Faith Lutheran High School commonly known as Faith or FLHS is a parochial high school for students in grades 9-12 located in Crystal Lake, Illinois

Crystal Lake, Illinois

Crystal Lake is a city located in southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs. It is named after Crystal Lake, a lake located west-southwest of downtown. Crystal Lake is also a suburb of the city of Chicago. The population was 38,000 at the 2000 census, but as of...

. It is affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and serves students of McHenry County, Illinois

McHenry County, Illinois

McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 308,760, which is an increase of 18.7% from 260,077 in 2000. Its county seat is Woodstock. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is the sixth largest county, in...

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The school's colors are black and red and its mascot are the Saints.

History

FLHS was founded in August 2004 with eight students. The first class of ten students graduated in 2008. The school was initially located at St. John's Lutheran Church in Union, Illinois

Union, Illinois

Union is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 580 at the 2010 census, up from 576 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Union is located at ....

. In January 2006 it moved to the unused Hawthorn school building north of Marengo, Illinois

Marengo, Illinois

Marengo is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,355 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Marengo is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Major Streets:...

. In 2009 the school again moved to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake, Illinois

Crystal Lake, Illinois

Crystal Lake is a city located in southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs. It is named after Crystal Lake, a lake located west-southwest of downtown. Crystal Lake is also a suburb of the city of Chicago. The population was 38,000 at the 2000 census, but as of...

 which provided a location more central to the county.

Academics

The low student-teacher ratio provides students with direct access to teachers and allows them to get assistance when needed. The school offers classes in theology, science, art, mathematics, physical education, English, social studies, practical skills and the languages of Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

, Latin, and German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

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Student Body

The school has participated worked with the AFS Intercultural Programs

AFS Intercultural Programs

AFS Intercultural Programs was established in 1915 by A. Piatt Andrew, a onetime economics professor at Harvard University and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury...

 to host exchange students from Brazil, Paraguay, China, Panama, and South Korea.

Athletics

FLHS currently offers boy's golf, basketball, and volleyball, co-ed cross country and track and field as well as girl's volleyball and cheerleading.

Student Organizations

Student Council is a student government that organizes extracurricular programs as well as running fundraisers to help with the school's annual trip to Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America is a Six Flags theme park in the Chicago metropolitan area, located in Gurnee, Illinois. It first opened in 1976 as Marriott's Great America. Six Flags purchased the park from the Marriott Corporation in 1984, making it the seventh park in the chain...

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Mission Fellowship is a group dedicated to Christian evangelism.
Illinois YMCA Youth and Government

YMCA Youth and Government

YMCA Youth and Government, or Y&G is a YMCA civic engagement and service-learning program in the United States that offers high school students the opportunity to serve in a model government process at the local, state, national, and international levels...

 allows students to travel to the Illinois State Capitol

Illinois State Capitol

The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, is the building that houses the executive and legislative branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The current building is the sixth capitol of the state since its admission as a state of the United States in 1818. The...

where students act as delegates to pass mock legeslation