October 2020
a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School Volume 10: Issue 2
LLHS FED eration CONnection
920-648-2321 • info@llhs.org • 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, WI 53551
....Peace....am i d Romans 13 is a chapter for today’s world.
Paul wrote these words to 1st century Christians as a guide for godly living. The times were perilous. With Nero as emperor, Christians were being persecuted and indiscriminately killed in horrible ways. Yet, Paul speaks of the government as “God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer” (Romans 13:4). To fully understand his message, we must first consider Romans 12. The core of Romans 12 is that Christians should live peaceably. We are to be “patient in affliction” (Romans 12:12), “bless those who persecute [us]” (Romans 12:14), and “not repay anyone evil for evil” (Romans 12:17). We are even to give food and drink to our enemies (Romans 12:20). Romans 12:19 is a key verse: “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.” God says vengeance is his, not ours. The reason is seen in chapter 13: “[Those in government] are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer” (Romans 13:4). In spite of Rome’s wickedness in Paul’s time, God still used it to carry out his will. As such, Christians were to be obedient.
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The application for today is much the same. Our citizenship is heavenly, not earthly. While on earth, we are to be peacemakers. We are to love our enemies by giving them food and drink. We are to overcome evil with good. We are to submit to the government whether we feel it is good or bad. This is God’s will. There is no perfect government. They all fail in some way. Yet, the Lord allows them to function as he wills. Regardless of our opinion, governments operate as God allows. Romans 13 does not justify wicked government. It does not sanction open rebellion. Rather, it points us to Christ as we follow him through life. Yes, Romans 13 is a chapter for today’s world.
Lord, whether the future brings good or evil, guide us to “live at peace with everyone” as your people. Amen. (Romans 12:18) Jim Grasby is principal of Lakeside Lutheran. Reach him at 920.648.2321 or jgrasby@llhs.org
Ways to Watch the Warriors—2020 edition
Limited seating available • Seating is only limited at Varsity Football and JV/Varsity Volleyball. (The gym will be cleared after the JV match and only those with V admittance tickets will be allowed back in.) • Special admittance tickets required in addition to payment/passes. • If you are not a family member of a player/dancer, consider watching home games at livestream.com/llhslive. Or listen to home games at 940 WFAW/KOOL 106.5. Want to attend but don’t have a ticket from a player? Contact AD Jahns (tjahns@llhs.org; 920-648-2321 x2206) Home Admission fees • Warrior Club season passes: Individual ($50) and family ($115) season passes are available (use for both fall and winter sports) • Nightly ticket costs: $5/adult or $3/student (under 6 free) LL student ID: free Social distancing and masks • Spectators are asked to observe social distancing. Stadium and gym seating will be marked. Per the governor’s mandate, indoor events require masks. Masks are encouraged, but not required, for outdoor events. Please don’t congregate in corners or entryways.
lakeside good news E notes cc Calvin Geerdts (Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel, Madison) completed his Eagle Scout project for the Rock Lake Improvement Association. He organized 12 people who collectively worked 60 hours to implement five aquatic invasive species cleaning stations throughout the area, all to protect Rock Lake. cc When the Lady Warrior golf team played their first meet on August 20, it had been 161 days since local teams played in high school competition. Your Warriors took first place at Watertown High School. cc After the latest 2018-19 ACT data release, your LLHS remains in the top 1 percent of published area high schools for ACT composite scores. With a total possible of 36, the current Wisconsin composite score average is 19.6. LLHS has a four-year average of 24.1. cc Greg Hoffmann from WPPI Energy presented LL Regents Chair Brian Ertman (Bethany, Fort Atkinson) with an incentive check under the Lake Mills Light & Water Efficiency Improvement program. According to WPPI, swapping fluorescent for LED school-wide last March, cost $25,701 to implement and will save the school over $30,000 annually— paying for itself in a little over 6 months. cc Tech Ed received a generous donation of a lathe for our machining area from Bob Reiff of Reiff Preheat Systems, allowing our students to further explore aspects of metalworking technology. cc Your LLHS received a $10K grant from the Theodore W. Batterman Foundation. Greg Gnabasik, dad of senior Kylee (St. John, Jefferson), provided the employee referral from Spacesaver Corp. in Fort Atkinson that started the ball rolling.This grant helped us add two new STEM Academy courses by easing the significant expense of teacher training, aeronautic