Wisconsin Lutheran High School

📸 Friends of Wisco Golf Outing ⛳️🏌️‍♂️

It was toasty out ☀️ but 216 golfers still came to Ironwood Golf Course yesterday to show their support for Christ-centered education at WLHS. ✝️💞

There were prizes, raffles, lunch and dinner catered by Bunzel's Meats and Catering, mini-games, and fun memories to be had by all. It was great to see so many alumni, parents, friends, and sponsors at the outing again this year! 😁

If you attended, tag your friends in the photos or comments below! ⬇️

Congrats, student athletes! 👏🏅

Wisco wrapped up the spring sports season with a notable number of Woodland All-Conference selections and mentionable honors in all sports. 👟⚾️🥎⛳️⚽️

Congrats to our student athletes on their accomplishments. To God be all the glory! ✝

📸 Mission Trip: Juneau, Alaska ✝️🗻

➡️ A group of Wisco students ran a Vacation Bible School for Christ Lutheran Church in Alaska this week! Students led games and songs, and they shared Bible stories every day. WLHS theology teacher Ben Carlovsky led opening and closing devotions.

After camp in the morning, the group has gone hiking to glaciers, whale watching, and soaking in God's breathtaking creation. 🐋🌄

Benefits of mission trips for students:
🔹 Sharing the Good News of Jesus with those who are different
🔹 Immense spiritual and personal growth
🔹 Connecting with Christians around the US and abroad
🔹 Experiences that they would not otherwise get to enjoy
🔹 Memories that will last a lifetime

📸 Enjoy these snapshots!

🏆🎉 Congrats to these WLHS student-athletes!

➡ We are thrilled to announce that 5 of our student-athletes have been nominated for Player of the Year awards in 6 sports!

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is putting on the 2024 Milwaukee High School Sports Awards show tonight. The show takes place at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, where we will see if any of our athletes win their respective awards. 🎉🏆

Congratulations to these Wisco nominees:

🏃‍♀️ Eva Kuehn ('24) - Girls Cross Country
🤼‍♀️ Izabella Riebe ('26) - Girls Wrestling
🏀 Kon Knueppel II ('24) - Boys Basketball
🥎 Sydney Vitangcol ('25) - Softball
⚾ Eddie Rynders ('24) - Baseball
🏃‍♀️ Eva Kuehn ('24) - Girls Track & Field

To God be the glory! 🙏

🎓 NEW Alumni Spotlight: Mason Marrari ('24) 🌟

📝 2024 Wisco graduate Mason Marrari recapped the Bridge & Build event at Lambeau Field and published his work on Wispolitics.com!

➡ Check out his column, titled "Together We Rise," at https://www.wispolitics.com/2024/mason-marrari-together-we-rise/.

At Wisco, Mason participated in Math Track, Wisco Witnesses in the World, Student Council, and Viking Christian Leader Academy. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Pilot student newspaper, the co-leader of the Film Club, and the Secretary of the WLHS National Honor Society. He was named Viking Christian Leader of the month in February, and he was also in the academic top ten of his class.

⛪️🎓 Mason is an alum and member at Star of Bethlehem School & Church.

Summer camps are in full swing! ☀️⬇️

🏀 Girls Basketball Camp took place last week. Campers learned individual offensive skills with an emphasis on shooting, dribbling, and passing skills. They made new friends, played games, and had a great time! 😁

Congrats to WLHS Head Baseball Coach Steve Kargus (‘99)! 🥳⬇

Coach Kargus was named the Woodland West Conference Coach of the Year! 🏆

🙏 We are so blessed to have coaches who are not only great at what they do, but who also genuinely connect with students and improve their lives. Congrats, Coach Kargus!

Wrestling Camp took place this week! 🤼‍♂️

Boys and girls learned the foundational skills required of Viking wrestlers. New skills and techniques were introduced each day. They also discussed proper conditioning, nutrition, and sport-related exercise for a holistic learning experience.

Registration is STILL OPEN for a limited time for the following camps:
⚽️ Soccer Camp
💬 Forensics Camp
🥁 Steelband Camp
💃🕺 Show Choir Camp
📣 Cheer Camp

➡️ Register today at https://bit.ly/VikingExplorers!

🎉🏃‍♀️ Congratulations to our alumna, Emily Kratz ('97)! 🏃‍♀️🎉

We're amazed at Emily for completing the grueling Cocodona 250 ultramarathon! 🌵☀️ Emily ran this 250-mile race in less than 4 days across Arizona to raise money for the SEAL Family Foundation, a cause close to her heart.

