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{{Infobox High School
During the [[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008 United States presidential election]], the following newspapers have made general election endorsements.
|name = Bishop Luers High School
|image = [[Image:Bishop Luers High School.JPG|250px]]
|imagesize =
|caption = Bishop Luers High School in 2008.
|motto =
|established = [[1958]]
|type = [[Parochial schools|Parochial]], [[Secondary education|Secondary]]
|district = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend]]
|faculty = 41
| head_name = Principal
| head = Mary Keefer (should have been fired long ago)
| head_name2 = Assistant Principal
| head2 = Tiffany Albertson
|enrollment = ([[2007]]-[[2008]]) 546
|location = 333 East Paulding Road, [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|US}}
|colors = [[red]] and [[black]] {{color box|red}}{{color box|black}}
|newspaper = ''KnightTimes''
|yearbook = Accolade
|mascot = [[Knight]]
|conference = [[Summit Athletic Conference (IHSAA)|Summit Athletic Conference]]
|website = [http://www.bishopluers.org/index.htm Bishop Luers High School]
}}


'''Bishop Luers High School''' is a [[semi Catholic]] high school located on the south side of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]. Bishop Luers is owned and operated by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend]].<ref name="blhs dev">{{cite web | url = http://www.bishopluers.org/development/index.htm | publisher = Bishop Luers High School | title=Bishop Luers: Development}}</ref> The school was founded in [[1958]] by the [[Franciscan]] Fathers of the Saint John the Baptist Province in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], along with the Sisters of Saint Francis Province in [[Mishawaka, Indiana]]. [[John Henry Luers]], the first bishop of the diocese, is the namesake of the school.<ref name="blhs dev" />
{| align=center border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|colspan=6 align=center bgcolor=lightgrey | '''Summary of Endorsements (with circulation)'''
| border="1" cellpadding="1"|
|-
|width="250pt"|'''''
|width="100pt"|'''Obama'''
|width="100pt"|'''McCain'''
|-
|Daily Newspapers||8 (1,509,033)||7 (1,499,926)
|-
|Magazines and Other Publications||4 (3,987,310)||0 (0)
|-
|'''Total'''||'''12 (5,496,343)'''||'''7 (1,499,926)'''
|}


==John McCain==
==Enrollment==
As of the [[2007]]-[[2008]] school year, Bishop Luers High School had an enrollment of 546 students; 160 freshmen, 129 sophomores, 129 juniors, and 128 seniors.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bishopluers.org/about/faq.htm | publisher = Bishop Luers High School |title=Bishop Luers Frequently Asked Questions}}</ref>
===Daily newspapers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Newspaper !! Largest Reported Circulation !! Paid or Free !! State !! [[Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election, 2004|2004 endorsement]]
|-
|''The [[New York Post]]''<ref> [http://www.nypost.com/seven/09082008/postopinion/editorials/post_endorses_john_mccain_128044.htm POST ENDORSES JOHN MCCAIN]</ref>
|align=right|724,748
|Paid
|[[New York]]
|Bush
|-
|''The [[Baltimore Examiner]]''<ref>[http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/opinion/Examiner_endorses_McCain-Palin.html The Examiner endorses McCain-Palin]</ref>
|align=right|236,000
|Free
|[[Maryland]]
|
|-
|''The [[Washington Examiner]]''<ref>[http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/The_Examiner_endorses_McCain-Palin_dc.html The Examiner endorses McCain-Palin]</ref>
|align=right|
|Free
|[[District of Columbia]]
|
|-
|''The [[San Francisco Examiner]]''<ref>[http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/The_Examiner_endorses_McCain-Palin.html The Examiner endorses McCain-Palin]</ref>
|align=right|250,000
|Free
|[[California]]
|
|-
|''The [[Pueblo Chieftain]]'' <ref>[http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/09/21/editorial/doc48d5b4c180ef5230657012.txt The presidency]</ref>
|align=right|53,250
|Paid
|[[Colorado]]
|Bush
|-
|''The [[Boston Herald]]''<ref>[http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/editorials/view/2008_09_30_McCain_for_President:_A_certain_leader_for_uncertain_times/ McCain for president: A certain leader for uncertain times]</ref>
|align=right|185,832
|Paid
|[[Massachusetts]]
|Bush<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9061682_ITM
|title=Bush, Cheney merit four more years
|publisher=Boston Herald
|accessdate=2008-10-05
|last=
|first=
|date=2004-10-20
}}
</ref>
|-
|''The [[Lowell Sun]]''<ref>[http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_10616678 Sun endorsement: McCain for president]</ref>
|align=right|50,096
|Paid
|[[Massachusetts]]
|Bush
|}


