14.11 LLHS FedCon

Events to Note Nov. 1.........Beginner Band Concert (band rm) | 9:45a Nov. 2...................................Fall back to standard time!

LLHS & LES Fall Band Concert | 2p

Area Reformation Song Service at LPS | 4p Nov. 3.................... Conference Academic Bowl | 4:30p Nov. 5..................... No classes/Parent-teacher consults Nov. 6–8......................................... MLC Fall Focus Trip Nov. 7..................... Veterans Day Observance at LL | 8a Nov. 7–9.......... Regional Choral Fest at Michigan LHS Nov. 10......................................Girls BB practice begins Nov. 11........................................ LLHS Foundation | 7p Nov. 13....................... Fall Sports Awards Night | 6:30p Nov. 24.........A Cap St. Stephen BDam | 7:30/9/10:30a Nov. 17................Wrestling & Boys BB practices begin

Board of Regents | 6:30p Nov. 18............................... Late start day at LLHS | 10a Nov. 18 & 20...................... LES Wrestling Clinic |5:30p Nov. 21........................ First Home Girls BB games | 6p Nov. 22....................................... LES Wrestle Off | 8:30a Nov. 23............... A Cap St. Matthew Ocono | 8/10:30a Nov. 25......................................... General Board | 7 PM Nov. 27–28..................................... Thanksgiving Recess

Items of Interest Helpful details about the dates on the left: Veterans Day at LLHS Once again your LLHS is proud to welcome and honor veterans, all of whom have helped assure our freedom and ability to enjoy the blessing of Christian education. This year will feature Coast Guard Captain Greg Buxa, retired Commanding Officer of Air Station Sacramento and who was the Chief, Maritime Homeland Security after 9/11. If you wish to join us the morning of Friday, Nov. 7, please call Bari Vredeveld right away at 920-648-2321 x2223 or e-mail her at bvredeve@llhs.org

Thanks to all who supported the Warrior Dig Pink effort. We’re all amazing in pink!

November 2014

a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School Volume 4 : Issue 3

Fed eration Connection

Same degree, different education It looks the same…but it isn’t!

Students return to school for a new year. On the surface, schools look the same. They offer core classes in English, mathematics, science, and social studies. In middle schools and high schools, there are elective courses. This is also true of Lakeside Lutheran.

On the surface, it looks the same…but it isn’t!

Why is Christian education different? It is how the individual PRINCIPAL’S PEN is viewed. Other forms of education assume that the person is innately good. That goodness is the foundation of learning and achievement. It’s all about the person and his achievement to his own glory. There is no limit. If one can dream it, one can do it.

Christian education views each student for what he or she is: a fallen sinner. There is no inborn goodness. Achievement is not within the person. Rather, it is God’s gift that he uniquely blesses. It’s not about the person. It’s about God who first gives that talent and then blesses it to glorify his name. That’s why the Christian rightly thanks God for what the world calls accomplishment. The Christian knows that God enables him to learn and excel. He confidently knows and believes, “I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength” [Philippians 4:13].

It looks the same…but it isn’t. On the surface, Lakeside’s education appears similar to education offered elsewhere. However, closer inspection reveals the difference.

Christian education is based on the knowledge of and trust in God who loves sinners and redeems them through his Son’s precious blood.

Contact Info

920-648-2321 • info@llhs.org • llhs.org • fb.com/yourllhs • @LakesideLuthHS

Mr. Jim Grasby is principal of Lakeside Lutheran; his column is featured each issue. Reach him at 920.648.2321 x 2204 or jgrasby@llhs.org

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Faculty circle of influence is wide and (ever)lasting

International student finds a new world in U.S. at LLHS

This article is 11th in a series of faculty and staff responses to why they’re thankful to serve at your Lakeside, along with recollections of moments that demonstrate the value of the investment of time and resources for the families who choose LLHS for their children.

China: in more than one way, it’s a world away. Yet vast differences in geography, lifestyle, language and education didn’t stop international student and current Lakeside junior Ge “Steven” Zhiping Above: Steven’s Chinese name, Ge Zhiping, in his from taking on a world handwriting. of differences to study here in Wisconsin since September 7. “I like the people here,” he shares.

“People have shown great concern for me here.”

Mr. Matthew Doering has served the Lakeside family since 2002, currently as a social studies instructor focusing on U.S. History and the required senior courses of Financial Literacy and Government, and as a football and softball coach. He expresses his gratefulness in one sentence: “What better opportunity is there than to be doing what you love in a Christ-centered and focused place?”

Matt Doering’s wife Jill used to ask him quite regularly: “Can we go anywhere without meeting former students?”

It didn’t seem to matter whether they were in the grocery store, grabbing a bite to eat, or in a Madison mall—over the years the Doerings have met members of the Lakeside family in a lot of different places, even some rather unusual ones.

“Maybe the farthest geographic incident was meeting a former student at a church in Tempe, AZ,” Doering recalls.

At first these “off campus” reunions were a bit surprising, but now, Doering says, “it’s just a part of almost every day.”

Doering reflects that these meetings offer a valuable reminder of the vast number

of families and students that he and his fellow faculty have opportunity to stay connected to and share identity with as members of the Lakeside family.

“As I contemplate that, it really reflects a much greater opportunity,” Doering says. “While a lot of those meetings lead to little chats about memorable moments or current Lakeside circumstances, they are actually representative of a much larger truth. Lakeside faculty and family members have opportunity to impact far more students than we could ever have thought was possible.” The family environment that is Lakeside Lutheran encourages these reminisces and longterm bonds.

About that Sunday morning reunion in a church 1,400 miles away from Lake Mills?

“Meeting [former students in a church] on a Sunday morning is certainly what we at Lakeside all hope happens regularly,” Doering says. “That one day we not only meet members of the Lakeside family in our lives here on earth, but that in addition—that we see them again someday at the feet of our Savior in heaven.

“The question between Jill and me might be completely changed then. Maybe the real question could be: ‘What can I do right now to see all of the Lakeside family in heaven?’”

He stays with host family Don & Tina Brooks in Lake Mills, and has a course load that includes Biology, U.S. History, Algebra II and Language Arts. “Fit for Life is my favorite,” says Steven. “I like exercise, to get myself moving.” His high school at home has a reputation for involvement in sports, he says, including an Olympics-style competition each year. School days for the 2,000 students there run five days a week from 6:40 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. or later, Steven jumped into student life plus Sunday afternoons.

at LLHS during the Homecoming

Home is Wuxi, an urban center of six million in talent show, when he demonstrated Tai Chi, a dance from his homeland eastern China, situated between Shanghai and Nanjing. He says his parents are “common workers” China. He said he would like to begin a club while he’s here to teach in electric motor manufacturing and ad design. interested others the health benefits.

At his high school, Steven is “class monitor,” a prestigious position that helps teachers manage his classroom of 50 students.

Steven says he’s happy to be here, and while his future after this school year is uncertain, he will remain here to study if possible. “I like the idea of snow,” he says.

“My home is in a line [latitude] with Florida, so I only see snow every few years.”

He has already visited Six Flags Great America, where he had fun and became “overexcited,” he says. He would like to visit New York, Florida, Washington D.C. and LA, he says, because each has an aeronautical or space center. “Star Wars is my favorite movie,” Steven says. “To fly around in space like driving a car is super neat.” Be sure to say hi when you see him, and pray for a blessed year for Steven.

Steven’s home city of Wuxi, between Shanghai and Nanjing, is not unlike Lake Mills as it sits between Milwaukee and Madison, but on a much larger scale (Shanghai pop. 14 mil) and about twice the distance.