Sheboygan Lutheran High School

Sheboygan Lutheran High School is a private secondary school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin near the University of Wisconsin–Sheboygan campus on the city's southwest side. It is operated by the Lutheran High School Association of the Greater Sheboygan Area, Inc.,[1] an association of Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod congregations in the Sheboygan area.

Sheboygan Lutheran High School
LHS in Sheboygan, Wisconsin USA January 10th, 2012
Address
3323 University Drive
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081

 United States
Coordinates43.73735°N 87.753048°W / 43.73735; -87.753048
Information
School typePrivate Secondary
MottoPreparing Christian Leaders -
One Student at a Time
Religious affiliation(s)Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Established1978
DirectorPaul Gnan
PrincipalAl Holzheimer
Staff19
Grades9-12
School color(s)Green, Gold
MascotCrusaders
Websitewww.lutheranhigh.com

History

The school was opened in 1978 by a group of Lutherans. The school dedicated its first building in 1980 and has added two additions to the campus. In 2011, it opened Neat Repeats Thrift Shop, a community thrift shop in Plymouth, Wisconsin, to benefit the school.[2]

Religious background

Sheboygan Lutheran High School is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). A majority of the faculty and staff are members of congregations belonging to the LCMS.

All teaching at the school conforms with the Lutheran Confessions (Book of Concord). The school accepts students from a wide variety of Christian and non-Christian backgrounds.

Curriculum

Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School offers a Christian college preparatory curriculum.

Music and other extra curricular activities
Choir: Chamber Choir, Konzertchor
Band: Concert band, Jazz band, pep band, Pit Orchestra
Other extra-curricular activities: fall and spring drama, forensics, national honor society, student council

Athletics

The school's sports teams compete in the WIAA and the school belongs to the Big East Conference.[3]

Fall sports: boys' soccer, boys' American football (combined team with Sheboygan County Christian High School and Kohler High School; home games are played at Kohler's field), girls' volleyball, boys' cross country (Division 3 champions 2004, 2005 and 2006), girls' cross country (Division 3 runners-up 2008), and girls' swimming.[4]

Winter sports: boys' basketball (2011-12 & 2018-19 Division 5 champions), girls' basketball and dance team.[5]

Spring sports: girls' softball, boys' track, girls' track, boys' golf, girls' soccer and co-ed trap shooting.[6]

Summer sports: boys' baseball.[7]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Lutheran High School Association of the Greater Sheboygan Area, Inc". GuideStar.
  2. "Neat Repeats Thrift Shop". Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. WSN (29 January 2014). "WIAA approves large-scale realignment in northeast Wisconsin & changes to football playoff hosting". Wisconsin High School Sports - Wisconsin Sports Network - WisSports.net.
  4. Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School website: Fall sports Archived May 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School website: Winter sports Archived October 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School website: Spring sports Archived May 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School website: Summer sports Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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