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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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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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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La Lumiere reignited two traditions that highlight our students' successes and the strength of the La Lu community. Every year these events are memorable and impactful for our community, but in light of the challenges faced during this academic year, we are grateful for our traditions to be returning and showcasing the resilience of our community!
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Bookstore Basketball is back at La Lumiere! Our annual three-on-three basketball tournament kicked off this week. The tournament brings together faculty members and students to compete against one another for the glory of being crowned the Champions of Bookstore Basketball.
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La Lumiere senior Trevor Brandt, a boarding student from Manlius, New York, has been named a 2021 National Merit Finalist, making him eligible for consideration for the sought after National Merit Scholarships.
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To celebrate Ash Wednesday, La Lumiere students and faculty gathered in the Fine Arts Building with Fr. Lou DelFra, C.S.C, who serves as the Director of Pastoral Life for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at Notre Dame. The Ash Wednesday Mass marks the beginning of the season of Lent.
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Anna Malaika Tubbs, a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at Cambridge University and a class of 2010 graduate of La Lumiere, has published her debut book, “The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation,” which celebrates Black motherhood and highlights the impact it has had on America.
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La Lumiere is proud to present a collection of David C. Langley paintings on exhibit in the Main Office. Joan Langley, Mr. Langley’s wife, is a former member of the prep school’s faculty and three of his children, John ‘74, Elaine ‘80, and David ‘88 are La Lumiere graduates. His paintings are on display for our visitors to take in when on campus for a tour, but also for our day and boarding students to view as they go about their day. Our prep school views this as a unique opportunity to highlight an artist, who has a personal connection to La Lumiere, inspired by the beautiful scenes so close to the campus.
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La Lumiere senior Craig Jacobson-Immelt, a boarding student from Phoenix, Arizona, was named a semifinalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program. Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership.
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Everything we do at La Lumiere School is about meeting you where you are and helping you grow into the most complete version of yourself. This holistic approach hinges on buy-in from students, parents, and faculty alike. Learn more about the application process for incoming Lakers!
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Our La Lumiere came together for a reflective student-led event this past Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The music, the poems, and reflections shared were powerful and highlighted the work still ahead of us as a community.
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This fall, Dr. Francis Yun gave a recital to the La Lumiere community to celebrate the one year anniversary of the acquisition of the school’s grand piano! The theme of the recital was embracing difficulty.
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As the red and purple sky of late fall in Indiana started to dim, specks of light wove through the darkened woods on La Lumiere’s campus. The reflection of the light glimmered off the still waters of the lake. The annual Senior Bonfire, a celebration of the senior class and a symbol of each student’s commitment to the larger La Lu community, was underway.
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We have been fortunate at La Lumiere to have Rachael von Eschenbach and Mindi Dugard from Mindful U, an organization that provides yoga and mindfulness lessons to students and teachers, lead our students in a five-session series of mindfulness tools and exercises over the past several weeks.
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On a stellar fall day, La Lumiere hosted the first annual Fall Festival down on Sullivan Field. The festival was an opportunity to come together as a community, celebrate the success of the semester, and showcase some Halloween costumes, too! The activities during the festival ranged from playing carnival games, riding a mechanical bull, racing on a blow-up obstacle course, and climbing a rock wall.
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The La Lu Players presented Act I of Ed Sala's Bloody Murder on three nights during the week of October 5th. The Production was a great success: kudos to all of our students who participated in the performance both on the stage and behind the scenes.
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