2016-2017 School Profile
Lutheran High School North is a diverse educational community whose unity is in Jesus Christ. We exist to nurture young Christians for further education and Christian service.
5401 Lucas and Hunt Road St. Louis, MO 63121 Voice: 314-389-3100 Fax: 314-389-3103 Website: lhsnstl.org
COUNSELING CONTACTS 314-833-2982 Cindy Burreson Director of Counseling and College Counseling
Dixie Buford
314-833-2983
College Counselor
314-833-2980
Donna McFarland
Counseling Assistant
ADMINISTRATION Timothy Brackman Principal
Daniel Wenger Dean of Students
Ron Wittler Registrar
Kristin Bork
Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator
Jon Mueller
Director of Athletics
Becky Klotzer
Director of Admissions
ACCREDITATION North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools/ AdvancED
MEMBERSHIP Lutheran High School North is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and complies with its Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
RECOGNITION Blue Ribbon School US Department of Education Exemplary High School Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
ACT/CEEB Code: 262985
2016-2017 School Profile
Calendar & Courses 174 days over two semesters Four 90-minute blocks each day Eight-block alternating day schedule
Ranking Lutheran High School North does not rank its students due to the school's size and academically competitive curriculum.
School Grades 9-12 Size of Senior Class: 71 Total Enrollment: 280
Service Learning The Crusader Saved to Serve program requires 100 hours of community service from each student. The Faith In Action program provides coordinated days of student and faculty community service each year.
Faculty 19 Full-time teaching faculty 70% have an advanced degree Average 20 years of experience 1.5 Counselors 1 Media & Technology Coordinator 1 Social Worker 9 Part-time teaching faculty 2 Administrators 1 Athletic Director 1 Admissions Director
Curriculum Available to Class of 2017 Honors and Advanced College Credit (ACC) courses are in red. *College credits through the Saint Louis University 1818 Program.
Graduation Requirements Credits required: 27
English: 4 credits Social Studies: 3 credits (1 in American History) Science: 3 credits (all are lab courses) Theology: 2 credits (0.5 each year in attendance)
GPA
Mathematics: 3 credits Practical Arts: 1 credit (.5 Personal Finance) Fine Arts: 1 credit Health: .5 credit P.E.: 1.5 credits Electives: 8 credits
All grades for attempted courses are used in the computation of the grade point average. A weighted scale was introduced in the 2012-2013 school year. Students who take classes designated as "ACC" (Advanced College Credit through the Saint Louis University 1818 dual enrollment program) and/or as "AP" (Advanced Placement through the College Board) will receive a weighted grade point for grades of a "C" or higher. The scale is listed below along with the regular GPA scale. Both a weighted and an unweighted GPA will be included on the transcript.
Grading System
Percentage
Letter Grade
Regular GPA Scale
Weighted GPA Scale
97-100 93-96 90-92 87-89 83-86 80-82 77-79 73-76 70-72 67-69 63-66 60-62 0-59
A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF
4.0 4.0 3.687 3.333 3.0 2.667 2.333 2.0 1.667 1.333 1.0 0.667 0.0
5.0 5.0 4.667 4.333 3.667 3.333 3.0 2.667
X = 0 grade points, but credit granted S= passing for ability, but not used in calculating the GPA.
