50th Anniversary Spring 2003

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Helen Craig
English Teacher
1977 to 1985
In the fall of 1977, I
walked on to the
Lutheran High School
Burbank Campus for the first time as a
teacher. The first person I met was Bob
McKinney who gave me a great big hug.
It made me wonder, “What kind of a
place is this?” It didn’t take long to find
out it was a warm, loving, hugging, and
Christ-centered campus. What a joy it
was to arrive each morning!
I have such wonderful memories from
those years. There was such a loving
relationship between the staff and the
students we had a lot of laughs,
learning, and love.
Being a sports fan, I enthusiastically
supported the LHS teams. One of the
best memories I have is of the year 1984.
The boy’s basketball team won the
Southern CIF championship.
However, the greatest gift I received
from LHS was being surrounded by a
Christian atmosphere. Whether in
chapel services or the classrooms, Christ
was the main focus.
To this day, I thank God for those
wonderful years. What a blessing they
have been to my family and me!
Anne Sorensen Bierling
Teacher, Counselor,
Assistant Principal
1989 to 1996
When I accepted my
first call to L.A. Lutheran
in 1989, I was warned
that the school was not
thriving. It had recently
downsized to 89 students, and the campus
consisted of some classrooms and portables. The principal was dying of cancer
and the pay was low. I was also warned
by many in the Midwest that I would
not thrive in Los Angeles. And yet the
minute I stepped on campus, I knew this
was exactly where God wanted me.
I was immediately impressed with the
faith and commitment of many of the
faculty members. They were there to
win hearts for Jesus, and they made
sacrifices on many levels to do so. The
campus was small, but the students were
close and the parents were friendly.
During the next 7 years, the school
endured hardships: the death of a
beloved principal, the stress of moving
and construction on a faithful new prin-
cipal, the transition to a new location,
financial burdens, and an onslaught of
natural disasters: earthquake, flooding
and fires. And yet through it all, it was
always apparent God's hand was working.
God continued to send faithful parents
and teachers who were willing to serve
and sacrifice. Unbeknownst to them,
every student was being prayed over by
a faculty member. Many coaches taught
the importance of running the REAL
race of life, and prayer groups, FCA, and
worship teams continued to grow.
Somehow when I resigned in 1996 to
have my first child I thought my
ministry at L.A. Lutheran was over, but
God definitely had other plans. My
husband Randy and I continue to be
very connected to many of the 19901996 grads, and in many ways feel this is
the most fruitful part of our ministry.
Because of the small size of the school,
relationships between students and
teachers do not end at graduation. Isn't
it interesting how God works? The very
aspect of the school I was warned about,
turned out to be what God used most…
Rev. John Perling
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
Board Chairman 1980’s
LOOKING BACK WITH JOY LOOKING FORWARD IN FAITH
BURBANK TO MISSION HILLS
When Charles Dickens wrote his
great book about London and Paris at
war (A Tale of Two Cities) his first
sentence could be just as accurate of Los
Angeles Lutheran High School during
these difficult years for truly it was “The
best of times and the worst of times.”
Being forced to leave the familiar and
ancestral habitat of east Inglewood due
to security concerns, we made a bid on a
rather ramshackle site in Burbank,
which had been used by the Sisters of
Mother Cabrini since before California
became a state. The ownership was not
with the Los Angeles diocese but directly
with the Pope in the Vatican. Only by
an act of grace the Pope was said to
affirm: “Give it to the Lutherans so it
may stay in the church.” Thus we
inherited the acreage upon which Los
Angeles Lutheran High spent a little
less than a decade.
Three major, and ultimately insurmountable obstacles, confronted us
from the beginning. First was that we
had left our basis of sponsoring congregations thus forfeiting a huge share of
our income; secondly we had “forced”
ourselves upon an area which felt no
ownership in the high school effort; and
third the sad fact that our busses
discharged young people on a campus
whose neighbors looked with great
dismay on their racial make-up. So
much for the “worst of times” upon
which our Board of Directors spent the
majority of their time.
Some of the
most beautiful
services were held
in the solemn, yet
inspiring confines
of the chapel,
which was the
center of campus
attention. The faculty was enhanced
with new members
complimenting
those who transferred from the former
campus. Academically superior students
continued to be produced. Sports,
drama intramural activities all augured
well for a well rounded educational basis
serving eager students who were sent on
their way after four years to higher
education facilities. Thus the “best of
times” was felt and experienced by
faculty, boards, and students alike.
Upon reflection it was not the
chairing or attending of Board sessions
that I remember---it was the checking
on possible sites for relocation when it
became obvious that we must move to a
new site. The choice was before the
Board: shall we exist on a campus for
four more years and be able to sell the
campus for the amount of debt we have
incurred or shall we sell now and have
enough money in the bank to make a
reasonable down payment on a new site
when it is found? I was determined to
follow the latter course.
Several “promising” sites presented
themselves. One by one they all failed
to meet our needs. We visited four sites
per week for months unable to find what
the Lord of His church had in mind for
us and finally accepted the offer from
Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church
in Mission Hills to use their campus
with portable classrooms and offices
until a final location would be found.
Many of us worked very hard and spent
hundreds of hours to produce something
for which none of us were pleased. It
was a stopgap at best, we felt. Little did
we know that the Lord had a place in
mind that was not quite ready yet!
Golden Honorees - Their Personal Reflections Golden Honorees...
LHS has a fascinating and rich history to which many have contributed. The following golden honoree memories are
personal reflections and do not necessarily represent the perspective of the school or other constituents.
Lowell Geocker
Teacher, Coach,
Assistant Principal
1970 to 1979
For me personally, the
first significant impact of
Lutheran-L.A. is that my wife, Kay
(Klenk) ‘63 graduated from LHS-LA
and her high school years obviously were
a success in Christian education. She
had a long commute to travel from the
San Fernando Valley, but always emphasized that it was worth it. Other graduates like Jim Young ‘64 and Ken Ebel ‘64
have always inspired me and impressed
me. I knew they went to a great high
school. My beloved and inspirational
college professor of sociology, Dr. Kupke
had taught at LHS-LA and I definitely
knew that LHS was a special place.
In 1970, God provided a call from
Luther South, Chicago to LHS-LA. I
was given the chance to innovate and
try new things in areas like sociology,
U.S. history, and teaching a black
history course. I could coach track at
one of the best schools in the country.
