Lakeside Lutheran Bowling qualifies for state championships March 3-5

For the first time in program history, the Lakeside varsity boys club bowling team has qualified to compete in the Bowling Centers Association of Wisconsin (BCAW)-sponsored High School Bowling Club State Championships. In addition, junior Christian Collins and sophomore Caleb Studnicka have qualified to compete in the singles portion of the state level event. They are the second and third players in program history to qualify for individual competition.

BCAW splits the state into 14 districts composed of nearly 200 high school teams from across Wisconsin. In Division II, Lakeside placed third out of eight teams in District 6, which qualified them for state. Collins placed eighth out of 73 boys. Both the team and singles competition will take place at Dale’s Weston Lanes near Wausau from March 3-5.

“Qualifying for state has been a goal for the boys team for a few years now and we are quite proud the guys made it happen,” said Coach Rich Parkhurst. Last season they missed the qualifying spot by a slim margin, and this year they won by a slim margin, defeating Watertown Luther Prep in a tie-breaker match to finish the season. The starting five included senior Manuel Iglesias, Watertown;  junior Christian Collins, Lake Mills;  junior Aaron Hirsch, Johnson Creek; sophomore Caleb Studnicka, Sun Prairie; and freshman Garret Parkhurst, Johnson Creek.

To determine state qualifiers, club teams bowl nine-game matches Baker Style—five players in each game, with each bowler assigned two frames in the game. The team that wins at least 5 of those games scores a match point. Teams are then ranked in the district by the total number of match wins earned during the season. This year the LLHS boys had an 8-5-1 record. From an individual perspective, each meet allows players to bowl up to 36 frames. Individual bowlers are ranked by their fill percentage (when a strike or spare is achieved vs an open frame) and the top 8 boys and 4 girls advance to the state singles competition. Collins ended the year with an 81.77% fill rate across 225 frames bowled.

Coach Tom Horn emphasized the importance of the team’s performance in the second half of the season. “I always talk about how important it is to make our spares and fill frames. Each match we challenge ourselves to make all single pin spares and if someone misses we pick them up as a team! Each match in the second half of the season was over average. To put an exclamation point on his individual performance this year, Christian tossed two strikes in the 10^th frame for a razor thin final game win in the match with Luther Prep.”

At the state tournament, the team begins with a 15-game qualifying set on Saturday. The top five teams move on to the semi-final step-ladder Saturday night. The singles bowlers begin with a three game qualifier on Friday afternoon. The top 25% of singles bowl in a semi-final round Saturday. The top five singles finalists bowl a step-ladder format and top two teams bowl head-to-head in the finals competition on Sunday.

In its fourth year, the Warrior 2022-23 bowling club consists of a varsity boys team, a varsity girls team, and two JV teams. The girls team co-opted with three girls from Watertown High School to complete its seven-player varsity roster this year. 

For the first time in program history, the Lakeside Lutheran boys club bowling team has qualified to compete in the Bowling Centers Association of Wisconsin-sponsored High School Bowling Club State Championships. The entire team, in back, from left, Garret Parkhurst, Zach Erickson, Caleb Bittorf, Christian Collins, Nathan Walker, Manuel Iglesias, coach Tom Horn. 2nd row: Elijah Grow. 3rd row: Aaron Hirsch. In front: Caleb Studnicka.

FFA Week Preview

To celebrate, FFA Week from Feb. 18-25. members shared information about what they’ve done over the past year and are celebrating the seniors who have played such a key role in the chapter. Membership in the Lakeside FFA is open to any student with interests in careers related to agriculture and technical education. Lakeside Lutheran courses offered include Agriculture Survey, CAD 1 & 2, Construction Trades, Metals, Small Engines, Woods 1, 2 & 3, Advanced Career Tech and Youth Apprenticeship.

