17-10FedCon

Volley for Hope • Thursday, October 3, 4:45 p.m. • Atrium/Gyms

“Volley for Hope” is an evening of Warrior volleyball and fun activities benefiting Tomorrow’s Hope, a non-profit that supports LOCAL health care recipients who help those touched by Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and other life-limiting illnesses.

Tomorrow’s Hope also fosters health-related research, education and support activities. We HOPE to see you at LLHS that night!

Bake Sale, Concession Stand, T-Shirt Sales, Raffles~

e v e n t s to n o t e

Oct 1....................................................A Cappella @ St. Mark Watertown | 7:30/9/10:45a Oct 3...................................Volley for Hope at home volleyball matches (see above) | 5p Oct 7.................FedTechDay at LL for LES teachers (awillems@llhs.org for info) | 8:30a Oct 8....................................................................A Cappella @ Zion Columbus | 8/10:30a

Warrior Dance Clinic for K–8 | 1-3:30p Oct 13............. Senior/Parent Night Home Football v. LPS (K–8 dancers perform) | 7p Oct 14........................................................................MPO fundraiser pickup/delivery | 9a

First Cadet/Beginner Band practices (also 10/21, 28, Nov 4) | 9–10:30a Oct 15............................................... A Cappella @ Our Redeemer Madison | 8 & 10:30a Oct 16............................................ Youth Football Equipment turn-in & pizza party | 6p

Board of Regents | 6:30p Oct 18..................................................................Freshman/Junior Grandparents Day | 8a Oct 22......................................................... A Cap @ Holy Cross Madison | 8:15 & 10:30a

“New Friends” fun day at LL (see below) |1–3p Oct 23.....................................................................................................Start of 2nd Quarter Oct 24......................................................................... 8th Grade Open House | 5:30–7:30p Oct 24–28............................................................ FFA National Convention, Indianapolis Oct 26–27....................................................................... No classes (Teachers’ conference) Oct 29.................. District Reformation Service at Alliant Energy Center Madison | 4p Oct 31................................................................................Fall Sports Awards Night | 6:30p

New Friends at LL • Sunday, October 22, 1–3 p.m. • West Gym

Teens for Christ are hosting a first “New Friends” (through Jesus Cares Ministries) afternoon.

Those with special needs are warmly invited to LLHS for activities in the west gym, to hang out and develop friendships. Young people with and without special needs will join together for a variety of activities, including games, crafts, snacks and music. Sound interesting? For more info or to RSVP, please contact Ruth Hirschfeld at rhirschf@llhs.org or call 920-648-2321. Ext 2210.

Contact Info

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

October 2017

a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School Volume 7: Issue 2

FED eration CONnection What is your greatest treasure? Perhaps it’s an heirloom?

Maybe, it’s something you purchased, hoping its value would appreciate. Possibly, it’s a drawing or card from your child or grandchild. Everyone has a personal treasure. They treat it specially because it is important to them.

You and I have such a treasure—God’s Word. Our Savior, Jesus, uses a parable to explain its value to all believers.

“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field” (Matthew 13:44). Jesus does not discuss the ethics of whose treasure this was. Rather, he uses the man’s reaction in discovering the treasure to illustrate a truth: the gospel is a Christian’s greatest treasure. Unlike the parable where the man sold everything to buy the field, the gospel costs nothing. It is the simple proclamation of sins forgiven through Jesus. It can be shared by anyone. In fact, the least worthy vessels—sinful humans—share it daily.

God’s Word is a treasure. After all, it is God’s Word. The Holy Spirit—through Peter—emphasizes its value by saying, “There is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). It contains Jesus’ words and works, and it points to him as the only source of salvation.

God’s Word is important because it makes us “wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15). The law exposes our sin and reveals our hopelessness. Then, the gospel comforts us with the good news (literally, the meaning of gospel) that Jesus is our Savior. He lived, died, and rose so that all believers may live forever in heaven with him.