Student ethnicity is as follows:
===Magazines and other publications===
<br>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
1% [[Asian people|Asian]]/[[Pacific Islander]]
|- valign=bottom
<br>
! Publication !! Circulation
8% [[Black people|Black]]/[[African]](too many)
|-
<br>
|
5% [[Hispanic]]/[[Latino]]
|align=right|
<br>
|}
4% [[Multiracial]]
==Barack Obama==
<br>
82% [[White people|White]]/[[Caucasian]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/in/otherprivate/2060#students | publisher = GreatSchools.net |title = Bishop Luers High School}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapshot.cfm?schl=A125 | publisher = School Snapshot |title = Bishop Luers High School}}</ref>


==Academics==
===Daily newspapers===
Bishop Luers' education departments consist of art, business, religion, English, foreign language, mathematics, music, P.E. and health, science, and social studies.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bishopluers.org/academics/index.htm | publisher = Bishop Luers High School |title=Bishop Luers Academics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Newspaper !! Largest Reported Circulation !! Paid or Free !! State !! [[Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election, 2004|2004 endorsement]]
|-
|''The [[Seattle Times]]''<ref> [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008190671_obamaed21.html Barack Obama for president]</ref>
|align=right|420,587<ref>Sunday circulation under joint operating agreement with the Seattle P-I</ref>
|Paid
|[[Washington]]
|Kerry
|-
|''The [[The Record (Stockton)|Stockton Record]]''<ref>[http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080928/A_NEWS0801/809280302 Obama turns tide of Record endorsements]</ref>
|align=right|64,146
|Paid
|[[California]]
|Bush
|-
|''The [[Canton Repository]]''<ref>[http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=3&subCategoryID=37 For President: Barack Obama]</ref>
|align=right|
|Paid
|[[Ohio]]
|Bush
|-
|''The [[San Jose Mercury News]] <ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10638757
|title=Editorial: Seize this historic moment: Elect Barack Obama for president - San Jose Mercury News
|publisher=www.mercurynews.com
|accessdate=2008-10-05
|last=
|first=
}}
</ref>
|align=right|251,666
|Paid
|[[California]]
|Kerry
|-
|''The [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]''<ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/382005_obamaed.html P-I endorsement: Elect Obama]</ref>
|align=right|420,587<ref>Sunday circulation under joint operating agreement with the Seattle P-I</ref>
|Paid
|[[Washington]]
|Kerry
|-
|''The [[Santa Fe New Mexican]]''<ref>[http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Opinion/Barack-Obama--a-leader-for-our-troubled-times P-I endorsement: Elect Obama]</ref>
|align=right|25,056<ref>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=105317&p=irol-pressArticle&ID=1205118&highlight= The New York Times Expands Distribution in Santa Fe Area]</ref>
|Paid
|[[New Mexico]]
|Kerry
|-
|''The [[Charleston Gazette]]''<ref>[http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/Editorials/200810050216 Obama: Presidential endorsement]</ref>
|align=right|47,992
|Paid
|[[West Virginia]]
|Kerry
|-
|''The [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]''<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-platform/campaign-2008/2008/10/sunday-editorial-barack-obama-for-president/
|title=Sunday editorial: Barack Obama for president
|publisher=www.stltoday.com
|accessdate=2008-10-11
|last=
|first=
}}
</ref>
|align=right|278,999
|Paid
|[[Missouri]]
|Kerry
|}