FFA Opportunities to Lead and Serve

by Lily York, ’23 

Whether at the local, state, or national level, the Lakeside Lutheran FFA allows its members to excel as leaders. Last June in Madison, Paige Lester, Elizabeth Gunst and Allen Lester attended the State FFA Convention to witness state FFA awards and serve in the Courtesy Corp. The officer team stayed at Camp Phillip in Wautoma to plan the year. In October, Emma Wiedenfeld, Allen Lester, and Paige Lester met with other officers from Section 10 at the Fall Leadership Workshop in East Troy. Sharing a house with Cambridge FFA, 11 members traveled to Indianapolis for the National FFA Convention in October: Camryn Gilmore, Jesse Gilmore, Allen Lester, Hank Goessling, Paige Lester, Vivian Stahl, Mara Skalitzky, Tessa Schmocker, Emma Wiedenfeldl, Elana Litherland, and Lily York. Our thanks to Heather and Bryan Lester for driving and chaperoning and to the Lakeside FFA Alumni and numerous donors in funding this trip. Both Emma Hertel and Natalie Clark attended the Half-Time Conference in Stevens Point to hear ideas for chapter activities. In October, both Trent Schlender and Owen Fleming were at UW-River Falls with other freshmen FFA members from across Wisconsin at the F.I.R.E. conference. Thanks to a generous donation from Corn Growers of Wisconsin, in early February, students Jesse Gilmore, Camryn Gilmore, Hank Goessling, Paige Lester, Allen Lester, Tessa Schmocker, Owen Fleming, Brayden Luebke, and Trent Schlender attended the Corn Soy Expo in Wisconsin Dells. 

Serving members, others, and the agriculture community has deep roots in the National FFA.

Last spring, the chapter and students helped with maintenance on Lakeside’s courtyard with Dan Schultz, the Grounds Manager. Over the past two chapter meetings, tie blankets were made for four staff members with new babies. The FFA and students hope to always be ag advocates or teach elementary students and consumers about their safe food supply. The agriculture survey class helped at Crown of Life Academy in Fort Atkinson to talk to all grades about a variety of animals. During second grade field trips to Lakeside, students taught a solitary bee lesson and made bee houses for schools. When 7th graders attended “Warrior for a Day,” they participated in an agriscience experiment making butter made from cream and a taste test to compare margarine to store-bought butter. At the end of February, the FFA will host a petting zoo with animal encounters for kindergarten students along with a lesson about dairy milk and its products.

Owning an SAE to exhibit at a Fair or Job Placements

Maria Meier

At either the Dodge or Jefferson County Fairs, 27 out of our current 40 FFA members showed. Many members started in their local 4-H club to show projects of livestock or small animals- beef, dairy, sheep, goats, horses, poultry, rabbits, and dogs. They spent all spring and summer working with the animals’ nutrition and health. Skills learned in exhibiting an animal include walking market animals for muscle development, practicing time in the show ring, washing and clipping them. Projects exhibited can include fruits, vegetables, crops, and flowers, photography, and woodworking. Not only do Lakeside FFA members and families develop projects, but members also work in career related experiences. This year, eight students are working in youth apprenticeships. Junior Hank Goessling has worked Mid-State in both Janesville and Watertown in customer service. Seniors Allen Lester and Jesse Gilmore, along with junior Emma Wiedenfeld, work at Wiedenfeld Dairy Farms in Lake Mills. Senior Bridget Cichanofsky is placed at Northern Trails in Watertown in a local, family-owned meat processor. Senior Camryn Gilmore works at Fueled Customs in Lake Mills for auto collision and attends the night autos class in Fort Atkinson one night a week. Senior Lily York is placed at Universal Co-Op in Lebanon while Senior Elizabeth Gunst works at Smith-Crest Dairy in Watertown. 

As a team of one horse (a huge disadvantage), Isabella Alvarez placed second in the State at the WHIA State Horse Show in Division D and won the Sportsmanship Award!  

CDEs & LDEs = judging and speaking 

Lily York

Cream of the Crop 4-H club hosted a dairy judging in Fort Atkinson. Placing in second was the team of Vivian Stahl, Trent Schlender, and Tessa Schmocker. Also competing was Caylah Boldt. At the World Dairy Expo FFA contests, Tessa Schmocker placed first as the dairy showmanship winner. The dairy cattle team of Vivian Stahl, Mara Skaltizky (19) and Trent Schlender (17) placed 6/107 teams. The dairy products team of Molly Wiedenfeld, Brayden Luebke (30) and Owen Fleming placed 20 out of 69 teams. Judging forages and crops, Elana Litherland, Natalie Clark (34) and Paige Lester placed 22 out of 44 teams. The Lake Mills FFA hosted a sporting clay event at the Milford Gun Club and the team of Brayden Luebke, Owen Fleming (15), Beckham Quamme (18), and Hunter Wellmann placed fifth. At the District FFA speaking contest, Emma Hertel placed second out of nine contestants in the FFA Creed and moved on to the Sectional contest on March 29 in East Troy. Allen Lester competed in discussion.Bella Alvarez placed third with a prepared speech entitled, Preserving America’s History-The American Mustang. Isabella is the daughter of Heather and Guili Alvarez of Columbus. In March, FFA members will compete at the regional contests hosted by the Milton FFA Alumni at the Janesville fairgrounds.