LANGUAGE ARTS Freshman English Honors Freshman English Sophomore English Honors Sophomore English Strategies in Rhetoric and Research ACC Strategies in Rhetoric and Research* American Literature ACC Technology, Media and Literature* ACC Conflict, Social Justice and Literature* ACC Faith, Doubt, and Literature* English Symposium I & II Speech MODERN LANGUAGES French I, II, III, IV Spanish I, II, III* & IV* Chinese I, II SOCIAL STUDIES World History and Geography I & II American History ACC United States History to 1865* ACC United States History 1865 to Present* Psychology MATHEMATICS Algebra I Geometry Data Analysis Algebra II Algebra II and Trigonometry Basic Statistics Finite Mathematics Precalculus AP Calculus AB* SCIENCE Biology Principles of Chemistry Chemistry Principles of Physics Advanced Biology Organic Chemistry Human Anatomy and Physiology Physics Advanced Chemistry (as of 2013-2014) ACC Advanced Chemistry* (as of 2015-2016)
FINE ARTS Art 1-A Art 1-B Ceramics Drawing Design Painting/Printing Photography Concentus Select Choir (meets before school day) Jazz Band (meets before school day) Intermediate Band Concert Band Concert Choir Strings PRACTICAL ARTS Computer Applications Multimedia Presentations Introduction to Business & Personal Finance Accounting I & II Business Law Business Management and Entrepreneurship Marketing Office Procedures Publications (Yearbook) Foods I & II Child Development Fashion Personal Finance PHYSICAL EDUCATION General Health Boys Physical Education I & II Girls Physical Education I & II Physical Education III P.E. and Athletic Safety THEOLOGY Introduction to Lutheranism Old Testament New Testament The Church in Word and Practice Seminar in Christian Living ACADEMIC ALTERNATIVES Dual Enrollment at local University or Jr. College Dual Enrollment at County Technical School Resource Room Study Skills
Class of 2016 Statistics
10
low be
9&
-2. 24
1.9
.49
2.0
5-2
2.2
-2. 74
.99
2.5
5-2
2.7
-3. 24
.49
3.0
5-3
3.2
-3. 74
5 0 .0
Top 10% Top 25% Top 50% National average
3.5
28 25 23 21
Students
15
3.7
71 Number of graduates 90% Enrolled in college/university 76% Universities and Four-Year Colleges 14% Two-Year Colleges 10% Other 1 Bright Flight Recipient
Class of 2016 GPA Distribution (unweighted)
5-4
ACT Results: Composite Score Average
Class Data
College Acceptances for Classes of 2012-2016 Abilene Christian University Academy of Art University Alabama A&M University Alabama State University Alcorn State University Allegheny College Arizona State University Arkansas State University Asbury University Ashford University Augustana College Avila University Azusa Pacific University Ball State University Barry University Baylor University Bellarmine University Belmont University Benedictine College Benedictine University Bethany College Bethany Lutheran College Blackburn College Boston University Bowdoin College Bowling Green State University Bradley University Brandeis University Brescia University Butler University Carleton College Carthage College Case Western Reserve University Cedarville University Central Methodist University Chamberlain College of Nursing Chapman University Clark Atlanta University Clark University Coe College College of the Ozarks College of DuPage College of New Rochelle College of Southern Nevada College of Wooster Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University-Pueblo Concordia College-Selma Concordia University-Ann Arbor Concordia University-Austin Concordia University-Chicago Concordia University-Irvine Concordia University-Nebraska Concordia University-St. Paul Concordia University-Wisconsin Covenant College Creighton University Crown College Culver-Stockton University Denison University
DePaul University DePauw University Dillard University Dominican University Drake University Drexel University Drury University Duke University Earlham College Eastern Illinois University Eastern Nazarene College Eckerd College Ellsworth Community College Elmhurst College Emerson College Emory University Finlandia University Fisk University Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida State University Fontbonne University Fordham University Full Sail University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Graceland University Grand View University Greenville College Grinnell College Hampton University Hannibal-LaGrange College Hanover College Harris-Stowe State University Haverford College Howard University Illinois College Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana State University Indiana University-Bloomington Iona College Iowa State University Iowa Wesleyan College Jackson State University Jacksonville University Jefferson College John A. Logan College Kansas State University Kent State University Kenyon College Kilgore College King's College Knox College Lake Land College Langston University Liberty University Lincoln University Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University-Belleville Loyola Marymount University Loyola University-Chicago Loyola University-Maryland Loyola University-New Orleans Luther College MacMurray College Marquette University Maryville University McKendree College McNeese State University Miami University-Ohio Michigan State University MidAmerica Nazarene University Middle Tennessee State University Middlebury College Millikin University Millsaps College Mineral Area College Mississippi State University Mississippi Valley State University Missouri Baptist University Missouri Southern State University Missouri State University Missouri University of Science & Technology Missouri Valley College Missouri Western State University Moberly Area College Monmouth University Morehead State University Morehouse College Morningside College Murray State University Nebraska Wesleyan University New York University Newman University North Central College North Park University Northern Illinois University Northern Kentucky University Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Nazarene University Northwestern College Northwestern University Notre Dame de Namur University Nova Southeastern University Oakland City University Ohio State University Old Dominion University Olivet Nazarene University Ottawa University Parks College Paul Mitchell The School Pennsylvania State University Philadelphia University Purdue University Quincy University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College
Robert Morris University-Chicago Rochester Institute of Technology Rockford College Rockhurst University Roosevelt University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rust College Saint Ambrose University Saint Louis Christian College Saint Louis University Saint Xavier University Santa Barbara City College Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art & Design Seattle University Seton Hall University Simpson College Southeast Missouri State University Southern Illinois University- Carbondale Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville Southwest Baptist University Southwestern Community College Southwestern Illinois College Spelman College Spring Hill College St. Charles Community College St. Louis College of Pharmacy St. Louis College of Health Careers St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley St. Louis Community College Forest Park St. Louis Community College Meramec St. Gregory's University Stephens College Swarthmore College Syracuse University Tennessee State University Texas A & M University Texas Christian University Texas College Texas Southern University Truman State University Tulane University Tuskegee University University of Alabama University of Arizona University of California-Berkeley University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of California-Riverside University of California-San Diego University of California-Santa Cruz University of Central Missouri University of Chicago
University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dayton University of Dubuque University of Evansville University of Florida University of Houston University of Illinois-Chicago University of Illinois Urbana Champaign University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Memphis University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri-Kansas City University of Missouri-St Louis University of Nevada-Las Vegas University of New Hampshire University of North Alabama University of Northern Iowa University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Redlands University of South Florida University of St. Mary University of Tampa University of Tulsa University of Virginia University of Wisconsin-Madison Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University Virginia Tech Wartburg College Washington & Lee University Washington University Webster University Wellesley College Wesley College West Hills Community College West Virginia University Western Illinois University Western Kentucky University Western New Mexico University Westminster College William Jewell College William Penn University William Rainey Harper College William Woods University Wittenberg University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wright State University Xavier University Xavier University of Louisiana
5401 Lucas and Hunt Road St. Louis, MO 63121 Voice: 314-389-3100 Fax: 314-389-3103 Website: lhsnstl.org
COUNSELING CONTACTS 314-833-2982 Cindy Burreson Director of Counseling and College Counseling
Dixie Buford
314-833-2983
College Counselor
314-833-2980
Donna McFarland
Counseling Assistant
ADMINISTRATION Timothy Brackman Principal
Daniel Wenger Dean of Students
Ron Wittler Registrar
Kristin Bork
Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator
Jon Mueller
Director of Athletics
Becky Klotzer
Director of Admissions
ACCREDITATION North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools/ AdvancED
MEMBERSHIP Lutheran High School North is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and complies with its Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
RECOGNITION Blue Ribbon School US Department of Education Exemplary High School Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
ACT/CEEB Code: 262985
2016-2017 School Profile
Calendar & Courses 174 days over two semesters Four 90-minute blocks each day Eight-block alternating day schedule
Ranking Lutheran High School North does not rank its students due to the school's size and academically competitive curriculum.
School Grades 9-12 Size of Senior Class: 71 Total Enrollment: 280
Service Learning The Crusader Saved to Serve program requires 100 hours of community service from each student. The Faith In Action program provides coordinated days of student and faculty community service each year.
Faculty 19 Full-time teaching faculty 70% have an advanced degree Average 20 years of experience 1.5 Counselors 1 Media & Technology Coordinator 1 Social Worker 9 Part-time teaching faculty 2 Administrators 1 Athletic Director 1 Admissions Director
Curriculum Available to Class of 2017 Honors and Advanced College Credit (ACC) courses are in red. *College credits through the Saint Louis University 1818 Program.
