Lakeside Lutheran Link #23 (2023 Issue 1)

mission

I’ve walked out of these doors, seemingly for the last time, before. There was a point in my life where Lakeside WAS my life. I was an athlete, I was in theatre productions, I was a band and choir member, and—sometimes—a halfway decent student. After four years, I walked out of these doors and became an alumnus. At the end of this school year, I will also have become a former teacher.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a student here, but I think—if I was being honest with myself— my time as a teacher was more rewarding.

The students at LLHS are truly a treasure and they leave their mark on you. Each student is walking their own high school path and, as teachers, we have the responsibility and opportunity to guide their steps in the way Christ would walk. At Lakeside we are able to do that freely, without restriction.

We get to show them Jesus.

A high school can have beautiful grounds, it can provide an amazing building, the athletic program can lead the nation, the faculty can be the best—but if it doesn’t have space for Christ, then none of the rest of it really matters. Please thank

God for a place like Lakeside Lutheran High School.

Mr. Jason Fry ‘03 (St. Peter, Helenville) served as a substitute teacher prior to the oneyear call he accepted for the 2022/23 school year, teaching Junior Doctrine and a math course. He also serves as a coach for the Junior Warrior football program. He leaves us this spring to begin a new career venture. We are grateful for his short but impactful ministry at Lakeside Lutheran.

(Below, Jason led the last chapel assembly of the year.)

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 Lutheran Federation includes 33 congregations in a diverse geographic region in southcentral Wisconsin that extends north to south from Beaver Dam to Janesville and east to west from Okauchee to Middleton.

The LL Link is a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School in Lake Mills, Wis., published twice annually and distributed free of charge to graduates, supporters, students, families and friends.

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Warrior family extends to sports (cover)

The Lakeside Lutheran Link, 2023 Issue 1

Last fall, both cross country teams earned a berth at the state meet, and the boys ran to runner up status.Then, after a 12-year absence, our Warrior dribblers got another shot at the WIAA Division 3 boys basketball state title.This spring, boys track & field powered to a first-ever team title.

Table of Contents

Read more about both basketball trips on p. 10-11, plus some alum thoughts on this year’s Track & Field, p. 12.

Alum Faculty retires ‘14 grad races the world for missions School News Updates Alum Links State basketball then and now Track & Field state champions Remembering Loved Ones Reunion News

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THANK YOU! Our 12th annual GRAND day once again humbled us by the love and support that showed up to help shout the message that He is indeed Worthy of Praise. We give all glory to God for another year of blessing this night of fellowship and fun. We are thrilled to share that $142,000 was raised for our mission, financial aid, and fund-a needs that included theatre lighting, a marimba, and OpGo. Lakeside is blessed beyond measure because of your heart for Christian education. More pics at llhs.smugmug.com/LLFamily/Grand-Event-12-Worthy-of-Praise Save the date for Grand Event 13 on April 13, 2024—and celebrate how BLESSED we are!

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Faculty Feature: Science teacher Tracy heads for the hills

After beginning his working years under sea level in a Navy submarine, a 27-year member of our Lakeside Lutheran science faculty, Mr. Damon Tracy, is retiring from ministry to start something new somewhere in the North Carolina hills.

Retirement announced fall 2022

Last October, Mr. Damon Tracy (‘83) shared a letter with his Lakeside family: Brothers and Sisters in Christ, After much consideration, I am announcing my retirement from the teaching ministry.

Lakeside, with its fantastic faculty, staff, students, parents, supporters, friends and uncountable blessings, will be greatly missed.

We are and will be very much in God’s hands, and I cannot imagine a better place to be.

Very Respectfully, Damon S. Tracy

13 years after graduation, he returned for 27 years of teaching According to Damon himself, guiding future graduates of Lakeside Lutheran helped him appreciate his own past—including his time on a Navy submarine—and the Christian education that helped lead him through his own life choices. He taught in our science department—especially Chemistry and Physics, but others as well, including Freshman General Science, Environmental and Earth Sciences, even Health. He also led audio/visual efforts for the campus, supervised a student A/V group that helps with recording, and—well before 2019 but intensely since—livestreaming concerts, sports and theatre performances. (Follow LL events on livestream.com/llhslive) Reflecting, he shared, “I am always amazed at how much the Lord blesses the students’ efforts—from the beginning of the year when the students in Chemistry are figuring out how to use math in a science context, all the way through to the final exam where I see them answering questions that they never would have understood at the beginning.