FFA Week Plans

The FFA chapter has plans for activities during National FFA Week along with a local Lakeside FFA Week during April 11-14. During President’s Day, as National FFA celebrates the tradition of President Washington and his agriculture techniques, the chapter will be teaching over 200 kindergarten students during Kinderfest. The traditions of the chapter will be shared at https://www.facebook.com/groups/WarriorFFA 

Later in April, all school dress-up days may involve all students, and members will write cards to FFA Alumni members and parents and host ag olympics before school or with an assembly. 

Salute to Seniors

by Elizabeth Gunst ’23

Camryn Gilmore is the son of Ronny and Angela Gilmore. He plans to attend Wyotech for collision and refinishing. Camryn shows beef steers at the Dodge County Fair, as well works as a Youth Apprentice for Fueled Customs. His favorite FFA memory is going to the National Convention this year. 

Jesse Gilmore is the son of Ronny and Angela Gilmore. Jesse plans to continue his work with Wiedenfeld Dairy Farms. He currently is a Youth Apprentice at Wiedenfeld Dairy and he is involved in ag mechanics. Jesse’s favorite FFA memory is attending the Corn and Soy Expo the past two years. 

Elizabeth Gunst is the daughter of Dennis and Nichole Gunst. She currently serves as the President. Elizabeth plans to continue her work with Smith-Crest Holsteins after graduation. Elizabeth lives on her show heifer farm and exhibits those heifers at the county, district, state and national levels. She is a Youth Apprentice at Smith-Crest Holsteins and her favorite FFA memory would be attending the officer retreats. 

Manuel Iglesias is the son of Tammy and Domingo Iglesias. He currently serves as the Reporter. Manuel plans to attend Martin Luther College and become a teacher, majoring in Elementary Education. He is very involved in gardening and has learned many things about the process in the past couple of years. Manuel’s favorite FFA memory was participating with friends at conferences and service. 

Allen Lester is the son of Bryan and Heather Lester. He currently serves as the Vice-President. Allen plans to work for 5 Star Energy Services after graduation. He shows beef at both the Jefferson and Dodge County Fairs. Allen is currently a Youth Apprentice at Wiedenfeld Dairy Farms. His favorite FFA memory is attending National Convention with Cambridge FFA. 

Nina Litherland is the daughter of Melissa and Noah Litherland. She plans to attend Martin Luther College for an Education degree. Nina’s SAE is goats and shows her goats at both the Dodge County and Jefferson County Fair. Her favorite FFA memory is when she won Master Showman showing her goats at the Jefferson County Fair. 

Nora Larson is the daughter of Aaron and Rachel Larson. She plans to attend UW Whitewater to pursue Speech Language Pathology. Nora’s favorite FFA memory was when the chapter went bowling. 

Cyrus Wilke is the son of Dustin Wilke and Kristin Lemke. He plans to co-own and operate Wilke’s Classic Tractors with his family after graduation. Cyrus is involved in restoring antique tractors and signs through the family business. His favorite FFA memory would be helping out with the homecoming parades. 

Lily York is the daughter of Rebecca York. Lily currently serves as VP of Service. She plans to attend WCTC for a two-year welding and fabrication associate’s degree. Lily shows beef at the Dodge County Fair and is a Youth Apprentice at Universal Co-op. Lily’s favorite FFA memory was attending the 2022 National Convention. 

Remaining Officer Bios

Elizabeth Gunst

Paige Lester is the daughter of Bryan and Heather Lester. A sophomore, she serves as the Sentinel. Paige is active in FFA by dairy judging, and attending State Convention, National Convention, World Dairy Expo, Corn and Soy Expo, and Sectional Conference. Paige also exhibits at both the Dodge and Jefferson County Fairs. She hopes to get enough new members to be recognized at State Convention. 

Junior Maria Meier is the daughter of Bill and Cathy Meier. She serves as the Student Advisor. Maria has been involved in FFA since freshman year, and has shown sheep at both the Jefferson and Dodge County Fairs. She hopes to go to more conferences to continue to learn more about agriculture and to continue showing. 

