Winnebago Lutheran Academy, also known as WLA, is a private

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Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Fond du Lac () is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Fond du Lac United States metrop ...

, associated with the

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), also referred to simply as the Wisconsin Synod, is an American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Milwaukee ...

(WELS).

History

WLA is the second oldest WELS high school, after

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. The school was founded in 1925 by St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac. After its start at the corner of Second and Marr streets in downtown Fond du Lac next to St. Peter's Church, the academy was moved in 1955 to its current location at 475 E. Merrill Avenue. It is the parent school of WLA Schools, a group of Lutheran grade schools. The schools are located within a radius of Fond du Lac. On September 30, 2020, WLA bought of land west of Fond du Lac and intends to build a new campus at this location. The land is located between Highway 23 and Highway OOO.

Demographics

As of the 2017-18 school year, WLA enrolled 303 students, 288 of whom were white, 11 were Asian, three were black, and one was Hispanic.

Athletics

The athletic teams at Winnebago Lutheran Academy are known as the Vikings and their colors are royal blue and white. They compete in the

Wisconsin Flyway Conference The Wisconsin Flyway Conference is a high school athletic conference in East Central Wisconsin. It has existed in many forms over the years being known as the East Central Flyway Conference and was split into two divisions (the Lakes and the Rivers ...

of the

Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is the regulatory body for all high school sports in Wisconsin. Its history dates to 1895, making it the earliest continually existing high school athletic organization in the country. ...

. The Vikings have won one WIAA state championship, the 2011 Division 3 baseball championship. Their primary rival is the Ledgers of

St. Mary Springs High School St. Mary's Springs Academy (SMSA, formerly St. Mary's Springs High School) is a Catholic, private, coeducational system serving grades 3-year-old Preschool through High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and is associated with the Archdiocese of Mi ...

, also in Fond du Lac. They also have a rivalry with Chargers of

Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School (KMLHS) is a four-year Lutheran high school in the Town of Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin, Jackson, Wisconsin, located approximately 20 miles northwest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The school is aff ...

, another WELS high school.

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Winnebago Lutheran Academy
{{authority control Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Private high schools in Wisconsin Educational institutions established in 1926 Lutheran schools in Wisconsin Schools in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin 1926 establishments in Wisconsin Secondary schools affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod