Student Life
While we excel at academics, First Lutheran School strives to be well-rounded in every way, to nurture the whole child. We call this “ministry in motion”— teaching through doing.
Some of the rich variety of experiences we offer:
- Classroom buddies (upper grades buddy up with lower grades)
- Service projects to nurture faith, such as setting up the school for other functions
- Lutheran Schools Week—a weeklong celebration of Lutheran Schools each spring
- Drama Club
- Geography Bee
- Spelling Bee
- Science Fair
- Read-a-Thon
- Jump-a-Thon
- Math-a-Thon
- Book Fairs
- Grandparent’s Day
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Accelerated Reader
- Spring Musical
- Fantasy of Trees
- 6th grade outdoor education week at River Ridge
- 7th grade overnight trip to Nashville, Tennessee’s capital
- 8th grade 4-day trip to Washington, DC