Emma Wiedenfeld, a junior, is the daughter of Tim and Lisa Wiedenfeld. She serves as the Treasurer. Emma has been involved in FFA by attending National Convention and showing beef at the Jefferson County Fair. Emma hopes to gain more leadership experience. 

Aubrey Wilke is the daughter of Dustin Wilke and Kristin Lemke. A sophomore, she serves as the Secretary. Aubrey has been active in FFA by allowing our chapter to borrow equipment for the homecoming parade, donating officer shirts, and being a top fruit seller. She hopes to better our social media, start a test plot for our chapter, and increase our members’ participation. 

Cameron Gilmore

Jesse Gilmore

Nora Larson

Allen Lester

Nina Litherland

Cyrus Wilke

Lily York

2022-23 2nd quarter honor roll

Lakeside Lutheran High School is pleased to announce its academic honor roll for the second quarter of the 2022-23 school year:

High Honors Honor Roll (3.75-4.0 GPA)

Grade 9

Katherine Abel, Fort Atkinson;  Chloe Barganz, Johnson Creek;  Caylah Boldt, Fort Atkinson;  Marek Curia, Watertown;  Joseph Daniel, Sun Prairie;  Allison Dobberstein, Lake Mills;  Leah Dorn, Beaver Dam;  Tyler Dretske, Sun Prairie;  Zachary Erickson, Jefferson;  Olivia Evensen, Jefferson, Wi;  Owen Fleming, Avalon;  Linc Foskett, Jefferson;  Micah Frank, Watertown;  Malachi Fredenberg, Cottage Grove;  Ellie Griffin, Lodi;  Juliette Haar, Lake Mills;  Addison Hallberg, Columbus;  Emma Hallberg, Columbus;  Emmalee Hertel, Johnson Creek;  Ashlyn Jones, Johnson Creek;  Morgan Lange, Watertown;  Violet Larson, Sun Prairie;  Ella Lauber, Lake Mills;  Christian Martin, Sun Prairie;  Eli McCrary, Sun Prairie;  Elizabeth Mellon, Verona;  David Mews, Waterloo;  Jackson Moore, Fort Atkinson;  Hailey Nasett, Marshall;  Elijah Nelson, Watertown;  Jackson Oppermann, Fort Atkinson;  Angelina Petrovic, Jefferson;  Natalie Popp, Fitchburg;  Wesley Rahn, Fort Atkinson;  Keyanna Rank, Madison;  Haylie Reese, Delafield;  Sophia Rhyner, Sun Prairie;  Grant Schmid, Sun Prairie;  Hunter Schwab, Ft. Atkinson;  Caleb Seavert, Fort Atkinson;  Landon Smillie, Fort Atkinson;  Max Spinsky, Janesville;  Sophia Stempski, Sun Prairie;  Anna Taylor, Beaver Dam;  Ella Taylor, Lake Mills;  Cameron Vogel, DeForest;  Gabriel Weidner, Columbus;  Brady Wolfram, Fort Atkinson;  Grace Zhou, Madison

Grade 10

Isabella Alvarez, Columbus;  Lorian Backhaus, Cottage Grove;  Alexander Baehr, Sun Prairie;  Nicholas Bode, Oconomowoc;  Natalie Clark, Lake Mills;  Kyra Gresens, Sun Prairie;  William Hemling, Beaver Dam;  Nadia Henriquez, Johnson Creek;  Jack Holzman, DeForest;  Addison Kraft, Sun Prairie;  Cecelia Krahn, Sun Prairie;  Benjamin Krauklis, Lake Mills;  Isabel Kuchta, Whitewater;  Joshua Kutz, Lake Mills;  Noel Meinel, Verona;  Joseph Metzger, Lake Mills;  Leah Morris-Robinson, Johnson Creek;  Morgan Muchka, Waterloo;  Kayla Plitzuweit, Oconomowoc;  Tessa Schmocker, Whitewater;  Ella Schuetz, Lake Mills;  Kathryn Schulz, Beaver Dam;  Nolan Schweighardt, Johnson Creek;  Farah Stuebs, Lake Mills;  Kate Thiele, Lodi;  Carlee Uttech, Watertown;  Elijah Vik, Fort Atkinson;  Kourtney Zech, DeForest