“Students who might never have raised a hand in class spoke on subjects they had heard about but were never formally taught: black holes, space travel, relativity, dinosaurs, blowing stuff up (very frequently asked), life on a submarine, how things work, politics and more. It’s a testament to how important it is to keep students at this age surrounded by a Christ-centered, reliable environment where parents can feel confident in how these topics will be addressed.”

Mr. Tracy escaped campus before he could be pinned down for many future plans, but a 2017 interview—one that asked what his “favorite things to do on a Saturday” were—holds strong probability for similar answers when asked what he might do now that he’s retired: be “a storm chaser, an astronaut, or a benevolent dictator of a small country (none of which I have actually done ... yet).”

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At top: Physics students (2013 in this pic) always appreciated the hands-on learning that was the flagship of Tracy instructional style. Middle/bottom: Damon was always notoriously camera shy, but 27 years is a long time, especially when he so often agreed to help with young elementary students on campus for field trips. In 2019, 2nd graders learned whether Cheetos made good rocket fuel and what engineering made for the tallest Lego tower.

Lakeside Link: 2014 grad writes about “Living on Mission” Micah Torgerson began life after Lakeside on a fairly traditional path—college, CPA exam, job with an accounting firm. He stumbled upon the World Race Instagram page one fall evening in 2019, and a he hit a fork in his road. Read his story here.

The World Race, just like the website says, is “a life-changing mission trip where you will grow with God, serve with others, and make a difference!” More specifically, my trip—World Race 11n11—is an 11-month mission trip where participants serve as missionaries partnering with 11 different ministries in 11 different countries around the world. Oddly enough, I had never heard of the World Race before I stumbled upon their Instagram page one fall evening in 2019. I took a deep dive through the website, watched testimony after testimony on YouTube from previous World Racers, and felt the Lord calling me to push pause on my life and give a year in service to Him. Then came 2020 and COVID-19. World Race pulled their missionaries from the field.

I spent all of 2020 fundraising and growing in community with the brothers and sisters I would soon travel the world with. We spent countless hours on Zoom, chatting and doing Bible studies, and then several cross-country trips to meet and build our newfound friendships. In January 2021, 43 other members of H-Squad and I were approved to commence our Race, with the expectation that it would look different than the traditional format. All in all, we partnered with 8 ministries in 7 countries spread on 3 continents—first Costa Rica, then Guatemala, Honduras, across the Atlantic to Romania and Albania, concluding in Lesotho and South Africa.

One of my most powerful takeaways as a whole is how the Lord abundantly transcends all cultural and linguistic barriers. So often I would see a fear of not knowing the local languages or cultures hindering me from fully immersing myself in all that the Lord was doing in our ministry settings. Time and time again, the Lord would show up and unite us with our partner ministries and the communities we were serving— only explainable through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Above: Micah and Kailee at Lion’s Head in Capetown, South Africa. Middle: Micah and teammates leading worship at church in the mountains of Honduras. Bottom: H-Squad at Final Debrief in South Africa.

While I couldn’t be more thankful for the solid faith foundation from my upbringing (thank you, Lakeside!), I wouldn’t trade this World Race experience for anything. Before the trip began, my faith life was opened up to a deep, intimate, life-changing Christian community that helped carry our group through extremely challenging times in the field. I’m thankful to have experienced different cultures—more specifically, different church environments—and to see first hand the zeal for the Lord held by the global Church. I’m thankful for the life-long ministry connections and friendships formed across the country and across the world. Lastly, I’ll be forever grateful to the Lord for using this trip as an introduction to my wife, Kailee (Ed. note: nee Knudsen— they were married May 28, 2023 in Kansas City and currently live in Texas).

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 From the author: The World Race has certainly helped me reshape the way I view living life on mission for the Lord. If you’ve ever felt a nudge to do missions, I would like to encourage you to say yes to serving the Lord in whatever capacity that might look like. There is an open invitation if you’d ever like to connect regarding missions or anything related to life with the Lord.

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School Update: News of your future fellow Forever Warriors Operation GO heads into year 9 Keep track of our teams on Facebook!