The quality of students and staff at the
school always inspired me to set high
standards for myself and attempt to
maintain the historically high standards
that had been established. Roland
Sylwester inspired me, Al Vorderstrasse
was a mentor, Jim Young was always
inspirational, Randy Lowe was
fascinating, Bob McKinney was a
mentor, and students like Lisa
Covington, Chip Benson, Philip
Kershner, Ken Roupe, Kevin Baker, Carl
Rehberg, Chris Richter, Mike Nagata,
Kevin Jackson, Jethro Collins, Bruce
and Bryan Lambert, Rich Reaser and so
many others I can’t begin to list them
all… What a joy to teach and coach at
LHS during the 1970’s.
The track teams in the 70’s were
awesome! What a great bunch of
athletes and people! To win eight league
championships and two state meet titles
was a thrilling run of successes. Chip
Benson’s world record in the triple jump
(48’ 10” as a 16 year old) at Arcadia
Relays was truly a thrilling experience
for him and for the school. However,
the best part of the team and individual
successes was the growth in people. Kids
grew as leaders, faithful followers of the
Lord, and knew how to pursue
excellence. They gained far more than
medals and trophies.
Lutheran High, Los Angeles has
always been about excellence–before I
got there, during my time there, and
after I left. What a history! Thanks for
the memories.
Elda Schutte
Guild Member,
Thrift Shop Manager
1960’s to 1990’s
Thank you so much
for asking me to share
some thoughts about my involvement in
Los Angeles Lutheran High School over
the past 40 years.
mind as I recall students, events, yearbooks, sports, chapel services in the
quad, and scores of other LHS happenings.
I remember our Olympic League and
CIF championships and my own
coaching track, cross country, baseball
and basketball teams. I am still in touch
with some of those fine young men.
I remember yearbook staffs and the
incredible jobs they did over and above
their exemplary class work. Editors,
writers, designers, photographers, sports
editors, finance people were all vital
elements in winning award after award
for our school. Some of them I see quite
often.
All the years volunteering at the shop
were happy times and very fulfilling. I
feel very strongly that Christian education
is very important, and that the LA area
is an extremely large mission field.
Congratulations on the Fiftieth!
Gerald F. Brommer
Teacher, Coach
1954 to 1975
My Lutheran High
experience spanned
twenty-one years, so
there are many memories that flood my
Jeff Bargman
Benefactor/Volunteer
Lynette Bargman
Robert Barnes
Teacher/Administrator (1969-77)
Ken Bauer
Fine Arts Chair (1985-present)
Anne (Sorensen) Bierling
Teacher/Counselor (1989-96)
Bud Bisbee
Music Director (1962-71)
Gerald Brommer
Art Teacher (1954-75)
Tom Butz
Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF)
David Cartwright
Board Member/Consultant (1980’s)
Keith Christiansen
Teacher/Chaplain/Dean (1983-88)
Waldo Cloeter
Teacher/Board Member (1980’s)
Skip Craig
Robert Hentz
Benefactor
Helen Craig
Benefactor/English Teacher (1977-85)
Lori Dobler
Bernie Koch
Stan Dobler
Teacher/Coach (1985-2001)
Robert Doering
Judi (Anderson) Earle ‘62
Volunteer/Thrift Shop Manager
Guild President/Food Service (1980’s)
Doris (Killingsworth) Ferrel ‘62
Guild President/Board Member
Alfred Freitag
Founding Principal/Superintendent (1953-71)
Lowell Goecker
Food Service/Volunteer (1980’s)
Helen Gulbranson
Sherri Snyder
Teacher/Coach (1976-present)
Thrift Store Manager/Bus Driver/Volunteer
Steve Snyder
In Memorium ~ March 22, 2003
Don Majer
Benefactor
Jake Marty
Benefactor
Teacher/Counselor (1980’s)
Don Tietjen
Lois Maston
Board Member (1960’s &1980’s)
Registrar/Librarian (1985-95)
Federated Lutheran Women/Benefactor
Teacher/Coach/Religion Chair (1970’s)
Barry Walter ’69
Board Member ( 1980’s/1990’s)
Jerry Wendt
‘64 Paw Prints staff
And many super art students who are
now university, high school and
elementary art teachers, graphic designers, muralists, writers of school art
curricula, crafts people, book designers
and illustrators, product designers,
illustrators of religious books and
magazines, and fine artists with major
shows to their names. Again, I see many
of them from time to time.
Very important to me were the
incredible Christmas and Spring
concerts held at Pepperdine University
and in our quad. The music was
absolutely first-rate, but what I recall
with great joy are the sets and scenery
designed, built and decorated by art
students as out-of-class activities. Many
of those people are still friends.
In the end, it is the community of
Christian students and teachers that has
moved out from the LHS experience
that is important. I cherish the
memories and the continuing friendships.
Dr. Freitag credits his fellow staff
members for helping him be the best
teacher possible. He commented, “God
was so good to have given us the best
qualified staff to help me those first years.”
As Phyllis Lechner, formerly Miss
Bunke states, " I believe the most
important quality in Dr. Freitag was his
strong Christian faith...his trust and
commitment to Jesus Christ made him
the best person possible to lead LHS
during its beginning years. He also had a
fine sense of humor. I will always treasure
the honor I was given to be one of the
first seven on the faculty of LHS."
Helga (Grabenhorst) McGinnis ’56
(LHS’s first valedictorian) remembers
the first time she met Mr. Freitag. It was
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6. Rev. Jim Young ‘64, one of many alumni who participated in
the worship service, delivers sermon. 7. Phyllis (Bunke) Lechner,
Alfred Freitag, Helga (Grabenhorst) McGinnis ‘56, and Gerald
Brommer. 8. Dale Wolfgram introduces Golden Honorees
Robert Hentz, Bob McKinney, Al Ludtke, Jake Marty, Jerry
Wendt, Tom Butz, Don Majer, Gerald Brommer, and Alfred
Freitag. Also honored was Don Tietjen. 9. LHS music students
lead dinner guests in closing hymn “O God, Our Help at
Lutheran High.” 10. Carole (Kuehnert) Gallagher ‘56 poses
with Mr. Brommer and her Brommer original.
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Golden Jubilee
Celebration
Cicada Restaurant, Downtown Los Angeles
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1965. Later during his years at LHS, he
often provided counsel to the founders of
other Christain high schools.
What do Lutheran High School
alumni and teachers remember when
they hear the name of Dr. Alfred Freitag?
As an alumna of that first class, I think
of the wonderful, God-fearing man who
did so much to help shape and mold our
lives. Dr. Freitag, LHS founding principal/superintendent and the dedicated,
inspiring, and enthusiastic first faculty
laid a firm foundation on which our
futures would be built. He still loves to
be in touch with his former students and
colleagues even after all these years. We
kid him about being long winded,
especially at our reunions!!!