Grade 11

Aidan Berg, DeForest;  Isaac Bilitz, Madison;  Joseph Dretske, Sun Prairie;  Karsten Grundahl, Lake Mills;  Rebecca Hallberg, Columbus;  Joshua Hecht, Cottage Grove;  Claire Heinrich, Madison;  Ella Hembrook, Jefferson;  Aaron Hirsch, Johnson Creek;  Isabela Hobbs, Watertown;  Megan Huber, Columbus;  Elsa Johansson, Columbus;  Joshua Jorgensen, Mc Farland;  Mia Krahn, Sun Prairie;  Paige Krahn, Sun Prairie;  Kylee Krutsinger, Cottage Grove;  Brielle Leis, Watertown;  Caitlin Lloyd, Columbus;  Ambria McCrary, Sun Prairie;  Emma Meis, Watertown;  Kooper Mlsna, Lake Mills;  Kieghtan Rank, Madison;  Alex Reinke, Watertown;  Kylie Roekle, Middleton;  Samuel Schmidt, Janesville;  Hayden Schoenherr, Cottage Grove;  Cole Teteak, Middleton;  Mia Teteak, Middleton;  Maria Vik, Fort Atkinson;  Caitlin Weiland, Fall River;  Cameron Weiland, Fall River;  Freidrich Weittenhiller, DeForest;  Ava Wilson, Cottage Grove

Grade 12

Olivia Bartels, Johnson Creek;  Chloe Berg, DeForest;  Levi Birkholz, Watertown;  Benjamin Buxa, Oconomowoc;  Bridget Cichanofsky, Reeseville;  Grace Cody, Juneau;  Jack DePrey, Sun Prairie;  Marissa Duddeck, Whitewater;  James Faupl, Watertown;  Jordan Genz, Watertown;  Tyler Gresens, Sun Prairie;  Juan Gulrud, Marshall;  Liliana Haar, Lake Mills;  Ava Heckmann, Middleton;  Rose Hissom, Oconomowoc;  Cheyenne Johnson, Jefferson;  Elizabeth Kendall, Cambridge;  Grace Korth, DeForest;  Claire Langille, Lake Mills;  Trey Lauber, Lake Mills;  Kendall Lemke, Helenville;  William Miller, Sun Prairie;  Abigail Minning, Watertown;  Grace Plitzuweit, Oconomowoc;  Marin Riesen, Watertown;  Arnold Rupnow, Watertown;  Emma Schultz, Lake Mills;  Jenna Shadoski, Janesville;  Litzy Toledo, Watertown;  Madelyn Vanderhoof, Watertown;  Charlie Vogen, Oconomowoc;  Hadley Wendorff, Watertown;  Isaac Winters, Watertown;  Averi Wolfram, Sun Prairie;  Japheth Yahnke, Watertown;  Carlee Zimmermann, Jefferson

Honors (3.25 – 3.749 GPA)

Grade 9

Cordelia Behm, Juneau;  Markenna Bittorf, Lake Mills;  Juliet Boche, Watertown;  Sophia Bostetter, Madison;  Lillian Brey, Columbus;  Gracie Bunts, Marshall;  Aisiah Chaudhary, Lake Mills;  Gavin Dahl, Johnson Creek;  Peyton DiMiceli, Dousman;  Avery Dremler, Lake Mills;  Mya Duddeck, Whitewater;  Cailin Duffy, Waunakee;  Elijah Dunham, Watertown;  Lilyana Eggert, Reeseville;  Mila Ewerdt, Watertown;  Carter Flack, Fort Atkinson;  Annalese Gaulke, Watertown;  Cooper Genz, Watertown;  Jonah Greve, Madison;  Alexis Griffin, Waterloo;  Zachary Hallman, Watertown;  Madden Henning, Marshall;  Madalyn Hillmann, Oconomowoc;  Owen Jenson, Sun Prairie;  Amalie Johnson, Waterloo;  Ashland Kaulitz, Watertown;  Shianne Keller, Helenville;  Kooper Killmon, Watertown;  Carter Knorr, Lake Mills;  Max Larson, Columbus;  Faith Leckwee, Watertown;  Jacob Lindert, Watertown;  Micah Lowery, Sun Prairie;  Brayden Luebke, Fort Atkinson;  Owen Marty, Jefferson;  Preston May, Watertown;  Henry Moore, Fort Atkinson;  Ruby Nerothin, Verona;  Brynja Opsahl, Columbus;  Garret Parkhurst, Johnson Creek;  Nicole Powers, Portage;  Jeremiah Probasco, Verona;  Beckham Quamme, Fort Atkinson;  Ava Ristow, Watertown;  Malayah Rivera, Watertown;  Jack Rupnow, Ixonia;  Gabriella Schauff, Madison;  Noah Schauff, Madison;  Carson Scheitinger-Strohm, Fort Atkinson;  Trent Schlender, Watertown;  Katelyn Schuett, Watertown;  Tyler Schuld, Lake Mills;  Sydney Schultz, Watertown;  Aubrey Stelzer, Fort Atkinson;  Kassidy Terpstra, Watertown;  Abigail Tolkinen, Lowell;  Eliana Tuttle, Sun Prairie;  Molly Wiedenfeld, Lake Mills;  Courtney Zastrow, Ixonia

