Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran High School
Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran High School | |
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NEW Lutheran High School | |
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1311 S. Robinson Avenue Green Bay, Wisconsin, (Brown County), 54311-5545 United States | |
Coordinates | 44°28′33″N 87°57′9″W / 44.47583°N 87.95250°WCoordinates: 44°28′33″N 87°57′9″W / 44.47583°N 87.95250°W |
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Type | Private, Coeducational |
Religious affiliation(s) | Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod |
Established | 1977 |
Director | Chris Nelson |
Principal | James McClellan |
Faculty | 12 (2007-2008) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 125 (2013-2014) |
Hours in school day | 7 |
Color(s) | Maroon, silver and white |
Song | Washington & Lee Swing |
Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, Football, Softball, Volleyball, Golf, Ping pong |
Athletics conference | Packerland |
Team name | Blazers |
Athletic Directors | Michael Stock |
Website | www.newlhs.com |
Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran High School abbreviated NEWLHS and N.E.W. Lutheran is a Lutheran high school in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This school is part of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. NEW Lutheran has an enrollment of approximately 130 students.
The school's history dates back to as early as 1975 when two parties had interest in starting a Lutheran high school within Green Bay. A survey was done within the LCMS churches in Brown County that shown the great interest for a school. A meeting was held at Pilgrim Lutheran Church to form a committee that helped establish the school. In 1977 the schools inaugural year had included 34 students. Throughout the next two decades the school had changed its location three times before a building was officially constructed at the cul-de-sac on 1311 South Robinson Avenue in 1993.
Ministry Life
Chapel is held every Tuesday morning at around 9:30AM in either the School's gym or in the commons. It is required for all students to attend chapel if present in the building and to conform to "chapel dress code" during the chapel day. The chapel and sermons are done by either pastors that associate with the school, faculty and staff and once by the Peer Ministry class every school year.
A bible study is held every Thursday morning which are led by both Faculty and the senior class. They are separate groups which speak about various topics.
The school also has a praise band known as "Alethia" which is membered by a selection of students who can sing or play instruments for the band and perform during chapel days.
Academics
NEW Lutheran offers business and computer classes that focus on accounting economics and a "digital life" class. Four credits of religion classes are required for graduation at NEW with Old and New Testament classes being required during a student's freshman and sophomore years. NEW also offers online courses that focus on both American history and independent Physical Education.
Fine Arts
The school offers classes that focuses on art and music. They are not required, but the schools choir classes are considerably popular. Art courses at NEW start with two semesters of beginners art clases, then could continue to an advanced art course that can last for one to four semesters, finally there is Independent Art which only senior can have if approved by the art teacher.
NEW's music department offers band classes which is open to any student with prior instrument experience. Members of the band class do have the opportunity to play at Blazer athletic events. Choir is the most open of the music classes which allows the development of musical skills and performs concerts three times every year.
Athletics
- 1998 WISAA boys' basketball state champion
- 2006 WIAA girls' volleyball sectional champions (Division 4)
- 2007 WIAA girls' volleyball sectional champions (Division 4)
- 2010 WIAA boys' basketball state runner-up (Division 4) to Randolph
- 2011 WIAA boys' basketball state qualifier
- 2013 WIAA boys' basketball state runner-up (Division 5) to Randolph
- 2013 8-Man Football State Champions (Division 5) against Prairie Farm [1]
- 2014 WIAA boys' basketball state runner-up (Division 5) to Thorp[2]
Notable Alumni
- Leanne Lange - Former Language Arts teacher at NEW Lutheran from the school's debut year in 1977 until 2011. She and her husband Ralph Lange helped found NEW in the mid 70's.
- Ethan Derricks - Assistant men's basketball coach for the University of Wisconsin-Washington County. Derricks played guard for NEW Lutheran basketball team from 2007-2010.
- Nathan Toenjes - Freshmen at Concordia Nebraska. He played center for the Blazers basketball team from 2010-2014.[3]
References
- ↑ "8-man Jamboree, D.C. Everest". WSN Wissports.net. 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ↑ Ziemer, Joe. "State boys hoops: Thorp wins its first state title". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ Toenjes, Nathan (8 Nov 2013). "Nathan Toenjes". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin: Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2014.