Search for @OperationLakesideGO

We are sending four teams of Warriors out to partner with churches and reach their communities with the good news of Jesus:

Lakeside FFA Week in April

Our ag and tech ed folks know how to have fun and share it with the whole school! FFA sponsored a staff breakfast, games and contests, and the alwayspopular “Drive Your Tractor to School Day” (above). A student charity drive garnered new Assistant Principal John Dorn the dubious honor of kissing a calf when students gave the most in his name.

98 graduate outdoors May 28

Our class of 2023 enjoyed a sunny graduation day in a ceremony on the competition field. Hadley Wendorff, (Watertown) was valedictorian and Jack DePrey (Sun Prairie) was the salutatorian.

• Truth in Love Ministry, Salt Lake City • Shepherd of the Hills, West Bend, Wis. • Trinity, Abita Springs (NOLA) • Immanuel, Long Valley NJ

82% headed for more education

Of 98 seniors, 80 plan to continue education this fall at a two- or four-year university or tech school, one plans to enter the military, one plans to pursue an apprenticeship, and 16 will enter the workforce. Self-reports from 41 include over $3,029,000 in renewable or 1-time scholarship offers from individuals, foundations, organizations, and the schools they applied to attend, not including two who also accepted Division 1 athletic scholarships in football (UND) and men’s basketball (The Citadel).

It’s been seven long years since our last trip to the Calgary Stampede, called by many “The Greatest Show on Earth.”

Alum including Director Glen Pufahl (‘00), Jeff Luedtke (‘84), Jen (Iles ‘95) Ertman, Brett Duwe ‘01, Michelle (Borchardt ‘87) Preskar, Sarah (Klug ‘00) Kaulitz and Casey Pufahl ‘96 are taking 86 teen marchers west to Canada for 3 July 4th parades in the Rushmore area, the Stampede parade July 7 and two on the way home: in Maple Grove, Minn. July 13 and River Falls, Wis., July 14.

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Competitive Team updates » Forensics: For the 13th straight year, Warrior 4N6 took conference championship. In April, the team went to the state tournament of the Wisconsin Forensics Coaching Association in Oshkosh and came home 3rd of 20 schools in D3. » Wrestling: A freshman 170# took conference championship and advanced to sectionals along with the 152#.

Three earned Academic All-State. » Girls Basketball ended the season at 16-10, making it all the way to the regional final game v. Lake Mills. Three were awarded all-conference honors.

Junior Ava Stein (Lake Mills) broke the school single-season rebound record. » Boys Basketball: Boys basketball (25-4) had a fantastic season (see story p. 10).

Four were all-conference. Levi Birkholz (Watertown), who broke the school scoring record, was Conference Player of the Year and made the all-state team.

Ten players were Academic All-State. » Club Bowling: Our boys team qualified for Bowling Centers Association of Wisconsin high school state competition in Weston in March. » Robotics: Out of 48 teams, our VEX robotics team “Code Red” finished in the top 16 at the 2023 State Robotics Tournament at the Resch Center in Green Bay. » Math Team: 99 Warrior mathletes were in at least one meet this school year, and 14 competed in 5 or 6. JV & V teams are Capitol Conference champs again this year.

day” as more than 50 teens were part of this spring musical, whether onstage or behind-the-scenes. In addition, several alum were involved, including director Kristina (Wortman ‘06) Meinel.

Spring teams more #blessed » Baseball ended the regular season 15-6 and advanced to the regional semi-final where they lost to McFarland 4-3. » Softball (14-9), led by Matt Doering and Jim Birschbach, reached the sectional final by defeating #1 seed Racine Lutheran 8-4. Two seniors will go on to play D3 college ball (Wisconsin Lutheran and Lakeland Colleges).

» Girls Soccer (12-7-4) received its first-ever Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association state ranking at #5 in D4 and had a memorable night as they tied a tough opponent, ending Sugar River’s 43-game conference winning streak.

They also notched the winningest

season in school program history, the most goals scored in regular season and the longest win-streak in program history (7 games). » Track and Field saw not only the boys’ team first-ever sectional championship, but they took the D2 state title! Ten boys (& 4 alternates) advanced to state in 8 events, including 200m, 800m, 3200m, 4x200, 4x400, and 4x800 relay, shotput and discus. In addition, SEVEN school records were broken this spring.