Bishop Luers is certified by the North Central Association Commission of School and State of Indiana, with a first-class certification, the highest certification in the state of Indiana. On the average, over 93% of all graduates go on to receive a four-year college education, with a total graduation rate of 98%.<ref name="pastpresent">{{cite web | url = http://www.bishopluers.org/development/CapCampaign/Past_Present%20Page.htm | publisher = Bishop Luers High School | title=Bishop Luers: Our Past and Present}}</ref>
===Magazines and other publications===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Publication !! Circulation
|-
|''[[The New Yorker]]<ref>[http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2008/10/13/081013taco_talk_editors The Choice]</ref>
|align=right|1,062,310
|-
|''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]''<ref>[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_VIBE?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-10-01-14-01-10 Obama tells Vibe readers 'I need you' in letter]</ref>
|align=right|800,000
|-
|''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/19106551/a_new_hope A New Hope]</ref>
|align=right|1,400,000
|-
|''[[Esquire (magazine)]]<ref>[http://www.esquire.com/features/esquire-endorsements-2008/esquire-endorses-barack-obama Esquire Endorses Barack Obama for President]</ref>
|align=right|725,000
|}


In [[2004]] and in [[2005]], Bishop Luers was placed on the Catholic High School Honor Roll Top 50 Secondary Schools in America. Although students still graduate without the ability to read.<ref>[http://www.chshonor.org/roll/school.php?id=7 Catholic High School Honor Roll].</ref><ref name="pastpresent" />
==See also==

* [[Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries]]
==Extra-curricular activities==
Bishop Luers offers an array of activities to stay involved while at Luers. These activities include Academic Super Bowl, [[National Honor Society]] (NHS), [[Key Club]], Student Council, Drama Club, The Bishop Luers Minstrels Show Choir ( gay Pep Band, Speech and Debate, Newpaper, Yearbook, World Culture Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions or [[S.A.D.D.]], [[Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda]], Freshmen Mentoring, and Student Ambassadors.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bishopluers.org/activities/index.htm | publisher = Bishop Luers High School | title=Bishop Luers Activities}}</ref>

Bishop Luers' Minstrels Show Choir holds the distinction as the first [[show choir]] to hold a competition in America.<ref name="choir history">{{cite web | url = http://www.bishopluers.org/activities/showchoir/history.htm | publisher = Bishop Luers High School | title=Bishop Luers Show Choir History}}</ref> In [[1975]], The Minstrels, directed by Father Fred Link, hosted the first competitive show choir invitational, with seven show choirs competing. The following year more than 15 show choirs competed. From [[1979]] to [[1982]] local [[PBS]] television network [[WFWA-TV|WFWA]] had been broadcasting the competition, and in [[1983]], [[PBS]] aired the show choir competition nationally. Today, there are over 250 invitations sent out across the country.<ref name="choir history" />

==Athletics==
[[Image:Johnhenryluersindiana.jpg|thumb|The namesake of the school, Bishop [[John Henry Luers]].]]
Bishop Luers has a wide range of sports for their students to participate, including [[Indiana High School Athletic Association]] ([[IHSAA]]) sanctioned sports of baseball, boys and girls basketball, cross country, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming and diving, boys and girls tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. Bishop Luers is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)<ref>[http://www.ihsaa.org/school-directory/0607SchoolDirectory.pdf 0607SchoolDirectory.pmd<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, and the Summit Athletic Conference (SAC). Luers' main rival is [[Bishop Dwenger High School]], a Catholic school on the north side of Fort Wayne.

