Student Life

Co-Curricular Activities

Find Your Place to Belong.

At Lutheran South, you will find a place to belong. Our co-curriculars include activities, organizations and clubs, athletics and fine arts opportunities that allow you to do the things you love and explore new interests. By choosing to be involved, you will grow into leadership roles, practice social interaction skills and build relationships with fellow students and faculty.

In our small school setting, students can choose to be involved in many different activities. You don't have to be just a music student, just an athlete, or just an artist. In fact, involvement in athletics, organizations and clubs helps our students better set goals, organize their time and accomplish great things both in and out of the classroom.

With a variety of groups for different interests, we have something for everyone!

Clubs & Organizations

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  • Academic Team

    The Academic Team challenges the minds of students and increases their knowledge. Through competition with other schools, the team demonstrates scholarship and leadership.
  • Art Club

    The Art Club brings together students who have expressed a strong interest in art and like to do art-related activities in a social setting. It meets once a week after school to explore a variety of art mediums, including batik, printmaking, photography, papermaking, watercolor and raku pottery. This is open to freshmen through seniors. Art classes are not a prerequisite.
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes

    FCA is an organization for all students who want to grow in their faith with Christ. Our focus is from an athletic perspective. We talk about what we can do with our abilities to witness and show our love for our Lord. We also discuss what we can learn from athletics to aid in our walk of faith. Members do not have to be “athletes”. All are welcome.
  • Fishing Club

  • Foreign Language Honor Societies

    Advanced students in the foreign language programs who have earned top grades in their classes may be eligible for the honor society specific to their language of French, Spanish or German.
  • Girls Occupation and Leadership Development

  • Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA)

    Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) is open to all students interested in learning more about the medical careers they may be considering. Speakers and field trips will be scheduled to fit the needs of the group.
  • Jazz Band

    Jazz Band is an extra-curricular music group which can also receive a small amount of class credit. Students can be in the group strictly on an extra-curricular level or also register for ¼ class credit per year. Participation in Jazz Band is open to students in instrumental music who have shown a desire and commitment to a more in-depth study of jazz music and its performance. Students will have the opportunity to play big band music and learn the basics of improvisation and jazz history. Instrumentation includes trumpets, trombones, saxes, guitars, drums and piano. Trumpets, trombones, saxes, and drummers in Jazz Band are expected to also participate in Concert Band or Wind Symphony.

    Performance expectations include Advent Concert, Spring Tour, Spring Concert, home basketball games, and grade school tour days.

    Jazz Band requires an audition. It meets for the full school year on Tuesday and Thursday mornings before school. Jazz Band is open to grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
  • KAIROS Small Group Leaders

    Our KAIROS Small Groups gather for devotions, fellowship and prayer at LHSS twice a week. Each group includes students representing all class levels. A LHSS staff member, student leader and student facilitator share the responsibility of leading discussions, fellowship and prayer. Student leaders participate in a training program (retreat) before the start of each school year to develop and improve leadership skills, plan worship and nurture the spiritual strength of our school within society. The use of student leaders in this model is a unique characteristic among other Lutheran high schools in the nation. Sophomores are eligible to apply and be chosen as KAIROS Small Group Facilitators. They assist the Small Group Leaders. Juniors and Seniors are eligible to apply and be chosen as KAIROS Small Group Leaders.
  • Key Club

    The Lutheran South Key Club was established in spring of 2014 as part of Key Club International, the high school organization sponsored by Kiwanis International. Key Club assists Kiwanis in carrying out its mission to serve the children of the world. High school student members of Key Club perform acts of service in their communities, such as cleaning up parks, collecting clothing and organizing food drives. They also learn leadership skills by running meetings, planning projects and holding elected leadership positions at the club, district and international levels. Key Club is open to all LHSS students.
  • Lancer Engineering, Architecture and Design Team

  • Lancers for Life

    The purpose of this organization is to educate ourselves and others on the issues of LIFE. Topics are studied using videos, books and pamphlets, and general discussion. All students have the opportunity, with as much commitment as they feel necessary, to participate in this organization. The only requirement is that they are pro-LIFE.
    In the past, members of the group have:
    1. participated in the LIFE Chain
    2. participated in the Affton Days Parade
    3. raised money for pro-LIFE charities
    4. helped the South County Chapter of Lutherans for Life with the mailing of their newsletters
    5. attended Saturday prayer and witness vigils at Planned Parenthood
    6. attended the annual March for LIFE and rally in Washington, DC, in January
  • Messengers

    Messengers is a group of selected juniors and seniors who meet every other week to plan chapel dramas and provide Christian leadership at LHSS.
  • Medical Research

  • Mock Trial

    Students participate in Mock Trial for various reasons. Some may aspire to careers in law; some may be interested in how a courtroom works; still others may just enjoy debate. Whatever the reason, Lutheran South’s mock trial team has shown growth and success in preparing to argue cases before a judge and has learned a great deal about the law and how it works. Students may participate as part of the after-school team and/or enroll in the Mock Trial course. Only students taking the course receive academic credit.

  • National Art Honor Society

    The National Art Honor Society is similar to Art Club, except that membership is only open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have taken a minimum of one semester of art and earned a grade of B or above. These students generally meet with the Art Club students and work together on projects. Theses students may also be working on special projects for their individual portfolios.
  • National Honor Society

    National Honor Society membership is based on four attributes: Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service. Members of this group are blessed by the Lord with talents and abilities that are pretty outstanding. But the true idea behind NHS is to use what God gave us in service to others.

    The Lancer Chapter of the National Honor Society is an active group at Lutheran South. The group sponsors, plans, and carries out three or four service projects per year. In addition, all NHS members serve as tutors to other students at LHSS who may be struggling with a course.

    READ MORE ABOUT NHS PROJECTS.

    Students may be selected for NHS in the spring of their sophomore or junior year.
    Sponsor: Mrs. Bethany Pitman
  • Outdoors Club

  • Political Science Club

    Students meet for open discussion forums about current political issues. 
  • Praise & Worship Team

    The LHSS Praise Team practices outside the school day in order to provide contemporary music for our corporate chapel services.  Students serve by performing vocally or instrumentally at a number of chapel services throughout the school year.
  • Robotics Club

  • Student Ambassadors

    Student Ambassadors is a group of about 50 Lutheran South students selected to represent Lutheran South at various admissions and community relations events as well as host individual Shadow Days for 7th & 8th grade students. Once selected, the students may continue to serve until graduation provided they meet the standards established for the group. The selection process occurs during the first two weeks of school each fall with an application, interview, and final selection by  the Student Ambassador Executive Board.
  • Student Council

    Student Council is made up of 30 students representing all four classes at Lutheran South. These students play an invaluable part in what happens in our school. Activities include Homecoming and Backwards dances, food drives, and blood drives.
  • Theatre Arts

    At least two productions are performed each year at Lutheran South: a musical in the fall and a play in the spring. Auditions are open to all students. Students additionally participate in behind-the-scenes roles ranging from set design, construction and lighting to costume development and promotion of ticket sales.
  • Welcome Team

    The LuSo Welcome Team is here and ready to assist you. From partnering with new student families for orientation to reaching out before school starts, join the welcome team and help make all students feel right at home at Lutheran South.
  • Women in STEM

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