The Dec. 2, 2008, issue of The Saginaw News ran a story on St. John Lutheran School, Saginaw, Mich., which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. 

Allison Gorkowsky, freshman at Luther High School, Onalaska, Wis., was featured in the Nov. 7, 2008, issue of the Courier-Life after winning top honors for an instrumental piano piece she wrote, recorded, and submitted to the annual Wisconsin State Music Associ-ation competition.

Students at Trinity, Brillion, Wis., were featured in the Nov. 5, 2008, issue of The Post-Crescent after holding a mock presidential election and inviting 87 other WELS schools across the country to participate. Daryl Johnson, the teacher at Trinity who came up with the idea, set up a Web site to tally the results: 3,271 votes for Republican candidate John McCain and 1,157 for Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

For the past six months, William Cornelius, pastor at Shepherd of the Mesa, Battlement Mesa, Colo.—a new mission congregation of about 20 souls—has been getting out into the community to meet new people and share the news of Jesus. The Nov. 2, 2008, issue of The Citizen Telegram highlighted Cornelius’ most recent outreach activity: a city basketball league for elementary school boys in Battlement Mesa.

The CW, a local TV station in Madison, Wis., ran a story on Lakeside Lutheran High School in Lake Mills last fall. Both the principal and students were interviewed about the school. When asked what sets Lakeside Lutheran apart, student Chris Lanham said, “It’s Christian education by far. You don’t find this in too many high schools in the area. That’s why I came here—to learn about Jesus Christ.” Another student, Jessica Schubkegel, said of her school, “It’s a good Christian environment. I know everyone believes the same thing.”