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September 2017

Look for opportunity this month to support Warrior music with your purchase!

a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School Volume 7: Issue 1

FED eration CONnection

(Warrior Band marches up East Coast summer 2018, ACap saving for Cali trip spring break ‘19)

Fundraiser dates: 8/30–9/22 Items delivered October 14

Other products and brands also available!

e v e n t s to n o t e

September 4.........................................................................................Labor Day | No classes Sept. 5.......... Home Varsity Soccer and Volleyball matches | 4:30 (Soc) & 6:45 PM (VB) Sept. 6........................................................................Freshman Parent Info Night | 6:30 PM Sept. 8...........................................................................Pastors Day with students | 9:30 AM Sept. 13................................................................................................Classes begin at 10 AM

1st quarterly FFA Alumni meeting | 6:30 PM Sept. 17....................................................................... Band in Gemütlichkeit Parade | noon Sept. 18.........................................................................................Board of Regents | 6:30 PM Sept. 22..................................................................Homecoming! Parade downtown | 5 PM

Alum Zone | 5:30 PM (RSVP needed, see below)

Football v. Lodi | 7 PM with halftime show Sept. 23.................................................................................... HoCo Dance | 7:30–10:30 PM Sept. 24...................A Cap sings at Abiding Shepherd, Cottage Grove | 8:30 & 10:30 AM Sept. 25........................................................................... LES Cross Country Meet | 4:15 PM Sept. 27 FAFSA Info Night (for junior-senior families) | 6:30 PM Sept. 30................................................................. LES Volleyball Tournament at LL | 9 AM

Lakeside Homecoming 2017 Join us Friday, September 22 5:30–7 PM Admission to the football game, supper & a Warrior souvenir: $5.00/person Zoning it with fellow alums, entering the prize drawing: PRICELESS

Preregistration required: llhs.org/alum or call Bari at 920-648-2321 x2223

Contact Info

920-648-2321 • info@llhs.org • 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, WI 53551

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ome carry heavy burdens in life. Illness, death, and family situations are among the problems that they face daily.

Why do some carry such heavy loads, yet others go through life seemingly carefree? Even the people of Jesus’ day wondered this.

PRINCIPAL’S PEN

As [Jesus] went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him” (John 9:1-3). Jesus’ disciples incorrectly assumed that one’s problems result from a singular sin.

However, “no one knows the thoughts of God” (1 Corinthians 2:11). While we cannot definitively say that one’s burdens are due to a single sin, we know that these troubles are the effects of sin. Because all are sinners, all will face life’s problems until they die.

Knowing that we, too, face life’s burdens at times, how do we approach them?

Our Savior comforts us, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). Jesus encourages us to turn to him through the Means of Grace and prayer, trusting that he strengthens us to endure everything we face.

At times, God may even permit problems to enter our lives for a singular reason: to strengthen our faith. “This happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.” When life’s burdens become heavy, we learn to lean on God for strength. He alone has the power to guide us through our troubles, and he even strengthens us through these burdens.

In this way, “the works of God [are] displayed” and he is glorified!

Jim Grasby is principal of Lakeside Lutheran.

Reach him at 920.648.2321 or jgrasby@llhs.org

5 questions GC faculty “Five Questions with the Faculty” is a light-hearted look at the teaching staff at Lakeside Lutheran High School. This edition features Mr. Phil Dretske, who joined the faculty this summer. He will teach Religion and Math classes. He will also be helping with JV2 Football and will head the Varsity Baseball team in spring.

Here are some other things you may—or may not—know about Phil Dretske: He and wife Becky (nee Brien) are members at Eastside, Madison. They have been blessed with five children: Joey (11), Tyler (9), Maleya (7), Caleb (5) and Rachel (3 months).

Where and what have you previously taught?

LLHS is my 4th call. After graduating MLC in ‘02, I taught grades 3–5 for 5 years at East Twin Lutheran in Mishicot, WI. I then taught 4th grade at Siloah in Milwaukee until 2011, when I began teaching at Eastside. In Madison, I taught a variety of classes in grades 3, 4, 7 & 8.

What is your favorite thing to do on a Saturday?

In fall & spring, watching our kids play soccer is a huge highlight. In other seasons, I spend as much time with my family as possible on Saturdays.

When you’re at your fave restaurant, where are you & what do you order?

Chili’s is one of our family favorites. I usually order Bacon Chicken Ranch Quesadillas—chips & salsa for an appetizer and an Arnold Palmer to drink.

What is your favorite movie or book of all time?

It is hard to narrow down, but one series I’ve enjoyed reading recently was the Mortality Doctrine series

by James Dashner—I just didn’t want to put the first one down—and ended up pre-ordering both books 2 and 3! Titles include The Eye of Minds, The Rule of Thoughts, and The Game of Lives. I’m hoping they make a movie based on these books like there was with his great Maze Runner series.

What’s your favorite Bible passage?

Joshua 1:9 is my confirmation verse and still gives me a strong feeling on encouragement every time I take on some new challenge.

school news E notes: 2017-18 school year brings new faces, new spaces and more... ss In addition to Mr. Dretske (see feature), your LLHS has other new faces: Mr. Paul Achilli has joined us as our Facilities Engineer and will be managing buildings, grounds and fleet. He and Karen (nee Tews ‘77) belong to St. John in Jefferson. Their children are also Forever Warriors—Tom ‘07 and Katrina ‘09. He has also worked at SpaceSaver in Fort and UW–Whitewater. He’ shares that he’s “happy and excited” to begin work at LL, and he also likes to motorcycle and travel with his free time.

Mrs. Becky Retzlaff brings her smile and expertise to the back offices as the new part-time Financial Office Assistant.

She and Dan are members at Zion, Columbus, where Becky also manages the church library; they send Faith and Grace, their 8th and 5th graders, to Zion LES. With free time, she likes to hike Devil’s Lake or read Kate Morton fiction in her yard swing.

ss There’s a great new look in the Career and Tech Ed 400-hall suite of rooms, with a wall knocked down for better access and space usage. A long-awaited overhead door was installed on the west wall to ease the in and out of extralarge construction materials and equipment, such as the new 4-station 56-ton hydraulic Uni-hydro ironworker that will be used by welding classes. Many thanks to Kube Carpentry, Maas Brothers and KMS Painting LLC for the demo, construction, installs and painting that gave our industrial wing such a facelift!

ss The new practice field up the hill on the northeast end of campus (beyond the diamond) is up and running (and jumping and tackling...) Thanks to all who teamed up for this joint effort last fall—through Boosters, special donations to the athletic department, and the student-athlete fundraiser. Your Warriors appreciate the extra shared practice space! ss It’s official: your LLHS has gone through the process and credentialing required to place the “Advanced Placement” stamp on three of our upper level courses. This fall, seniors can take year-long AP Calculus, AP Psychology and/or AP English Lit & Composition. Our classes have always well-prepared seniors for the AP tests in the spring, but this is one more step in reassuring families that LLHS is educating, encouraging and equipping students wel for this life...and beyond!

ss Did you know? Along with the rest of the Capitol Conference, Lakeside has made the official change in all references and schedules: there are no more “freshman” teams in any sport. From now on, you’ll see Varsity, JV and JV2 teams. This conference change allows smaller schools a wider latitude when it comes to placing athletes on the level that best suits their abilities.