Graduation Requirements Credits required: 27
English: 4 credits Social Studies: 3 credits (1 in American History) Science: 3 credits (all are lab courses) Theology: 2 credits (0.5 each year in attendance)
GPA
Mathematics: 3 credits Practical Arts: 1 credit (.5 Personal Finance) Fine Arts: 1 credit Health: .5 credit P.E.: 1.5 credits Electives: 8 credits
All grades for attempted courses are used in the computation of the grade point average. A weighted scale was introduced in the 2012-2013 school year. Students who take classes designated as "ACC" (Advanced College Credit through the Saint Louis University 1818 dual enrollment program) and/or as "AP" (Advanced Placement through the College Board) will receive a weighted grade point for grades of a "C" or higher. The scale is listed below along with the regular GPA scale. Both a weighted and an unweighted GPA will be included on the transcript.
Grading System
Percentage
Letter Grade
Regular GPA Scale
Weighted GPA Scale
97-100 93-96 90-92 87-89 83-86 80-82 77-79 73-76 70-72 67-69 63-66 60-62 0-59
A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF
4.0 4.0 3.687 3.333 3.0 2.667 2.333 2.0 1.667 1.333 1.0 0.667 0.0
5.0 5.0 4.667 4.333 3.667 3.333 3.0 2.667
X = 0 grade points, but credit granted S= passing for ability, but not used in calculating the GPA.
LANGUAGE ARTS Freshman English Honors Freshman English Sophomore English Honors Sophomore English Strategies in Rhetoric and Research ACC Strategies in Rhetoric and Research* American Literature ACC Technology, Media and Literature* ACC Conflict, Social Justice and Literature* ACC Faith, Doubt, and Literature* English Symposium I & II Speech MODERN LANGUAGES French I, II, III, IV Spanish I, II, III* & IV* Chinese I, II SOCIAL STUDIES World History and Geography I & II American History ACC United States History to 1865* ACC United States History 1865 to Present* Psychology MATHEMATICS Algebra I Geometry Data Analysis Algebra II Algebra II and Trigonometry Basic Statistics Finite Mathematics Precalculus AP Calculus AB* SCIENCE Biology Principles of Chemistry Chemistry Principles of Physics Advanced Biology Organic Chemistry Human Anatomy and Physiology Physics Advanced Chemistry (as of 2013-2014) ACC Advanced Chemistry* (as of 2015-2016)
FINE ARTS Art 1-A Art 1-B Ceramics Drawing Design Painting/Printing Photography Concentus Select Choir (meets before school day) Jazz Band (meets before school day) Intermediate Band Concert Band Concert Choir Strings PRACTICAL ARTS Computer Applications Multimedia Presentations Introduction to Business & Personal Finance Accounting I & II Business Law Business Management and Entrepreneurship Marketing Office Procedures Publications (Yearbook) Foods I & II Child Development Fashion Personal Finance PHYSICAL EDUCATION General Health Boys Physical Education I & II Girls Physical Education I & II Physical Education III P.E. and Athletic Safety THEOLOGY Introduction to Lutheranism Old Testament New Testament The Church in Word and Practice Seminar in Christian Living ACADEMIC ALTERNATIVES Dual Enrollment at local University or Jr. College Dual Enrollment at County Technical School Resource Room Study Skills
Class of 2016 Statistics
10
low be
9&
-2. 24
1.9
.49
2.0
5-2
2.2
-2. 74
.99
2.5
5-2
2.7
-3. 24
.49
3.0
5-3
3.2
-3. 74
5 0 .0
Top 10% Top 25% Top 50% National average
3.5
28 25 23 21
Students
15
3.7
71 Number of graduates 90% Enrolled in college/university 76% Universities and Four-Year Colleges 14% Two-Year Colleges 10% Other 1 Bright Flight Recipient
Class of 2016 GPA Distribution (unweighted)
5-4
ACT Results: Composite Score Average
Class Data
College Acceptances for Classes of 2012-2016 Abilene Christian University Academy of Art University Alabama A&M University Alabama State University Alcorn State University Allegheny College Arizona State University Arkansas State University Asbury University Ashford University Augustana College Avila University Azusa Pacific University Ball State University Barry University Baylor University Bellarmine University Belmont University Benedictine College Benedictine University Bethany College Bethany Lutheran College Blackburn College Boston University Bowdoin College Bowling Green State University Bradley University Brandeis University Brescia University Butler University Carleton College Carthage College Case Western Reserve University Cedarville University Central Methodist University Chamberlain College of Nursing Chapman University Clark Atlanta University Clark University Coe College College of the Ozarks College of DuPage College of New Rochelle College of Southern Nevada College of Wooster Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University-Pueblo Concordia College-Selma Concordia University-Ann Arbor Concordia University-Austin Concordia University-Chicago Concordia University-Irvine Concordia University-Nebraska Concordia University-St. Paul Concordia University-Wisconsin Covenant College Creighton University Crown College Culver-Stockton University Denison University
