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20 Feb
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Kevin Rudzinski is LEA’s Distinguished Lutheran Middle School Teacher

Kevin Rudzinski was selected to receive Lutheran Education Association’s 2024 Distinguished Lutheran Middle School Teacher Award. A 27-year veteran in Lutheran education, Kevin is the middle school science, math, and STEM teacher at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Des Peres, ...

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12 Jan
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Metro Area Lutheran School Enrollment Increases for Fourth Consecutive Year

For the fourth consecutive year, Lutheran schools in the St. Louis metro area have increased enrollment. The 36 member schools included in the Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA) encompass early childhood through high school and have seen a 3% increase ...

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05 Jan
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Zion Lutheran Church and School Wins Four Awards at Annual Best of the Best Event

  Zion Lutheran Church and School of Bethalto were recognized on December 1, 2023 at the 2023 Best of the Best reader’s choice award event at Hatheway Cultural Center on the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College. Zion was ...

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29 Jun
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Congratulations to Freya Blackman, LESA’s 2023 Student Christian Leadership Award

Congratulations to Freya Blackman, 14, eighth grader at Christ Community Lutheran School (CCLS) in Kirkwood, named the recipient of LESA’s 2023 Student Christian Leadership Award. Freya was nominated for the award by Mr. Royce Hartmann, Middle School Principal. “Freya is ...

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19 Jan
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Thinking of the Future

Endowments to Benefit Lutheran Education The Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA) offers the opportunity for donors to establish an endowment to fund Lutheran education in the St. Louis metropolitan area.  These funds are held in perpetuity and invested for long-term ...

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19 Jan
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TEACHING ACADEMICS IS NOT ENOUGH

LUTHERAN SCHOOLS: BECAUSE TEACHING ACADEMICS IS NOT ENOUGH The Summer 2021 Tokyo Olympics highlighted not only the physical strength and skills of the athletes, but also brought to light the need to care for mental health. When our darling of ...

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26 Oct
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The Marilyn K. Brickler Scholarship Endowment Fund

(November 1, 2021) St. Louis, MO – The St. Louis-based Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA) is pleased to announce the newly established Marilyn K. Brickler Endowment Fund established in honor of Brickler’s board service and her lifetime commitment to advancing ...

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20 Oct
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Brew in the Lou Raises Record-Breaking $158,000 for Lutheran Education and Still Growing!

St. Louis, MO (Oct. 20, 2021) The St. Louis-based Lutheran Elementary School Association raised a record-breaking $158,000 for Lutheran schools at its 9th Annual “Brew in the Lou” Festival, Saturday, Oct. 9 at Francis Park in St. Louis Hills. The weather was beautiful ...

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02 Sep
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Announcing the New Duane and Marjorie Hingst Education Endowment Fund

(September 1, 2021) St. Louis, Mo – The St. Louis-based Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA) is pleased to announce the newly established Duane and Marjorie Hingst Education Endowment Fund established in memory of Duane Hingst and in honor of his ...

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27 Jul
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LESA’s Brew in the Lou Festival Returns to Francis Park – Oct. 9, 2021

(St. Louis, Mo) July 11, 2021 – Brew in the Lou is back! After taking a break last year due to the pandemic, the St. Louis-based Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA) is excited to announce that our 9th Annual Brew in the Lou Festival will return to the Lily Pond at Francis Park, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, from 1-5 p.m. Brew in the Lou is a ...

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