Her dedication and perseverance are truly inspiring. 🌟 Join us in celebrating her remarkable achievement!

👏 Drop a comment to cheer Emily on, and share this post to spread the word! 📲

❤️ Let's show Emily some love for her incredible effort!

➡ Read more: https://bit.ly/EmilyKratzCocodona



📸: WCCO & CBS News Minnesota

UPDATE: They spot is GONE!

We have ONE FOURSOME SPOT LEFT! ⛳️🏌️‍♂️

First come, first served! ➡ Register here: https://one.bidpal.net/wiscogolf24/ticketing(details:ticketing-summary)

The details:
🗓 Monday, June 17
⏰ Shotgun start at 10:00 a.m.
📍 Ironwood Golf Course - Sussex, WI
💵 $700 per foursome ($175 per person) - Includes green fees, golf cart, lunch and dinner, and two drink tickets per person

We can't wait to see you there for a day of golf, fun, and friendship, all for a great cause! 😁

Sign up before the opportunity is gone! ➡ https://one.bidpal.net/wiscogolf24/ticketing(details:ticketing-summary)

🎉🏅 Huge congratulations to the WLHS Girls Track & Field Team! 🏅🎉

This past weekend, our amazing athletes competed in the WIAA State Meet in LaCrosse, WI, finishing 4th out of 128 Division 1 teams! This is the highest place ever achieved by any WLHS girls team at the Division 1 level. 🌟

Special shoutout to our star performers with podium finishes:
🔹 Eva Kuehn: 2nd in the 3200m and 3rd in the 1600m 🥈🥉
🔹 Annabelle Coudron: 3rd in the 100m and 4th in the 200m 🥉🏅
🔹 Sam Walker: 5th in the 100m hurdles 🏅

A massive thank you to Coaches Goede, Schaper, Huebner, Wigley, Cousins, Reinhardt, Davidson, and Bitter for their dedication and guidance throughout the season.

👏 Congratulate the team in the comments! 💬❤️

Come on out to support your Wisco Vikings! ⚾️🏅

Our Conference Champion boys baseball team will be playing in Sectionals tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4, with a chance to earn a trip to the State Tournament! 🤩

➡ They play Whitefish Bay tomorrow morning (June 4) at 10:00 a.m. at Maslowski Park in Glendale. A win would put them in the Sectional Final game at 4:00 p.m. at Maslowski Park again tomorrow.

🎟 Tickets for the game are available on Go Fan (cash not accepted)
➡ https://gofan.co/event/1528704?schoolId=WI19523

🌟 Meet Sarah (Horn) Proeber ('07), our incredible alum and heart disease advocate! ❤️

Sarah's journey with a rare heart disease has been challenging, but her resilience and positivity inspire many. 💪

➡️ As part of the Go Red for Women campaign, she's sharing her story to raise awareness that there's still work to be done in finding cures. She spoke at the annual luncheon earlier this month, and sat down for an interview about her experiences.

🎥➡️ https://www.wisn.com/article/go-red-for-women-20th-year/60683366

Thank you to Kristin Pierce at WISN 12 NEWS for sharing Sarah's story.

Join us in celebrating Sarah's strength and supporting 20 years of Go Red for Women! 💞👏

American Heart Association

Congrats, grads! 🎓🎉

Congratulations to these Wisco alums who graduated from Martin Luther College this spring. 👏

They received calls to various schools in Wisconsin and beyond. 🏫 Thanks be to God for filling these positions! 🙏

🔹 Alicia Mengel ('19) - Grade School Band here at Wisconsin Lutheran High School
🔹 Mikayla Kiedrowski ('18) - Grade 6 & Grades 5-8 Language Arts at Risen Savior Lutheran School (Main Campus) in Milwaukee, WI
🔹 Kristin Uher ('18) - Departmentalized Upper Grades at St. John's Lutheran School in Lannon, WI
🔹 Benjamin Haferman ('11) - High School Theology at in Doral, FL

✅ Check out the NEW Spring Advantage! 🏫

➡ What's inside??
🔹 Why success means more at WLHS
🔹 Why a family moved from Florida to attend WLHS
🔹 Academic opportunities we offer to all
🔹 Amazing ways the Wisco Library engages students
🔹 And more!

➡ Click here to read online:
https://issuu.com/wisconsinlutheranhighschool/docs/advantage-spring-2024

Way to go, Eddie! ⚾️🎉

➡ Eddie Rynders ('24) was named the NATIONAL Player of the Week (May 6-12) by Prep Baseball, and ESPN recently named him one of the top 150 high school and college MLB draft prospects!

