| Luther College at the University of Regina |
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| Established | 1914 |
| Type | Federated college of the University of Regina |
| Religious affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada |
| President | Dr. Bryan Hillis |
| Dean | Dr. Mary Vetter |
| Academic staff | 30 |
| Students | 500 |
| Location | Regina, Canada |
| Campus | urban at the University of Regina |
| Colours | black and gold ; |
| Affiliations | University of Regina UACC |
| Website | http://www.luthercollege.edu/ |
Luther College is a college and high school located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The university portion of Luther College is located on the campus of the University of Regina and is a federated college. The high school is located at a separate site in the McNab neighbourhood of Northwest Regina. There are approximately 500 students and 30 full-time faculty members at the university college; creating a 17 to 1 teacher student ratio. As a federated college, Luther College is administratively and financially independent, but the college's university students receive their degree from and may take courses at the University of Regina.
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Luther College was founded in 1913 as Luther Academy, with classrooms and dormitory space for 32 male students in Melville, Saskatchewan. Women first enrolled as non-residential students in 1920. In 1926, the school relocated to a larger campus in Regina and began offering university level courses. The college used to be officially affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan until 1968, and opened new residence halls and academic buildings on the University of Regina campus in 1971. The high school continues to occupy the 1926 campus.
On December 7, 2007, Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach Kent Austin visited the high school to speak to the students and brought the Grey Cup.[1]
On September 23 2008, a former student of Luther College returned during the schools daily chapel and held the congregation hostage[2] . He returned with what appeared to be a firearm. He held the majority of the student body and the staff hostage in the gym. He forced the schools chaplain Larry Fry to read a letter he had prepared. The letter detailed why the student thought he had been wrongfully expelled. Partway through the ordeal the student let some people leave but many others just ran outside, where a very large police force was gathered. Eventually the schools principal Mark Anderson noticed that the weapon was in fact a pellet gun. Anderson made a move to disarm the student, during the struggle the Regina police SWAT unit moved in and apprehended the student. There were no physical injuries, and school did resume the next day. The former student who cannot be named due to Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act received only a probationary sentence, even though he was almost 18 at the time of the incident.
| Luther College High School | |
| Quality Education in a Christian Context | |
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| 1500 Royal Street Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 5A5, Canada |
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| School board | Private |
| Religious affiliation | Lutheran |
| Principal | Mark Anderson |
| Vice principal | Nancy Ostime Shawn Stieb |
| School type | High School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Regina |
| Team name | Lions |
| Colours | Black and Gold |
| Founded | 1913 (in Melville). Moved to present-day campus in 1926. |
| Enrolment | 400 |
| Homepage | http://www.luthercollege.edu/highschool |
Luther College High School (LCHS) is one of the few independent high schools in Saskatchewan.
According to the Luther College Website[3], it strives to:
Saskatchewan Grade 9 - $4110 (After $200 bursary)
Saskatchewan Grade 10-12 - $4310
Grade 9 - $10475 CAD(After $200 bursary)
Grade 10-12 - $10675 CAD
Students engage in a daily religious service with Pastor Larry Fry.
Luther College has a long history of athletics. The school has a wide variety of sports offered including football, golf, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball, curling, hockey, cross country running, track and field, and softball. The school is also home to L.I.T. (Luther Invitational Tournament), one of the longest-running basketball tournaments in Western Canada. L.I.T. has been held annually in February since 1953. Luther as host team has played in every L.I.T. except one, winning four titles in 1953, 1984, 1990 and 2006, respectively. The high school's AAA football team won city and provincial titles in 1993 and 2005. In 2010, the Luther Lions won the 5A Regina Basketball City Championships.
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