Lutheran South Academy is a private pre-kindergarten through

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Lutheran school affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod located in

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. It is a member of the

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institutions in the

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area.

History

In 1949, the Lutheran Education Association of Houston (LEAH) opened its first campus, Lutheran High School, at 6901 Woodridge in

. In 1982, as the Houston area continued to grow, Lutheran High School was closed and split into two campuses administered by LEAH. One of the schools, Lutheran High School North, was opened on 1 October 1980 at 1130 W. 34th Street on the north side of the city. The other campus, Lutheran High School South, was opened at 7703 South Loop East, near the intersection of the

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. As the need for land grew in order to continue expansion, the decision was made for the school to relocate. In 1998, the Lutheran High School South campus was moved to 12555 Ryewater Drive on the south side of Houston. As expansion of the new campus continued, the school's name was changed to Lutheran South Academy with the addition of Lower and Middle school facilities. On March 5, 2012, Lutheran South Academy was awarded "Exemplary School" status by Christian Williams and National Lutheran Schools Accreditation Commission, one of seven

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schools to receive the award in the United States, and the first in Texas.

Campus

The Lutheran South Academy campus consists of five main buildings. * Building "A" houses the high school (grades 9-12). * Building "B" includes the cafeteria, gymnasium, athletic office and administrative offices. * Building "C" houses the lower school (grades PreK-5). * Building "D", the newest building on campus, houses the middle school (grades 6-8). Construction began on the building in 2007 and it was opened for the 2009-2010 school year.

Athletics

High school

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(boys) *

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

(boys and girls) *

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(girls) * Cross country (boys and girls) * Football (boys) * Soccer (boys and girls) *

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

(girls) *

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

(boys and girls) *

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

(boys and girls) *

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(boys and girls) *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

(girls)

Middle school

* Baseball (boys) * Basketball (boys and girls) * Cheer (girls) * Cross country (boys and girls) * Football (boys) * Soccer * Softball (girls) * Track and field (boys and girls) * Volleyball (girls) * Tennis (boys and girls) * Swimming (boys and girls) * Golf (boys and girls)

School uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniforms.Uniforms
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References

External links

Lutheran South Academy website
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History

Campus

Athletics

High school

Middle school

School uniforms

See also

References

External links