🏆 Catch Eddie and the WLHS baseball team in action this Thursday, May 30, at 5:00 p.m., as they play for the Regional title at WLC's Neumann Family Field (1401 N Swan Blvd. Wauwatosa, WI 53226).

Congrats and blessings to the team as they head into playoffs! 🙏

Graduation will be livestreamed! 🎓🎥

The 2024 WLHS graduation service will take place tomorrow, Saturday, May 25, at 10:00 a.m. at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The livestream will be available starting at 9:45 a.m.

➡ Livestream:
https://www.wlhs.org/students/senior-graduation-information

🎉 Hats off to thee, Class of 2024! We pray for God's blessings wherever you go next! 🙏

Wisco Creatives Art Contest Results! 🏆🎨🖌

➡ Our Fine Arts Department held an art contest this spring for children up through 8th grade. For the first time ever, we included all contest submissions in our Spring Art Show this past weekend. 💐

K-2 Grade:
🔹 1st Place: Maggie Metzger (Star of Bethlehem)
🔹 2nd Place: Garrett R. (St. Paul's Muskego)
🔹 Honorable Mention: Lucy Shih (St. Paul's Muskego)

3-5 Grade:
🔹 1st Place: Lucy Messman (Star of Bethlehem)
🔹 2nd Place: Hannah Kanter (Christ-St. Peter - Centennial Campus)
🔹 Honorable Mention: Merry Htin (Christ-St. Peter)

6-8 Grade:
🔹 1st Place: Evy Voss (Star of Bethlehem)
🔹 2nd Place: Molly Wienke (St. Paul's Franklin)
🔹 Honorable Mention: Raygen Just (St. Paul's Muskego)

➡ If you have not picked up your art piece yet, please do so at the WLHS reception desk. The desk is open:
🔹 Monday-Thursday - 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
🔹 Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thanks to everyone who shared a creation! 👏 Stay tuned for future creative contests! 🎨

Track Teams Take Woodland Championship Titles 👟🏆

👏 Congratulations to the boys and girls track & field teams who won 2024 Woodland Conference and Regional Championships on the Sitz Track at WLHS!

➡️ The teams won in convincing fashion and had many individual champions and sectional qualifiers. Of note is our boys capture of the Conference Triple Crown by winning the Indoor, Relay, and Outdoor Championships for the second year in a row.

Spring Art Show 💐🎨

➡ Students in art classes had a chance to showcase their talents at the Spring Art Show this past weekend! There was also an interactive art display that attendees could contribute their unique artwork to.

Student artwork on display included:
🔹 paintings
🔹 graphic design
🔹 ceramics
🔹 collages
🔹 mixed media diagrams
🔹 and more!

🏆 Stay tuned tomorrow to see the winners of the grade school art contest!

Reunion Zero 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣

➡️ Seniors students were invited to a senior lunch today sponsored by the WLHS alumni department. 🍕 At the event, seniors had the chance to socialize with classmates one last time. There was Wisco swag, a photo booth, and music to help them celebrate! 🥳

We wish the graduating Class of 2024 God's richest blessings on their future and pray they stay close to Jesus wherever they go! 👏

Prism 2024 🎶🌈

➡️ The choirs and bands of Wisco delighted sold-out crowds with pop and Broadway hits this past weekend. Among them were steelpan performances 🛢 several vocal solos and duets 🎤 concert and jazz bands 🎺 and a mass choir number 👨‍👩‍👦 with "Blast from the Past" music.

🙏 Thank you to students, Fine Arts and tech staff, and the many volunteers who poured hours of work into these inspiring performances. To God be the glory! ✝️

📸 See more great photos at https://bit.ly/WLHSPrism2024!

OHFHS Raises Record Amount! 😲🥳

➡ The Lord has blessed the Our Hands for His Service (OHFHS) mission effort once again this year! Months of student-driven fundraising events 💞 work days 🧹 and offerings 🤲 brought in by many of our conference grade schools (see below) raised $45,621, which well surpassed the goal of $40,000!

Where is the money going?? 🤔

➡ Three quarters of the money will go towards the Friends Network and their mission work in the Philippines 🇵🇭 and the other quarter is going towards our WELS Military Services. 🇺🇸

To God be the glory! ✝️🙏

Thank you to the following grade schools for their contributions:
🔹 Christ Alone Lutheran School
🔹 Christ Lutheran Big Bend Church & School
🔹 Living Hope Lutheran Church & School
🔹 St. Paul's Lutheran Church and School
🔹 St. Paul’s Lutheran School - Muskego, WI
🔹 St. Philip's Ev. Lutheran Church & School
🔹 Saint Lucas Lutheran School
🔹 Trinity Lutheran School
🔹 Mount Calvary Lutheran School

🥎 Pitch your vote for Sydney! ✅⬇

🎉 High School Sports News By SBLive has nominated Sydney Vitangcol ('25) for being the best left-handed pitcher in the country! This is a huge honor, and now it's our turn to show our support.

