LuHi serves the middle and high school grades 6-12 intentionally. We prepare our middle school students for our high school experience through a seamless transition to more rigorous academics, varsity sports, and leadership opportunities. Our middle school encourages students to continually take on more responsibility and practice conscientious decision-making. Below, you’ll find a brief overview of what we offer, including:
Middle school environment matters. Where will your child thrive?
A culture that’s all about community.
Middle school can be a challenging season as adolescents learn to navigate social pressures and demanding schedules. We guide our students through this transitional time by:
Modeling & engaging students in a tradition of service.
LuHi operates in Christian love, and one way we express this is through serving others, locally and globally. Through service projects or the school-wide Meal Packing event, students learn the significance of serving and loving their neighbors thereby growing empathy.
Facilitate the learning of compassionate leadership.
Through various roles and responsibilities in student organizations, participation in retreats and student-led chapel services, and playing team sports, LuHi middle school students learn valuable soft skills such as empathy, listening, and patience.
Individualized guidance.
All middle school students are assigned a guidance counselor dedicated to offering academic, social, and emotional support. Small class sizes mean students are seen and known by their teachers. Our block schedule provides time for teachers to dig deeper and know their students strengths and needs.
Fostering healthy relationships.
Each LuHi grade has a retreat experience, which provides an opportunity for students to deepen their faith through worship and devotion, and to bond with peers and mentors. Advisory meets daily to engage in dialogue about issues central to middle school.
My daughter has been challenged in her academic classes and, in meeting those challenges, she has become so much more confident. Through extracurricular activities, she has had the chance to become friends with kids in all the grade levels and the upperclassmen have taken her under their wings and have provided true friendship and mentorship. She has made amazing friends who she loves dearly and who are truly there for her. Everyone says Middle School can be a such a difficult time, and while that is unquestionably true, being at LuHi has made it a joy to navigate these years.”
PARENT OF CURRENT LUHI STUDENT
A Solid Academic Foundation
Our middle school’s core curriculum — English, Math, Religion, Science, Social Studies, and World Language — is intentionally designed to prepare students for the more rigorous content they’ll see in high school and college. Small class sizes mean individualized instruction is available. For students looking for something more challenging, middle school students have access to high school level courses. Between semesters, students participate in Beyond Boundaries, where they have experiences linked to our mission, examining growth in body, mind, and spirit as well as college preparation.
Leadership Opportunities
Middle school students are encouraged to take on leadership roles and responsibilities in student clubs and organizations, including student government, National Junior Honor Society, and the Middle School Buddy Program.
Enriched Learning
The middle school core curriculum is complemented by music, physical education, and visual and performing arts, as well as a number of electives, including Choir, Concert Band, Dance, Focus classes that teach soft skills like organization and study methods, General Music, STEM, and Strings. Student clubs include Robotics, jazz band, Peace Group, debate club, and more.
Competitive Athletics
At LuHi, student athletes can compete at three different levels – Middle School, Junior Varsity, and Varsity. Through our sports teams, students gain confidence and learn lessons in self-discipline, determination, cooperation, and teamwork.
HIGH SCHOOL PREP
Ready for the demands of high school.
Everything we do at LuHi is designed to help your child thrive. The result? Our middle school students are confident, responsible individuals who are ready for high school.
School Counseling
All middle school students are assigned a guidance counselor for academic, social, and emotional support, and work with their counselor each spring to determine their courses for the next academic year. Counselors also help students navigate the transition to adolescence—building confidence, developing organizational skills, and fostering healthy relationships that set the foundation for success in high school.
Block Schedule
LuHi’s block schedule allows students to have varied classroom experiences, which helps with engagement and content mastery. Students in 6th grade experience a semi-departmentalized day, with a core team of two teachers in English, Social Studies, Science, Math, and World Language, allowing for an intentional transition to 7th and 8th grade, where the schedule is fully departmentalized and students have the opportunity to advance in certain areas.
Beyond the Bell
LuHi’s after-school program for middle school students, Beyond the Bell, encompasses clubs, athletics, help with homework, and more, all in a supervised environment. Beyond the Bell involves theme days and special projects, and allows students to build relationships and connect with all the opportunities available to them after the school day ends.
Advisory
Each LuHi student is part of a small group Advisory that meets for a short time each day to build community, review announcements, engage in discussion about topics pertinent to the grade level, and more. These small groups also sit together weekly in Chapel. Advisors are teachers and administrators who become trusted adults in each child’s life, and have an opportunity to engage outside of the traditional classroom experience.
See for Yourself!
Schedule a tour, and see first-hand why families choose LuHi for their middle schoolers.