See details next page and a highlight video at youtube.com/user/llhstechclub

» WSMA Solo/Ensembles: With more than 75 musicians participating, we are thrilled to report that 24 of our 54 entries earned a starred-first rating at District, qualifying 50 teens to perform at the State Festival at UW-Whitewater.

There, 19 of those 24 entries earned another gold, including our Percussion Ensemble and Swing Choir.

Fine Arts updates » Disney’s Newsies: Warriors “seized the

Cross Country starts 2 of 4 team runs at state titles in 22/23 Both 2022 Warrior cross country teams made trips to the WIAA state meet in October (2nd year in a row for boys).

Starting off a year of incredible team success

Our cross country boys team was conference and sectional champs, advancing as a team to the WIAA D2 State Championships October 29 at The Ridges Golf course in Wisconsin Rapids. At state, they earned the D2 State Runner Up trophy.

“To God be the glory,” Warrior cross country coach Cameron Ausen said. “In order to finish in those top couple of teams, the margin—when you are looking at 30 points—it seems like a lot.

It’s not. It’s not much. There are so many bodies up there. For our boys to execute, in that way, in that fashion, on this stage, was just awesome.”

The girls were both conference and sectional runners-up, earning a team berth at State for the first time since 2012 and the first time both programs qualified for the state meet since 2006.

At right: Junior Cameron Weiland was the medalist at sectionals and placed 12th at state, the highestplacing Warrior in program history.

At left: the 2022 boys cross country team took the podium to accept the Division 2 State Runner up trophy last October in Wisconsin Rapids.

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Rachel Mayer (‘20) said Yes! to Daniel Gensmer in September; they’re planning a December wedding, after which comes his vicar year at Wis. Luth. Seminary and her student teaching year.

Brett Burger (‘17) is engaged to Ben Schmidt. They are planning a June 2023 wedding.

Elliott Butler (‘17) and Grace Tomhave engaged July 3 in Eagle River, Wis. The wedding is June 24 in Lake Mills.

Jordan Veers (‘17) married Weston Swarztrauber last July and live in Ariz. They plan a big celebration in 2024.

/\ Mariah Schoenherr (‘14) married Alex Blair on Oct. 15, 2022. Wedding party members included Kailey Schoenherr (‘18), Dayne Kopfer (‘17), Samantha (Schultz ‘14) Butler, Olivia DeNoyer (‘14) and Mallory Reimer (‘14). Mariah is a mental health RN at he Veterans hospital and Alex is a Sales Rep at Breakthrough Beverage. The couple reside in Sun Prairie with their rescue dog, Saban.

Last July 6, Tyler Holzhueter (‘19) asked Grace Brown to marry. The wedding will be in June 2024 after MLC graduation (both teacher track). Grace is an LPS grad.

Alyson Steffan (‘18) married Eric Fluegge June 10, 2022.

Eric is in his first year at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and Aly is teaching at St. Paul’s Little Learners in Slinger, Wis. They live in Grafton.

Three Forever Warriors were in the bridal party: Ashley Fritz, Samantha Kluever, Ellie Westrate (all ‘18). >>

Austin Schultz (‘17) and Sydney Stern were married July 16, 2022. Sydney is a ‘17 KML grad. They met at UWOshkosh and live in West Bend. Austin is pursuing his masters degree in psychology and Sydney is a special ed teacher.

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Corey Paske (‘16) and his wife, Erin, welcomed their first baby, Cade William on July 14, 2022. He was a healthy 7 lbs 14 oz.

Kaeyla Uttech (‘15) married Ryan Hahm on July 23, 2022 in Wales, Wis. They reside in DeForest.

Samantha Schultz (‘14) and Isaiah Butler (‘15) were married Sept. 4 at Crown of Life Lutheran Church. They live in Jefferson. PC: Allysha Noelle Photography

Hannah (Shiels ‘12) and Josh Ziesemer welcomed a baby boy, Henry James, in Dec 2022.

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Update us online at llhs.org/apps/form/alumupdate or email updateus@llhs.org or ... send something to the office old-school style!

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Caitlyn (Nehmer ‘07) Anderson and husband, Jon, welcomed a baby girl, Eloise, in Oct 2022. She joins big brother Louis.

