Lutheran High School (Colorado)
Lutheran High School is a Christian high school in Parker, Colorado.[5] It is accredited by the National Lutheran School Aassociation[1] and has an average class size of 25 students.[3] The executive director of the school is Dan Gehrke[1] and its CEEB code is 060-417.[1]
Lutheran High School | |
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Location | |
11249 Newlin Gulch Blvd, Parker, Colorado 80134[1] United States | |
Coordinates | 39.5126°N 104.8080°W |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Religious affiliation(s) | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod |
Established |
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CEEB code | 060-417 |
Principal | David Ness[1] |
Grades | 9-12[1] |
Enrollment | 600[3] |
Color(s) | Purple, Silver [1] |
Athletics | CHSAA 3A[4] |
Athletics conference | Metro League |
Mascot | Lion[1] |
Website | www |
History
In 1955, Lutheran High School opened on West Arizona Avenue in Denver, Colorado.[6] 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.[7] Students voted to have navy blue and gold as the school colors and The Lights as the mascot.[7] 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.[6] Lutheran High was renamed Denver Lutheran 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.[8] Enrollment goals for each campus could not be met for several years, resulting in North Lutheran High closing in 2006.[7] The lack of success also resulted in Denver Lutheran closing its doors in 2011 and being consolidated Lutheran High School Parker,[9] with the consolidated school being named Lutheran High School.[10] Lutheran High School is now the only Lutheran high school in the Denver metro area. As of 2019, enrollment is 600.[3]
Notable alumni, faculty, and coaches
- Jon Scott (Class of 1976) - Fox News anchor (Fox & Friends)[11]
- Warren Kettner (Baseball coach, 1963) - Colorado Dugout Club’s Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015 Inductee[12]
Athletics - state championships
References
- "Lutheran High School". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "LuHi - A History". www.lhsparker.org. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- "FAQs | Lutheran High School, Parker". www.lhsparker.org. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- "List of anticipated classification and league changes from schools for 2014-16 cycle". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Mission and Core Values". Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "The Colorado Lutheran High School Association Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "LuHi: A History". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Lutheran High School of the Rockies - Parker, Colo". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "DPS buys Denver Lutheran High School for $5M". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Lutheran-Parker, Denver Lutheran to become one school". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Fox anchor comes home for DNC media crush". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Former Lutheran coach joins hall of fame". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "State Championships By School" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "All-time list of Colorado girls high school basketball champions". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "All-time list of Colorado boys high school basketball champions". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Most boys track and field championships". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Volleyball championship archive". Retrieved July 21, 2015.