DePaul University DePauw University Dillard University Dominican University Drake University Drexel University Drury University Duke University Earlham College Eastern Illinois University Eastern Nazarene College Eckerd College Ellsworth Community College Elmhurst College Emerson College Emory University Finlandia University Fisk University Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida State University Fontbonne University Fordham University Full Sail University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Graceland University Grand View University Greenville College Grinnell College Hampton University Hannibal-LaGrange College Hanover College Harris-Stowe State University Haverford College Howard University Illinois College Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana State University Indiana University-Bloomington Iona College Iowa State University Iowa Wesleyan College Jackson State University Jacksonville University Jefferson College John A. Logan College Kansas State University Kent State University Kenyon College Kilgore College King's College Knox College Lake Land College Langston University Liberty University Lincoln University Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University-Belleville Loyola Marymount University Loyola University-Chicago Loyola University-Maryland Loyola University-New Orleans Luther College MacMurray College Marquette University Maryville University McKendree College McNeese State University Miami University-Ohio Michigan State University MidAmerica Nazarene University Middle Tennessee State University Middlebury College Millikin University Millsaps College Mineral Area College Mississippi State University Mississippi Valley State University Missouri Baptist University Missouri Southern State University Missouri State University Missouri University of Science & Technology Missouri Valley College Missouri Western State University Moberly Area College Monmouth University Morehead State University Morehouse College Morningside College Murray State University Nebraska Wesleyan University New York University Newman University North Central College North Park University Northern Illinois University Northern Kentucky University Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Nazarene University Northwestern College Northwestern University Notre Dame de Namur University Nova Southeastern University Oakland City University Ohio State University Old Dominion University Olivet Nazarene University Ottawa University Parks College Paul Mitchell The School Pennsylvania State University Philadelphia University Purdue University Quincy University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College
Robert Morris University-Chicago Rochester Institute of Technology Rockford College Rockhurst University Roosevelt University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rust College Saint Ambrose University Saint Louis Christian College Saint Louis University Saint Xavier University Santa Barbara City College Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art & Design Seattle University Seton Hall University Simpson College Southeast Missouri State University Southern Illinois University- Carbondale Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville Southwest Baptist University Southwestern Community College Southwestern Illinois College Spelman College Spring Hill College St. Charles Community College St. Louis College of Pharmacy St. Louis College of Health Careers St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley St. Louis Community College Forest Park St. Louis Community College Meramec St. Gregory's University Stephens College Swarthmore College Syracuse University Tennessee State University Texas A & M University Texas Christian University Texas College Texas Southern University Truman State University Tulane University Tuskegee University University of Alabama University of Arizona University of California-Berkeley University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of California-Riverside University of California-San Diego University of California-Santa Cruz University of Central Missouri University of Chicago
University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dayton University of Dubuque University of Evansville University of Florida University of Houston University of Illinois-Chicago University of Illinois Urbana Champaign University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Memphis University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri-Kansas City University of Missouri-St Louis University of Nevada-Las Vegas University of New Hampshire University of North Alabama University of Northern Iowa University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Redlands University of South Florida University of St. Mary University of Tampa University of Tulsa University of Virginia University of Wisconsin-Madison Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University Virginia Tech Wartburg College Washington & Lee University Washington University Webster University Wellesley College Wesley College West Hills Community College West Virginia University Western Illinois University Western Kentucky University Western New Mexico University Westminster College William Jewell College William Penn University William Rainey Harper College William Woods University Wittenberg University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wright State University Xavier University Xavier University of Louisiana