Worship Service
Faith Lutheran Church, Inglewood
4. Christian Servant Alumnus of the Year Rachel
(Loesch) Klitzing ‘75 with classmates Dan Novak
‘75 and Gay France ‘75 5. Ernest Hamilton ‘69
as he accepts the Distinguished Alumnus of the
Year Award.
Florence Van Patten
Robert McKinney
‘56
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“Journey Trough10ththeAnnual
Decades”
Dinner & Auction
Stueve Family
Dr. Freitag: Man of God, Mentor of Students, Friend to All
By Carole (Kuehnert) Gallagher
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MaryJean Spallino
Dee Malousis
John Perling
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Volunteer
Board Member/Benefactor
1. Dr. Freitag visits with 1958 homecoming queen Sandy (Carrico)
Chung ‘58 2. Past homecoming queens Michelle (Gomez) Canel ‘89,
Peri Booth ‘87, Christina Hernandez ‘00, Diane (Neuman) Bray ‘78,
Ashley Parker ‘79, and Sandy (Carrico) Chung ‘58. 3. Alumni
Cheerleaders show their Lion Spirit. Sandy (Carrico) Chung ‘58,
Fran (Cummings) Sanders ‘82, Mary (Luening) Gill ‘82, Ashley
Parker ‘79, Daphne (Benson) Gowans ‘81, Susan (Baker) Hickman
‘82, Diane (Neuman) Bray ‘78 and Christina Hernandez ‘00.
Thrift Store Manager (1960-90’s)
Al Ludtke
Gene Oetting
Principal (1980’s)
Golden Anniversary
Celebrations
Revisited
...
Homecoming ‘02
Elda Schutte
English Teacher (1980’s)
Paul Ebel
Volunteer
Al Roth
Gene Koch
Teacher/AD/Coach (1985-2001)
Benefactor
David Petta
Benefactor/Board Member (1990’s)
Board Member (1980’s)
There is so much I could write about.
My son Jim, my youngest daughter
Marsha, and also my daughter-in-law
Ethel all graduated from Lutheran High.
My involvement with the Thrift Shop
goes back almost to the beginning. The
school had a very active guild that
operated the shops to help with the general fund as well as purchasing property
for future expansion. What started as a
day or two a week ended up a full time
volunteer job that included my mother
who did a lot of mending for the shop
and also my husband Bert, who did a lot
of repair work and pickups. There was
also a group of ladies that cut unusable
clothes into rags that were sold to
painters, etc. There were very few donations
that were absolutely not useable.
As part of Lutheran High’s fiftieth anniversary celebration fifty Golden
Honorees were selected to represent the many Christian servants who sacrificed to make Lutheran High a reality, including
the saints who have gone before us and now worship around the throne. The Golden Honorees have been recognized at events
throughout the celebration year. Some honorees respectfully declined public recognition.
Carole (Kuehnert) Gallagher ‘56, Helga (Grabenhorst)
McGinnis ’56, Dr. Alfred J. Freitag and Mrs. Phyllis
(Bunke) Lechner, at Golden Jubilee Celebration.
at Faith Lutheran School when he
addressed her class and encouraged them
to enjoy the wonderful experiences of
the new Walter A. Maier Lutheran High
School in Los Angeles. He did this for
many of the schools in the surrounding
areas, covering a lot of ground.
In January of 1953 my folks, Paul
Kuehnert (on the first board of directors), and my mother Margaret (the very
first Guild president and one of the
founders of the first thrift shop), often
invited Dr. Freitag to our home for
dinner, and helped to acquaint him with
other directors and lay leaders.
Some of the following are Dr. Freitag’s
favorite sayings: “The real blessings in
life are PEOPLE.” “God loves us always,
even though he knows us sooo well!!!”
“The guy worthwhile is the guy who can
smile, even when the joke is on him!”
In 1968 he took a sabbatical to
Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He
was a full-time professor at Pepperdine
University for 17 years. He was called to
Zion Lutheran Church in Glendale in
1971 and was minister there for approximately nine years while continuing to
teach at Pepperdine. After Zion, he
served at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Los Angeles where he helped the
congregation celebrate its centennial
anniversary.
Even now, at the age of 87, he is the
pastor of a small church in Rosemead,
California. Remarkably, with the passing
of so many years, it seems like the difference in age between ourselves and those
first teachers has grown very small. No
longer just mentors, they have become
our friends. We love Dr. Freitag for being
there for us. He enriched the lives of so
many students. May God bless him and
keep him as he continues in the service
of our Lord. He is truly a man of God, a
mentor of students, and a friend to all.
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Carole Kuehnert, 1956
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50th Anniversary Grand Finale Event
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Concert on the Green Alumni Reunion Concert & Picnic
Saturday, June 7, 2003
Concert Begins at 5:00 P.M.
9:00 A.M. Rehearsals for participating alumni
12:00 Noon Memorabilia Display & Tours of Campus
50th Anniversary video presentation
3:00 - 7:30 BBQ prepared by Music Boosters
3:15 - 4:30 Alumni Group Photos by Decade
5:00 P.M.
Concert Begins
Lutheran Hi-Lines/Lion Alumni News
Special 50th Anniversary Issue
Volume 18 Issue 2, Spring 2003
Los Angeles Lutheran Jr./Sr. High School
13570 Eldridge Avenue
Sylmar, Ca 91342
(818) 362-5861
Fax: (818) 367-0043
www.lalhs.org
His dedication to his values is clearly
reflected in his resume. He led LHS as
principal from 1953-1971. He received
his doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in
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Graphic Design By: Stacie Vaughan ‘95 of DSJ Printing, Inc.
Fine Arts Director Ken Bauer has a spectacular program planned.
Many alumni will return to perform with current LHS music
students. Be sure to bring a blanket/chair to sit on and a jacket just
in case it becomes cool.
Golden Honorees being honored include: Jeff & Lynette
Bargman, Robert Barnes, Ken Bauer, Anne Sorensen Bierling,
Skip & Helen Craig, Stan & Lori Dobler, Lois Matson, Dee
Malousis, and Elda Schutte.
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‘56
1956
Looking Back with Joy...
“Train up a child in the way he
should go and when he is old he will
not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6. It
was upon this passage that Lutheran
High was established and to this end
continues to touch young lives with
the gospel of Jesus Christ. Lutheran
High opened its doors for the first time
in 1953; however, it was as far back as
the 1930’s that the Federated
Lutheran Women and individuals
from surrounding congregations paved
the way to establish the first Lutheran
High School in Southern California.
