Class of 2021 Meet Us Monday: Ricky

We are counting down to the end of the 2020-2021 school year, and it is a particularly bittersweet time for our 8th grade students as they prepare to graduate. To help celebrate and recognize our ILS Class of 2021, we have again launched our “Meet Us Monday” blog series to introduce you to the members of this year’s graduating class.

Each week, we will be sharing interviews that we have done with each of our 8th grade students, in which they share more about their favorite ILS memories and traditions, words of wisdom they’ve received over the years, and other reflections from their years here with us at ILS. We hope that you will enjoy these reflections, and join with us in congratulating and celebrating these students!

Class of 2021 Meet Us Monday: Ellie

We are counting down to the end of the 2020-2021 school year, and it is a particularly bittersweet time for our 8th grade students as they prepare to graduate. To help celebrate and recognize our ILS Class of 2021, we have again launched our “Meet Us Monday” blog series to introduce you to the members of this year’s graduating class.

Each week, we will be sharing interviews that we have done with each of our 8th grade students, in which they share more about their favorite ILS memories and traditions, words of wisdom they’ve received over the years, and other reflections from their years here with us at ILS. We hope that you will enjoy these reflections, and join with us in congratulating and celebrating these students!

Class of 2021 Meet Us Monday: Grace

We are counting down to the end of the 2020-2021 school year, and it is a particularly bittersweet time for our 8th grade students as they prepare to graduate. To help celebrate and recognize our ILS Class of 2021, we are again launching our “Meet Us Monday” blog series to introduce you to the members of this year’s graduating class.

Each week, we will be sharing interviews that we have done with each of our 8th grade students, in which they share more about their favorite ILS memories and traditions, words of wisdom they’ve received over the years, and other reflections from their years here with us at ILS. We hope that you will enjoy these reflections, and join with us in congratulating and celebrating these students!

Class of 2021 Meet Us Monday: Ione

We are counting down to the end of the 2020-2021 school year, and it is a particularly bittersweet time for our 8th grade students as they prepare to graduate. To help celebrate and recognize our ILS Class of 2021, we are again launching our “Meet Us Monday” blog series to introduce you to the members of this year’s graduating class.

Each week, we will be sharing interviews that we have done with each of our 8th grade students, in which they share more about their favorite ILS memories and traditions, words of wisdom they’ve received over the years, and other reflections from their years here with us at ILS. We hope that you will enjoy these reflections, and join with us in congratulating and celebrating these students!

Class of 2021 Meet Us Monday: Mary Shelton

We are counting down to the end of the 2020-2021 school year, and it is a particularly bittersweet time for our 8th grade students as they prepare to graduate. To help celebrate and recognize our ILS Class of 2021, we are again launching our “Meet Us Monday” blog series to introduce you to the members of this year’s graduating class.

Each week, we will be sharing interviews that we have done with each of our 8th grade students, in which they share more about their favorite ILS memories and traditions, words of wisdom they’ve received over the years, and other reflections from their years here with us at ILS. We hope that you will enjoy these reflections, and join with us in congratulating and celebrating these students!

Class of 2021 Meet Us Monday: Trevor

We are counting down to the end of the 2020-2021 school year, and it is a particularly bittersweet time for our 8th grade students as they prepare to graduate. To help celebrate and recognize our ILS Class of 2021, we are again launching our “Meet Us Monday” blog series to introduce you to the members of this year’s graduating class.

Each week, we will be sharing interviews that we have done with each of our 8th grade students, in which they share more about their favorite ILS memories and traditions, words of wisdom they’ve received over the years, and other reflections from their years here with us at ILS. We hope that you will enjoy these reflections, and join with us in congratulating and celebrating these students!

What We're Reading - March 2021

We have made it though a snowy February, and marked the beginning of Lent. It was a joy to have the opportunity to meet so many prospective ILS families during the admissions process, which included parent meetings and student assessments throughout the month. As parents ask about the nature of the ILS community, it has been a joy to share with them the numerous blessings of our life together. We are reminded daily of your strong commitment to our mission in the ways you help your children with their homework, engage and encourage teachers, and participate in the daily rhythms of the school, even if remotely. You pray for one another. You show love to your child's classmates and ask how to best care for staff and fellow families. You model Christian friendship and forgiveness. We are excited to welcome new families to our ILS community for the 2021-22 school year!

In February, we also enjoyed welcoming Lower School families virtually for our 2nd Trimester Lower School Showcase. As we kick off March, we look forward to meeting with parents for our Parent Teacher Conferences and beginning our final trimester of the school year. It is hard to believe we’re already at this point in the year! We are also all looking forward to Spring Break in just a few weeks, and some time to rest and recharge for the final months of the school year.

Please enjoy the March edition of our "What we're reading..." Blog. As always, we hope that you enjoy this variety of articles that we have found to be inspiring, thought-provoking or intriguing, and that these pieces continue to help to shape ongoing conversations. We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below as you read these!

Thank you for your continued partnership, and for engaging with us! Please feel free to share a link in the comments to email us any time!

Meet Us Monday: Miss Lucy Cuneo (Hillsdale Intern, Spring 2021)

We are bringing back our Meet Us Monday Blog series as we have a few new faces joining us at ILS for the second half of the year!

Today, we invite you go get to know one of our two Hillsdale Interns, Miss Lucy Cuneo, with her recent “Meet Us Monday” interview.

Miss Cuneo is a student at Hillsdale College and will be interning with us at Immanuel for the remainder of the school year.

Meet Us Monday: Miss Claire Wilkinson (Hillsdale Intern, Spring 2021)

We are bringing back our Meet Us Monday Blog series as we have a few new faces joining us at ILS for the second half of the year!

Today, we invite you go get to know one of our two Hillsdale Interns, Miss Claire Wilkinson, with her recent “Meet Us Monday” interview.

Miss Wikinson is a student at Hillsdale College and will be interning with us at Immanuel for the remainder of the school year.

What We're Reading - February 2021

January saw the return of some favorite ILS annual traditions as we concluded the month with our celebration of National Lutheran Schools Week alongside more than 1900 other LCMS schools from across the country. We loved seeing students and teaches participating in fun competitions, practicing recitations, decorating, sharing fun costumes, and more.

It was a delight to end the week with our 7th Annual ILS Talent Show! Held virtually for the first time, we enjoyed being able to welcome grandparents and friends from across the country to join us for a fun and engaging evening celebrating the many talents within our ILS community.

We were also honored to participate in an all-day virtual hymn sing organized by Our Savior Lutheran School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As part of their effort to sing a stanza from each of the 635 hymns in the Lutheran Service Book, Our Savior Lutheran School invited musical Lutherans from around the country, including Immanuel, to participate. ILS Music Teacher, Mrs. Marie Greenway, directed our 4th grade students in beautifully singing two hymns.

As we kick off February with a snowy start, please enjoy the latest edition of our "What we're reading..." Blog. As always, we hope that you enjoy this variety of articles that we have found to be inspiring, thought-provoking or intriguing, and that these pieces continue to help to shape ongoing conversations. We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below as you read these!

Thank you for your continued partnership, and for engaging with us! Please feel free to share a link in the comments to email us any time!