Martin Luther Preparatory School

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Martin Luther Preparatory School was a college-preparatory school located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. It was owned by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod from 1979 to 1995, when it was closed and moved to the campus of Northwestern Preparatory School in Watertown, Wisconsin. The combined school is now known as Luther Preparatory School. [1] [2]

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Place in City

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The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), also referred to simply as the Wisconsin Synod, is an American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of 2018, it had a baptized membership of 359,426 in 1,281 congregations, with churches in 47 US states and 4 provinces of Canada. It is the third largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. The WELS school system is the fourth largest private school system in the United States.

Northwestern Preparatory School was a four-year Lutheran high school founded in 1865 and located in Watertown, Wisconsin. The school merged with Martin Luther Preparatory School in 1995 to become Luther Preparatory School. It was affiliated with Northwestern College of Watertown, which merged with Dr. Martin Luther College of New Ulm, Minnesota in 1995 to become Martin Luther College.

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Campion Jesuit High School was a Jesuit boarding school for boys in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, named for the Jesuit martyr Edmund Campion. The school operated from its founding in 1880 until closing in 1975, and educated several notable figures during its existence. The former school's campus now houses a prison operated by the state of Wisconsin Department of Corrections. The school operated independently of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse.

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