Bishop Luers has a storied football program that has been coached by Matt Lindsay since 1985. Luers has won seven SAC Championships in 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2000, and 2001. Bishop Luers has also been to the Indiana state finals for football eleven times in 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2007. Bishop Luers has been Indiana High School Football Champions seven of those eleven trips in 1985, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bishopluers.org/athletics/football/index.htm | publisher = Bishop Luers High School | title=Bishop Luers Football}}</ref>

{{seealso|Indiana High School Football Champions - Smaller Schools}}

Bishop Luers also has traditionally had a very good girls basketball team. Past coach, Gary Andrews, took the girls to three Indiana State Championship games, winning all three in the 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001 seasons. Andrews then left to coach the [[University of Saint Francis (Indiana)|University of Saint Francis]]. Andrews was replaced by Teri Rosinski who carried on the girls basketball tradition, taking the girls to three Indiana State Championship games in 2001-2002, 2003-2004, and 2005-2006. Rosinski led the team to win two state championships, in 2001-2002 and 2005-2006, and state runner-up in 2003-2004. Greg Friend is currently the girls basketball coach as of 2007, and has allowed the program to fall into dismay.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bishopluers.org/athletics/girlsbasketball/index.htm | publisher = Bishop Luers High School | title=Bishop Luers Girls Basketball}}</ref>

Bishop Luers also has a variety of club sports including bowling, chearleading, dance (joke), lacrosse, rifle, and boys volleyball. The lacrosse team is a member of the Indiana High School Lacrosse Association.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bishopluers.org/athletics/index.htm | publisher = Bishop Luers High School | title=Bishop Luers Athletics}}</ref>

===2007-2008===
Along with the school's 2007 state football title, the boys basketball team competed for the first time in the state basketball championship in 2008, becoming Indiana High School Boys Basketball Champions for the first time in school history.<ref>[http://fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/JG/20080322/SPORTS05/464493211 FortWayne.com : Fort Wayne news, sports, jobs, homes, cars<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Also in 2008, the boys baseball team competed for the first time in the state baseball championship, also winning that title, thus Bishop Luers became the first high school in Indiana to win the three major male sports titles in one year since all were first recognized by the Indiana High School Athletic Association in 1973.<ref>[http://fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/JG/20080614/SPORTS05/643603572 Luers baseball team makes history], ''[[Fort Wayne Journal Gazette]]''. Retrieved on [[2008]]-[[06-14]]</ref>

''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' ranked Bishop Luers 24<sup>th</sup> amongst high schools nationwide in the publication's "Top 25 athletic programs for 2007-08" article, released in May, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/highschool/05/19/high.school.top.10/index.html | publisher = ''Sports Illustrated'' | title= Top 25 athletic programs for 2007-08}}</ref>

==Mission statement==
{{cquote|You are the light of the world... your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.}} {{align|right|—Matthew 5:14}}
<br>
The mission of the Bishop Luers High School family is to create a Catholic educational community that instills in each student the qualities of faith, respect, and responsibility necessary to reach his or her God-given potential spiritually, academically, and socially. This maturity nurtured by Catholic truths will enable each graduate to face the challenges in his or her own life while serving God and others in a changing society. We are the light of the world!<ref name="blhs dev" />

==School song==
'''Knights Victory Song'''
<br />
Red and black our colors proudly flying,
<br />We are the knights, we’ll conquer, never fear.
<br />Deep in our hearts our love for Bishop Luers,
<br />Makes us feel we want to chug a beer,
<br />Rah! Rah!
<br />Every time they ask us who the Knights are,
<br />We’ll be proud to show our loyalty.
<br />We will sing a fighting song,
<br />We will sing it loud and strong,
<br />Bishop Luers march to victory!
<br />V-I-C-T-O-R-Y,
<br />Victory, victory Bishop Luers High!
<ref>[http://www.bishopluers.org/Handbook/THE%20PLANNER%2007-08.htm Bishop Luers High School<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Notable alumni==
*[[Anthony Spencer]], [[American football]] [[outside linebacker]] for the [[NFL]] [[Dallas Cowboys]]<ref>[http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/spencer_anthony00.html Player Bio: Anthony Spencer :: Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*Jovan Witherspoon, former American football [[wide receiver]] for the NFL [[New York Jets]]<ref>[http://www.nd.edu/~observer/09072000/Sports/0.html Notre Dame Observer]. Retrieved on [[2008]]-[[04-23]].</ref>
Master P rapper
Brock Lesner UFC fighter
Lebron James NBA Cleveland Cavaliers
Old Greg - scaly man fish (have you ever drunk baileys from a shoe?)
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.bishopluers.org/index.htm Bishop Luers High School]
[[Category:2000s in media]]
*[http://www.luersbaseball.org/ Bishop Luers Baseball]
*[http://www.diocesefwsb.org/world.htm Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend]


