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Luther College (Saskatchewan)
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Luther College is a college
and high school
located in Regina, Saskatchewan
, Canada
. The university portion of Luther College is located on the campus of the University of Regina
and is a federated college. The high school is located at a separate site in the McNab neighbourhood of Northwest Regina. There are approximately 500 students and 30 full-time faculty members at the university college; creating a 17 to 1 teacher student ratio. As a federated college, Luther College is administratively and financially independent, but the college's university students receive their degree from and may take courses at the University of Regina
.
. Women first enrolled as non-residential students in 1920. In 1926, the school relocated to a larger campus in Regina and began offering university level courses. The college used to be officially affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan
until 1968, and opened new residence halls and academic buildings on the University of Regina
campus in 1971. The high school continues to occupy the 1926 campus.
On December 7, 2007, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Head Coach Kent Austin
visited the high school to speak to the students and brought the Grey Cup
.
On September 23 2008, a former student of Luther College returned during the schools daily chapel and held the congregation hostage . He returned with what appeared to be a firearm. He held the majority of the student body and the staff hostage in the gym. He forced the schools chaplain Larry Fry to read a letter he had prepared. The letter detailed why the student thought he had been wrongfully expelled. Partway through the ordeal the student let some people leave but many others just ran outside, where a very large police force was gathered. Eventually the schools principal Mark Anderson noticed that the weapon was in fact a pellet gun. Anderson made a move to disarm the student, during the struggle the Regina police SWAT unit moved in and apprehended the student. There were no physical injuries, and school did resume the next day. The former student who cannot be named due to Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act received only a probationary sentence, even though he was almost 18 at the time of the incident.
According to the Luther College Website, it strives to:
Saskatchewan Grade 10-12 - $4310
Grade 10-12 - $10675 CAD
College
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and high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The university portion of Luther College is located on the campus of the University of Regina
University of Regina
The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated...
and is a federated college. The high school is located at a separate site in the McNab neighbourhood of Northwest Regina. There are approximately 500 students and 30 full-time faculty members at the university college; creating a 17 to 1 teacher student ratio. As a federated college, Luther College is administratively and financially independent, but the college's university students receive their degree from and may take courses at the University of Regina
University of Regina
The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated...
.
History
Luther College was founded in 1913 as Luther Academy, with classrooms and dormitory space for 32 male students in Melville, SaskatchewanMelville, Saskatchewan
Melville is a small Canadian city located in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan. It was declared a city by the province in 1960. The city is north east of the provincial capital of Regina and south west of Yorkton. According to The World Gazetteer, it has a 2004 population of approximately...
. Women first enrolled as non-residential students in 1920. In 1926, the school relocated to a larger campus in Regina and began offering university level courses. The college used to be officially affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
until 1968, and opened new residence halls and academic buildings on the University of Regina
University of Regina
The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated...
campus in 1971. The high school continues to occupy the 1926 campus.
On December 7, 2007, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
Head Coach Kent Austin
Kent Austin
Richard Kent Austin is the Head Coach for the Cornell University Big Red football team. Prior to this, he was the Offensive Coordinator for the Ole Miss Rebels football team. He is the former Head Coach of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders...
visited the high school to speak to the students and brought the Grey Cup
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
.
On September 23 2008, a former student of Luther College returned during the schools daily chapel and held the congregation hostage . He returned with what appeared to be a firearm. He held the majority of the student body and the staff hostage in the gym. He forced the schools chaplain Larry Fry to read a letter he had prepared. The letter detailed why the student thought he had been wrongfully expelled. Partway through the ordeal the student let some people leave but many others just ran outside, where a very large police force was gathered. Eventually the schools principal Mark Anderson noticed that the weapon was in fact a pellet gun. Anderson made a move to disarm the student, during the struggle the Regina police SWAT unit moved in and apprehended the student. There were no physical injuries, and school did resume the next day. The former student who cannot be named due to Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act received only a probationary sentence, even though he was almost 18 at the time of the incident.
Standards
Luther College High School (LCHS) is one of the few independent high schools in Saskatchewan.According to the Luther College Website, it strives to:
- Maintain a Christ-inspired atmosphere in the total life of the College
- Assist students in developing a creative and active integration of faith, learning and culture
- Assist students to probe the dimensions of the Christian Gospel in relation to their own lives and to society
- Provide opportunities for Christian worship, study and fellowship
- Give counsel and guidance to students who desire to enter church-related vocations
- Introduce students to major fields of human knowledge and experience
- Encourage sound habits of thinking about those ideas and experiences, stimulating imaginative and intelligent responses to them
- Encourage both faculty and students to strive for high quality standards in their academic performance
- Make it possible for students to concentrate on one of more areas of learning
Day Students
Saskatchewan Grade 9 - $4110 (After $200 bursary)Saskatchewan Grade 10-12 - $4310
International and out-of-province students
Grade 9 - $10475 CAD(After $200 bursary)Grade 10-12 - $10675 CAD
Athletics
Luther College has a long history of athletics. The school has a wide variety of sports offered including football, golf, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball, curling, hockey, cross country running, track and field, and softball. The school is also home to L.I.T. (Luther Invitational Tournament), one of the longest-running basketball tournaments in Western Canada. L.I.T. has been held annually in February since 1953. Luther as host team has played in every L.I.T. except one, winning four titles in 1953, 1984, 1990 and 2006, respectively. The high school's AAA football team won city and provincial titles in 1993 and 2005. In 2010, the Luther Lions won the 5A Regina Basketball City Championships.Notable alumni
- Glenda Goertzen, 1989 college alumnus, author
- Ed RobinsonEd RobinsonEdwin Robinson is a reporter and producer on Sky Sports, most notably in the sports channel's boxing programmes. He is a regular on Friday Fight Night and other boxing broadcasts on Sky....
, 1953-2006 LIT announcer - Henry TaubeHenry TaubeHenry Taube, Ph.D, M.Sc, B.Sc, FRSC was a Canadian-born American chemist noted for having been awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "his work in the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes." He was the first Canadian-born chemist to win the Nobel Prize...
, 1933 high school alumnus, winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Jonathan DenisJonathan DenisJonathan Denis, QC is a Canadian politician and currently Minister of Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security for the province of Alberta. He represents the constituency of Calgary-Egmont as a Progressive Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
, Alberta MLA and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
See also
- Higher education in SaskatchewanHigher education in SaskatchewanHistorically, Saskatchewan's higher education system has been "significantly shaped" by demographics In 1901, six years prior to the 1907 founding of a university in Saskatchewan, the urban population in Saskatchewan was 14,266 while the rural population was 77,013...
- List of agricultural universities and colleges
- List of colleges and universities in Saskatchewan