Crean Lutheran High School

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Crean Lutheran High School
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Address
Crean Lutheran High School
12500 Sand Canyon Avenue

Irvine
,
California
92618

United States
Coordinates 33°42′08″N117°43′55″W / 33.70213°N 117.73195°W / 33.70213; -117.73195
Information
Former namesLutheran South High
Crean Lutheran South High School
Type Private
MottoProclaiming Jesus Christ through Excellence in Education
Religious affiliation(s) Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Established2007
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment1125
Campus size30 acres (12 ha)
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)  Navy
  Gold
Athletics conference Century Conference
MascotSaints
Accreditations WASC, NLSA
PublicationThe Mirror
YearbookCanon
Website www.creanlutheran.org

Crean Lutheran High School is a private Lutheran high school in Irvine, California. The school was founded in 2007 as Lutheran South High School and had its initial campus at St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church in the Woodbridge neighborhood of Irvine. In 2010, Crean Lutheran opened its own campus in southeastern Irvine near the Woodbury neighborhood. [1] [2] The school was renamed after John and Donna Crean, local philanthropists who donated US$10,000,000 to the school in its first year. [3]

Crean Lutheran is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges as well as the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation. The school was accredited as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2023. [4]

Athletics

Crean Lutheran sponsors 26 varsity teams across 15 different sports. The teams compete in the CIF Southern Section in the Century Conference. The school was a member of the Academy League from 2009 until 2017 and the Empire League from 2017 to 2024. [5] [6] Crean's girls swimming and diving team won a state title in 2016. [7] The boys basketball team won a CIF Division 3AA state championship in 2018 and a Division 2A state championship in 2021. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Emery, Sean (9 March 2010). "Construction begins on Irvine high school: Officials break ground for Crean Lutheran". Orange County Register. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Romiti, Anna (20 May 2010). "Crean Lutheran Celebrates Expansion with Campus Christening". New York, New York: Business Wire. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lutheran school named after John Crean". Orange County Register. Southern California News Group. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Crean Lutheran Highschool". Nation Blue Ribbon Schools. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Fryer, Steve (11 December 2008). "Family approach reaches CIF finals". Orange County Register. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Crean Lutheran looks likely to strike the Empire League". Orange County Register. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Albano, Dan (21 May 2016). "State title brings tears of joy, sadness for Crean Lutheran girls (video)". Orange County Register. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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