December 2022
a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School Volume 12: Issue 4
LLHS FED eration CONnection
920-648-2321 • info@llhs.org • 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, WI 53551
Glad I got sick
Pastor Don Schultz is interim principal of Lakeside Lutheran. Reach him at 920.648.2321 or dschultz@llhs.org
Do you know that feeling when you’re starting to get sick? “Is this the chills? Or am I just feeling tired after a long day? Is my face hot, or is it just my imagination? Why are my legs so tired? Why am I so content to watch such boring TV?” And then those symptoms start to intensify. After a little bit of denial, you finally accept it—you’re getting sick. Yuck. That was me last week. Now, thankfully, I’m healthy again. Not 100%, but I’m getting there. Looking back though, oddly, I’m glad that I got sick. Here’s why … empathy! I think my sickness caused me to have more empathy—to better be able to relate to people who aren’t feeling so well. The Bible tells us to “rejoice with those who rejoice, and mourn with those who mourn” (Romans 12:15). In other words—have empathy. Can you relate to people who are going through difficult times? At Lakeside, teachers get sick, students get sick, and students’ families go through illnesses, some of them quite serious. There’s always someone at Lakeside who’s sick. May God bless all of those people who just aren’t feeling well. I hope you’re not one of them! While it wasn’t an enjoyable experience for me (and certainly less serious than what many others are going through), I’m glad that I was given a “taste” of illness. The result is that I have more awareness and more compassion for those
struggling with their health. When a teacher, a student, or a family member says “I feel horrible”—now I understand. Did I need to get sick in order to have more compassion for those who are struggling? I hope not—but it’s possible. We’re all naturally less patient, less caring, less concerned for others than we ought to be. We all have that sinful nature inside of us that wants us to focus so much on ourselves that we end up not caring about others. Someone else’s sickness is an annoyance, an inconvenience, an obstacle in the way of me doing what I want to do—at least, that’s what my sinful nature wants me to think. Have you ever been annoyed by someone getting sick? There’s no empathy there. I’m grateful for a God who forgives all sins in Jesus’ death on the cross—that’s health for the soul. And I’m grateful for physical health, especially after last week. What are you grateful for? I hope you don’t get sick this winter. (That would never happen, right?) But if you do, may God use the experience to somehow bless you. He does promise to work everything out for good, after all—even sicknesses. From 3 John:
“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well “
🎄december events🎁
See full and up-to-the-minute schedule at Calendar under Quicklinks at llhs.org Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14 ........................... Advent worship in many area churches Dec. 2, 10, 15 ..................................................... Home Boys Basketball games Dec. 3 ............................................... LES “B team” tip off games at LLHS | 8a Dec. 4 ............................. A Cappella @ Lord of Love, DeForest | 8 & 10:30a Dec. 10 ..................................... Thank you open house in West Gym | 9–11a Dec. 11 .................................. A Cappella @ Trinity, Watertown | 8 & 10:30a
Dec. 18 ......................................................................... Christmas Concert | 4p Dec. 20 ................................................. Review Day: classes dismiss at 12:05p Dec. 21-23 ................................................................................. Semester Exams Dec. 24–Jan. 4 ...................................................... Christmas Break: no classes Jan. 3 & 5 ............................................................ Home Girls Basketball games Jan. 5 ..................................................... Classes resume | 2nd semester begins
contact info: 920-648-2321· office@llhs.org | 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, Wis. 53551
At our recent Pastors Day, 30 congregations were represented with one or more of their shepherds on campus to encourage their teen lambs. 89%, or 450 of our students, were able to spend time this way. See some smiles from the two Pastors Days so far this year at llhs.smugmug.com/School/Pastors-Days-2022-23
lakeside good news notes E 🌲 🌲 Over 240 grandparents were eager to see their freshmen & juniors on campus on our fall Grandparents Day. Sophs & seniors have their day March 1. Check out our photobooth shots: llhs.smugmug.com/LLFamily/Grandparents-Day-2022
We desperately needed a bus driver for the westside Madison bus route and the Lord answered our prayers with Wenzell Butler [Our Redeemer, Madison] who lives in Middleton and has his CDL with School bus endorsement. We welcome Wenzell to the family!
