld w id e. They t each p eop le ab out God ’s

w ord and t he h ist o ry o f Lut heran ism . Many p eop le send t heir ch ild ren t o

Lut heran schoo ls b ecause t hey are Chr ist cen t ered and are resp ect f u lly

op erat ed . Over 274,000 Lut heran schoo ls are in Am er ica, b ut t hat is on ly a

f ract ion o f t he Lut heran schoo ls around t he w or ld . Lut heran schoo ls cam e

in t o exist ence around 1706. The reason Lut heran schoo ls exist is so t hat

p eop le o f t he w or ld can f o llow God ’s w ord . Lut heran Schoo ls can b e f ound

w or ld w id e, includ ing Hong Kong, Aust ralia, and in o t her coun t r ies.

Lut heran schoo ls are f o r p eop le w ant ing t o learn ab out God ’s w ord and

st rengt hen t h eir f ait h .

Our Savio r Lut heran in Lansing, Michigan has a w id e var iet y o f

Lut heran b ased act iv it ies. Som e o f t he act ivit ies t hat t ake p lace at Our

Savio r Lut heran includ e d if f eren t t yp es o f com m unit y service and

sp or t s. Our Savio r Lut heran sup p or t s f ood b anks, f ills b ackp acks f u ll o f

schoo l sup p lies, co llect s f ood f o r a t urkey d inner at Chr ist m as t im e, and

also co llect s f und s f o r t he Pregnancy Cr isis Cent er says Mrs. Greve, a 6t h

grad e t eacher f rom Our Savio r . Sp or t s at Our Savio r Lut heran includ e

b asket b all f o r b oys and gir ls. In grad es 3-8, t he b oys and gir ls are

sep arat ed , b ut it is co -ed f o r low er grad es. There is also cheer lead ing f o r

grad es 5-8, b oy’s soccer f o r grad es 5-8, and t rack, w h ich is co -ed f rom

grad es 5-8. Dif f eren t sp or t s t ake p lace in t he seasons o f f all, sum m er , and

w in t er .

Bet hany Lut heran Pr im ary Schoo l in Queensland , Aust ralia con t ains

un iq ue Chr ist ian w ays o f learn ing. Bet hany Lut heran has d if f eren t sessions

at d if f eren t t im es. The f ir st schoo l session b egins at 8:30a.m . and r uns t o

10:30a.m ., t he second session goes f rom 11:10a.m . t o 12:40p .m ., and t he

t h ird session goes f rom 1:25p .m . t o 2:55. Dur ing t erm s 1-4 t he st ud ent s

have sw im m ing, sur f ing, and lif esaving lessons. At Bet hany st ud ent s also

learn Germ an d ur ing st ages 2-4.

All Lut heran schoo ls are un iq ue in som e w ay and in som e w ays t hey

are sim ilar . Our Savio r Lut heran and Ab id ing Savio r are t he sam e b ecause

t hey b o t h have p re-k and b o t h schoo ls go t o 8t h grad e. One t h ing Ab id ing

Savio r has t hat Our Savio r Lut heran d oes no t have is a p eanut f ree

cod e. Ab id ing Savio r and Bet hany Lut heran p r im ary schoo l have t h ings in

com m on includ ing d ress cod e. Bo t h schoo ls have a un if o rm and b o t h

schoo ls also o f f er f o reign language ed ucat ion . The schoo ls are d if f eren t

b ecause ASLS is a church and schoo l, w h ile Bet hany Pr im ary is on ly a

schoo l. All t he schoo ls are alike in t hat t hey all are Lut heran schoo ls and

have at h let ic p rogram s and have a new slet t er . All schoo ls also have a

m usic p rogram .

No m at t er w here in t he w or ld Lut heran schoo ls con t inue t o help

p eop le learn ab out God and h is w ord .

For m ore in f o rm at ion ab out t hese schoo ls v isit :

BETHANY LUTHERAN - h t t p ://w w w .b et hany.q ld .ed u.au/

OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN - h t t p ://w w w .oursavio rchurch.o rg/schoo l/schoo l.h t m

Lut heran Schoo ls

By: Co lt on

There are m any reasons t o send your ch ild t o a Lut heran schoo l.

Som e o f t he reasons are acad em ics, spor t s, m usic, t echno logy, and

op p or t un it ies t o learn and t each t he w ord o f God . Lut heran elem ent ary

schoo ls norm ally run f rom p reschoo l t o eigh t h grad e. Lut heran High

schoo ls run f rom n in t h t h rough t w elf t h grad e. Most Lut heran schoo ls

m eet o r exceed st at e and nat ional acad em ic st and ard s. Lut heran Schoo ls

p rovid e a good alt ernat ive t o p ub lic schoo ls.

The Hong Kong In t ernat ional Schoo l (HKIS) has m any w ond er f u l

f eat ures. John Walsh , com m unicat ions and p ub licat ions m anager at HKIS

t o ld m e t hat t he schoo l w as f ound ed in 1966. HKIS b elieves t hat PE is an

im p or t an t p ar t o f ed ucat ion . There are m any at h let ic op p or t un it ies such

as b ad m in t on , b aseb all, b asket b all, lacrosse, rugb y,

soccer , so f t b all, sw im m ing, t ab le t enn is, and t enn is.

There are also chances f o r st ud ent s t o p ar t icip at e in

club s and act iv it ies in cat egor ies such as f ine ar t s,

acad em ics, p er f o rm ance ar t s, sp ecial in t erest , and

st ud ent p ub licat ions. Sp ecial in t erest club s includ e

act ivit ies such as chess, m agic, st reet d ancing, and

language. HKIS is one o f t he b est Lut heran schoo ls in Hong Kong. When

looking f o r a Lut heran schoo l alw ays keep Hong Kong In t ernat ional Schoo l

in m ind .

