La Lumiere senior Hugo Arias was recently named a Chick Evans Scholarship awardee. Arias is the sixth Evans Scholar at La Lumiere in the last six years. The Evans Scholars Program provides full tuition and housing scholarships for high-achieving and deserving caddies. In order to be eligible to apply, students must demonstrate an excellent academic record in addition to a strong record as a caddie.
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The 2021 Fall Magazine includes student creative work, a Year in Pictures highlighting life on campus, and updates from the school. In addition, the publication also features information on Commencement for the Class of 2021 and information about new staff and faculty at La Lumiere. The annual magazine is a great way to stay up-to-date with the happenings at La Lu.
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La Lumiere juniors Maisie Jenuwine, Dana Mulco, Sabina Patel, and Mia Risser were recently named Rising Stars of Indiana by the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP). The Rising Stars of Indiana is designed to “honor high school juniors for their academic achievement.” This achievement is a sign of outstanding scholars in their junior year, which can increase visibility and scholarship opportunities in their future.
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Each academic year, La Lumiere provides financial assistance to over one-third of our students. Need-based financial aid is based on each family’s financial profile. Additionally, there are merit-based scholarships available to all La Lumiere students.
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La Lumiere senior Lauren Jaracz was selected as one of the eleven La Porte County finalists for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship by the Unity Foundation of La Porte County. This prestigious scholarship covers tuition for a baccalaureate degree at any accredited public or private university or college in Indiana and an additional $900 book stipend annually. Two of the eleven finalists will be selected for the scholarship.
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Kia’s “Accelerate the Good” campaign arrived at La Lumiere School this year. Since 2019, Kia Motors America has been supporting America’s youth through various national campaigns. Since the fall of 2020, the “Accelerate the Good” campaign brought Kia’s charitable giving and positive messaging directly to the local communities that Kia dealerships serve.
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Hear directly from members of our community from the convenience of your own home. La Lumiere will offer Virtual Information Sessions throughout the coming months. These digital events are opportunities to connect with community members and learn more about La Lumiere’s mission: cultivate scholarship, develop character, and explore faith.
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La Lumiere senior and Head Prefect Daniel Isaacs earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. Daniel is one of 32,000 students from across the country to be honored this academic year.
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La Lumiere students walk along green infrastructure, the newly installed rain gardens in front of the Fine Arts Building and Main Office, every day. This new landscaping serves the school multiple ways: it mitigates water runoff, it adds additional native plant species to the Main Quad, and creates a new space to gain first-hand knowledge of the landscape and all that impacts it.
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The Forum, a new outdoor venue located on the south end of our lake and alongside the Academic Building, will serve all of our students and faculty in a variety of ways: as an outdoor classroom, a location to gather during advisory, a place to relax during an "in between" moment, and many more.
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La Lumiere’s Head of School Adam Kronk announced that two seniors, Isaac Fielder and Lauren Jaracz, have been named Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. There are about 34,000 Commended Students being recognized throughout the nation for their academic achievements.
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La Lumiere will welcome prospective students and their families to our campus on October 9, 2021, for our Fall Open House. Community members will be on hand to showcase the La Lu experience. Whether you are a family of a prospective boarding or day student, the core of this event is the opportunity to meet members of our close-knit community and learn more about what it means to be a Laker.
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We are excited to announce the formation of an Alumni Advisory Board at La Lumiere. Members of the board will support the school’s mission and be a trusted voice for new initiatives, strategic planning, fundraising, and overall connection to La Lu.
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Shining Star, an awesome Earth, Wind & Fire tribute band, gave a fantastic performance overlooking Lake La Lumiere for an outdoor "Acorn Anywhere!" show! The performance was electric and drew over 300 attendees to our beautiful campus.
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Our newest Lakers spent time on campus in the middle of June for their Freshmen Experience. This annual, week-long event highlighted the La Lumiere experience and jump-started the relationships that make our community so special. The freshmen class is ready to hit the ground running in August!
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What an absolutely unbelievable evening La Lu Palooza was! Between an unprecedented 4:1 match in honor of the late Mary Lou Linnen, two dynamo event chairs in Britt Whitfield and Jacqueline Kronk, and a tent full of fearless revelers, Saturday turned out to be, by many measures, the biggest night in our school’s history
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On May 28, 2021, we celebrated our graduating seniors at La Lumiere’s 54th Commencement. In an unprecedented academic year, our graduates found that we were stronger and better when we faced challenges together. At the end of the prior academic year, the Prefect Board selected the phrase, “Together, We Will …” as this year’s school motto. With this mentality, our graduates were destined to seize the opportunity to be on-campus and learning, together.
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La Lumiere senior Wyatt Toothaker has signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic pursuits at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. Wyatt will be joining the Lion’s rowing team, which competes in the NCAA at the Division I level.
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La Lumiere senior Quentin Funderburg ‘21 was awarded one of the three Northwest Indiana Partners for Clean Air scholarships. Over his time at La Lumiere, the campus setting has had an impact on him: “The campus of La Lumiere is in a forest, and this helps me connect with the environment,” Quentin said.
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As announced today on ESPN, La Lumiere School is joining a handful of high schools around the country to form the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (NIBC). In addition to games against local and regional schools, the Lakers will solidify a national schedule, formalizing a trend over the past decade of competing against the highest level of talent at invitational tournaments.
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