🌲 Our Ag Survey students were invited to share their knowledge when
🌲 Levi Birkholz [Trinity, Watertown] signed his national letter of
🌲 We welcomed ~250 students and parents to our 8th grade open house
🌲 On Nov. 9 we were blessed to honor 90 veterans and their guests
Crown of Life Christian Academy invited the teens to their campus in Fort Atkinson on Ag Day for PK-8 grade.
late in October. After pizza, parents headed to classrooms of their choice and the teens got together for beach ball volleyball or an escape room.
intent to play Division 1 college basketball at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.
🌲 Warrior FFA students attended the National Convention at Lucas
Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, also visiting farms and manufacturing businesses on the route there.
🌲 Our Swing Choir joined with 9 other area Lutheran high schools—
from Wisconsin to Colorado, Minnesota to Florida, Nebraska to South Dakota—for Choral Fest at Bethany Lutheran College in early Nov.
🌲 On Nov. 13 our Band and Swing Choir put on a circus-themed
🌲 On Nov. 12, more than 70 people showed up to bowl, eat chili, and shop
a silent auction and bake sale at Watertown Bowl North, raising almost $3K for our music parents organization (MPO).
🌲 For our annual Fall Focus trip, 48 juniors and seniors traveled with Mrs. Uher, Mrs. Krauklis, and Pastor Yahnke to Martin Luther College to consider whether ministry may be their future path.
Post-season fall sports accomplishments
at our special Veterans Day Observance. Thanks to Warrior dad Aaron Meyer [Eastside] for sharing his experience as an Honor Flight companion for his father, a Vietnam vet. Pastor Josh Martin [St. John, Jefferson], former WELS civilian chaplain for military personnel in Europe gave the chapel message.
• 37 fall athletes were awarded 40 post-season honors, including 16 first team all-conference spots, nine 2nd team and 15 honorable mentions. See individual names at llhswarriorstories.wordpress.com • Three Warriors received four all-state awards: Volleyball—First team setter Olivia Bartels [St. Paul, Lake Mills], Honorable mention DS Cheyenne Johnson [Immanuel, Farmington]. Football—Ben Buxa [Abiding Shepherd, Fort] first team offensive line, honorable mention defensive line. • Cross country boys team were conference and sectional champs, advancing as a team to the WIAA D2 State Championships. At state, they earned the D2 State Runner Up trophy. Junior Cameron Weiland [Zion, Columbus] came in first at the sectional meet and placed 12th at state, the highest-placing Warrior in program history. Named Conference Performer of the Year. • Cross country girls were conference and sectional runners-up, earning a team berth at State for the first time since 2010. There they placed 16th. • Soccer (13-7-3) won the regional championship. • Volleyball (28-12) tied for conference champs and made it to regional finals. • Football (8-3) advanced to level 2 for playoffs. • Academic All-State Girls Golf: seniors Ava Heckmann [St. Andrew, Middleton] and Chloe Berg [Eastside], sophomores Reagan Gebhart and Tessa Schmocker [St. Paul, Fort]; team 2nd in conference, regionals • Academic All-State Football: senior Ben Buxa • Best and the Brightest Volleyball: seniors Olivia Bartels, Marissa Duddeck [St. John, Cold Spring], Grace Plitzuweit [St. Matthew, Oconomowoc], and Jenna Shadoski [St. Matthew, Janesville]
first concert of the year, made even better with the addition of an elementary Cadet Band. Grade schoolers spend five Saturdays at LLHS rehearsing, and the result was a blast of popular and toe-tapping selections! Download close-ups of your favorite cadets and Warriors at llhs.smugmug.com/Events/Fall-Concert-2022
Luminaries for Loved Ones...
Help us let His light shine as you remember loved ones and help beautify the December 18 Christmas Concert. Supporters help let His light shine by making a $5 donation to Lakeside in memory or in honor of someone(s). (Names are also published in the program.) Please remit by December 14 and enclose a minimum of $5.00 per memorial name.
Include the following info with your donation: Name(s) in Memory: 1) ________________________ or in Honor of:
2) ________________________ 3) _________________________ 4) ________________________
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