August 2024
a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School Volume 13: Issue 12
LLHS FED eration CONnection 920-648-2321 • info@llhs.org • 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, WI 53551
Grateful for Jackhammers and Fire Alarms Reach Principal Schultz at dschultz@llhs.org But don’t expect an answer until August.
Imagine the sound of a jackhammer dominating the room where you’re working. You see dust in the air. You say to yourself, “Do I smell something?” You start coughing and decide it’s time to find a different place to type on your computer.
That’s been my experience working on campus these last few months as the front of the building has been under construction. Presently, I have no office and work wherever I can find a space. Besides empty classrooms, I’ve worked in the wrestling room, a storage room, on a picnic table, and in a coffee shop. There have been moments when the water has been shut off, the electricity has been shut off, and the fire alarm has gone off. Just a typical day at Lakeside this summer! Maybe you think I am complaining, but I am not. I am very grateful. These situations are all “first world problems” compared to what other Christians are going through in other parts of the world as they attempt to carry out their ministries. I’m grateful that we are able to remodel this building thanks to the generosity of ministry supporters and the wise planning of our staff members. I am grateful for all of this chaos. Every construction sound is a sign that God is blessing Lakeside!
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August 1...............................Health forms due for sports participation Aug 1 & 6 ................................. 2024/25 Registration Nights | 5–8 PM August 5 ........................... 1st Day of Junior Warrior football practice August 6 ..................... 1st Day high school football practices/eqp day August 12 ................................................................ 1st day of Girls Golf August 16 ............................................... Freshmen Orientation | 8 AM August 19 .......................................................... 1st day of classes for all Opening Service, Installation of new Faculty | 8:10 AM 1st day Cross Country, Boys Soccer, Volleyball Board of Regents | 6:30 PM August 23 ............................... Giving Society Appreciation Night | 5p 1st home football game v. Lake Mills | 7p August 26 ............................................................. General Board | 6:30p August 28 ............. Music Parents Meeting (all ACap & Band) | 6:30p Fall Food Sales Fundraiser begins September 2 ........................................................ Labor Day | No classes
I’m grateful for the flexibility and sense of humor that our faculty and staff (and parents and students) have shown through all of this construction craziness. I’m also grateful for the construction workers who have been so hard working and polite and cooperative whenever I’ve interacted with them. I’m grateful for all the people who come here everyday for whatever reason. We’re all working in different ways to make Lakeside the best place it can be for students to receive a quality Christian education. Finally, I’m grateful for you. I’m thankful for anyone who would take the time to read this article during the summer, and pray a short prayer that God would bless Lakeside Lutheran High School. May God bless the construction project! May God bless the preparations for the upcoming school year! May God bless all of our teachers (7 new ones!), all of our students (about 150 new ones!), all of our families, and everyone who supports the ministry that takes place here! May God bless what happens in this special school, and all the construction dust that surrounds it! “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now” (Philippians 1:3-5). 🏽 DS
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