David Joseph (‘83) passed away May 21. A memorial service was held at Immanuel, Farmington.

Lisa Peterson Dooley (‘74) passed away peacefully on Oct 18, 2022 at Angels Grace Hospice. Funeral services were in Waukesha Oct 28.

Cheryl (Steindorf ‘73) Firkus passed away with family by her side on Mar 24. Funeral services were held at St. John, Waterloo, on Apr 1.

James Zarnstorff (‘64) passed away Feb 21.

A memorial service was held at St. Paul, Fort Atkinson, on Feb 27.

Forever Warrior recognized

Steven Heth (‘76) passed away Dec 14, 2022 in his home surrounded by his loving family, after a yearlong courageous battle against cancer. A service was held in Hudson, Wis., on Dec 20.

Kathleen Sievert (‘76) was called to heaven on Dec 25, 2022. A memorial service at Resurrection,Verona, Wis.

Elizabeth (Rupnow ‘72) Garner passed away at home on Oct 24, 2022.

Funeral services were held Oct 30 at St. Andrew, Middleton.

David Stueber (‘64) gained his heavenly crown on Oct 28, 2022. A memorial service was held in Minn. Nov 30.

At the end of April, Brett Duwe was nominated and selected to join the prestigious American School Band Directors Association. Duwe (‘01) is in his 18th year of working with the Lakeside Federation grade school bands and Warrior percussion ensemble.

He has served as the percussion clinician at four WELS Band Fests and arranged three sacred pieces for large percussion ensembles that have been performed at Lakeside’s Christmas and Easter concerts. In addition, in 2018 the percussion ensemble was selected for the WSMA Exemplary Performance Award, the first year ensembles were eligible for the award.

What does he love about his work? “Seeing the joy music brings to families as students discover and develop their God-given talents,” he says.

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The 2022-23 Warriors boys basketball team made its secondever trip to the WIAA state final four this past March.

The Journey

It began with a three-way share for the championship in a highly competitive Capitol North conference. Then our stateranked #10 Warriors (23-3) won their first regional title since 2014, defeating Lake Mills 59-45. They finished their home stand 14-0.

The 2023 team gets a pre-game tour of the Kohl Center.

The #2 seeded Lakeside Lutheran boys basketball team fended off top-seed Columbus 49-46 in overtime in the D3 sectional semifinal. Advancing to the finals, they defeated Edgewood 68-65.

Back at the Kohl Center

At the first round of state, they fell to Brillion 55-57, an exciting game that came down to the final seconds. “Our team poured their heart and soul into it,” says coach Todd Jahns. “I’m extremely proud of the young men we’ve got and how they represented our school.”

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This year’s trip brought back memories from 2011, the first time our boys basketball team made the WIAA final four. A couple alum who remember the first trip well responded to our emailed questions.

The excitement fans bring to state is a timeless thrill.

Craig Wilke, 6’4 , jersey #34, class of 2011

A senior on that 2011 team, Craig is now a church-planting WELS pastor in Brandon, So. Dak. He and Christina, married in 2017, have lived in Brandon for the past four years and have two-year-old Greta, and another child due in July.

What is your favorite basketball memory in general?

My favorite memories came from the rivalry games, always fairly close games that brought great crowds. The two that stick out were against LPS sophomore year. In the first, Jake Meise (‘12) hit a last-second three to give us the win at home. In the second at Prep, Nate Bauer (‘13) hung 30+ points to give us another win. Another good memory was playing Lodi the second time in that 2011 season. We had lost to them the first time, our only loss at the time. We came out and beat them at home.

I deeply enjoyed the friends I made on several different teams at Lakeside. I also loved playing for Coach Jim Bauer for 4 years. His high-speed, pressure defense got me ready to play at the college level.

What is your favorite memory of your ride to State?

What I remember most was the excitement. Excitement on the team, of course, but the student section bringing a lot to the games. The atmosphere at those games was the best I’d ever played in. Although the outcome of the state game was not what we wanted, it was an awesome experience to play at the Kohl Center and to play against future Badger Bronson Koenig. << Starting line-up introductions | 2011 Sectional Champs!

Jim Klug connected to both state basketball trips and then some!