By 1942, loyal Lutherans formed a
committee for Lutheran High and in
1943 the “Greater Los Angeles
Lutheran High School Association”
was a reality. Lutheran congregations,
from Los Angeles to as far away as
Redlands, along with the
Federated Lutheran Women were founding members of the new association.
In the spring of 1953 the name was
changed from “Greater Los Angeles
Lutheran High School Association” to
“Lutheran High School Association of
Southern California” and its members
numbered 25 congregations and two
associate members – the Federated
Lutheran Women and the Lutheran
Business and Professional Women.
In the late 1940’s, the property at
70th Street and 8th Avenue in Los
Angeles was purchased and phase one
of the first campus (office, classroom,
music and library building) was
dedicated on May 24, 1953. Walter A.
Maier Memorial Lutheran High School
was the name chosen for the school.
Dr. Walter A. Maier
(1893-1950) for whom the
school was originally named
was a Lutheran Hour radio
speaker and great Christian
trailblazer. He expressed a
strong desire for the presence
of a Lutheran high school in
Los Angeles. The original oil
portrait of Dr. Maier, which
was presented by his wife Mrs. Hulda Maier in
1954, hangs in our library.
‘53
1953
The first day of school,
September 14, 1953, began with 80
students in the 9th and 10th grades.
The first staff included Mr. Alfred
Freitag-principal, Mr. Robert Doering,
Mr. Alfred Vorderstrasse, Miss Phyllis
Bunke, Miss Alice Snow, Mr. Adam
Lautenschlager, Mr. George Zehnder,
and Mrs. Sunny Beck-secretary.
During the first weeks of school all
sorts of history-making decisions
were made by the first student body,
from the school’s colors – royal blue
and white to the school’s mascot –
Lions (winning over “Crusaders” and
“Tigers). Lutheran High was blessed to
have the love and service of
dedicated support groups including
the Federated Lutheran Women
(FLW), the Lutheran Business and
Professional Women (LBPW) and
LHS’s own auxiliaries-the Lutheran
Lion Athletic Club (LLAC) and the
Lutheran High Guild (LHG).These
organizations, made up of interested
parents and friends, gave much of
their time, energy, and resources to
help LHS however and whenever
possible.
The year
1956 marked the
graduation of the first
senior class, the first
junior/senior banquet,
the first “Paw Prints”
yearbook, and even
the first alumni gathering in July. It
was also the introductory year of the
Alma Mater, written by A. J. Freitag.
Booster Club members poured and turned many
pancakes and burgers over the years.
‘54
1954
The first bus service
transported students from the San
Fernando Valley. Eventually there
were as many as eight bus routes.
Some students were known to travel
as many as 100 miles round trip.
At homecoming a snake dance
was done to collect students to meet in the quad.
‘55
1955
The first issue of the
Trailblazer school paper (replacing the
L.H.S. News) was published in March
1955. The name Trailblazer was
selected as a reminder that Lutheran
High was a pioneering venture,
blazing the trail in Southern
California for other Lutheran High
Schools to follow–“O Send Out Thy
Light and Thy Truth, Let Them Lead
Me. Ps. 43:3.” was printed on the
masthead of each issue.
Before Phase II of
the building program
was completed a consecration rally was held
where prayer-pledges
were gathered and
sealed in the wall of
the new structure.
‘61
1961 The LHS Paw Prints yearbook and the Trailblazer newspaper
received many awards throughout the
years. The El Camino College
Yearbook Forum gave the Paw Prints
its top award and the National
Scholastic
Press
Association of the University of
Minnesota gave it a “first class” rating.
The Trailblazer, boasting a circulation
of 16,000, largest in the nation for a
high school newspaper, won the
Gallup Award, Quill and Scroll; First
Place, Edward A. Dickson Memorial
Award (UCLA); First Class Rating,
National Scholastic Press Association,
and first place “Coverage,” Los Angeles
City College.
The class of 1961 for its senior class
gift commissioned the “We Witness
Now” mural by Gerald Brommer.
‘62
1962 The Guild opened its first
thrift shop in the early 1960s.
Dedicated and hardworking
Guild members and their families operated as many
as four shops at one time, providing hundreds of
thousands of dollars for the cause of Lutheran High
over the years.
‘63
1963
The football team, under
coach Gene Oetting, won the school’s
very first CIF (SS-Small Schools)
Championship. The year before the
football team was runner-up.
Literally jumping for
joy, Mike Law ‘64, AllCIF center, raises the
game ball toward heaven, as Mr. Ebel presents
coaches Oetting and
Edwards with the CIF
SS Championship trophy.
‘68
1968 Mr. Freitag took a sabbatical ‘78
1978
at Concordia Seminary fall 1968; Rev.
Richard Meyer served as Deputy
Superintendent; Gene Oetting as
Principal.
‘70
1970
The annual Edith Dibble
Perpetual Science Fund and the Clara
Schmidt Scholarships for LHS seniors
were established.
‘64
1964 The baseball team, under
coach Bob Doering, won its first CIF
1-A Championship.
‘65
1965 The varsity baseball team,
under coach Doering, captured its
second consecutive CIF 1-A Championship. Rodney Poteete ‘65 won the
1965 CIF record for the most strikeouts-205 in a season as well as named
CIF’s 1-A All-time Baseball Player of
the year for both 1964 and 1965.
‘66
1966 The boys basketball team,
under coach Ed Wieshan, won the
1966 CIF 1-A championship. This
same year, all five starters of the LHS
1984 CIF championship basketball
team were born.
‘67
1967 The boys varsity sports won
three Olympic League championships–
in football, basketball and baseball.
The Baseball team, under coach Lyle
Beecher, won the CIF 1-A
Championship – LHS’s third CIF
baseball championship in four years.
The enrollment peaked at approximately 652 students. LHS entered the
computer age. The
new locker and shower rooms, Phase III of
the building program,
were dedicated.
‘Lake Lutheran’ Offers
Water Thrills, Spills - Of
the many opportunities
offered at Lutheran High,
that of playing on “Lake
Lutheran,” the football field,
was exceptionally noteable.
The Melody Makers appeared on the Andy
Griffith Show, “Headmaster.”
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1971
Rev. Richard Meyer was
appointed superintendent.
‘72
1972 The decline in enrollment
began. Campus relocation was considered
and a search for a new location began.
1973
The baseball team under Coach Jim
Young ‘64 won the CIF 1-A
Championship.
Bob Goodyear ’73 was
named CIF 1-A All-time
Player of the Year and was
the CIF 1-A record holder
for career wins, perfect season, shutouts, and no-hitters
‘76
1976 The Guild began its Thrift
Shop Financial Grant Program for
tuition assistance.
‘77
1977 Lutheran High moved from
In the 70’s LHS track
teams, under coach Lowell Goecker,
won 8 league titles and two consecutive CIF 1-A
championships
in 1977 and
1978. The girls
track team,
under coach
Cheryl Rieck,
won the CIF 1-A title
in 1977.
On occasion Hollywood movie
companies used the LHS campus for
TV and movie sets. A food service
program was started. The cafeteria was
called the “Lions’ Den” and was
successfully run by Gene and Bernie
Koch.
Helen and George ‘Skip’ Craig
established the Mary Wester
Scholarship Fund to provide tuition
assistance for LHS students and the
Helen Craig Award for an outstanding
LHS graduate in English.
‘83
1983 LHS expanded into a junior
high school, adding grades seven and
eight. A film crew from the Lutheran
Hour came to the LHS campus to film
“And the Fourth Commandment is
Love” which aired on KNBC.
‘84
1984 The boys varsity basketball
team, under coach Bob Dueker, won
the CIF 1-A Basketball Championship.
was the site for the 1979 Harlem
Globetrotters tryouts and training
camp. Other campus uses included
Marriage Encounter weekend retreats,
‘80
1980 LHS held its First Annual
Car Show “Concours d’Elegance”.
‘82
1982
The year 1982 marked
LHS’s 30th anniversary. Students
celebrated the school’s 30-year
heritage and paid tribute to LHS’s first
teacher, Mr. Vorderstrasse aka Mr. V
with the homecoming theme: “LHS
from A to V.”
Cheryl Rieck: Teacher,
Coach, Principal (1974 - 1991) passed
away on February 22, 1991. Dale
Wolfgram was called to the position of
principal in March. LHS began the
1991-92 school year on its new permanent campus in Sylmar.
‘92
1992
The new library on the
Sylmar campus, sponsored by the LHS
Guild, was dedicated “The Staben
Library” in loving memory of longtime
Guild member and Thrift Shop
Manager, Irma Staben. LHS held its
first Annual Dinner & Auction
“Spirit of the West”. LHS’s 11th
Annual Dinner & Auction “Under
the Harvest Moon” is set for
November 8, 2003.
Marty Luening
(center),
former
board member and
longtime volunteer,
was an ardent supporter of LHS’s
annual dinner and auction. Wife Mary Luening
and Lynette Bargman also enjoy the bidding.
‘79
1979 The LHS Burbank campus
and other
retreats and seminars. Remember the
“What’s a foot?” campaign?
‘91
1991
‘94
1994
LHS was spared major
damage from the 6.8 magnitude
Northridge earthquake.
‘95
1995
LHS was named the
Christus Award recipient by the
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in
both 1995 and 1999 for its commitment
to a Christ-centered mission statement,
a strong staff development and
operative school improvement plan, a
curriculum of high quality, and its role
as a mission agency.
The “We Witness Now”
Mural by Gerald Brommer
was moved from its original location in L.A. to its
new home on the Sylmar Campus by 1962 grads
Bill Basner & Nyle Schaffhauser.
‘96
1996 The number participating
in the music program grew to half the
student body. LHS music parents
formed a Music Boosters organization.
Mountain Festival of Music. The first
issue of the Lion Alumni News was
published, under alumni editor Donna
Schoessow ‘60. The LCEF (Lutheran
Church Extension Fund), LCMSPacific Southwest District, association
churches, and generous individuals all
played a part in decreasing the
school’s debt load from $3.5 to $1.2
million.
‘98
1998
Donations in excess of
$25,000 were received to start an
endowment for student scholarships
and capital improvements. Following
the recommendation of a WASC
accreditation team, a revised mission
statement was adopted: We share
Christ, disciple Christian believers,
and education students for college
and life.
‘00
2000 LHS offered its first college
course–Western Civilization on
campus through the CUENET
(Concordia University Education
Network). A generous Lutheran
Brotherhood Foundation grant
from sacred music to jazz, dixieland,
classical and show tunes, the groups
captured awards from Orange County
to San Francisco.
‘02/‘03
2002/2003 September 4, 2002
marked the beginning of the 50th
consecutive school year of LHS.
Anniversary celebration events
throughout the 2002-2003 school year
included a special homecoming,
“Journey Through the Decades” 10th
Annual Dinner & Auction, Christmas
concert, worship service at Faith
Lutheran Church, Inglewood, Golden
Jubilee Celebration dinner at Cicada
Restaurant, Downtown Los Angeles, a
golf tournament at the Cascades Golf
Club in Sylmar, and will culminate
with the Concert on the Green
Reunion Concert on June 7, 2003. A
50th Anniversary video “Looking
Back with Joy” premiered at the
Golden Jubilee dinner. LHS students
created a special 50th Anniversary/50Year yearbook. Copies of both the
video and yearbook will be available
for sale at the Finale Anniversary
Al 'Lud-dog' Ludtke
Teacher, Coach
1973 to present
I remember the
1970’s… The quad
where we had chapel,
pep rallies, lunch and
assemblies or any
presentation… Music then; music
now… A school with varsity and jv
football, volleyball, basketball,
baseball, track and tennis, freshman
basketball and soccer.... The Friday
night coronation pageants in
Inglewood, Burbank and Sylmar...
The Order of the Silver Ring with
Bob McKinney... Ten track championships of Olympic League mainly
under Coach Lowell Goecker... 1975
CIF football runner-up under Coach
Robert Holliday, including a
televised (channel 4) quarterfinal
with Joan (Harmelin) Cunningham
’76 interviewing athletic director
Robert Doering during half time... A
faculty/administration that offered
Roland Sylwester, Alfred Vorderstrasse,
Gerald Brommer, Lowell Goecker,
Jim Young ‘64, Bob Dueker, Nelene
(Hiepler) Fox ’70, Bob McKinney,
Jake Marty, Bob Barnes, Cheryl
Rieck, the Tirmenstreins, among
others... Touring Villa Cabrini before
the big move.
The 1980’s… The “What’s-A-Foot?”
campaign to financially save the
school... The huge chancel banner of
the three articles to the Apostle’s
Creed that the entire student body
worked on under the guidance of Mr.
