Spiritual Life

 

HLHS serves families who desire their children to learn in a Christian environment.  Although a large percentage of our students are members of a Lutheran congregation, other families also come from Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, other Christian denominations and non-denominational churches.

 

HLHS seeks to spiritually strengthen our students and daily share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  This is accomplished through four main avenues:

1) Intentional worship opportunities

2) Positive Christian influences

3) A caring atmosphere focused on love and respect

4) Prayer

 

We at HLHS believe that every day of a Christian’s life is one of worship.  Therefore, the daily schedule includes intentional means for the HLHS family to worship God.  Every Tuesday and Thursday our students and faculty join together for a chapel worship time in our gym.  These chapel services are led by HLHS faculty and area     Lutheran pastors.  On the other school days, teachers lead devotions and prayer during advisory period. 

In addition, each student is enrolled in a daily theology class that dives into the Bible and applies God’s Word to our lives.

 

HLHS seeks to surround students with positive Christian influences.  For this reason, all faculty and staff are     active members of Christian congregations, with most of the full-time teachers having been trained through The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.  In addition, a detailed application process has been designed to make sure that classmates will also be positive  influences on each other.

 

The policies of HLHS have been crafted to promote a caring, Christian atmosphere.  Our mission and values demonstrate our spotlight on faith and living out that faith in our lives.  Discipline procedures have been designed to lead students through confession, repentance, and forgiveness. 

 

Prayer is a mainstay at HLHS, which includes prayer at the beginning of some classes, before and after meals, at athletic events, and more.  Students are encouraged to take their thanksgivings and needs to the Lord in prayer.  In addition, many people lift up our school and our students in prayer each and every day.