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Summer Session at La Lumiere

La Lumiere is pleased to announce the return of our Summer Session for 2022. This summer, our faculty will be offering Economics, Government, and Introduction to Judaism.

All courses in the Summer Session will run online from June 6 to June 17 and then on campus to finish the course.

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La Lumiere Holds Freshmen Experience for the Class of 2025

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 Awarded Northwest Indiana Partners for Clean Air Scholarship

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 joins National Interscholastic Basketball Conference

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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La Lumiere Hosts Convocation & Senior Candle Ceremony

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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La Lumiere Hosts Field Day

On May 7th, our entire student body and faculty spent the day outside participating in large-scale field games. This was an opportunity to bring our community together to celebrate the end of the academic year and to honor the usual activities that take place during Orientation Week, which was altered this year due to the ongoing pandemic.

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La Lumiere alumnus Jaren Jackson Jr. to co-chair Jr. NBA Court of Leaders

Jaren Jackson Jr. ’17 was recently selected as the co-chair of the Jr. NBA Court of Leaders, a youth leadership council of 15- and 16-year-old basketball players from the United States. Jackson Jr. will serve alongside the Minnesota Lynx’s Napheesa Collier.

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La Lumiere Senior named Finalist in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program

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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La Lumiere Celebrates Ash Wednesday

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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La Lumiere Alumnus & Author Releases Debut Book

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 Senior Named Semifinalist for 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

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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Applying for the 2021-2022 Academic Year

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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La Lumiere Sophomore Named to All-State Honor Band

Theo Smith, a sophomore from Long Beach, Indiana, was recently selected to the All-State Honor Band. The honor band is a part of 2021 Indiana Bandmasters Association’s Virtual All-State Bands.

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La Lumiere Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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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La Lumiere students hold donation drive for Pax Center

In the week leading up to Thanksgiving break, La Lumiere’s boarding and day students held a food and clothing drive for the Pax Center in LaPorte, Indiana. La Lumiere supports the mission of the Pax Center, which is working to engage food insecurity and improve the health of our community through access to healthy and nutritious foods, community education, and advocacy.

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Annual Senior Bonfire Celebrates Class of 2021

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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MindfulU visits La Lumiere

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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