Lakeside Lutheran Advantage magazine issue 34: 2024 issue 2

Your stately Advantage ...focus on our spiritual state A message from Steve Lauber, Recruitment Director

State, State, State … it seems all I heard in the halls of Lakeside for a year.

🏆 Cross country wins State Title 🏆 Forensics heads to State 🏆 Robotics team advances to State 🏆 Wrestler to State 🏆 Music Solos & Ensembles go to State 🏆 Basketball runner-up at State 🏆 Track & Field wins a 2nd straight State Title

Congrats to our 2023/24 passport winner, Brady Winkelman, a 6th grader at TSL, Watertown, this fall.

It’s June now and the hallways are quiet. As I sit in my office with a cup of coffee, I’m also thinking of all the cool things the State of Wisconsin has to offer: cheese curds, fish fries, State Fair, House on the Rock, dairy farms, the Brewers, Bucks, and Packers, fishing lakes, Wisconsin Dells, Harley-Davidson, cream puffs. What could ever be better than Wisconsin? Pause . . . Pause . . . Pause ... That’s easy. Heaven.

I’m confident heaven will have cheese curds and cream puffs, fun water rides and beautiful scenery. What’s even better is that in heaven there will be no biting mosquitoes, no stinging hornets, no oppressive humidity, no bone-chilling wind chills.

Jesus makes it clear in his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 6 that we should not live for earthly treasures, but for treasures in heaven.

... For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21

He qualified with 10 stamps in his passport (as did 45 other K-8 students).

He won some cool Warrior gear and a $500 LLHS tuition voucher. WTG!

So, sure, we love advancing to State and enjoying the blessings of earthly success, but in hallways and classrooms of Lakeside Lutheran, we are reminded daily that we have even better things waiting for all believers. What a blessing to share the good news of Jesus on a daily basis. And now, I’m going to Culver's for some cheese curds!

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Motivated by the love of Jesus, Lakeside Lutheran High School partners with families to educate, encourage, and equip students for life and for eternity. about our federation

The Lakeside Federation includes 33 congregations in southcentral Wisconsin extending north to south from Beaver Dam to Janesville and east to west from Okauchee to Middleton. The Lakeside Lutheran Advantage is published 3x year, distributed free of charge to students, families, future families and friends.

Direct correspondence to: 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills WI 53551 info@llhs.org • 920.648.2321 Principal: Don Schultz | Exec. Director: Kirk DeNoyer | Asst. Principal: John Dorn | AD: Todd Jahns | Regents, Chair: Gordy Schmidt page 2 • The Lakeside Advantage • 2024 Issue 2

A Sporting Advantage

...focus on the opportunity to witness

The STATE of Lakeside

What a year! If you read Mr. Lauber’s message, you saw all the ways your Warrior athletes went to state competitions this year. Celebrate with us!

State Champ: Cross Country Our team of 5 guys scored 112 points to beat Winneconne (116) for the team trophy. Senior Cameron Weiland took 5th place when he ran 5K in 16 min. 11 sec.— the highest single finish in school history.

State Runner Up: Basketball Our Warrior boys won the state semi-final, our first win at the Kohl Center! Then they brought home the silver ball as the D3 State Boys Basketball Runner-Up.

State qualifier: senior wrestler Sam Schmidt (#165)

advanced to state, the first time in 12 years that a Warrior wrestler earned a state berth.

State Champ: Track & Field (2nd year in a row)

With a score of 81, 14 Warrior boys set a D2 record for most team points in state history. The runner-up scored 37, making ours one of the largest margins of victory— across all divisions—in state history.

Sportsmanship Award for 2024 Boys State Basketball Tournament This award—given by WIAA, sponsored by Rural Mutual Insurance—is a prestigious honor, recognizing the entire Warrior community—including our grade school fans!

"This is a significant recognition statewide as it encompasses the entire Warrior Nation—team, coaches, administration, office staff, students, band, dance team, parents, supporting fans, supervisors, chaperones, all involved," says A.D. Todd Jahns. "In a tangible and noticeable manner, the Lord used a basketball stage for all of us to serve Him, to share our ministry, and to positively impact people. To God be the glory!"

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Let's talk about sunshine!

CONTEST: Guess the first date in 2024 to reach 85°F temp in Lake Mills.

Congrats to Aiden Johnson 5th grader this fall at St Paul, Lake Mills 85° on May 18

Aiden received a $200 LL tuition voucher & fun LLHS gear. page 4 • The Lakeside Advantage • 2024 Issue 2

A great state, a great place to live, a great state of mind with Jesus in our hearts.

"Advantage Wisconsin" contest Cross Country won Basketball was runner-up Track & Field won Musicians, robotics, bowling, forensics— all earned trips to competition.

Plus, our is a great place to live, no matter which season is your fave.

That’s why our new contest is about our great

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Use this outline of Wisconsin to color and decorate this how you like it! (a clean version of this outline is online—see below)

submit online at llhs.org/advantagecontest or email your design plus 1. your own full name 2. grade in 24/25 (K-8) 3. school/city 4. parent's email or cell to contest@llhs.org or mail to/drop off at campus during campus events Attn: Advantage contest Mr. Lauber

Do you love nature? Sports? Books? Lakeside?

Your pet? Word art? Color or decorate this Wisconsin outline to reflect your personality or your hobbies or what you love about our state, mail it in or scan it with a smartphone and email it or enter online.

What else to know Contest open to K-8 students in 24/25. One entry per person.