Jim’s son Jeff (‘11) was on that 2011 team, and this ‘71 grad was connected to this year’s run as one of the announcers for games! He took some time to talk about his own time at LLHS. “Going to Lakeside kept me on the right track spiritually through my high school years.

Many of the kids from St. John, Jefferson also attended, and I still see them on a fairly regular basis on Sunday mornings in church,” he said. “One of the nice things about Lakeside is the interaction you have with so many kids from different areas but with the same spiritual beliefs. I had friends from Madison, Columbus, Beaver Dam, Fort Atkinson and other places—people I would never have met except for Lakeside. When it came time to send my two sons to high school Lakeside was the obvious choice.”

Basketball, however, isn’t the main way Klug stays involved with LL

“This is my 15th year helping coach the baseball team,” he shares. He has coached under Gerry Hahn, Dan Kuehl, Phil Dretske, and now, Jake Ziel. “The best part of helping with the baseball team is working with the coaches and players,” he says. The highlight was being involved when his other son Brian was part of Lakeside’s 2009 state baseball team! << The Klug family: Jim & Anne with their sons and wives: Jeffrey (‘12) & Kris (left) and Brian (‘09) & Barbara (right) Lakeside Lutheran Link | 2023 Issue 1 | llhs.org | page 11

Boys Track & Field earns D2 state title as a team Stop the Presses! Right as this edition was ready to go to print—an issue that was already celebrating two sports teams’ contention for state trophies, the state track meet brought news that needed to be celebrated. We report on the trip to state, all the school records that have fallen this spring, and asked an alum coach for his thoughts on this exceptionally memorable season:

Matt Ziegler ‘09— Warrior Track & Field coach since 2014

As a student-athlete, Ziegler’s best events were the 200 and triple jump. In 2009, he qualified for state in both and took 4th in the 200. At UW-Platteville, he ran the 400 and qualified for nationals twice.

Now he passes along what he’s learned. What he likes about coaching is “watching the progression and improvements that the kids make from freshmen to seniors—then being able to show incoming freshmen what is possible,” he shares.

The 2023 coaching team included (L-R) Dave Reinke, Michelle Hemling, co-heads Justin Vanderhoof and Nate Sievert, Matt Ziegler, Cameron Ausen.

He takes away what stood out to him as a turning point at state: “Day 1, everything was to plan until the 200. When Krauklis and Reinke didn’t make finals, I thought we were out of the team title race,” he admits. “I thought, ‘Well, let’s try and get kids some medals in other events—still a great meet if we get on the podium a few more times.’ Then Buxa (holding trophy above) took 2nd in disc, a PR, 7th school record. We were right back in it. Everyone felt it; everyone else took care of business.” (Fun fact about Matt: he is simultaneously the longest tenured track coach, while also being the youngest!)

The Journey

The boys team seemed to sprint through the season collecting championships—first Conference, then Region, then—for the first time for both in program history—Sectional AND State! With a score of 45 points, it was a true team effort. The top six finishers in each event earn a place on the podium. Though they didn’t score in every event, all 10 athletes earned a medal and a place on the podium. Congratulations to Gold—Ben Buxa, shot put (with 54’3”) Silver—Mark Garcia, Tyler Gresens, Karsten Grundahl, Cameron Weiland, 3200M relay Silver—Karsten Grundahl, 800M Silver—Ben Buxa, discus Bronze—Ben Krauklis, Tyler Dahlie, Karsten Grundahl, Alex Reinke, 1600M relay 4th—Jay Yahnke, Issiah Sampson, Alex Reinke, Ben Krauklis, 800M relay /\/\ Police/Fire escort welcome home Alum photographer Taylor Wolfram (‘19) captured the colorful excitement of the late welcome home for the champions June 3. << Record-breaking season!

Throughout the 2023 season, 7 school records were broken.

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Supporting the next generation

through Scrip!

Dave Borth (‘83) and his wife, Mary, (at right) want to help their grandchildren attend Lakeside Lutheran High School, and are doing that ahead of time, thanks to Warrior Scrip.

It all began with an email from Dave and Mary’s son, Sam (‘11), to our Scrip coordinator, Melissa Cooley, last summer: Good Morning Melissa, I am an alum interested in the Warrior Scrip program.