classroom supply kits and “Project Lead the Way” curriculum expenses, among others. Phil Dretske (Eastside, Madison) will teach upper-level Aerospace Engineering that offers extensive hands-on experiences. Jodie Schommer (Bethany, Fort) completed her training to teach Engineering Essentials. cc Teens for Christ held its first meeting with over 100 students (widely spaced) through the gym to discuss the year’s plan to write cards to shut-ins, volunteer at Twice is Nice, hold New Friends events—and more. This year’s officers are Devin Splinter (St. Matthew, Oconomowoc), Claudia Stuebs (St. Paul, Lake Mills), Ashley Grundman (St. John, Newville), Laura Zank (St. John, Juneau), and Faith Retzlaff (Zion, Columbus). cc Each day, Jeff Peters (St. Luke, Watertown), our Head of Maintenance, is spotted all over the school building, ensuring that everything is cleaned and sanitized. He uses electrostatically-charged water vapor that has the same food-grade disinfectant that the
school has safely washed tables with for years. He along with a crew of faithful maintenance, janitorial and kitchen staff, are dedicated to keeping our students face-to-face, and we are grateful for their service! cc As of this writing in September, your LLHS has had one student test positive weeks ago for COVID; based on exposure protocol, it required two other students to also quarantine at home for a time. The Lord has blessed our face-to-face schooling that is already much of the way through the first quarter, ending Oct. 16. Please keep our efforts in your prayers! cc Cross country and girls golf teams have been competing. Boys soccer and volleyball began competition Sept. 15. VB has joined the Badger conference (upon invitation) for one year so individual players can have opportunity for all-conference awards. Football started at home on Sept 25 followed by Homecoming v. LPS on Oct 2. HoCo is on with several modifications; most notably, no band performances on field or on parade. (see llhs.org/apps/pages/corona for detailed pubs) cc Warrior volleyball players Payton Kuepers (Our Redeemer, Madison), Sydney Langille (St. Paul, Lake Mills), and Kylee Raymond (Peace, Sun Prairie) all made the Under Armour Watch List that acknowledges the top seniors. Junior Lily Schuetz (St. Paul, Lake Mills) is on the Phenom list, which recognizes the top underclassmen. cc We hosted the first of this year’s Pastors Days on campus in early September, and 85%, or 364, of our students from 28 WELS and two ELS congregations met with pastors and staff ministers, something they had not done at Lakeside for nearly six months: meet in a casual setting with their shepherds. Thank you, LORD! cc Lydia Buxa (Immanuel, Farmington) has been named a National Merit Semifinalist. She is one of 16,000 semifinalists throughout the U.S. Ashley Grundman has been named a Commended Student, which places her in the top 50,000 scorers. cc Last year’s Warrior Times Weekly recently received a First Place with Special Merit award in the 2020 newspaper competition. Lakeside was one of twelve schools around the country that was honored. The newspaper staff also received recognition for Best High School Weekly Newspaper. cc The Warrior Club Brat Fry at Glenn’s Market on Aug. 29 raised $1,402.59 for Warrior athletics! Thanks for coming hungry and giving generously. cc Your LLHS has been designated a “GriefSensitive School” and received a $500 grant from New York Life Foundation to help create a bereavement support plan and encourage ongoing staff development to better support grieving students.
contact info: 920-648-2321· office@llhs.org 231 Woodland Beach Rd. · Lake Mills, Wis. 53551
CALLING ALL WARRIOR GRANDS! It’s that time of year when we look forward to a day of grandparents visiting campus and spending some quality time with their grandchildren in classrooms and chapel. Like many other events, this year’s GPD needs to be different, but it will still be a special opportunity for generations to bond! A extra silver lining is that this year’s event doesn’t even require that grandparents are local! LL GPD plans for 2020 hinge on grandparents’ participation in the form of cards or a letter and then also a photo, sent to Lakeside before October 12. We are inviting grandparents of ALL our teens in all grade levels this fall! If you have more than one Warrior grandchild, include a separate note/card and photo for each teen. The photo you include can be any photo that includes you, whether alone (or a couple) or with your grandchild/family. On our scheduled GPD (October 21) we will have “mail call” at lunch periods when teens will be called up to collect their grandparent mail. We’ll have a special something for your grandchild when this happens, and if you have provided an email address to us, you will get a follow up from us afterward to show you. We sure hope you can join in the fun from afar this year, and we hope to see you in person again soon!
See all the details and sign up at llhs.org/apps/pages/gpd Cards/photos are needed by 10/12. Contact Jess: 920-648-2321 x2230 or jmeyer@llhs.org with any questions you might have.