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While it’s impossible to bring big groups together in person, let’s come together in a different way and chip in what we can to continue to form character, cultivate scholarship, and explore faith together at La Lumiere. Thank you in advance for giving this some thought. Let’s do what we can, as well as we can, and let’s do it together.
Read MoreLa Lumiere School is set to welcome students back to campus in mid-August for the 2020-2021 school year. The plan for in-person learning was announced by Head of School Adam Kronk via an email message to the school’s community this week. He and his leadership team are putting together a comprehensive strategy in conversation with health experts to mitigate as many risks as possible—it will include measures such as outdoor learning, temperature taking, virus/antibody testing, tracing, sanitizing, distancing, and quarantining as necessary.
Read MoreWe as an institution talk frequently about the God-given dignity of every human being we encounter and what that means for our actions. But talk alone won’t fix what is plaguing our society. Yes, La Lumiere School stands with people of color in our community and around the world—and simply saying so is woefully inadequate.
Read MoreLa Lumiere School held its 53rd commencement ceremony Saturday outside overlooking Sullivan Field at the heart of campus. Seniors and their parents parked cars in a semi circle to form the audience around a stage with a jumbotron behind it. Each graduate of the class of 2020 donned a cap and gown and sat in a chair directly in front of their family’s vehicle. With the sun shining and a gentle breeze blowing off the lake, the open-air, drive-in graduation began.
Read MoreThis summer, La Lumiere plans to offer Government, Economics, and Geometry Honors courses, all of which will be offered in a remote learning environment. These courses will allow for students to learn from the engaging and accomplished teachers at La Lumiere School.
Read MoreLa Lumiere senior Kaveh Jalinous, from South Bend, was recognized as a 2020 Indiana Academic All-Star by the Indiana Association of School Principals. Jalinous is among the 40 high school seniors throughout Indiana that were selected from a field of 280 student nominees from the state’s public and private accredited schools. First and foremost, the distinction of an Academic All-Star is meant for students who excel in the classroom.
Read MoreMichael Sacks, a senior from La Porte, has earned a College Match Scholarship to Yale through the QuestBridge program, which partners with colleges to provide a four-year full scholarship to selective universities.
Read MoreNicole Guenin put it simply: “La Lumiere hit the ground running.” The parent of two current students, with her third child slated to start this coming fall, went on: “They started online classes within days, running full schedules for some challenging academic loads. Teachers engaged, students excelling. La Lu could have stopped there, but I’m finding that is not the La Lu way. Its strength lies in the close-knit community. How would they replicate in a virtual environment what they have built with all students during countless hours face-to-face interactions? By doing what La Lumiere does best, innovating.”
Read MoreLa Lumiere seniors Christian Clark and Julianna Maberry were recently named Chick Evans Scholarship awardees. That brings the total number of Evans Scholars awarded to the school’s seniors to five in the last four 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.
Read MoreThe La Lumiere girls basketball team defeated Heritage Christian to win the Indiana Christian School Athletic Association State Championship on Saturday, February 29, 2020, in the historic Marsch Gymnasium on La Lumiere’s campus. This state championship is the first in the school’s history for the girls basketball program.
Read MoreThe La Lu Players, our Drama program, presented their 2020 Winter Performance of Peter Brook and Jean-Claude Carrière's “The Conference of the Birds” on February 18th and 19th on the campus of La Lumiere School in the Fine Arts Building.
Read MoreDr. Francis Yun was recently featured as a harpsichordist at the Toledo Museum of Art performing with colleagues from Bowling Green State University. On February 19th Dr. Yun also performed at Bowling Green State University as part of their faculty recital series. On February 29th and March 1st Dr. Yun is performing John Cage’s “HPSCHD” at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Read MoreLa Lumiere School took of group of 14 students with Math Department Chair Melanie Groves and Science Department Chair, Brett Balhoff to the Island School in Cape Eleuthera, Bahamas from January 4th – 12th 2020 as part of a quarter credit class on Marine Science and Sustainability.
Read MoreLa Lumiere School held its annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 12th under the direction of Dr. Francis Yun. The concert included performances from the chamber ensemble, concert choir, and jazz band, as well as individual student performances.
Read MoreAdam Kronk, Head of School, announced today that Senior Michael Sacks of La Porte has been named a Commended Student in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the Head of School to this scholastically talented senior.
Read MoreLa Lumiere seniors Wendell Green Jr. of Northville, MI and Jaden Ivey of South Bend signed their National Letters of Intent on Saturday, November 16 for their respective colleges. Green Jr. signed with Eastern Kentucky University of the Ohio Valley Conference and will compete in NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball for the Colonels.
Read MoreThey’ve received their diplomas and said their goodbyes: our 52nd Commencement Exercises on May 24 saw the Class of 2019 as high school students for the last time. Now, La Lumiere’s most recent graduates are looking forward to the new life experiences that await them.
Read MoreThe La Lumiere Science Olympiad team attended the State competition in Bloomington on March 16 and competed against 35 schools from across the State of Indiana. The team finished 11th overall, boasting top-ten finishes in five events and a 4th place medal earned by the Harkness sisters, Haley '19 and Alexis '22, in the “Write It/Do It" event.
Read MoreLa Lumiere School music students participated in the ISSMA (Indiana State School Music Association) Solo and Ensemble contest on both the district and state levels this past January and February, earning several top ratings at both events.
Read MoreAs a participant in the Small Schools Division, La Lumiere’s Academic Decathlon team will compete online at the national level in April, with all new sets of questions to test their knowledge on the 1960’s.
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