Tr in it y Lut heran Schoo l in Kalisp ell, Mont ana is f u ll o f m any

w ond er f u l q ualit ies. Tr in it y Lut heran of f ers sp or t s such as vo lleybal l, b oy’s

soccer , b oys and gir l’s basket b all, b oys and

gir ls cross coun t ry, f oo t b all, t rack, and

t enn is. Their m ission is "Know ing God

t h rough ed ucat ion . Their schoo l t hem e is

"Living in God ’s Ho ly Trut h ." They op ened in

1959-1960 as a p r ivat e schoo l o f f er ing classes f o r Kind ergar t en t h rough

eigh t h grad e w it h 181 st ud ent s in all. A rep resen t at ive o f t he schoo l said

t hat t hey o f f er a PE p rogram as w ell as a cho ir , b and , b ells, ch im es, and

d ram a. The cit y o f Kalisp ell is locat ed in nor t hw est corner o f Mont ana in

Flat -Head Valley near Glacier Nat ional Park.

There are m any sim ilar it ies and d if f erences b et w een HKIS, Tr in it y

Lut heran , and Ab id ing Savio r Lut heran Schoo l (ASLS). The m ost ob vious

d if f erence is in enro llm ent and locat ion . Tr in it y Lut heran o f f ers classes

runn ing kind ergar t en t h rough eigh t h grad e and has 181 st ud ent s. Tr in it y is

locat ed in a sm all t ow n in a b eaut if u l seclud ed area. HKIS runs kind ergar t en

t h rough t w elf t h grad e w it h 2,640 st udent s. HKIS is locat ed in Hong Kong,

one o f t he b iggest cit ies in t he w or ld . ASLS o f f ers classes runn ing

kind ergar t en t h rough eigh t h grad e and has 193 st ud ent s. ASLS is locat ed

in St . Louis, Missour i . All t h ree schoo ls o f f er PE, sp or t s, and m usic

p rogram s. Like ASLS, Hong Kong In t ernat ional Schoo l o f f ers language and

d ram a p rogram s. Tr in it y Lut heran o f f ers a b oys and gir ls basket b all

p rogram like ASLS.

You w ill f ind Lut heran schoo ls in b ig cit ies and sm all t ow ns across t he

Un it ed St at es and t he w or ld . These Lut heran schoo ls p rovid e

op p or t un it ies t o learn and t each God 's w ord .

For m ore in f o rm at ion ab out t hese schoo ls go t o t hese w eb sit es:

h t t p ://w w w .hkis.ed u.hk/ - HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

h t t p ://w w w .t r in it yed .o rg/ind ex.h t m - TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Lut heran Schoo l

By: And rew

Why d o f am ilies chose a Lut heran ed ucat ion f o r t heir ch ild ren? Also

should you even t h ink ab out a Lut heran schoo l? Lut heran schoo ls t each

ab out God and h is w ord . Most Lut heran schoo ls have a church b uild ing

and chap els f o r a p lace t o t each ab out God . Shanghai Lut heran in Ch ina

and Grace Lut heran in Nor t h Dako t a are b o t h Lut heran Schoo ls t hat t each

t heir st ud ent s ab out God .

The Shanghai In t ernat ional has m any st ud ent s. They have ab out

1200 st ud ent s t hat have enro lled t h is year . The schoo l op ened in 1998 in

Shanghai, Ch ina w it h on ly 22 st ud ent s and 14 st af f m em b ers. Shanghai

schoo l is d iv id ed in t o f ive b uild ings f o r kid s p re-schoo l t o 12 grad e. Their

schoo l co lo rs are red and b lack.

Grace Lut heran is locat ed in Fargo , Nort h Dako t a. It w as est ab lished

in 1948. Th is year t hey have 133 st ud ent s enro lled in p reschoo l t o 8t h

grad e. On average t here are 13 kid s in each class. Grace Lut heran

celeb rat es Lut heran Schoo ls Week. Th is year t hey have t he f o llow ing d ress

d ays: crazy d ay, t im e w arp day, cost um e and hat d ay, t eam d ay and

p ajam as d ay.

There are som e sim ilar it ies b et w een Grace Lut heran , Shanghai

Concord ia and Ab id ing Savio r . All o f t he t h ree schoo ls have sp or t s t eam s.

Mrs. Kip p , a t eacher at Shanghai Lut heran , said t hat t heir m ost p op ular

sp or t is b asket b all .The gir ls’ b asket b all t eam at Shanghai w on t heir

con f erence t h is year . One o f Grace Lut heran ’s m ost p op ular sp or t s is

b asket b all also . All o f t he schoo ls have m asco t s, t he Grace Lut heran

m asco t is t he royals, Ab id ing Savio r m asco t is t he w ar r io rs, and Concord ia's

m asco t is t he p hoen ix.

Som e d if f erences are t hat Ab id ing Savio r and Grace Lut heran have

130-180 st ud ent s and t hat Concord ia Shanghai has over 1200 st ud ent s.

Ano t her d if f erence is t hat Grace Lut heran and Ab id ing Savio r are locat ed

in t he U.S and are 660 m iles aw ay f rom each o t her . Grace Lut heran t o

Shanghai is 6,567 m iles aw ay. Ano t her d if f erence is t hat Grace Lut heran

and Ab id ing Savio r go p re-schoo l t o 8Th grad e and Concord ia Shanghai is

f rom p reschoo l t o 12t h grad e.

For m ore in f orm at ion go t o :

Grace Lut heran - w w w .gracelu t heran innor t hdakot a.org ,

Concord ia In t ernat ional Shanghai - w w w .concord iain t ernat ionalshanhai.o rg