LLHS FED eration CONnection
During this summer’s drought, have you watered your grass or have you let your grass turn brown?
I don’t water my grass. I just hope for the best. I don’t like the idea of spending money on making my grass green. But I’m not looking down on anyone if that’s what they want to do! For me, I’m hoping that the brown grass turns green once again when the rain comes. It’s dormant, right?
Have you ever let your soul turn brown? God tells us to regularly “water” our souls with his Word and Sacraments: “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly,” God says (Colossians 3:16). Your soul cannot stay healthy unless it regularly hears God’s Word.
For some, this is a difficult time of year to stay close to God’s Word. Summer pulls people in all kinds of different directions. The soul starts to “dry up” as God’s Word is replaced with a long list of summer activities that just have to be done.
events to note
August 1
Health forms due for sports participation
1st Day high school football practices/eqp day
Aug 2 & 8 2023/24 Registration Nights | 5–8p
August 3 .............. A Cappella Choir sings Anthem at Brewers game
August 7–9 Elementary Pom Dance Camp
August 7 1st day of Girls Golf & Youth FB practices
August 14 ................. 1st day Cross Country, Boys Soccer, Volleyball Board of Regents | 6:30p
August 16 ........................................................... Freshmen Orientation
August 17 1st day of classes for all Opening Service | 8:10a
August 21 General Board | 7p
August 25 Giving Society Appreciation Night | 5p 1st home football game v. Lake Country Lutheran | 7p
August 30 Music Parents Meeting (all ACap & Band) | 6:30p
Fall Food Sales Fundraiser begins
September 4 Labor Day | No classes
September 8 .......................................... First Pastors Day for 2023–24!
September 13 Save Lives w/ QPR Training | 6:30p >>
September 20 .................. Freshman & New Parent Info Night | 6:30p
Recently it has begun to rain again, and the grass has turned green. The same thing happens to your soul when you get back into God’s Word: “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth, It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:10).
August 2023 a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School Volume 12: Issue 12 920-648-2321 • info@llhs.org • 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, WI 53551
Reach Principal Don Schultz at dschultz@llhs.org.
lakeside good news E notes
Summer News
e Representing our Warrior FFA chapter at the 94th State FFA June convention at Alliant Energy Center, Madison, were Hank Goessling [St. Paul, Fort Atkinson] and Paige Lester [St. John, Waterloo].
e Summer Operation Go teams are out and about! Our New Orleans team went to Trinity, Abita Springs on July 16 to help with vacation Bible school.
e Our D2 track & field state champions were honored at a Brewers game on July 7 as part of a “Champion Spotlight” series. The team and coaches were invited onto the field for some pre-game acknowledgment of their success.
e Our Warrior Band participated in the Calgary Stampede Parade in front of 300K in-person spectators as well as an international television audience. We’ve heard from a number of parade spectators from the whole trip who have been thoroughly impressed! One wrote in to share: “I would just like to thank your wonderful band for coming to Belle Fourche, S.D., on July 4th and marching in the downpour. I know they were soaking wet but just went on with their intricate maneuvers and impressed our town with their professionalism. Kudos to their director and the chaperones and everyone it took to bring them here. They are a credit to your school and to the Lord. Thank you again!!” All told, our marchers were in 7 parades on their So. Dakota/Canada trip. See pics at llhs.smugmug.com/School/ Warrior-Band-Summer-2023
e Last year, seven students participated in our youth apprenticeship program and worked over 6,500 hours. To learn more about YA opps, click on the Youth Apprenticeships arrow at llhs.org/apps/pages/courseselection
This school year begins a new 2-year theme that takes your LLHS through the 2024/25 school year. Impressed continues a decade+ tradition of one-word reminders for our students, staff and families that emphasize our Christ-centered core value. While there are many “impressive” things always going on at Lakeside, from academic and co-curricular successes to campus updates and additions, the one lasting impression we want for students is Jesus. We want his love, his forgiveness, and his peace to be impressed on each and every head and heart. Read more at llhs.org/apps/pages/theme
Again we need more than one month to introduce new faces on campus. Look forward to saying hello with us to:
Mrs. Amanda Brock
Front Office / Attendance Secretary
soccer. “I love working with high school students. They bring a unique perspective to the classroom which is both challenging and fulfilling,” he says. “Lakeside is a wonderful school, and I am excited to see how together we can grow the science department.”
His wife, Cindy, is teacher and A.D. at Trinity, Waukesha. Sons Alex, Liam, and Bryce “are very busy and active in sports.” Justin will commute while the family continues at Trinity for at least a year.
Mrs. Brock joins the front office staff 4 days a week as Attendance Secretary and Admin Assistant. “I am excited to start meeting more Lakeside families and I’m looking forward to the student interactions,” she says.
Amanda and Adam have four children: Madelyn (LL ‘24), Connor (LL ‘26), Alaina (8th grade), and Henry (6th grade). They are members at St. Paul, Lake Mills. Amanda, who shares “the same birthday with my sister, but we’re not twins,” went to Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Fond du Lac. She enjoys cooking, baking, and reading, as well as spending time in her garden and fishing with her kids in the summer.
Mr. Justin Gut | Science Dept. >>> Mr. Gut (say “Goot”) will teach upper level science, including Chemistry, Physics, and Environmental Science and coach JV boys
Growing up in Wausau, he attended Northland Luth. High School. While he began at Northwestern for pastoral studies, he graduated MLC with a degree in high school science. “I have since taught in several settings from principal of a two-room school in Otsego, Mich., to teaching science at Hope High School in Milwaukee.” He has a masters in instructional technology from MLC. Outside of work, he enjoys singing in choir and watching soccer. Interesting life fact? He shares that he’s “seen the inside of a Jamaican police station.” We can’t wait to hear the rest!
