Trinity Lutheran School (TLS) is a private Lutheran

Lutheranism

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 school in Bend, Oregon

Bend, Oregon

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, United States

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. It is owned and operated by Trinity Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

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http://locator.lcms.org/nschools_frm/s_detail.asp?S73860. TLS serves approximately 300 students from pre-kindergarten

Kindergarten

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 through twelfth

Twelfth

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. Trinity is adding grades each year until reaching grade 12 for the 2011-2012 school year.

History

Trinity opened in 1959, offering only kindergarten. In 1994 the school moved from the church property at the base of Pilot Butte onto a 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) parcel on Butler Market Road. The new school building allowed TLS to add grades through grade eight. After completion of a new gymnasium, the church also moved to the property. A recent donation of modular class buildings

Modular building

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allowed TLS to begin adding high school grades.

Leadership

Trinity's principal is Hanne Krause. Mrs. Krause was the principal of Lutheran High, San Diego, CA for eight years before moving to Bend.