SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS

  
  
 
 
School Profile

Our Mission:  “Empowered by God, Lutheran High School builds a Christ-centered family to equip students spiritually, intellectually, and physically for service to God and society.”

OVERVIEW: Lutheran High School is a college preparatory school, owned and operated by seven Lutheran churches in the greater Springfield area. LuHi is recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and National Honor Society and accredited by the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation.  LHS is home to a diverse student body pursuing academic excellence in a Christian setting. LuHi offers over thirty extracurricular clubs and activities.  The total enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year is 161 students.

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ACT SCORES  —  2012 AVERAGES
English
Math
Reading
Science
Composite
Lutheran High
23.1
21.9
23.6
22.5
22.9
State
20.5
21.0
20.7
20.8
20.9

 

Recognition - Class of 2012

  • 39 graduates
  • 1 Illinois High School Athletic Association All Academic State Team Member
  • 8 IHSA Academic Achievement Award winners
  • 3 Illinois State Scholars
  • 4 Chase Bank Students of the Week
  • 17 received the President’s Education Award
  • 1 VFW essay contest district winner and state runner-up
  • 2 Illinois Lutherans For Life essay contest first place winners
  • 1 Springfield Lake Shore Improvement Association essay contest winner
  • 1 National High School Honor Choir member
  • 9 Members of the National Honor Society
  • 4 Members of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica
  • 3 Members of the German National Honor Society
  • 97% college bound

CURRICULUM
Lutheran High School has a strong academic program including Honors and Dual (College) Credit classes.  All incoming freshman are required to take a standardized placement test and are placed into courses based on their test results, grades, and teacher recommendations.  Lutheran High School offers a flexible schedule allowing students the opportunity to take college classes for credit without ever leaving our campus. 

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Audio Visual, Baseball, Basketball, Choir, Cheerleading, Chess Club, Cross Country, Drama, German & Spanish Honor Society, FCA, Golf, Madrigals, National Honor Society, Pep Band, Indoor Rock Climbing Club, SADD, Scholastic Bowl, Soccer, Softball, Spiritual Life, Student Council, Track, Volleyball, Journalism, Speech

GRADING
Lutheran High School utilizes a 4.0 grading scale with an ‘A’ being a 4.0.  The conversion for an ‘A+’ is 4.3.  Honors classes are graded using the same grading system, however the weight of the grade is raised 2/3 of a grade (a ‘B’ would be equivalent to an ‘A-‘ grade).

HONORS CLASSES

  • Calculus
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • English 204
  • English 213
  • English 245

DUAL CREDIT CLASSES

  • College Biology
  • Statistics
  • English 220
  • English 221
  • English 222
  • English 223
 

 

About Lutheran High School

3500 West Washington Street

Springfield IL 62711-7922

Phone (217) 546-6363

Fax (217) 546-6489

E-mail:  lhs@family-net.net

ACT/SAT Code: 143-963

Mission Statement

Empowered by God, Lutheran High School, Springfield, IL, builds a Christ-centered family to equip students spiritually, intellectually, and physically for service to God and society.

-We believe that God wants each person to use the talents and gifts he has been given for His glory and our good.

-We believe that teaching the spiritual dimension to life is primarily the responsibility of the parent, and they are assisted by the church.

-We believe that the spiritual dimension to life (who I am, why am I here, who is God and what does he want of me) is most effectively understood when applied in conjunction with other academic subjects and in social interrelationships.

-We believe that the teenage years are periods of struggles with temptations, identity, individuality, self worth, family interrelationships, maturity, responsibility, and sexuality, all of which have a spiritual dimension.

-We believe that Lutheran High School is an extension of the congregation, providing a specialized program, and desiring to better equip Christian youth to be effective Christian citizens.

-We believe that the primary responsibility of Lutheran High School is to provide a quality Christ centered education through which the Holy Spirit can effectively move within the heart of the teens entrusted to our care.