Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School is a

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Christian preparatory school located in

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. The school, which was founded in 1979, serves grades 6-12, and is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. FLHS logo

The school is the largest non-public school in

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with over 2,000 students.

History

Faith Lutheran was founded in 1979. In 2017 the school added a 13,181 square foot classroom complex which included the Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship and the Academy of Film and Broadcast. In 2019 Faith Lutheran was the first school in Nevada to have a varsity hockey team. During the

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in 2020, the school's graduation was at the

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and students took a lap after receiving their diploma. In December 2020 the school broke ground on a new $3.4 million dollar tennis complex on campus. In 2021, the school became the first in Nevada to send a team to the CyberPatriot national finals.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Faith Lutheran's athletics compete in Division 5A of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association. The school mascot is a Crusader. The hockey team practices and plays at City National Arena. * Fall sports: football,

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, cross country, girls' golf, soccer,

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* Winter sports:

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* Spring sports:

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, boys' golf, track,

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Men's State Championships

Baseball 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014 Basketball 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Cross country 2002, 2003 Football 2013 Golf 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 Lacrosse 2017 Tennis 2021 Track and field 1994, 1995, 2004, 2009, 2015

Women's State Championships

Basketball 2013, 2016 Cross country 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Golf 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Soccer 2015, 2019 Tennis 2014 Track and field 1998, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 Volleyball 2013, 2014, 2015 Swimming 2022

Notable alumni

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gold medalist *

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, Professional NFL football player * Brendan Jordan,

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personality

References

External links

Faith Lutheran's Homepage
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