My wife Kendra and I are expecting and would like to set up a scrip account so we can begin to save for tuition while also supporting Lakeside.

I have a few questions ...

He placed his first order the next month, when Kendra still had a few months to go in her pregnancy!

When Dave reached out to us that same month, he shared how he was excited that Sam believes in the importance of Christian education and wants to provide a Christ-centered secondary education for his children just as Dave and Mary had provided him and his siblings. So Grandpa and Grandma Borth are joining Sam and Kendra in getting started on helping save now—even though the future Borth Warrior is only an infant—all by making everyday purchases using gift cards.

What are “Scrip” cards?

Scrip cards—we fondly call them Warrior Scrip—are gift cards that retailers offer to organizations like Lakeside for a percentage off face value. The cards can be for items you already buy—gas, groceries, clothing, dining out—or for special purchases like airline tickets and hotel stays. That percentage off is sent as a rebate to Lakeside and it is split 50/50 with participants at the end of our fiscal year.

The LLHS Financial Planning Committee uses the school’s 50% to benefit the entire student body. For the 2022-23 school year, funds supported our transportation program.

Program participants designate the other 50% toward • a tuition or lunch credit for a current or future student; • a donation back to LLHS; or • a cash rebate

Who can purchase Scrip cards?

You can! Sign up online at RaiseRight.com/enroll and use the LLHS enrollment code. For more info or to be given our code, contact Melissa at scrip@llhs.org.

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We are grateful for the heartfelt gifts offered to the ministry of Lakeside Lutheran High School by one or more donors from November 2022 through April 2023 in loving memory or honor of loved ones.

The Lord your God is with you as a hero who will save you. He takes great delight in you. He will quiet you with his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17

in Memory of Dean Anderson Florence Arndt Evelyn Asmus Delores Bahr Ralph Bankert Marjorie Bauriedel Marge Bergmann Lydia Blumenberg Pam Brassfield Brian Braunschweig Joel Braunschweig Shirley Brooks Benjamin Brumm Mark Burger Carl Christianson Sandi Corlett Shirley Dinsch Wanda Dobratz Jeff Dorn Ruth Dorn Beverly Drunasky Rhonda J. Eggert Harriet Erkland Franklin Ewert Jon Fetterer John Finke Cheryl Firkus Ellen Fischer Art Franke

Mary Franke Harvey Froemming Liz Garner John Gawrisch Donald Gehl Shirley Gehl Carol Genz Kenneth Gerhartz April Hallberg Andrew Heine Lorin Hofer Melvin Hundt Gummicinda Iglesias Virjean Jaeckel Mark Jaeger Donald Jorgensen Gerald Kastens Dan Kirk Lois Kirkpatrick Karen Klug Christopher Knief Elaine Knief Enno Knief Phyllis Kohl Ruth Kohlhoff Judy Kohls Roger Kopfer Jonah Krauklis Dolores G. Kroening Harvey A. Kroening Harlow Kuhl

in Honor of

Bernadine Christianson’s 104th Birthday on January 25 Cecelia Krahn’s 16th Birthday Dean & Bonnie Jaeger’s 50th Wedding Anniversary Jim & Linda Redfield’s 50th Wedding Anniversary Jim & Lorraine Buege’s Dedication to Christian Education Tim Otterstatter’s 60th Birthday Floyd Thoma’s 80th Birthday Jerry King’s Birthday page 14 | Lakeside Lutheran Link | 2023 Issue 1 | llhs.org

Jeremy Kunz Melanie Kunz Ken Langholff Carla K. Luedke Lynn Lyon Esther Madison Geraldine Mann Gordon Milbrath Todd Milbrath Jeff Moldenhauer Wayne Moungey Betty Mueller Ernest Omet, Sr. Loved Ones Ryan Palmer Lisa Peterson Dooley William E. Peterson Floyd Pfeifer Tom Probst Marlene Raether Angie Riege David Schimmel Erika Schimmel Dennis Schramm David Schroeder LaVerne Schulz Jan Schuman Susan Seavert Howard Shackley Betty Shield

Jon Loging’s Birthday Bruce Davis Pastor Jerry Ewings Todd Hackbarth Julie Hildebrandt Hunter Schwab Logan Schwab Damon Tracy

