Metro-East
Lutheran High School
HIGHLIGHTS
March 6, 2015
CHRIST LIVING
GALATIANS 2:20
Please pray…
Giving thanks for the many volunteers
putting together an amazing Home and
Garden Show.
• For our students as we enter the fourth
quarter that they might finish out the school year
very strong academically.
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Important Upcoming Dates
March 13 No School - Professional Development
March 14 & 15 Metro-East Home and Garden Show
Announcements
Metro-East Lutheran High is excited to
announce the 2015 inductees to the Hall of
Honor:
ERIK HESS, Class of 1983, now serves as
a Senior Vice President, Consumer Brand Strategy for the
McDonald's Corporation.
JOEL FRIEND, Class of 1993, distinguished himself as
an accomplished student and participant in the Fine Arts
at MELHS. He continues that leadership in his work with
the Lyric Opera of Chicago along with running his own
theater company, Without A Net Entertainment.
JEREMY BECKER, Class of 1994, has served the
Lutheran Church both locally and nationally as a Director
of Christian Education for nearly twenty years including
helping plan the National Youth Gatherings.
DR. ALISON (REDDEN) WESSELS, Class of 2001, is a
former standout athlete and valedictorian at Lutheran
High. She is an Assistant Professor and Laboratory
Coordinator at Washington University in St. Louis.
We invite all Lutheran High Supporters to attend the
Knights of the Round Table Banquet and Hall of Honor
Induction on March 22 at 5:30 p.m. RSVP to the school
office. There is no charge for the event.
Clean out your closets and bring your
old shoes! Collected shoes are sold
and the money raised is used to supply
safe drinking water around the world.
In collaboration with the Home and
Garden Show, we will be collecting
shoes until March 27. Learn more
about this project at
www.shoemanwater.org.
The Creative Writing and Book Club's next meeting
is Friday, March 27 at Sacred Grounds after school.
The "book" for the month of March is not a book, but a
podcast titled Welcome to Night Vale. There are about
fifty episodes of about thirty minutes each. Please listen
to as many as you are able, and we hope you enjoy them.
Today is the end of the third quarter.
Please watch for report cards next
week. They will be mailed and emailed.
Alumni and Seminary student Jacob Schultz led chapel
for our students on March 2.
Sports/Activities Schedules
From the Academic Advisor
Spring weather and sports don’t always work together! Please watch for updates from the coaches.
The following colleges will be visiting MELHS. Please
sign up with Mr. McLaughlin at least a day in advance
and check with your teacher before attending the visit.
Tuesday, March 10- MacMurray
Wednesday, March 11- Roger Williams University
Wednesday, March 13- Eureka College
Friday, March 27- SIU-Edwardsville
BaseballBowling- 3/8 End of Season Banquet at St. Paul Wood
River
Boys Tennis- 3/19 at Hillsboro
Boys Volleyball- Practices begin March 9
Girls Basketball- 3/8 End of Season Banquet at MELHS
Girls Soccer- 3/16 Home v. Roxana
Scholastic Bowl- 3/9 Regional
Senior Scholarship Tracker is up to $1,350,400 awarded
to the Class of 2015. Please let Mr. McLaughlin know
about any scholarships you are receiving from each
school you have applied to!
There will be a college fair at Lewis & Clark Community
College next week on Tuesday, March 10. Mr. McLaughlin has more information.
Softball- 3/19 Home v. Marquette
PAFs
Track- 3/14 Girls and Boys at Principia, 3/18 Girls and
Boys at Dupo
The Home and Garden show is
just one week away! Last meeting is March 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Please consider helping out during the event- see email
from PAFs for the details.
Continue to spread the word! We would love to see many
people come to the show.
Congratulations to the Boys Basketball team- Regional
Champions!
Tryouts for the Dancer Knights for 2015-16 will take
place March 23, 24, and 26 from 5:00-7:00pm. Sign up
in the office. For more information see Mrs. Keily-Vann
or Mrs. Wudtke.
Summer Camps are being planned! So far these are
the camp dates:
Girls Basketball- May26-29
Girls Volleyball- June 1-5
Boys Volleyball- June 1-5
Band June 7-11
Wrestling- June 8-12
Boys Basketball- June 22-26
Drama- July 13-17
Dance- July 20-24
Registration for these camps will open at the end of
MARCH. Watch for the camp flier to come soon!