Luther Preparatory School

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Luther Preparatory School
Established	1995
Type	Private co-educational residential secondary
Affiliation	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Faculty	35
Students	400 (approx)
Grades	9–12
Location	Watertown, Wisconsin USA
Colors	Navy blue and gold
Mascot	Phoenix
Yearbook	The Flame
Newspaper	The Phoenix
Website	www.lps.wels.net

Luther Preparatory School (LPS or Luther Prep), established in 1995, is a residential four-year secondary school located in Watertown, Wisconsin, and is owned and operated by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). The school's primary objective is to prepare students to become WELS pastors and teachers. The majority of students who graduate continue their education at Martin Luther College, a WELS college in New Ulm, Minnesota. Curriculum at LPS focuses on the liberal arts and religious studies.

LPS has enrollment of approximately 400 students; three-fourths of these live in dormitories on the 40 acre campus. There are currently 35 full-time faculty members and eight additional piano instructors. Ten tutors live with students in the dormitories.

[edit] History

LPS occupies the former combined campus of Northwestern College (a preministerial college established in 1865) and Northwestern Preparatory School (NPS, a high school), both run by the WELS. In 1995, Northwestern College was moved to New Ulm and combined with Dr. Martin Luther College to form Martin Luther College. In the same year, Martin Luther Preparatory School (MLPS) of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin was closed and combined with NPS to form Luther Preparatory School. As a historical note, MLPS was located on the former campus of Campion High School, a Jesuit preparatory school that was closed in 1975.

[edit] References

• Braun, John A (2000). Together in Christ: A History of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Northwestern Publishing House. ISBN 0-8100-1211-1