A – Crean Lutheran South is leasing a brand new education facility at 4947 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604, on the St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church campus until the school’s permanent facility is completed.

A - School officials have secured a letter of intent to purchase property adjacent to the I-5 / 405 Freeway Interchange.

A – Crean Lutheran South, pending the final closing date on the property, will prayerfully begin construction on its permanent site during the 2008-09 school year. With no unforeseen delays, CLSHS anticipates moving during the 2009-10 school year.

A – The 2009-10 academic year will feature Crean Lutheran’s first year with all four grade levels. Enrollment projections for the 2009-2010 school year anticipate 120 Freshmen, 108 Sophomores, 75 Juniors, 27 Seniors, for a total enrollment of 330.

A – The school’s enrollment is expected to grow to somewhere around 1,500 students.

A – Crean Lutheran South’s average class size is 15, with a maximum threshold of 25 students per class. Specific class sizes will vary depending upon subject matter

A – No. Lutheran South is open to all students (families). However, Lutheran South will teach and operate from a Christian worldview perspective. While Lutheran South is a Lutheran school and is anchored firmly in the evangelical heritage of Reformation theology in which salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ is foundational (please see our “belief statement” on our web site) and is to be proclaimed to all. Lutheran South also recognizes and respects the “enormous common ground of Christianity” (C. S. Lewis) and the rich heritage of the broader Christian Church.

A – Lutheran South utilizes an 8-period, modified block schedule, which rotates four, 80-minute periods every day. (Ex: On alternating days – Periods 1,3,5,7. Next day Periods 2,4,6,8, etc.)

A – At its core, CLSHS exists to proclaim Jesus Christ through excellence in education. This means each faculty, staff, and administrative member is charged with teaching and modeling the Gospel message at all times, and in every way. The Lutheran Church has a rich history of success in doing so, as the Lutheran school system is the largest Protestant school system in the United States. Moreover, the U.S. Department of Education, in a recent survey, ranked the Lutheran system of private education highest academically among all other schools, including public, Catholic, charter, other Protestant, or other private schools.

A – Crean Lutheran South High School offers a comprehensive, college prep curriculum, inclusive of a full complement of honors and AP classes as well as access to online classes that satisfy the University of California’s A-G list for college admissions and planning purposes. Additionally, Crean Lutheran South is in discussions to bring visiting Christian professors to teach selected classes on the Lutheran South campus for college credit, which would simultaneously be used for credit toward graduation from CLSHS.

A – The school provides a collegiate model athletic department that, with Christ as its cornerstone, seeks to grow each student spiritually, mentally, and physically. This model is predicated on the selection of quality coaches who develop CLSHS’s student-athletes with the most current training methods, while coaching them in competition with proven systems that best serve the needs of the team and student.

Crean Lutheran South fields 15 boys and girls teams in the areas of cross country, volleyball, basketball, track & field, baseball, soccer, golf, tennis, and competitive cheerleading. Next year CLSHS will add football and softball, with the desire to also add wrestling, boys’ and girls’ water polo and swimming.

CLSHS will compete on a Free Lance basis during the 2008-09 academic year in anticipation of developing relationships with like-sized schools that would result in league membership in advance of the CIF 2009-10 re-leaguing process.

A - As its permanent site is being built, CLSHS has been blessed to use athletic facilities at Concordia University and at Irvine Valley College for its practice and competition needs.
CLSHS transports its student-athletes between the school and the competition venues via leased vans.

A – Crean Lutheran South has placed a premium on cultivating important educational partners. One such partner is the Pacific Symphony, with whom CLSHS is planning a community music school. Relationships with IVC and CUI for facility use over the next two years will also complement the school’s already outstanding performing arts program, led by renowned concert pianist Rob Blaney. Guiding the visual art program is published illustrator and professional artist Jeannie Mooney. The CLSHS faculty is guiding an array of important campus activities such as student government, clubs, yearbook, cheerleading, and more. In order to grow these programs to their full potential CLSHS has in its master plan a design to incorporate a performing arts facility to house comprehensive choir, band, and orchestral endeavors, and 21st century, state-of-the art classrooms for maximum utility.

A - Yes. CLSHS believes in a school culture that values personal professional appearance from its faculty and staff, and from its students. CLSHS has partnered with Uniforms4U, located in San Juan Capistrano, which offers a variety of uniform options and colors are made available for students’ individual tastes.

A – Absolutely. CLSHS maintains an updated rideshare directory to connect motivated families who wish to share this responsibility. To be placed on this list, a family simply needs to complete the rideshare directory form and return it to the front office.

A - Each student may access h/her schedule of classes online through PowerSchool, Crean Lutheran South’s school information system. Students and parents are each taught how to access this information as part of the 2-hour training class CLSHS provides its students when laptop computers are issued.

A - Yes. Alegre Foods, a well respected vendor that provides food service to numerous schools around Southern California, provides service during nutrition break and during lunch. The “Student” link on the CLSHS web site features a Food Menu link that outlines daily offerings for families to consider. To learn more about Alegre, please visit: www.alegrefoods.com.

A - The CLSHS Student Union opens each at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 4:00 p.m. This area offers students dedicated space to congregate and study before and after school.

A - Crean Lutheran South is committed to making sure its families remain informed. To this end, CLSHS not only maintains a current web site, it also distributes a weekly e-news update, while also distributing a monthly newsletter, in both electronic and printed formats. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact the CLSHS Front Office, 949-387-1199, to make sure the school has a pathway to keep you informed.

A – Tuition for the 2008-09 school year is $9,975. Tuition for the 2009-10 school will be set by the school board during the fall of 2008. The cost of tuition covers the cost of instruction, a laptop computer for each student, SAT-ACT preparation services through Princeton Review, and college and career planning services, which are augmented by year-by-year college planning assessments. Additional expenses include uniforms (est. $250), books (est. $350), and participation fees for extracurricular