Grade 10

Justin Albrecht, Middleton;  Isaiah Arndt, Sun Prairie;  Elaina Bagdassian, Oconomowoc;  Jeremiah Borgwardt, Watertown;  Avery Buchta, Ixonia;  Molly Chopp, Lake Mills;  Rhianna Decleene, Hartford;  Ruth Dorn, Beaver Dam;  Ava Ehlenbach, DeForest;  Carson Frisch, Johnson Creek;  Isaac Garcia, Fort Atkinson;  Reagan Gebhart, Cambridge;  Brandon Genz, Ixonia;  Clara Grow, Cottage Grove;  Kaelynn Gulczynski, Lake Mills;  Kaycee Guzman, Sun Prairie;  Heidi Hartwig, Waterloo;  Kayla Hirschfeld, Lake Mills;  Rory Hissom, Oconomowoc;  Reilly Jobke, Watertown;  David Johnson, Janesville;  Audra Kopfer, Columbus;  Brooklyn Lenz, Oconomowoc;  Paige Lester, Waterloo;  Elana Litherland, Columbus;  Nolan Meis, Watertown;  Mara Minning, Watertown;  Ava Nichter, Watertown;  Rachel Proeber, Lake Mills;  Grace Retzlaff, Columbus; Joah Robinson, Helenville;  Ashley Rosenau, Ixonia;  Josef Rupnow, Watertown;  Blake Scharrer, Sun Prairie;  Allianna Schleef, Marshall;  Gabriella Schmid, Sun Prairie;  Jonathan Schmidt, Ixonia;  Payton Schultz, Watertown;  Ryan Schultz, Lake Mills;  Mara Skalitzky, Columbus;  Emma Smulders, Watertown;  Rigani Straubhaar, Waterloo;  Caleb Studnicka, Sun Prairie;  Ava Tuchscherer, Oconomowoc;  Noelle Vanderhoof, Watertown;  Caleb Wensel, Johnson Creek;  Easton Wolfram, Sun Prairie;  Emma Wunderlich, Madison;  Kayden Zech, DeForest

Grade 11

Wrigley Bastian, Watertown;  Caleb Bittorf, Waterloo;  Kayden Bou, Madison;  Braden Buss, Watertown;  Archer Chaudhary, Lake Mills;  Christian Collins, Lake Mills;  Daniel Ertman, Fort Atkinson;  Alex Evensen, Jefferson;  Corinna Faes, Columbus;  Hannah Hartwig, Waterloo;  Caleb Heins, Ixonia;  Leah Horn, Watertown;  Olivia Ibeling, Cambridge;  Naomi Jenson, Waterloo;  Joshua Krenke, Jefferson;  Maria Meier, Watertown;  Abby Meis, Watertown;  Mara Meyer, Sun Prairie;  Emerson Milbrath, Watertown;  Riley Norenberg, Watertown;  Nathaniel Peterson, Sun Prairie;  Ethan Pillard, Oconomowoc;  Amelia Povich, Middleton;  Joshua Powers, Portage;  Brandon Reich, Jefferson;  Ella Ristow, Watertown;  Julia Schauer, Watertown;  Grant Schneider, Jefferson;  Ava Stein, Lake Mills;  Emma Storlie, Lake Mills;  Bryce Zimmermann, Jefferson

