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Awards |
Award of Excellent by the Lutheran School Accreditation Commission (2006) |
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Special features |
religious, before- and after- school care |
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Scheduling features |
extended day |
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Gender composition |
coed |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required: School Uniforms are purchased at Parker School Uniforms. Uniforms are worn by students in Preschool through 8th grade. A special Chapel uniform is required. |
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School Mission
- To Provde a Christ-Centered Quality Education and Childcare to the students entrusted to our school.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Latin and Spanish.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on back-to-basics, traditional instruction.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Spanish, Latin, Logic
- Creative Writing
- Orchestra and Band
- Hands-on Science
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, golf, soccer, softball and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, golf and soccer.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: National Junior Society, 6th-8th grades.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, theater/drama, chorus and drawing/painting.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parent Teacher League is involved in all fundraising efforts and school suport. The community is generous with donations to our annual auction.
Other news or notes
- Students who attend Memorial Lutheran School do not have to be Lutheran! Students from other faiths attend our school. We also have a good number of international students at Memorial - from countries such as Norway, Angola and England.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 11 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1980-1989.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
- This school was built between 1980-1989.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: Capital campaign to inlcude new music suite and offices, early childhood rooms (infant to 3 years old, church fellowship hall and offices, school offices, classroom renovation for grades 1-5. To be ready by Summer 2008.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: Large gymnasium, full basketball and volleyball courts. Outside playground with early childhood as well as elementary fields for soccer, etc.
- Library facilities: Full-time librarian on staff. Children at all grade levels go to the library, with elementary students checking out books - computerized library software.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview and recommendations.
- To evaluate applicants, this school also uses: grades.
- Standardized tests used to evaluate applicants: Stanford Achievement.
- Of the students who applied for admission to this school for the current school year, 81-100% were accepted.
- Tuition: $5000-5999
- 21-40% of students receive financial aid to attend this school.
- Scholarships are need based and are awarded through the Little Lambs Scholarship in partnership with our parish church, Memorial Lutheran Church
- Graduates typically go to: Lutheran High North; St. Thomas HS and St. Agnes Academy.
- Students at this school are admitted on the basis of tests, grades, auditions or other criteria.
- Most of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 86-90% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in mathematics, performing arts, science and technology.
- This school also emphasizes: Writing, Language and Grammar.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:15am to 3:30pm.
- Accredited by Lutheran Schools Accreditation Commission in 2006.
- Principal has been at this school for 2 years.
- Principal has 15 years of experience.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 07/31/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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