Rogue Lutheran
Barring a fundraising miracle, Luther North High School will be closing its doors at the end of the school year, in June 2010.
CBS
Teachers are losing jobs. Education money is being slashed. Now, one Northwest side high school will be shutting its doors for good barring a fundraising miracle. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports that will further strain an education system already stretched to its limits.
Tom Wiemann walked the halls of Luther North High School as a student, and now walks them as its principal.
On Tuesday, he told students and parents that the 100-year-old school would be closing down in June, unless they could raise $1.8 million in four weeks.
"I'm very emotional about it," said Wiemann. "It's really difficult. But I think we can do it."
Students hope so, too, especially those with only one year left to graduation.
Junior Kente Mixon says he's been happy at Luther North. The West Side resident says it's due to the schools small class size and personal attention.
Right now, Luther North only has 210 students, compared to 1,400 students in 1970.
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GJ - Few students = little money to operate. They do not need more money but more students. Ditto WELS.
