Topeka Lutheran School

Introduction

Our Lutheran School system is an integral part of the educational system in Kansas as well as the entire U.S. Our elementary Lutheran schools date back to the 1830's when Lutheran congregations established Christian Day Schools for their children. The first of these schools is older than our public school system. We are not in competition with the public school; rather, we work closely with the public schools and community. What makes our school unique is that we are convinced that Christian training is best done in the home, church, and school. In our school, Christ is the center of instruction in all our classes. Topeka Lutheran School, located at 701 Roosevelt, has been in operation since 1874 for many years as St. John's Lutheran School, and since 1952 as Topeka Lutheran School serving K-8th grade families in addition to housing the half-day preschool. Our Center for Young Children (CYC), established in 1999 and located at 1732 SW Gage, is a state licensed child care facility and preschool serving infant through PreKindergarten families. For more information about CYC, click on About Us, then scroll down the menu to Center for Young Children.

To locate our main campus (701 Roosevelt) or CYC (1732 SW Gage), look under News and Announcements or Links on the home pages.

Forrest E. Schultz, Principal

"Securing Each Child's Future for Eternity"

2008-2009 School Year Theme

We are all members of the body of Christ. When we injure a foot or an ankle, our body uses its other parts to compensate for the loss of function. As members of the body of Christ, we live our lives in service. Service to each other and in service to our Lord. To secure a future, full of hope and promise, for our children we must help them to be securely grafted to the vine of life, Jesus Christ. All of us: students, teachers, staff, parents, and friends, are bound together by being Christians and firmly believing in God's promises. Our help and hope is in the Lord. Scripture, God's Word, explains, describes, and illistrates, our course of action and our future. With our future secure in the Lord, we live out our lives being good stewards of the many gifts God has given us. Let us rejoice and be glad in our stewardship.
Our school building continues to receive many renovations over the summer. We are also working to transform ourselves into the likeness of Christ our Savior. The physical appearence is easy to change, we expend dollars, sweat, and energy and things change, it's concrete, it's physical. What about the mental or spiritual? Faith come to us through the hearing of God's word as the Spirit of God works in our hearts and minds. People see the results in the fruit of the spirit being poured out in acts of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and self control. There is no law to condem us when our lives are secure in the future of heaven.

Control and Government
Topeka Lutheran School is owned and governed by three Lutheran congregations in Topeka: Christ, Faith, and St. Johns. Each association church is represented by members selected on the basis of the church's communicant membership. The Board of Education meets on a monthly basis to hear reports and conduct necessary business. A primary function of the board is to enact policies by which the school can be administered. The day to day business is conducted by the principal who has been given that authority by the board.

Accreditation
Topeka Lutheran School was accredited by National Lutheran Schools Accreditation in 2001. The school is fully accredited by the State of Kansas and it complies with the rules and regulations governing the education of students. Teachers at TLS are certified by the State of Kansas.

Authority
Authority in our school is based on the Word of God. The Gospel motivates us. The Law will show the Christian his/her shortcomings, give a goal to strive for, and direct us. Obedience developed in Christian Education comes from faith and love in God. Love for one another is a result of the faith and love in God.

Mission Statement
Under the Triune God, Topeka Lutheran School strives to nurture families, prepare students academically through Christ-centered education, and integrate faith and life, so students and their families are equipped to share the love of Jesus.

Faculty

Forrest E. (Gene) Schultz, Principal Jennifer Turner, Associate Principal

K-8 Campus

Walter Malone

Jennifer Turner
Gene Schultz

Andrea Kosmicki
Becky Frank
Joanna Bradshaw
Linda Hadley
Beth Helmke
Cindy Hamilton

Donna Eakins

Hm Room-Grade

8th Grade
7th Grade

6th Grade

     5th Grade
     3rd/4th Grade
     2nd Grade
     1st Grade
     Kindergarten
     PE; Math

Music; Band;

Choir;

Computer

Center for Young Children
Jane Jones

Corrie Fitzgerald

ECE Director

ECE Program

Director

Staff

Secretary
Michelle Kueck

Bookkeeper
Joyce Bass

Foreign Language

Latin Instructor, 8th grade

Benno Schuletermann

Librarian
Jane Schaible

Cafeteria
Jan Hoover
Alesia Price

Custodians
Augie Martinez
Charles Holt

Maintenance
Byron Jones

Teacher Aides
Aleta Boucher, Title I

After School Care
Kim Bass

Adminstration

Pastors
Peter Lange, St. John’s
Roger Goetz, St. John’s
Clinton Stark, St. John's

David Schemm, Christ

TLS Foundation
Janet Smith, Director
Carolyn Utech, Assistant

TLS Board of Christian Education
Myron Akers, President
Casey Ford, Vice President
Carrie Sims, Secretary

Forrest E. Schultz, Principal
Pastor Peter Lange, Pastoral Advisor

DCE’S
Dennis Hintz, St. Johns
Curtis Wiese, Christ
Audrey Duensing-Werner, Faith

DCM
Marilyn Shults, Faith