This month, we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. We thank God for Luther and others who uncovered the precious Word of God. God bless our celebration. May he lead us to always value his Word as our greatest treasure!

Jim Grasby is principal of Lakeside Lutheran.

Reach him at 920.648.2321 or jgrasby@llhs.org

5 questions GC faculty

school news E notes: Great first weeks of school—rejoice with us in our good news!

“Five Questions with the Faculty” is a light-hearted look at the teaching staff at Lakeside Lutheran. This edition features Mr. James Bauer, who joined our faculty in 1999. He teaches geometry and strength & speed. He is also the head girls track coach and weight room supervisor. Here are some other things you may—or may not—know about Jim Bauer:

He and his wife, Gayle, are members at St. Paul, Lake Mills, and have five children—Amy, Aaron, Josh, Bethany (LLHS ‘01), and Nathan (LLHS ‘09)— and 17 grandchildren! While he currently is track coach, Coach Bauer has led most sports. This fall he is being inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame in the “High School Coach” category by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association, after 35 years of coaching boys teams at Minnesota Valley Lutheran and our LLHS. His teams combined have a varsity record of 545268. Overall, he has coached for 44 years, including 37 when he coached three sports a school year and ran camps in the summer. His favorite messge to his athletes: “Never, ever, underestimate what young people today can accomplish when they energize all their efforts unselfishly in the same direction toward a common goal.”

What is your favorite thing to do on a Saturday?

Fish or hunt.

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

Texas Roadhouse for steak.

What is your favorite movie or book of all time?

Shooter, a 2007 movie about Force Recon veteran Bob Lee Swagger.

What’s one of your most humorous moments at LLHS? A football ref accidentally ran into me because I was a little on the field— and I got a penalty for it.

What’s one of the most heartwarming moments of your time at LLHS? We won the State Track Championship in 2006 and we couldn’t get on our way home because the girls were having so much trouble saying goodbye to each other, especially the seniors. They had gotten so close.

ss LLHS is the recipient of a two generous donations!

mkCellular in Lake Mills donated $9,000 worth of virtual reality equipment including 50 each of Google Cardboard VR viewers and Galaxy cell phones, which will allow classes to take virtual field trips in history, religion, science, technology, and art. Students in Computer Essentials and Computer Apps courses will also shoot their own videos for use on the VR devices.

The Meemic (Insurance) Foundation, through a nomination by teacher Jodie Schommer, awarded LL a $1,000 Back-to-School Grant, to be used for school supplies at Office Depot/Office Max.

ss Teens for Christ is gearing up for another great year of showing the love of Jesus.

This year’s projects include a campaign to raise awareness for aluminum, paper, and plastic recycling, and a “new thing” called “New Friends,” where people with special needs will be invited to spend a Sunday afternoon on campus with new teen friends for some fun activities (see llhs.org/apps/pages/tfc for more info). ss The National Honor Society held a school-wide fundraiser for disaster relief in Texas and Florida.

Homerooms competed to collect the most donations.

Money raised goes to WELS churches affected by the hurricanes, and Kwik Trip is rewarding the most generous homeroom with a month of Glazer donuts.

ss FFA is off to a strong start with 40 students at the first meeting.

Warrior FFA Alumni also met in September. It’s not too late to join! You don’t need to be a former FFA member. Contact Jeff Meske (jmeske@llhs.org) to find out how you can support ag & tech education programs at LL.

ss Warrior Band marched in the always-popular Geműtlichkeit Days parade in Jefferson, took the field for Homecoming and are readying for Fall Concert 11/5.

ss For the 2nd year, LL joined with Wisconsin Lutheran College to host a clay shoot at Milford Hills Hunt Club, an event that benefits LLHS student assistance.

ss ACT results are in! Class of 2017 keeps LLHS in the top 2% statewide. Especially noteworthy: according to ACT Inc., more than 50% of our students are “college-ready”—expected to get B or better in college—in ALL four areas tested (English, Algebra, Social Science, and Biology), doubling Wisconsin overall (25%)and nationwide (27%).