Lutheran South Academy

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Lutheran South Academy
Location
12555 Ryewater Drive
Houston, Texas, United States
Information
Type Private
Motto Securing Their Future
Religious affiliation(s) Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Established 1982
Head of School Shelia Psencik
Faculty 68
Enrollment 960
Color(s)
  Green and Silver
Mascot Pioneer
Website http://www.lutheransouth.org/

Lutheran South Academy is a private, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade Lutheran school located in Houston, Texas, United States. Founded in 1982 as one of the successor schools of Lutheran High School, the academy incorporates four components into its mission: spirituality, academics, involvement and leadership.[1] The school is a member of the Houston Area Independent Schools, a group of roughly 50 private, parochial and independent institutions in the Greater Houston area.

History

In 1949, the Lutheran Education Association of Houston (LEAH) opened its first campus, Lutheran High School, at 6901 Woodridge in Houston, Texas. In 1982, as the Houston area continued to grow, Lutheran High School was closed and split into two campuses administered by LEAH. One of the schools, Lutheran High School North, was opened on 1 October 1980 at 1130 W. 34th Street on the north side of the city. The other campus, Lutheran High School South, was opened at 7703 South Loop East, near the intersection of the 610 Loop and I-45. As the need for land grew in order to continue expansion, the decision was made for the school to relocate. In 1998, the Lutheran High School South campus was moved to 12555 Ryewater Dr. on the south side of Houston. As expansion of the new campus continued, the school's name was changed to Lutheran South Academy with the addition of Lower and Middle school facilities.[2] On 5 March 2012, Lutheran South Academy was awarded "Exemplary School" status by the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation Commission, one of seven Lutheran schools to receive the award in the United States and the first in the state of Texas.[3]

Campus

The Lutheran South Academy campus consists of four main buildings.

  • Building "A" houses the High School (grades 9-12).
  • Building "B" includes the cafeteria, gymnasium, athletic office and administrative offices.
  • Building "C" houses the Lower School (grades PreK-5).
  • Building "D", the newest building on campus, houses the Middle School (Grades 6-8). Construction began on the building in 2007 and was opened for the 2009-2010 school year.

Athletics

Lutheran South Academy is a member of the TAPPS 4A Athletic Division for high school and a member of the Houston Lutheran Athletic Conference (HLAC) at the Middle School level.


Lutheran South Academy Class of 2014 on Field Day

High school

Middle school

School uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniforms. Parker Uniforms is the provider.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lutheransouth.org/about/mission.jsp Accessed October 24, 2012
  2. ↑ "History/Structure." Lutheran South Academy. Retrieved on November 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ "".Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Uniforms." Lutheran South Academy. Retrieved on November 16, 2008.

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