🗳️ Vote for your favorite player through Friday, May 24 at 10:59 p.m. (CST). Simply head to the link below and cast your vote at the very bottom of the page.

✅ Vote: 👉 https://highschool.athlonsports.com/national/2024/05/16/vote-who-is-the-best-high-school-softball-left-handed-pitcher-in-the-nation-in-2024

Back to Back Conference Champions! ⚾️🏆

➡️ Varsity Baseball clinched their second straight Woodland West Conference Championship last night with a 3-0 win over New Berlin Eisenhower.

🏅 Eddie Rynders ('24) dominated on the mound with a complete game 3 hit shutout, striking out 5. Eddie was just named the National Player of the Week by Prep Baseball. He was also recently named one of the top 150 MLB draft prospects, high school and college combined, by ESPN!

✏️ Our conference record finished at 10-2 with the overall record now at 16-4.

➡️ We host the LIT Tournament tomorrow, Saturday, May 18 at Wisconsin Lutheran College where we welcome Lakeside Lutheran, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, and Fox Valley Lutheran. Our first game is 9:00 a.m. at WLC vs. Lakeside.

Celebrating the Class of 2024! 🎓🎉

Wisco seniors received graduation yard signs today to celebrate their accomplishments and share the news. 🥳

🚨PSA: Limited tickets available! 🎟⬇

After selling out so fast, our Fine Arts department was able to add a few more tables for each Prism performance! 🎶

🎟 Get your tickets at https://wlhs.ludus.com/index.php!

Advance ticket sale prices are $12 for adults and $10 for children through grade 8.

Wisconsin Lutheran High School presents its annual Prism concerts on:
🔹Friday, May 17, at 7:00 p.m.
🔹Saturday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m., and
🔹Sunday, May 19, at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.

➡ These popular concerts are a celebration of the fine arts featuring all of our musical groups and ensembles, and they sell out quickly! 🎶

There are 4 performances and 2 different programs. Friday night and Sunday afternoon are the same program, and Saturday night and Sunday night are the same program. All of the school ensembles will perform on each program.

🎟 Tickets are available while supplies last at https://wlhs.ludus.com/index.php!

Jerry Award results are in! 🎉 ⬇️

Wisco's performing arts program once again participated in the Overture Center for the Arts Jerry Awards. 🏆 We received 16 nominations in different categories for our musical production of Disney's The Little Mermaid.

👏 Congratulations to the following for winning the Jerry Awards in their category:
🔹 Spirit Award: Bill Nguyen ('24) - Chorus
🔹 Outstanding Sound Design: Nathaniel Crowder ('24)
🔹 Outstanding Scenic Design: Mrs. Rachel Leverence ('90)
🔹 Outstanding Lighting Design: Mr. Jim Padovano
🔹 Outstanding Costume/Wig/Hair/Makeup Design: Mrs. Patti Wenzel ('83) & Ms. Katie Krause ('10)

➡️ The Overture's Jerry Awards is one of Wisconsin's High School Musical Awards Programs that encourages, recognizes, and honors excellence in high school musical theatre. We are excited to see how our students, musical staff, and crews do in the future! 😁

Player of the Week alert! 🏅⚾

Eddie Rynders ('24), a Kent State University commit, has enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in the WIAA to date, has continued to raise his potential MLB Draft stock as a middle infielder.

Most recently, Eddie has been chosen as the Prep Baseball Wisconsin Player of the Week! 🏅

Thanks to Eddie's stellar performance, Wisco has climbed to No. 14 in the Power 25 rankings, and they're ready to keep the momentum going against New Berlin Eisenhower this week! ⚾

Eddie is a member at St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Muskego, Wisconsin, and attended grade school at St. Paul’s Lutheran School - Muskego, WI.

Taste of Wisco 🍪🥞🌯

The smell of cookies, churros, pancakes, meatballs, cheesy potatoes, Thai soup, jerk chicken, and many more delicious goods filled our halls today for Taste of Wisco! 🍲🍗

Faculty & staff sold food items this morning to raise money for this year's OHFHS mission projects: The Friends Network in the Philippines and WELS Military Services. 🌍

Thank you to everyone who participated! 🙌 Stay tuned for how much we raised.

What was your favorite Taste of Wisco food?? Let us know in the comments! 👇