Roland Sylvester... The “Big Four”
administrators of 1980-81... The new
faculty of 1983-84 which included
Rev. Keith Christiansen, Al Staie,
Steve Rauch, Sharon Komar, Steve
Borth, Dee Malousis, Dottie O’Mara,
and Kim Witte... LHS’s first junior
high 1983-84 and shuttling down
Glenoaks for classes at the
Presbyterian church... 1984 CIF
champions in basketball at the
Sports Arena.... The first official
football/soccer field with a track for
HOME games starting in 1980-81...
The 1986 homecoming football
victory of LAB.
The 1990’s... A faculty and
administration that offered Ken
Bauer, Anne (Sorensen) Bierling,
Lois Maston, Dale Wolfgram,
Howard Freudenberg, Susan (Horn)
Jardim ’81, Barb (Klatt) Rittenhouse,
Pastor Jon Imme, Laurena (Petta)
Townsend ’87, Stan and Lori (Holy)
Dobler, Perry Miller, and Lisa
Flaxbeard... The plays You Can’t Take
It with You, Once Upon
a Mattress, Peter Pan
and Journey’s End... A
student body of under
100 for three years that
had to “build” or
borrow everything...
Friendships between
teachers and students…
‘85
1985
1
985
Varsity Cheerleaders, lead
by coach Lesa
Strickland, won
11th place in the
n a t i o n
at the National
Cheerleading
Association
(NCA) National
High School Championships.
‘86
1986 LHS moved from Burbank
Los Angeles to the
Villa Cabrini campus,
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
in Burbank between
semesters of the 197677 school year.
to Mission Hills
Chapel of the Cross
Campus until a new
permanent location
could be found.
Mr. Roland Sylwester’s
famous sketch of the bell tower
at the Villa Cabrini campus.
1987 The Guild created the
Guild Scholarship for LHS graduates
studying for full-time church work.
LHS established the annual
Alumnus of the Year Award. In 2001
the award expanded into two– the
Distinguished and Christian Servant
Alumni Awards.
‘93
1993
LHS students, under the
direction of Ken Bauer, successfully
produced the wonderfully youthful
production of Peter Pan. A tremendous
amount of “sweat equity” by dedicated
students and volunteers was spent in
the refurbishment of the auditorium
stage and lighting for the production.
‘97
1997 The softball team, under
coach Lori Dobler, won 7 consecutive
Heritage League titles and held the
record for the second longest league
winning streak in CIF-SS history with
68 wins. Coach Lori Dobler was named
the Heritage Coach of Year 7 times
during her LHS softball coaching career.
provided the funding for the distance
learning video conferencing equipment.
College Composition was also offered
on campus that year in conjunction
with L.A. Mission College. The
Partner in Ministry Award was
inaugurated at the 9th Annual Dinner
and Auction; the first recipients were
Jeff & Lynette Bargman.
‘01
2001 The varsity football team
reached the semi-finals in the CIF 8man football playoffs. The music
department, under the direction of
Ken Bauer, grew to four bands and
three choirs. Performing everything
“Senior Square” at the Mission Hills Campus
The first annual Concert on the
Green was held. LHS musical groups
won first place awards and superior
ratings in many competitions, including the Sweepstakes Trophy won by
the Pride Band in the Magic
event on June
7th. The school year also marked
Alvin “Luddog” Ludtke’s 30th
consecutive year at LHS – the only
LHS teacher to teach at all four LHS
campus locations. The school successfully completed another accreditation
process. From the early years to the
present LHS has been an accredited
institution. Solar panels were installed
to help the environment and lower
electrical costs. The construction of
two new classrooms to house the
distance learning and computer labs
will be completed soon. The end of
our 50th year will see the number of
LHS graduates/alumni exceed 3,500.
Lutheran High School, an Instrument of God's Love
By Dale Wolfgram, Executive Director
When you stop to reflect on your
life, what stands out the most? Is it
your great successes; those times
when you were at your best? Did you
believe that somehow God loved you
more because you were doing so well?
Is it the times when you messed up
the most, when you were at your
worst? Did you believe that you were
too bad for God to forgive? Is it
friendships or relationships developed along the way? Each person has
different memories that flash across
the screen of his/her life.
So it is with us at Lutheran High as
well. Sometimes we have had great
success with athletics. Sometimes
the successes have come from music.
At other times the spiritual life of the
school was at a mountaintop level.
Sometimes we have taken our eyes
off the goal and stumbled badly.
Through it all, God’s grace has sustained the school and His work has
been done. Relationships have
grown and been shaped and molded
by the love of God. Faith has been
nurtured and strengthened. Minds
have been challenged and spirits
touched by the Spirit of God.
That is what Lutheran High is
about. It isn’t just about academics or
sports, or fine arts, or even friends. It
is about being touched by the hand
of God. It is about seeing His face. It
is about feeling His forgiveness and
living in His strength. For fifty years
this has been our goal. Our hope is
that we can continue to be the
instrument of God’s love educating
young lives for years to come.
Looking Forward in Faith...
‘56
1956
Dr. Walter A. Maier
‘53
1953
possible.
The year
1956 marked the
yearbook, and even
‘54
1954
‘55
1955
Before Phase II of
were gathered and
the new structure.
‘61
Scholastic
Press
City College.
‘62
over the years.
‘63
1963
coaches Oetting and
‘68
1978
Principal.
‘70
1970
were established.
‘64
1-A Championship.
‘65
‘66
team were born.
‘67
computer age. The
were dedicated.
‘71
1971
‘72
1973
Championship.
‘76
tuition assistance.
‘77
championships
in 1977 and
1978. The girls
track team,
under coach
Cheryl Rieck,
in 1977.
Koch.
‘83
‘84
‘80
‘82
1982
from A to V.”
‘92
1992
November 8, 2003.
Marty Luening
(center),
former
board member and
longtime volunteer,
‘79
and other
‘91
1991
‘94
1994
‘95
1995
LHS was named the
‘96
million.
‘98
1998
and life.
‘00
to San Francisco.
‘02/‘03
2002/2003 September 4, 2002
Al 'Lud-dog' Ludtke
Teacher, Coach
1973 to present
I remember the
assemblies or any
the big move.
victory of LAB.
Friendships between
‘85
1985
1
985
by coach Lesa
Strickland, won
11th place in the
n a t i o n
at the National
Cheerleading
Association
(NCA) National
‘86
Los Angeles to the
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
in Burbank between
to Mission Hills
Chapel of the Cross
Campus until a new
permanent location
could be found.
Alumni Awards.
