Valley Lutheran High School (Michigan)

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Valley Lutheran High School is a private, parochial school located in Saginaw, Michigan. There were 347 students enrolled for the 2005-2006 school year.

The school is owned and operated by Lutheran churches (specifically, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) in the Saginaw Valley. The school was founded in 1977.

1 Mascot
2 Sports
3 The "Carpet Dome"
4 Notable Alumni
5 External links

[edit] Mascot

The school mascot is a horse and the students are known as the Chargers.

[edit] Sports

Valley Lutheran is a class "C" school.

Prior to the mid-90's Valley Lutheran did not have a football team (also due to budget restrictions), as a result, the school was always well-known for its soccer team. Because there was no football team, the annual homecoming dance was held in conjunction with a soccer match instead of the more-traditional football game.

[edit] The "Carpet Dome"

Prior to 1995 Valley Lutheran's basketball court was carpeted, and students dubbed the gym the carpet dome. When the school was constructed, the decision was made to cover the gym in carpet for financial reasons as well as noise reduction. Because of the school's religious background, there are daily chapel assemblies and it was thought that a carpeted gym would be quieter than wooden flooring. In 1995, the school replaced the carpeted basketball court with a more-traditional wooden flooring. The Saginaw News frequently reported that the carpeted floor gave the home team a 10 point advantage.