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Lutheran High School South (Newport)

Lutheran High School South is a parochial high school located in Newport, Michigan in Monroe County. It is governed by the Lutheran High School Association of Greater Detroit and is associated with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Its current enrollment is slightly less than 75. Lutheran High South was built with the express purpose of providing a quality Christian education to the high school students of Monroe County and southern Wayne county. It first welcomed 6 students in 2000 and has grown each year. The school is a college preparatory institution designed to help students succeed as they graduate and become a member of the work force or decide to continue their education with college studies.

The school is located on 40 acres just off of Telegraph Rd. The new building (2011) houses a complete science lab, a full furnished computer lab, and several classrooms in the academic wing. The gymnasium built in 2007 is home to many of the indoor events while Boys' and Girls' soccer games are played on the recently dedicated Garrabrant Field. Baseball games are played on Puchalsky Field. The school was built and designed with expansion in mind with the ability to easily add classrooms as well as additional athletic fields.

The school colors are navy and silver and the students are known as the Saints.

History

The first home of Detroit Lutheran High School was at 1000 West Grand Boulevard, and Rev. E.W. Anderson was the first principal. In 1951 the school moved to 5040 Joy Road in order to accommodate more students. Construction of Lutheran East and West began in 1956 and these schools opened in 1957. Lutheran North opened in 1972, Lutheran Northwest in 1978, and Lutheran Westland in 1986. The idea of a Lutheran High South was talked about as far back as the 1980s, even before the acquisition of Lutheran Westland. Lutheran South began as a 'portable' school being housed in several (need help with this wording) welcoming its first students. Construction on a gymnasium began in 2006 with the first athletic events being held the following February.