Shoreland Lutheran High School

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shoreland Lutheran High School
Shorelandlogo.png
Location
Somers, Wisconsin

United States
CoordinatesCoordinates: 42°38′28.1″N 87°55′07.4″W / 42.641139°N 87.918722°W / 42.641139; -87.918722
Information
TypePrivate, 9-12
MottoExcellence in Christ
Established1971
Faculty27
Enrollment318 students
Color(s)Black and Gold
Websitewww.slhs.us

Shoreland Lutheran High School (SLHS) is a Lutheran High School in Somers, Wisconsin, affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and operated by a federation of 24 area congregations.[1]

Description[]

SLHS is a private religious high school for grades nine through twelve. It is located on 17 acres of land in Somers Township, Wisconsin.[2]

Shoreland Lutheran High School Federation, organized Feb. 14, 1971,[3] is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.[4]

The Shoreland Lutheran High School Federation also includes Wisconsin Lutheran School, which serves students in grades kindergarten through 8.[5][6]

History[]

Early years[]

In 1968, "a layman a minister and a teacher coordinating committee" studied the possibility of establishing a school for four congregations (Friedens, St. Luke, Bethany, and Mt. Zion churches) of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.[7] In July 1971, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's Lutheran high school committee chose the name "Shoreland Lutheran High School."[8]

The first classes were offered during the 1971-72 school year in Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Grade School in Kenosha, for 27 tenth grade students.[9] During the second year of operation, the school moved to Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church,[10] where 46 students were enrolled;[11] the enrollment was 78 during the school's third year.[9] By that year, the school was supported by seven congregations: the original four, plus the Lutheran Church of the Abiding Word, in Somers; Immanuel, in Waukesha; and Our Saviour Lutheran Church, in Zion.[12] SLHS officially became a four-year high school in the autumn of 1973,[12] and graduated its first class in May 1974.[13]

Funding a new building[]

As early as 1972, the Shoreland High School Foundation initiated "Project S" to raise $500,000 to build a new school building on property donated by by Elmer Kirchner.[14]

In February 1975, SLHS enrollment caused a move into a block of rooms on the third floor of the east wing of St. Joseph High School.[15] By October 1975, the school had relocated to Friedens Lutheran School, and the Shoreland School Board made plans to raise $1.4 million to build the school's first permanent home.[16] Enrollment in 1975 was 140 students.[17]

In December 1975, the school's first principal, E. J. Greve, dug the first shovel of dirt in a ground-breaking ceremony for construction of the new school building.[18] The new building was designed to be a 46000 square foot building with room for 350 students. Scheduled to open in 1976, the new school had eight classrooms, science rooms, an arts room, home economics rooms, music rooms and a gymnasium.[19]

Building expansions[]

An addition to the west end and major internal renovations were completed in 1997.[20]

The Science wing addition added three labs, a STEM classroom and another room in 2014.[21][22][23][24]

A final addition in the near future will include renovating the lunch area, office complex, adding an auxiliary gymnasium and an auditorium.[25]

Academics[]

Shoreland offers a variety of courses, including music, art, foreign languages, woods, small engine repair, computer science courses, and business course designed to jump start the students for college level business courses. Further, a pre-ministry program for students wishing to become teachers or pastors in the synod is available. It has five Advanced Placement classes: AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP History, and AP Literature and Composition. Also Honors Spanish & Honors Physics. In the 2014-2015 school year Shoreland opened a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Academy. Through a partnership with MSOE it offers students transcript credit.

Activities[]

Shoreland offers Honors Band in conjunction with the . Shoreland also offers the following

  • Festival Choir
  • Band
  • Drama
  • Forensics
  • Robotics Club[26][27]
  • National Honor Society
  • Ministry Club
  • Student Ambassadors
  • Student Council
  • Students for Life

Athletics[]

Shoreland is a member of the Metro Classic Conference, and offers the following sports:[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "WELS federation". SLHS federation churches. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "'We prepare them for the next life". Kenosha News. 1979-08-10. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. ^ "Lutheran High in Somers Is Aim of Fund Drive". The Journal Times. 1972-10-25. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  4. ^ "Shoreland Lutheran High School Federation | Charity Navigator Profile". www.charitynavigator.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  5. ^ "Official website, Wisconsin Lutheran School". www.wisconsinlutheranschool.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  6. ^ "Wisconsin Lutheran School | Local News I Racine County Eye - Racine, Wisconsin". racinecountyeye.com. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  7. ^ "27 Enrolled at New Kenosha Lutheran High". The Journal Times. 1971-09-16. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  8. ^ "Shoreland is the name". Kenosha News. 1971-07-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  9. ^ a b "27 Enrolled at New Kenosha Lutheran High". The Journal Times. 1971-09-16. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  10. ^ "School moving". Kenosha News. 1971-11-20. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  11. ^ "Now at Mount Zion | Shoreland High moves". Kenosha News. 1972-09-05. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  12. ^ a b "Shoreland Now 4-year School". The Journal Times. 1973-09-10. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  13. ^ "Graduations are coming up". Kenosha News. 1974-05-24. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  14. ^ "Lutheran High in Somers Is Aim of Fund Drive". The Journal Times. 1972-10-25. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  15. ^ "Lutherans to use St. Joseph wing". Kenosha News. 1975-02-27. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  16. ^ "New Shoreland School is aim". The Journal Times. 1975-10-07. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  17. ^ "Shoreland Lutheran High". Kenosha News. 1975-10-09. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  18. ^ "Break ground for school". Kenosha News. 1977-12-20. p. 33. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  19. ^ "New addition". Kenosha News. 1978-12-12. p. 44. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  20. ^ "School addition given OK". Kenosha News. 1997-04-15. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  21. ^ "Somers Town Board reviews, approves Shoreland Lutheran's expansion plans". Kenosha News. 2014-04-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  22. ^ "Shoreland Lutheran High School expansion project begins". The Journal Times. 2014-09-23. pp. B1. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  23. ^ "Shoreland Lutheran gets bigger". Kenosha News. 2014-09-15. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  24. ^ "School celebrates new wing Sunday". Kenosha News. 2014-09-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  25. ^ "Shoreland Lutheran plans $28 million expansion". The Journal Times. 2018-04-24. pp. A9. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  26. ^ "Local robotics teams advancing to state". The Journal Times. 2020-01-28. pp. B1. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  27. ^ "Robotics (from B1)". The Journal Times. 2020-01-28. pp. B3. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""