Whether you’re teaching them or parenting them, these nine tips can help ensure your high school freshman’s transition to high school is smooth!

The transition from middle to high school can be tough! Share these tips with a high school freshman in your life that can help:

1. Become Familiar with the School. Orientation can help, but there’s always more hallways, routes and rooms to get familiar with during the first few months of school.
2. Create a Balanced Schedule. Don’t overload yourself right away! Ensure you balance your time with academics, extracurriculars and home responsibilities.
3. Prioritize Attendance. The more you’re there, the more likely you’ll create lasting relationships with students and teachers.
4. Get Organized. Find an organization system to track assignments, projects and tests that works for you!
5. Connect with Upperclassmen. They’ve been through the transition and can help you! Take advantage of your school’s mentor program or mixed-grade homerooms.
6. Participate in Activities. This is a great way to meet new people and explore your interests!
7. Build Relationships with Teachers and Staff. It’s helpful to have relationships with adults that you can rely on at school!

Parents, alumni, grandparents, friends, and anyone interested in helping to make this year’s Fair a success is invited to attend this meeting and get involved!

Sept 4 is Picture Day, makeup date is Oct 9

Sept. 20 is the Homecoming Dance, purchase tickets on GoFan App.

We need many hands to make this event a success! If you’d like to get involved, please join us at the planning meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Cafeteria.

*Digital Ticketing – We will be using GoFan which is linked with the WIAA. All Tickets for Fall Events for Football and Volleyball are ready to be purchased. To Purchase a ticket, you can download the GoFan App on your phone, create an account, and then search for Racine Lutheran. You can purchase individual games or you can purchase a pass. We have two different pass options available. A pass just for the Fall Sports Events or a Pass for the Entire School Year. With each pass, you can purchase an Individual, Family of 2, or a Family of 4 pass. All passes are good for our Home Athletic Events Only. With Digital Ticketing, we will be joining Dominican, Martin Luther, and St. Thomas More using GoFan. One nice feature of GoFan is that our competitions against these schools will appear on our site, even if the games are played at their school. Shoreland Lutheran and Racine St. Catherine’s are still currently using Hometown Ticketing. Kenosha St. Joe’s and The Prairie School are still using cash admission. For our students, they will show their student ID for admission to a game. They do not need to purchase a ticket. Student ID’s are also starting to be required by other schools, so students please keep your Student ID on you when attending Athletic Events. For anyone with a Conference Pass, Future Crusader Pass, or an Adult Crusader Pass, you will just show your pass at the door also. Anyone else with you will need a ticket unless the pass is good for more than one person.

*Just a reminder, Athletes must be in school all day to practice or participate in games. Exceptions for school-sponsored field trips, college visits, funerals, doctor’s appointments, etc. may be granted by the Athletic Director. In the case of a doctor’s appointment, a signed release by the doctor may be required.

*We need lots of parental help during Fall season! Please check out the new link to sign up to volunteer. We still have spots to fill for this Fall’s events!

Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: Fall Volunteer Sign Up.

We’re using SignUp.com (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming SignUps.

Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact Mr. Shaffer, and he can sign you up manually.

*It is time to get ready for Fall Sports! Athletes cannot begin participation in practice until students are registered for their sport. To get a registration card, all the following must be turned in to the Athletic Office.

*Game schedules are on the online school calendar which can be found here. Or click on the “Calendar” link on the school website. You may also sign up for notifications from the calendar site which will alert you to upcoming contests and schedule changes. Coaches contact information is also found on the calendar site.

*Our spirit wear page is on the school website. Look for the spirit wear link on our website. There will be a code at the top of the page for the latest deal for the week.

U.S. Military Academy Day 2025: High School students interested in learning about any of the five service academies or in securing a congressional nomination are invited to attend the Academy Day Event on Saturday, September 6 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield.

College Planning Resources: It’s never too early to start planning for college! Here are some of Mrs. Juga’s favorite online resources offering tips for both students and parents (articles, blogs, videos, podcasts, etc.) related to college readiness:

• www.grownandflown.com
• www.saraharberson.com
• https://ccmrwithmsthrash.com/

We’re thrilled to share that Racine Lutheran High School is heading to Iceland in Summer 2027, and we’d love for your student to join us!

This is an incredible opportunity for students to explore new places, experience different cultures, and gain lifelong skills like independence and confidence.