‘93
1993
‘97
‘01
event on June
‘56
1956
Dr. Walter A. Maier
‘53
1953
possible.
The year
1956 marked the
yearbook, and even
‘54
1954
‘55
1955
Before Phase II of
were gathered and
the new structure.
‘61
Scholastic
Press
City College.
‘62
over the years.
‘63
1963
coaches Oetting and
‘68
1978
Principal.
‘70
1970
were established.
‘64
1-A Championship.
‘65
‘66
team were born.
‘67
computer age. The
were dedicated.
‘71
1971
‘72
1973
Championship.
‘76
tuition assistance.
‘77
championships
in 1977 and
1978. The girls
track team,
under coach
Cheryl Rieck,
in 1977.
Koch.
‘83
‘84
‘80
‘82
1982
from A to V.”
‘92
1992
November 8, 2003.
Marty Luening
(center),
former
board member and
longtime volunteer,
‘79
and other
‘91
1991
‘94
1994
‘95
1995
LHS was named the
‘96
million.
‘98
1998
and life.
‘00
to San Francisco.
‘02/‘03
2002/2003 September 4, 2002
Al 'Lud-dog' Ludtke
Teacher, Coach
1973 to present
I remember the
assemblies or any
the big move.
victory of LAB.
Friendships between
‘85
1985
1
985
by coach Lesa
Strickland, won
11th place in the
n a t i o n
at the National
Cheerleading
Association
(NCA) National
‘86
Los Angeles to the
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
in Burbank between
to Mission Hills
Chapel of the Cross
Campus until a new
permanent location
could be found.
Alumni Awards.
‘93
1993
‘97
‘01
event on June
‘56
1956
Dr. Walter A. Maier
‘53
1953
possible.
The year
1956 marked the
yearbook, and even
‘54
1954
‘55
1955
Before Phase II of
were gathered and
the new structure.
‘61
Scholastic
Press
City College.
‘62
over the years.
‘63
1963
coaches Oetting and
‘68
1978
Principal.
‘70
1970
were established.
‘64
1-A Championship.
‘65
‘66
team were born.
‘67
computer age. The
were dedicated.
‘71
1971
‘72
1973
Championship.
‘76
tuition assistance.
‘77
championships
in 1977 and
1978. The girls
track team,
under coach
Cheryl Rieck,
in 1977.
Koch.
‘83
‘84
‘80
‘82
1982
from A to V.”
‘92
1992
November 8, 2003.
Marty Luening
(center),
former
board member and
longtime volunteer,
‘79
and other
‘91
1991
‘94
1994
‘95
1995
LHS was named the
‘96
million.
‘98
1998
and life.
‘00
to San Francisco.
‘02/‘03
2002/2003 September 4, 2002
Al 'Lud-dog' Ludtke
Teacher, Coach
1973 to present
I remember the
assemblies or any
the big move.
victory of LAB.
Friendships between
‘85
1985
1
985
by coach Lesa
Strickland, won
11th place in the
n a t i o n
at the National
Cheerleading
Association
(NCA) National
‘86
Los Angeles to the
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
in Burbank between
to Mission Hills
Chapel of the Cross
Campus until a new
permanent location
could be found.
Alumni Awards.
‘93
1993
‘97
‘01
event on June
Helen Craig
English Teacher
1977 to 1985
walked on to the
learning, and love.
was the main focus.
Teacher, Counselor,
Assistant Principal
1989 to 1996
When I accepted my
Rev. John Perling
less than a decade.
Some of the
most beautiful
services were held
in the solemn, yet
inspiring confines
of the chapel,
which was the
center of campus
with new members
complimenting
Lowell Geocker
Teacher, Coach,
Assistant Principal
1970 to 1979
the memories.
Elda Schutte
Guild Member,
Thrift Shop Manager
1960’s to 1990’s
Thank you so much
the past 40 years.
often.
Gerald F. Brommer
Teacher, Coach
1954 to 1975
My Lutheran High
experience spanned
Jeff Bargman
Lynette Bargman
Robert Barnes
Ken Bauer
Bud Bisbee
Gerald Brommer
Tom Butz
David Cartwright
Keith Christiansen
Waldo Cloeter
Skip Craig
Robert Hentz
Benefactor
Helen Craig
Lori Dobler
Bernie Koch
Stan Dobler
Robert Doering
Alfred Freitag
Lowell Goecker
Helen Gulbranson
Sherri Snyder
Steve Snyder
Don Majer
Benefactor
Jake Marty
Benefactor
Don Tietjen
Lois Maston
Barry Walter ’69
Jerry Wendt
4
5
Golden Jubilee
Celebration
6
Worship Service
Year Award.
Florence Van Patten
Robert McKinney
‘56
3
Decades”
Dinner & Auction
Stueve Family
2
MaryJean Spallino
Dee Malousis
John Perling
1
Volunteer
Al Ludtke
Gene Oetting
Golden Anniversary
Celebrations
Revisited
...
Homecoming ‘02
Elda Schutte
Paul Ebel
Volunteer
Al Roth
Gene Koch
Benefactor
David Petta
anniversary.
7
9
10
5:00 P.M.
Concert Begins
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Fax: (818) 367-0043
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Helen Craig
English Teacher
1977 to 1985
walked on to the
learning, and love.
was the main focus.
Teacher, Counselor,
Assistant Principal
1989 to 1996
When I accepted my
Rev. John Perling
less than a decade.
Some of the
most beautiful
services were held
in the solemn, yet
inspiring confines
of the chapel,
which was the
center of campus
with new members
complimenting
Lowell Geocker
Teacher, Coach,
Assistant Principal
1970 to 1979
the memories.
Elda Schutte
Guild Member,
Thrift Shop Manager
1960’s to 1990’s
Thank you so much
the past 40 years.
often.
Gerald F. Brommer
Teacher, Coach
1954 to 1975
My Lutheran High
experience spanned
Jeff Bargman
Lynette Bargman
Robert Barnes
Ken Bauer
Bud Bisbee
Gerald Brommer
Tom Butz
David Cartwright
Keith Christiansen
Waldo Cloeter
Skip Craig
Robert Hentz
Benefactor
Helen Craig
Lori Dobler
Bernie Koch
Stan Dobler
Robert Doering
Alfred Freitag
Lowell Goecker
Helen Gulbranson
Sherri Snyder
Steve Snyder
Don Majer
Benefactor
Jake Marty
Benefactor
Don Tietjen
Lois Maston
Barry Walter ’69
Jerry Wendt
4
5
Golden Jubilee
Celebration
6
Worship Service
Year Award.