We’ll have two winners—one randomly chosen from all entries, one based on message and/or originality or attention to detail. Prizes to include cool Lakeside swag or other gifts, plus a $200 tuition credit, applicable to first semester at LLHS. Acceptability of entries will be at the sole discretion of judges. Prizes not transferable. Lakeside is not responsible for misdirected or lost entries. Winners’ parents will first be notified by email or phone call. Children of LLHS employees are not eligible for prizes. Find rules, a state outline entry sheet and other links at: llhs.org/advantagecontest

A Future Advantage

focus on exciting campus improvements

Been on campus lately?

If you spend time at Lakeside for camps or sports or band or games this summer and fall, things sure will look different. In fact, they already do!

First day, April 8

On April 8, we broke ground to expand and renovate our cafeteria and front entry. When it’s finished, you’ll see a more prominent main entrance and front lawn monument, a remodeled & bigger cafeteria and front office, and renovated lobby restrooms. The whole project is expected to be complete by December.

This means there will be more room in the cafeteria for all of our Warriors. (We are planning for an 2024/25 enrollment of almost 570 come August.) Plus, the new entryway will get your attention, giving you a great first impression when you come to campus.

Until then, pardon the noise, the dust, and the parking.

We’re making Lakeside even better!

Foundation walls in, May 10

Entry demo, May 24

Cafeteria cleared, June 4

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The LLhs Advantage of enrollment & registration

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for next-year freshmen

why Lakeside is worth it

🚙 What about? THE DRIVE 1

enroll online

The enrollment process is completely online.

In mid- to late November, an enrollment link becomes active There is no official deadline to enroll, but the $200 tuition do enrollment has a $200 fee added for enrollments that occur When our boys basketball team won the sectional final against If you need assistance with online access, please don’t hesitat

Platteville in a game played at Wisconsin Dells High School, a sports course selection reporter tweeted, “Not sure anyone travels as well as Warrior fans.”

Students may select courses online for next school year beg Students must be enrolled before they can select cou That might be because Warriors are used to traveling every day for Mr. Lauber math placement tests in December in school. The average drive is 19.96 miles to get to campus each day.administers Many students— (call for appt. otherwise). LL Guidance is available upon requ typically 40-45%—use a Lakeside bus to get to school, butScheduling there are someiswhom assistance also available upon request. See mor

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even the bus routes can't feasibly manage. Why would these families choose LLHS?

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apply for aid (optional)

You will receive an invitation in early January at the e-mail ad

With a one-way drive of 52 miles, senior Kate and sophomore who live nearshould Lodi,you wish to ap TheJack e-mailThiele, will contain a link to follow process, you will needthis yourlooks most recent tax retu are in the 1.8% of Warriors who live over 45 miles away. Hearapplication from Kate about what eligible for the first round of awards, your financial aid applic notifications are issued in late spring. like and why Lakeside is worth it:

Note: Applying for financial aid in PowerSchool is not the same proc

“I pack the night before so I can be ready,” KateChoice says.

She (WPCP) also used toNeeds wake Program or Special Scholarship Program (SN WPCP/SNSP, you are strongly encouraged to also apply for aid from up “a little after 5, but I’m sleeping in a little bit now.” voucher are not eligible for additional aid.

Ultimately it becomes an issue of time management, but as a tuition agreement e-sign your Westside Christian, Middleton, elementary grad, she was tosummer quite that reminds you to go in You’ll receive an used e-mail in agreement after July 1 and before a drive, even for grade school. “I’ve always lived far away from where the August registration nig I’ve gone to school so it’s never really been an issue,” she says.

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about the Wisconsin Parental As far as making friends, the distance hasn’t been a problem.

“They’re Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) offers families my friends and we make it work. And it’s so awesome when get to cost. The enrollment period receive a voucher forIfull tuition Lakeside Lutheran is a choice see them because I don’t always see them every day, it makes the time we do school under the statewide W A link to the DPI website that provides important informatio get together more special,” she shares. application will be available under admissions on llhs.o

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But is it worth it? Kate believes it is! “The commute to Lakeside is so worth

questions? it, so very worth it, because we’re at this school to feed our faith and learn Please contact Mr. Steve Lauber at slauber@llhs.org / 920-6 more about Jesus.”

Mr. Nathan Koerber (for choice programs WPCP/SNSP) at n

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⏬ During the Warrior boys' basketball run to state, Martin

Advertising shared congrats on their digital signs on I-94 near the Ixonia exit and on Hwy 26 south of Johnson Creek.

Motivated by the love of Jesus, Lakeside Lutheran High School partners with families to educate, encourage & equip students for life and for eternity.

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231 Woodland Beach Road Lake Mills, WI 53551 llhs.org Electronic Service Requested

scan to register > Barbie says, "Every night is girls' night" and Warrior Dance agrees! The team has a super fun new opportunity for girls who want to learn a new dance, get and use some gorgeous new poms, wear a sweet t-shirt and show off their new routine to Warrior fans.

Barbie Dance Clinic: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 at Lakeside Lutheran High School Starts at 4:45 p.m. and wraps with a halftime performance under the lights in front of the home crowd (~ 8 p.m.) at the varsity football game (v. Port Washington). Supper is included in the evening's activities. $60—includes poms, t-shirt, and a pizza party!

Be sure to indicate allergies and dietary restrictions on the registration form. llhs.org/apps/form/LLHSbarbiedanceclinic (or scan QR code above) Register by July 31 so poms can be ordered and arrive in time.