Lutheran High School (Colorado)
Lutheran high school in Colorado, US
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Lutheran High School is a private Lutheran high school located in Parker, Colorado, in the United States.[5] Affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, the school is accredited by the National Lutheran School Association[3] and has an average class size of 25 students.[1] The executive director of the school is Dan Gehrke.[3]
- Lutheran High School Parker
- Denver Lutheran
| Lutheran High School | |
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| Location | |
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11249 Newlin Gulch Blvd 80134 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°30′45″N 104°48′29″W |
| Information | |
| Former name |
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| Type | Private high school |
Religious affiliation | Lutheranism |
| Denomination | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod |
| Established |
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| CEEB code | 060417 |
Principal | David Ness |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 600 (2019[1]) |
| Colors | Purple and silver |
| Athletics | CHSAA 4A |
Athletics conference | Metro League |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Accreditation | National Lutheran School Association |
| Website | www |
| [2][3][4] | |
History
In 1955, Lutheran High School opened on West Arizona Avenue in Denver, Colorado.[6] Only temporary buildings, including a little, white house, which is still on campus today, served as the classrooms and school library. Total enrollment the first year was 77 students - 49 freshmen and 28 sophomores.[7] Students voted to have navy blue and gold as the school colors and The Lights as the mascot.[7] In 2000, the school decided to expand to two additional campuses - Lutheran High School of the Rockies (later renamed Lutheran High School Parker) and North Lutheran High School.[6] Lutheran High was renamed Denver Lutheran because of the additional campuses.
Lutheran High School Parker opened in 2000 in a strip mall on Parker Road. In 2004, construction for Lutheran High School Parker started at its current location on Newlin Gulch. Construction was completed in 2008.[8] Enrollment goals for each campus could not be met for several years, resulting in North Lutheran High closing in 2006.[7] The lack of success also resulted in Denver Lutheran closing its doors in 2011 and being consolidated Lutheran High School Parker,[9] with the consolidated school being named Lutheran High School.[10] Lutheran High School is now the only Lutheran high school in the Denver metro area. As of 2025[update], enrollment was around 1100.[1]
Athletics - state championships
The school has won the following state championships:[11][12][13][14][15]
- Cross Country – 1975
- Girls Basketball - 1985, 1996, 1998, 2014, 2016
- Boys Basketball – 1985, 1986, 2011, 2021
- Boys Track - 1989, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Poms – 2010
- Volleyball - 2011, 2012, 2018
- Girls Softball - 2021, 2022, 2023
Notable alumni
- Baye Fall - basketball player
- Jon Scott (Class of 1976) - Fox News anchor (Fox & Friends)[16]