Evergreen Lutheran High School

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Evergreen Lutheran High School
EagleLogoGrey.png
Address
Evergreen Lutheran High School
7306 Waller Road East

Tacoma
,
Washington
98443

United States
Coordinates 47°22′08″N122°18′25″W / 47.3688°N 122.307°W / 47.3688; -122.307
Information
Type Private secondary school
Religious affiliation(s) Lutheranism
Denomination
Established1978;46 years ago (1978)
PrincipalTheodore Klug
Faculty16 [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment100 students (for 2010-2011)
Color(s)Green, white, and blue
   
Athletics Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Sea-King District 2 [2]
Team nameEagles
YearbookVox Aquilae
Website www.elhs.org

Evergreen Lutheran High School (commonly shortened to "Evergreen") is an American private secondary school owned and operated by the Pacific Northwest Lutheran High School Association. It is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS and ELS), [3] and is located in Tacoma, Washington. Evergreen Lutheran High School is supported by The Evergreen Lutheran School System (TELSS) which comprises Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) and Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) churches and primary schools in the Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest area.

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The school's sports teams are referred to as the Evergreen Eagles. The school is attended by teen members of area WELS churches, as well as international students from South Korea, China, Hong Kong, India, and Japan. [4]

Athletics

The Evergreen Eagles participate in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Sea-King District 2, Sea-Tac 1B league. [2] The school has won the WIAA Scholastic Cup for exceptional athletic and academic achievement twice. [5] [6] In the Fall, the school offers Girls and Boys Soccer teams, a Boys Football team, and a Girls Volleyball team. In the winter, they have Boys and Girls Basketball, and Cheerleading/Dance. In the Spring, they have Boys Baseball, Girls Softball, and a Track and Field team. [7] In 2007 the school launched its first Boys Football program. [8]

Academics

Evergreen Lutheran offers one AP course, AP United States History course, which prepares students for the Advanced Placement Program tests.

Extracurricular activities

Evergreen students have many opportunities for extracurricular activities. These include choir, band, drama, knowledge bowl, and student council. [9]

Campus facilities

Evergreen Lutheran was started in 1978 at its first campus in DuPont, Washington before the lease expired the summer of 1991. Evergreen then rented facilities from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Washington from September 1991 until July 2013 during which time classes were held in portables, outbuildings, gymnasium, and rented classrooms. After over 25 years of unsuccessful attempts to locate and purchase a permanent facility, Evergreen successfully purchased a 30-acre campus with a modern 54,000 square foot school that was built in 2005 on December 18, 2012. This campus is located at the corner of Waller Rd and 72nd Street East in Tacoma, Washington. The campus was purchased from the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) and was previously occupied by Mount Rainier Lutheran High School. Evergreen moved into the new campus building on July 20, 2013 and on September 9, 2013 Evergreen held the first day of classes of their 36th school year at the new facility. The property is designed with the ability to accommodate the development of future athletic fields and dormitory space.

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References

  1. ↑ Faculty and Staff, accessed August 14, 2008
  2. 1 2 WIAA District Info, accessed March 24, 2008 Archived September 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ WELS Affiliation, accessed March 24, 2008
  4. ↑ International Students Archived 2007-11-27 at the Wayback Machine , accessed March 24, 2008
  5. ↑ School Facts, accessed March 24, 2008
  6. ↑ WIAA Academic Champions [ dead link ], accessed March 24, 2008
  7. ↑ Athletics Archived 2007-11-27 at the Wayback Machine , accessed March 24, 2008
  8. ↑ Football Archived 2007-11-27 at the Wayback Machine , accessed March 24, 2008
  9. ↑ Clubs, accessed January 22, 2022
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