Lutheran High School (Colorado)
| Lutheran High School | |
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| Address | |
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11249 Newlin Gulch Blvd 80134 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°30′45″N 104°48′29″W / 39.5126°N 104.8080°W |
| Information | |
| Former name |
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| Type | Private high school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Lutheranism |
| Denomination | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod |
| Established |
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| CEEB code | 060417 |
| Principal | David Ness |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 600 (2019[1]) |
| Color(s) | Purple and silver |
| Athletics | CHSAA 3A |
| Athletics conference | Metro League |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Accreditation | National Lutheran School Association |
| Website | www |
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Lutheran High School is a private Lutheran high school located in Parker, Colorado, in the United States.[5] Affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, the school is accredited by the National Lutheran School Association[3] and has an average class size of 25 students.[1] The executive director of the school is Dan Gehrke.[3]
History[edit]
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[update], enrollment was 600.[1]
Athletics - state championships[edit]
The school has won the following state championships:[11][12][13][14][15]
- Cross Country – 1975
- Girls Basketball - 1985, 1996, 1998, 2014, 2016
- Boys Basketball – 1985, 1986, 2011, 2021
- Boys Track - 1989, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Poms – 2010
- Volleyball - 2011, 2012, 2018
- Girls Softball - 2021, 2022, 2023
Notable alumni[edit]
- Baye Fall - basketball player
- Jon Scott (Class of 1976) - Fox News anchor (Fox & Friends)[16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "FAQs | Lutheran High School, Parker". www.lhsparker.org. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "LuHi - A History". www.lhsparker.org. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Lutheran High School". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "The Colorado Lutheran High School Association Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fox anchor comes home for DNC media crush". Retrieved July 21, 2015.