Lutheran High School (Colorado)
| Lutheran High School[1] | |
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| Location | |
| 11249 Newlin Gulch Blvd, Parker, CO 80134[1] United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | LCMS Lutheran[1] |
| Established | 1955 (Denver Lutheran), 2004 (Current Campus/Parker Lutheran), 2011 (consolidated) [1] |
| Principal | David Ness[1] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Campus size | 400 students, 25 faculty[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple, Silver [1] |
| Athletics | CHSAA 3A[2] |
| Athletics conference | Metro League[1] |
| Mascot | Lion[1] |
| Website | www |
Lutheran High School is a Christian high school that nurtures academic excellence and encourages growth in Christ.[3] It is accredited by the NLSA[1] and has an average class size of 19 students.[1] The executive director of the school is Dan Gehrke[1] and its CEEB code is 060-417.[1]
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History
In 1955, Lutheran High School opened on West Arizona Avenue in Denver, CO.[4] Only temporary buildings, including a little, white house, which is still on campus today, served as the classrooms and school library. Total enrollment the first year was 77 students - 49 freshmen and 28 sophomores.[5] Students voted to have navy blue and gold as the school colors and choose to have The Lights as the mascot.[5] In 2000, the school decided to expand to two additional campuses - Lutheran High School of the Rockies (later renamed Lutheran High School Parker) and North Lutheran High School.[4] Lutheran High was renamed Denver Lutheran (DL) because of the additional campuses.
Lutheran High School Parker opened in 2000 in a strip mall on Parker Road. In 2004, construction for Lutheran High School Parker started at its current location on Newlin Gulch. Construction was completed in 2008.[6] Enrollment goals for each campus could not be met for several years, resulting in North Lutheran High closing in 2006.[5] The lack of success also resulted in Denver Lutheran closing its doors in 2011 and being consolidated with Lutheran High School Parker.[7] The consolidation of Denver and Parker Lutheran led to yet another name change - Lutheran High School (LHS).[8] Lutheran High School is now the only Lutheran high school in the Denver metro area. Today, enrollment is 400.[9]
Prominent Alumni, Faculty, and Coaches
- Jon Scott (Class of 1976) - Fox News anchor (Fox & Friends)[10]
- Warren Kettner (Baseball coach, 1963) - Colorado Dugout Club’s Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015 Inductee[11]
Athletics - State Championships
- Cross Country – 1975[12]
- Girls Basketball - 1985, 1996, 1998, 2014[13]
- Boys Basketball – 1985, 1986, 2011[14]
- Boys Track - 1989, 2014, 2015[15]
- Poms – 2010[12]
- Volleyball - 2011, 2012[16]
References
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