Florence Van Patten
Robert McKinney
‘56
3
Decades”
Dinner & Auction
Stueve Family
2
MaryJean Spallino
Dee Malousis
John Perling
1
Volunteer
Al Ludtke
Gene Oetting
Golden Anniversary
Celebrations
Revisited
...
Homecoming ‘02
Elda Schutte
Paul Ebel
Volunteer
Al Roth
Gene Koch
Benefactor
David Petta
anniversary.
7
9
10
5:00 P.M.
Concert Begins
Sylmar, Ca 91342
(818) 362-5861
Fax: (818) 367-0043
www.lalhs.org
8
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Mission Hills CA
PERMIT NO. 336
Helen Craig
English Teacher
1977 to 1985
walked on to the
learning, and love.
was the main focus.
Teacher, Counselor,
Assistant Principal
1989 to 1996
When I accepted my
Rev. John Perling
less than a decade.
Some of the
most beautiful
services were held
in the solemn, yet
inspiring confines
of the chapel,
which was the
center of campus
with new members
complimenting
Lowell Geocker
Teacher, Coach,
Assistant Principal
1970 to 1979
the memories.
Elda Schutte
Guild Member,
Thrift Shop Manager
1960’s to 1990’s
Thank you so much
the past 40 years.
often.
Gerald F. Brommer
Teacher, Coach
1954 to 1975
My Lutheran High
experience spanned
Jeff Bargman
Lynette Bargman
Robert Barnes
Ken Bauer
Bud Bisbee
Gerald Brommer
Tom Butz
David Cartwright
Keith Christiansen
Waldo Cloeter
Skip Craig
Robert Hentz
Benefactor
Helen Craig
Lori Dobler
Bernie Koch
Stan Dobler
Robert Doering
Alfred Freitag
Lowell Goecker
Helen Gulbranson
Sherri Snyder
Steve Snyder
Don Majer
Benefactor
Jake Marty
Benefactor
Don Tietjen
Lois Maston
Barry Walter ’69
Jerry Wendt
4
5
Golden Jubilee
Celebration
6
Worship Service
Year Award.
Florence Van Patten
Robert McKinney
‘56
3
Decades”
Dinner & Auction
Stueve Family
2
MaryJean Spallino
Dee Malousis
John Perling
1
Volunteer
Al Ludtke
Gene Oetting
Golden Anniversary
Celebrations
Revisited
...
Homecoming ‘02
Elda Schutte
Paul Ebel
Volunteer
Al Roth
Gene Koch
Benefactor
David Petta
anniversary.
7
9
10
5:00 P.M.
Concert Begins
Sylmar, Ca 91342
(818) 362-5861
Fax: (818) 367-0043
www.lalhs.org
8
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Mission Hills CA
PERMIT NO. 336
‘56
1956
Dr. Walter A. Maier
‘53
1953
possible.
The year
1956 marked the
yearbook, and even
‘54
1954
‘55
1955
Before Phase II of
were gathered and
the new structure.
‘61
Scholastic
Press
City College.
‘62
over the years.
‘63
1963
coaches Oetting and
‘68
1978
Principal.
‘70
1970
were established.
‘64
1-A Championship.
‘65
‘66
team were born.
‘67
computer age. The
were dedicated.
‘71
1971
‘72
1973
Championship.
‘76
tuition assistance.
‘77
championships
in 1977 and
1978. The girls
track team,
under coach
Cheryl Rieck,
in 1977.
Koch.
‘83
‘84
‘80
‘82
1982
from A to V.”
‘92
1992
November 8, 2003.
Marty Luening
(center),
former
board member and
longtime volunteer,
‘79
and other
‘91
1991
‘94
1994
‘95
1995
LHS was named the
‘96
million.
‘98
1998
and life.
‘00
to San Francisco.
‘02/‘03
2002/2003 September 4, 2002
Al 'Lud-dog' Ludtke
Teacher, Coach
1973 to present
I remember the
assemblies or any
the big move.
victory of LAB.
Friendships between
‘85
1985
1
985
by coach Lesa
Strickland, won
11th place in the
n a t i o n
at the National
Cheerleading
Association
(NCA) National
‘86
Los Angeles to the
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
in Burbank between
to Mission Hills
Chapel of the Cross
Campus until a new
permanent location
could be found.
Alumni Awards.
‘93
1993
‘97
‘01
event on June
Helen Craig
English Teacher
1977 to 1985
walked on to the
learning, and love.
was the main focus.
Teacher, Counselor,
Assistant Principal
1989 to 1996
When I accepted my
Rev. John Perling
less than a decade.
Some of the
most beautiful
services were held
in the solemn, yet
inspiring confines
of the chapel,
which was the
center of campus
with new members
complimenting
Lowell Geocker
Teacher, Coach,
Assistant Principal
1970 to 1979
the memories.
Elda Schutte
Guild Member,
Thrift Shop Manager
1960’s to 1990’s
Thank you so much
the past 40 years.
often.
Gerald F. Brommer
Teacher, Coach
1954 to 1975
My Lutheran High
experience spanned
Jeff Bargman
Lynette Bargman
Robert Barnes
Ken Bauer
Bud Bisbee
Gerald Brommer
Tom Butz
David Cartwright
Keith Christiansen
Waldo Cloeter
Skip Craig
Robert Hentz
Benefactor
Helen Craig
Lori Dobler
Bernie Koch
Stan Dobler
Robert Doering
Alfred Freitag
Lowell Goecker
Helen Gulbranson
Sherri Snyder
Steve Snyder
Don Majer
Benefactor
Jake Marty
Benefactor
Don Tietjen
Lois Maston
Barry Walter ’69
Jerry Wendt
4
5
Golden Jubilee
Celebration
6
Worship Service
Year Award.
Florence Van Patten
Robert McKinney
‘56
3
Decades”
Dinner & Auction
Stueve Family
2
MaryJean Spallino
Dee Malousis
John Perling
1
Volunteer
Al Ludtke
Gene Oetting
Golden Anniversary
Celebrations
Revisited
...
Homecoming ‘02
Elda Schutte
Paul Ebel
Volunteer
Al Roth
Gene Koch
Benefactor
David Petta
anniversary.
7
9
10
5:00 P.M.
Concert Begins
Sylmar, Ca 91342
(818) 362-5861
Fax: (818) 367-0043
www.lalhs.org
8
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Mission Hills CA
PERMIT NO. 336

50th Anniversary Spring 2003

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