Milwaukee Lutheran High School
Milwaukee Lutheran High School (MLHS) is a secondary school located in Milwaukee, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The school was originally known as Lutheran High School (LHS). LHS was established in 1903, making Milwaukee Lutheran the oldest Lutheran high school in the United States. In the early 1950s, Milwaukee Lutheran split from its Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) brethren due to doctrinal differences between the two synods, and each church body formed its own school. The school formed by the WELS is known as Wisconsin Lutheran High School (WLHS or Wisco).
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Type | Private secondary Co-ed |
Established | 1903 |
Principal | Adam Kirsch |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | ~800 |
Color(s) | Cardinal Red, White |
Mascot | Red Knight |
Affiliations | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod |
Website | www.milwaukeelutheran.org |
MLHS is owned and operated by forty-six Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) congregations, the Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee (LHSAGM), and accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Milwaukee Lutheran has twice been recognized as a National Exemplary School (Blue Ribbon School) by the U.S. Department of Education. In 1995, the LCMS honored Milwaukee Lutheran as a "Recognized School of Excellence."
Notable alumni
- Harvey Kuenn, former player and manager, Major League Baseball
- Donald Knuth - author of The Art of Computer Programming[1]
- Edgar E. Lien, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- Don Pridemore, legislator and politician[2]
- Nick Roach - NFL football player for the Oakland Raiders[3]
- Tina Salaks, former ASPCA officer, star of Animal Planet's "Animal Precinct" show
- Martin J. Schreiber, Governor of Wisconsin, 1977–1979.
- Barbara Ulichny - Wisconsin State Senator[4]
References
- "Donald E. Knuth". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012, Biographical Sketch of Don Pridemore, pg. 85
- Nick Roach. "Nick Roach, LB for the Oakland Raiders". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- "Ulichny, Barbara L. 1947". Wisconsinhistory.org. 1947-06-10. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-08-20.