Valley Lutheran High School (Michigan)

Valley Lutheran High School is a private parochial school located in Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan.^[6] The school is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. It is governed by local churches within the synod. It was founded in 1977.^[5][7]

Valley Lutheran High School
Location
3560 McCarty Road Saginaw Charter Township , Michigan 48603 United States
Coordinates	43°28′4″N 83°59′12″W
Information
Type	Parochial High School
Denomination	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Status	Open
CEEB code	233311
NCES School ID	00642037[1]
Principal	Al Kaul (Executive Director)
Teaching staff	15.5 (2021-22)[2][3]
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	Co-ed
Number of students	288 (2022-23) [4]
Student to teacher ratio	14.1 (2021-22)[2][3]
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	Tri-Valley Conference
Team name	Chargers
Accreditation	Cognia MANS NLSA[5]
Intermediate school district	Saginaw Intermediate School District
Website	www.vlhs.com

Sports

Valley Lutheran is a class "C" school.^[8] It did not have an American football team until the mid-1990s because of budget restrictions. As a result, the school was always well known for its soccer team and the annual homecoming dance was held in conjunction with a soccer match instead of the more traditional American football game.

The following sports are offered:^[9]

Fall Sports

• Men's Cross Country
• Women's Cross Country
• American Football
• Women's Golf
• Men's Soccer
• Volleyball

Winter Sports

• Women's Basketball
• Men's Basketball
• Men's Bowling
• Women's Bowling
• Men's Ice Hockey
• Pompon (Competitive)
• Men's Wrestling

Spring Sports

• Men's Baseball
• Women's Softball
• Men's Golf
• Men's Soccer
• Men's Track & Field
• Women's Track & Field

Club Sports

Sport	Season
Equestrian	Fall & Summer
Women's Ice Hockey	Winter
Trap Shooting	Fall & Spring
Ultimate Frisbee	Spring

The "Carpet Dome"

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

Notable alumni

• Paul Walter Hauser (2004), actor^[11]