Grade 12

Shayla Asmus, Lake Mills;  Grace Cook, Hartland;  Julianne Dollard, Deerfield;  Tyler Griffin, Lodi;  Elijah Grow, Cottage Grove;  Ethan Gulczynski, Lake Mills;  Jonah Heyerholm, Cottage Grove;  Rebekah Hodkiewicz, DeForest;  Emma Horn, Watertown;  Caden Knorr, Lake Mills;  Nora Larson, Columbus;  Anders Liermann, Madison;  Dane McIlvain, Edgerton;  Kayley McLain, Juneau;  Jonah Ozminkowski, Johnson Creek;  Natalie Punzel, Watertown;  Reyna Rupnow, Ixonia;  Ethan Schuetz, Lake Mills;  Makenzie Sievert, Watertown;  Celia Straubhaar, Waterloo;  David Taylor Evert, Beaver Dam;  Cooper Tetzlaff, Pardeeville;  Zachaery Zastrow, Oconomowoc

Commendables (3.0 – 3.249 GPA)

Grade 9

Alejandro Aguirre, Watertown;  Shaylen Bou, Madison;  Jerushaley Canales, Lake Mills;  Lincoln Coates, Madison;  Allen Cooley, Columbus;  Alyssia Dominguez, Marshall;  Evalynn Fregien, Windsor;  Mark Kasbohm, Lake Mills;  Ashton Kuykendall, Johnson Creek;  Mackenzi Lehmann, Watertown;  Kylie Lundgren, Waunakee;  Jacob Marty, Fort Atkinson;  Emmit Matthews, Sun Prairie;  Emily Morgan, Waterloo;  Ethan Nowatka, Watertown;  Jayden Rabehl, Juneau;  Maria Saldivar, Watertown;  Logan Scheitinger-Strohm, Fort Atkinson;  Addison Schroeder, Watertown;  Colten Schultz, Beaver Dam;  Caleb Sveom, Fort Atkinson;  Brooke Tauscheck, Janesville;  Adaline Thostenson, Madison;  Britin Zastrow, Watertown

Grade 10

Tyler Dahlie, Madison;  Kyleigh Detert, Waterloo;  Thomas Dwyer, Oconomowoc;  Denisse Figueroa, Watertown;  Nash Foskett, Jefferson;  Hannah Godwin, Madison;  Noah Hammond, Monona;  William Herbrand, Marshall;  Noah Heyerholm, Cottage Grove;  Ethan Hoyt, Jefferson;  Keirsten Kautzer, Johnson Creek;  Ruby Langille, Lake Mills;  John Loest, Beaver Dam;  James Monday, Watertown, Wi;  Sofia Nakielski, Sun Prairie;  Elijah Riess, Jefferson, Wi 53549;  Micah Schwartz, Columbus;  Sophia Starkenburg, Madison;  Sean Turner, Watertown;  Buren Van, Sun Prairie;  George Vogen, Oconomowoc;  Aubrey Wilke, Waterloo

Grade 11

Alexis Denman, Fort Atkinson;  Crandon Dwyer, Oconomowoc;  Gideon Ewerdt, Watertown;  Makayla Ewing, Waterloo;  Brady Grambsch, Columbus;  Cooper Jensen, Fort Atkinson;  Lora Kasper, Jefferson;  Luke Krauklis, Lake Mills;  Alex Marty, Fort Atkinson;  Mya Morgan, Waterloo;  Isaac Russow, Belleville;  Adria Saxby, Lake Mills;  Logan Schwab, Fort Atkinson;  Jacob Vergenz, Janesville;  Benjamin Zambo, Helenville

Grade 12

Kaitlynn Ganey, Lake Mills; Caleb Garcia, Fort Atkinson;  Camryn Gilmore, Jefferson;  Elizabeth Gunst, Hartford;  Manuel Iglesias, Watertown;  Jakub Junker, Watertown;  Benjamin Klug, Oconomowoc;  Nina Litherland, Columbus;  Kenzie Probasco, Verona;  Hunter Sommer, Columbus;  Carsen Uttech, Watertown;  Ryan Vice, Watertown;  Joshua Waack, Watertown

Principal’s Pen: You think you’re better than me?

Reach Principal Schultz
at dschultz@llhs.org

Are you always comparing yourself to others? It’s a common human pastime—to compare. This past month you’ve been looking at everyone’s Christmas cards and Christmas photos online and you’ve wondered—who is having a better life? Whose vacation was better? Whose family looks better? Right now as you read this article, someone is looking at your online pics (it’s not me) and comparing their life to yours.

“Do you think you’re better than me?” We compare ourselves to others based on appearance (most common), possessions (clothes, cars, house), career, children, color of skin—you name it. We like to compare, hoping to conclude, “I am better than that person.”

