Pacific Lutheran High School

Pacific Lutheran High School
Address
2814 Manhattan Beach Blvd Gardena , California 90249 United States
Information
Denomination	Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Founded	1996
Founder	Tim Warneke and Norb Huber
Principal	Lucas Fitzgerald
Teaching staff	10
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	104 (as of 2014-2015)
Average class size	15
Student to teacher ratio	15:1
Color(s)	Green & Blue
Athletics conference	Mulholland League
Mascot	Stingray
Nickname	PacLu
Team name	Stingray's
Rival	Rolling Hills Prep
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Website	http://www.pacificlutheranhigh.com/

Pacific Lutheran High School is a Private Lutheran high school located in Gardena, California. It was founded in 1996 by Tim Warneke and Norb Huber as a satellite campus of South Bay Lutheran High School, Inglewood, which is now closed. Pacific Lutheran High School was known as South Bay Lutheran High School from 1997 until 2003, when it separated from its sister campus and gained its own standing as an individual school.

Accreditation

The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and offers a Christ-centered education, small class sizes, individualized instruction, and a college preparatory curriculum.

Church Affiliation

Pacific Lutheran High School is one of approximately 100 Lutheran high schools belonging to the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS). This conservative Lutheran Church body has approximately 2.3 million members throughout the United States, and believes the Bible to be the inerrant, infallible Word of God. As the Bible teaches "Faith comes by hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ" (Romans 10:17), the most important work done at Pacific Lutheran High School is sharing the good news of Christ's victory over sin, death, and the power of the devil. This focus permeates the academic curriculum, athletics, field trips, etc. at Pacific Lutheran High School. "For in him we live and move and have our being." (Acts 17:28)

Pacific Lutheran's Mission Statement

The purpose of Pacific Lutheran High School is to lead young people to grow spiritually, mentally, physically, and socially, in favor with God and mankind. The school seeks to provide a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment in which to learn the skills that lead to a proactive life and meet the requirements for college entrance. Through the Christian perspective of the curriculum and with teachers who model the Christian life, the school in partnerships with the parents seeks to build character in students which gives glory to God.

Pacific Lutheran's ESLR's

Pacific Lutheran's ESLR's (Expected School wide Learning Results): P - Placing Christ First. L - Learning for Life. H - Honing Life Skills. S - Serving Church, School, and Community.

Pacific Lutheran Sport's

Pacific Lutheran High School offers C.I.F. Athletics in basketball, baseball, football, volleyball, golf, and soccer. It competes in the Mulholland League against other private and public schools its size.

Campus Life

In addition to athletics, Pacific Lutheran High School offers extracurricular such as various clubs, field trips, camping trips and community service opportunities. They also have the ability to take online classes at Grand Canyon University to better prepare students for college life.

http://pacificlutheranhigh.com/