Student Services Guarantees
Academic Counseling
All students have a four-year academic plan and a post high school plan.
College and Career Counseling
All students have a post high school plan and tools to be a productive and independent Christian member of their community.
Mental Health Services
Social and emotional learning and soft life skills are delivered at each grade level.
Student Services
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About
Our staff are proud members of state and national counseling organizations (WSCA and ASCA). Each member holds a M.Ed School Counseling or Leadership and is passionate about delivering exceptional Academic and Career Plans (ACP) to every student. As a Career Technical Education (CTE) school, WLHS guides students to create strategic pathways for post high school success. -
Mission Statement
Wisconsin Lutheran Student Services partners with students to be future focused for productive, Christ-centered lives by taking ownership in their well-being and exploration toward life goals in a diverse world. -
Vision Statement
Every Wisconsin Lutheran student and parent receives exceptional student services that guide and support families with academic, college and career counseling, and mental health services using collaborative solutions with faculty, to prepare future generations for success to the glory of God. -
Core Value
Wisconsin Lutheran Student Services is committed to purposeful engagement and having collaborative solutions among students, parents, and staff. Students will be empowered to create healthy habits for growth and explore potential vocations to be productive Christian citizens in a diverse world.
WLHS School Profile
Academic & Career Planning
College Credit/Experiences
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College Possible
College Possible is a pre-college program that assists juniors and seniors with ACT preparation, essay writing, completing college and scholarship applications, and understanding financial aid. Students will meet one-two times a week during their free period or after school. Students must meet GPA, academic and financial requirements to be eligible for the program. If you have any questions about eligibility please speak to your counselor
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Dual/Early College Credit Programs
Students can earn college credit while in high school. Qualified students will be eligible to enroll in courses through Early College Credit Program (ECCP).
Students may also earn dual credit through approved online courses. These credits will be accepted for WLHS graduation requirements and can transfer to most colleges or universities.
Student applications must be approved by Student Services.
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Youth Apprentice Program
The State of Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development Youth Apprenticeship program integrates school-based and work-based learning to instruct students in real-world on-the-job skills defined by Wisconsin industries. Areas of youth apprenticeship include STEM, manufacturing, architecture and construction, finance, and health science. Interested students should contact their school counselor for more information. Student applications must be approved by Student Services. -
Viking-2-Viking
Viking-2-Viking takes place a total of six times throughout the school year. Students are able to discuss, with a panel of Wisco alumni, about their careers and stories about how they got from high school to where they are now. Guest alumni speakers and topics are coordinated in partnership between the WLHS Alumni Team and Student Services. -
Craftsman with Character
Craftsman with Character is a career-based learning experience. It recently started in Edgerton, Wis. at Edgerton Gear Inc. through a sponsorship with the US Navy, and has now expanded to the Milwaukee area. The creation of CwC was a response to the need for every high school student to develop skills necessary to become career and life ready. The program consists of field visits to local companies in business and trade pathways along with a curriculum that focuses on character development. Participating in this program also links students who are going directly to the workforce after high school to potential employers in the Milwaukee area.
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All in Milwaukee
All in Milwaukee is a college completion program that provides financial aid, advising, program and career support to high potential, limited-income, diverse Milwaukee students to complete college, build meaningful careers and transform the Milwaukee community. If you are interested in applying please review the eligibility criteria and contact your school counselor for more information.
Mental Health Services
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Mental Health Curriculum
Select courses receive social emotional learning (SEL) where students are taught resiliency, mindfulness, conflict resolution, and develop peer relationships. -
Critical Thinkers
Critical Thinkers is a counseling group that meets on Mondays during homeroom and chapel. Critical Thinkers focuses on identifying feelings of anxiety and depression and finding strategies to cope with these feelings positively. Each year a school counselor visits a class for a series of workshops designed to grow problem solving skills, resiliency, and mindfulness. -
Hope Squad
Hope Squad is a peer-to-peer suicide/self-harm prevention program. Hope Squad members are nominated by their peers as trustworthy students that one can confide in. Members are trained on the direct and indirect signs of self-harm and suicide ideation and how to appropriately intervene with a student who is struggling with these thoughts and behaviors and how to refer them to a trusted adult. -
Refuge
Students lose parents or siblings, many in tragic ways. Our school counselors added a grief share group for students to gather and share their stories with peers that can relate. -
Christian Family Solutions
A licensed therapist through Christian Family Solutions (CFS) is a part of the Student Services team to assist with the mental health needs of our students.
Student Support
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Student Success Center
The Student Success Center (SSC) operates as part of Student Services and is designed to serve and support all students at WLHS.
Services include:- testing center for the student body when an assessment needs to be made-up due to an absence
- individual learning needs
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English Language Learner (ELL)
The English Language Learner (ELL) Program provides support for students desiring to become more proficient in the English language.
Staff
News
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Junior Student: Reminders
Read MoreStudent Services counselors have taken several steps with students to prepare and equip them to make decisions regarding their post high school path. These include: college fair and college visits, trades fairs and visits, military visits, and the Viking-2-Viking series which exposed students to a variety of careers. Students know how to select a college and have been led through activities on Naviance which supports the college and career search process. -
Senior Student: Reminders
Student Services offers some important reminders to the families of seniors to ensure a smooth transition to college or career:Read More -
Viking-2-Viking: Business
Our last Viking-2-Viking of the year took place April 19. Interested juniors and seniors heard from Wisco alums about their experiences in the world of business. Thank you to the event speakers for sharing their insights and wisdom with our students:Read More