God tells us that we are all equal in his eyes—no one is better than anyone else: “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). The big equalizer is “in Christ Jesus.” As Christians, we recognize that we are all equally sinful, regardless of circumstances. And, we are all equally saved by Jesus Christ—equally forgiven, equally loved, equally gifted with eternal life. No one is better than you. And you are not better than anyone else.

God’s love comes to all of us equally in Christ Jesus, according to this Bible passage, regardless of race, possessions, or gender. Isn’t that good news? If you look at someone else’s post and think “Ugh, that person is better than me!”—then think again! You are both equally loved in God’s eyes!

At Lakeside, we seek to treat everyone the way that God treats us—with Christian love, kindness, and concern for every student, no matter what their circumstances might be. We encourage our students to treat each other with that same kind of love as well. It’s true that our sin will get in the way, and we’re grateful that God keeps forgiving and strengthening us to do this.

May God bless you and your family to do the same! If you haven’t made a New Year’s resolution yet, maybe this is one worth making: “I will show God’s kind of love to everyone this year, no matter who they are, because we are all one in Christ Jesus!”

LL Advantage: More than typical

We are your typical high school.

One of Lakeside’s main goals is to educate our students, getting them ready for their next chapter in life. We like to think we do a pretty good job of doing that—whether students continue on to a 4-year university, 2-year tech school, the workforce, an apprenticeship or the military.

But we are not just your typical high school. We have a much more important task that sets us apart: encouraging and equipping our students’ faith in Jesus during their four years. On a daily basis our students get 

• a better understanding of God’s Word and how it relates directly to their lives.

• Christian counseling and encouragement from teachers that focuses on the assurance that God is the one who brings us true peace.

• the opportunity to bond with friends and teachers who share a common faith.

• teachers as models of Christian living.

As our students face the typical challenges that come along with these high school years, we get to share these hope-filled words from God, “fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10).

Pray for our teachers, pray for our students, pray for this ministry at Lakeside. It is your typical high school, and yet it’s anything but—and we like it that way.

This article, written by Admissions Director Steve Lauber, was first published in the 2023 issue 30 edition of LLHS Advantage, a magazine for students and families in K-8. 

Lakeside Lutheran Forensics wins 13th consecutive conference title

On Feb. 6, the Lakeside Lutheran High School forensics team participated in the Capitol Conference Tournament at Marshall High School where students competed against each other in 17 different speaking categories. Lakeside Lutheran, coached by Steve Lauber, finished first with a total of 299 points ahead of Lake Mills (173) and Luther Prep High School (119). The win marks Lakeside’s 13th straight annual conference championship.

Placing first in their individual categories were Rose Hissom, Oconomowoc, in Extemporaneous; Trey Lauber, Lake Mills, in Moments in History; John Loest, Beaver Dam, and Joseph Metzger, Lake Mills, in Playacting; Ruby Langille, Lake Mills, in Prose; Elsa Johansson, Columbus, in Solo Acting Serious; Sophia Starkenburg, Madison, in Solo Acting Humorous; and Caleb Wensel, Johnson Creek, in Special Occasion.

Taking second place were Leah Dorn, Beaver Dam, in Farrago; Linc Foskett, Jefferson, in Informative; Farah Stuebs, Lake Mills, and Aubrey and Cyrus Wilke, Waterloo, in Playacting; and Emma Smulders, Watertown, in Solo Humorous.

The full team has two more tournaments and then heads to the Wisconsin Forensic Coaches Association (WFCA) State Tournament at Oshkosh North on April 1. 

The Lakeside Lutheran Forensics team, coached by Mr. Steve Lauber, won its 13th consecutive Capitol Conference championship at the meet held at Marshall on February 6. Pictured are front, L-R: Hunter Schwab, Isabella Alvarez, Leah Dorn, Emma Smulders, Morgan Muchka, Angelina Petrovic, Caylah Boldt, Annaliese Bergum. Middle: John Loest, Sydney Schultz, Farah Stuebs, Ella Lauber, Katie Abel, Elsa Johansson, Maria Vik, Ruby Langille, Sophia Starkenburg, Elizabeth Mellon, Violet Larson, Naomi Jenson. Back: Rose Hissom, Aaron Hirsch, Ethan Pillard, David Johnson, Max Spinsky, Caleb Wensel, Linc Foskett, Joseph Metzger, Trey Lauber, Cyrus Wilke, Coach Steve Lauber.