Ronald Stelter Judith Stray Lois Streblow Philip Strohm David Stueber Susan Strohm Taylor David A. Thiele Nancy Thiele Virginia Tiffany Jim Unke Jerry VandeBerg Herb Vogel John Wagner Arnold Waldmann Wayne Waldmann Roger Walter Steven Wheeler Bill Winters Lois Winters Eugene Woller Jim Zarnstorff Barbara Jean Zastrow Donovan Zastrow Winifred Zastrow

in Honor of their Christian Education at llhs Marissa Otterstatter Essman Caitlin Moyle Kraft Deanne Otterstatter Lange Jacki Otterstatter Moyle Ben Otterstatter Chad Otterstatter Jon Otterstatter Pam Wittchow Otterstatter Tim Otterstatter Brittany Otterstatter Pulito Wanda Sordahl Schwartz Mark Sordahl Peter Sordahl Wanita Sordahl Stray

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At this spot on the LLHS website you can also see the current list of class reunion contacts we have on file.

2023 REUNIONS

Check out the latest information under “Upcoming Reunions” at

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Want to get on email lists for these reunions that are still in planning stages? Provide your info to updateus@llhs.org and Jess will make sure your reunion organizer gets your address.

Ä Class of 1963: 60 years... Plans are in the works! Stay tuned for more information. Reach out to Bob Kuykendall with questions: bobnjudyk1967@charter.net

Ä Class of 1968: 55 years...we’ll gather at Finn’s Bar & Grill in Wales, Wis., August 12. Look for more info to come soon. Contact Myron Guenterberg (262-993-9118) or Chuck Klug (920-674-4037).

Ä Class of 1973: 50 years...Save October 7 at Milford Hills for this amazing milestone. A school tour begins at 2pm and the reunion runs 4-9pm. Questions? Contact any committee member: Emily (Orvick) Goetzke egoetzke1@blc.edu / Lois (Luedtke) Schultz schultzfamily5@charter.net / Cindi (Zahn) Holman cholman554@gmail.com / Chris (Bublitz) Sell chris@trilliuminteriors.com

Ä Class of 1983: 40 years...We are looking forward to seeing everyone on July 29th at 4:00pm at

Milford Hills with a school tour at 2pm. More details will follow. Visit our Facebook group or email the reunion committee at llhs.class.of.83@gmail.com with any questions.

Ä Class of 1988: 35 years... September 16 at Lucky Chucky’s Beach Bar and Grill in Oconomowoc.

More details to come. Reach out to Andy aasmus@llhs.org or Amy (Eigenschenk) Slattery amyslattery@gmail.com with Qs.

Ä Class of 1996: 25 +2 years... September 9, 1 pm at the Oconomowoc Fall Festival. Stay tuned for more info or contact Tina (Berg) Kraft tkraft1977@yahoo.com with any questions.

Ä Class of 1998: 25 years... If you are LL class of ‘98, please fill out the survey >>>>>>>>>>>> to help with the planning of our 25th reunion. If you have any questions, please contact Rachel (Thiele) Fregien at rjfregien1980@gmail.com

Ä Class of 2003: 20 years... SAVE THE DATE! September 23, noon–4p at the Fharmacy Public House,

Lake Mills. A Lakeside tour begins 11am, with more info to come! Reach out to Phil and Katrina (Krakow) Meinel pkand4@gmail.com or Jackie (Voigt) Rynish-Knapp jrynish-knapp@kw.com with Qs.

Ä Class of 2008: 15 years... If you would like to plan your class reunion, reach out to Jess Meyer at jmeyer@llhs.org to get started.

Ä Class of 2013: 10 years... July 15, 1-4p at Tyranena Brewing Co in Lake Mills. Food truck,

reserved tent, patio with green space for families and live music beginning at 5. Reach out to Stuart Vanden Heuvel at stuvh12@gmail.com with questions.

Ä Class of 2018: 5 years...already?! Plan for a fun day at the Brewer game on Saturday, July 8. Reach out to Eric Pillard ericpillard24@gmail.com or Matthias Winters tyboywin@gmail.com with Qs.

Class of 1978 & 1993 ... No reunions planned at this time.

Anyone is welcome to contact Alum Event Coordinator Jess (jmeyer@llhs.org) to change that!

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