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41°01′54″N 85°08′03″W / 41.031626°N 85.134281°W / 41.031626; -85.134281

Bishop Luers High School
Bishop Luers High School in 2008.
Location
Map
333 East Paulding Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States United States
Information
TypeParochial, Secondary
Established1958
School districtRoman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
PrincipalMary Keefer (should have been fired long ago)
Assistant PrincipalTiffany Albertson
Faculty41
Enrollment(2007-2008) 546
Color(s)red and black   
Athletics conferenceSummit Athletic Conference
MascotKnight
NewspaperKnightTimes
YearbookAccolade
WebsiteBishop Luers High School

Bishop Luers High School is a semi Catholic high school located on the south side of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bishop Luers is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.[1] The school was founded in 1958 by the Franciscan Fathers of the Saint John the Baptist Province in Cincinnati, Ohio, along with the Sisters of Saint Francis Province in Mishawaka, Indiana. John Henry Luers, the first bishop of the diocese, is the namesake of the school.[1]

Enrollment

As of the 2007-2008 school year, Bishop Luers High School had an enrollment of 546 students; 160 freshmen, 129 sophomores, 129 juniors, and 128 seniors.[2]

Student ethnicity is as follows:
1% Asian/Pacific Islander
8% Black/African(too many)
5% Hispanic/Latino
4% Multiracial
82% White/Caucasian[3][4]

Academics

Bishop Luers' education departments consist of art, business, religion, English, foreign language, mathematics, music, P.E. and health, science, and social studies.[5]

Bishop Luers is certified by the North Central Association Commission of School and State of Indiana, with a first-class certification, the highest certification in the state of Indiana. On the average, over 93% of all graduates go on to receive a four-year college education, with a total graduation rate of 98%.[6]

In 2004 and in 2005, Bishop Luers was placed on the Catholic High School Honor Roll Top 50 Secondary Schools in America. Although students still graduate without the ability to read.[7][6]

Extra-curricular activities

Bishop Luers offers an array of activities to stay involved while at Luers. These activities include Academic Super Bowl, National Honor Society (NHS), Key Club, Student Council, Drama Club, The Bishop Luers Minstrels Show Choir ( gay Pep Band, Speech and Debate, Newpaper, Yearbook, World Culture Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions or S.A.D.D., Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Freshmen Mentoring, and Student Ambassadors.[8]

Bishop Luers' Minstrels Show Choir holds the distinction as the first show choir to hold a competition in America.[9] In 1975, The Minstrels, directed by Father Fred Link, hosted the first competitive show choir invitational, with seven show choirs competing. The following year more than 15 show choirs competed. From 1979 to 1982 local PBS television network WFWA had been broadcasting the competition, and in 1983, PBS aired the show choir competition nationally. Today, there are over 250 invitations sent out across the country.[9]

Athletics

The namesake of the school, Bishop John Henry Luers.

Bishop Luers has a wide range of sports for their students to participate, including Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports of baseball, boys and girls basketball, cross country, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming and diving, boys and girls tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. Bishop Luers is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)[10], and the Summit Athletic Conference (SAC). Luers' main rival is Bishop Dwenger High School, a Catholic school on the north side of Fort Wayne.

Bishop Luers has a storied football program that has been coached by Matt Lindsay since 1985. Luers has won seven SAC Championships in 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2000, and 2001. Bishop Luers has also been to the Indiana state finals for football eleven times in 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2007. Bishop Luers has been Indiana High School Football Champions seven of those eleven trips in 1985, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2007.[11]

See also: Indiana High School Football Champions - Smaller Schools

Bishop Luers also has traditionally had a very good girls basketball team. Past coach, Gary Andrews, took the girls to three Indiana State Championship games, winning all three in the 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001 seasons. Andrews then left to coach the University of Saint Francis. Andrews was replaced by Teri Rosinski who carried on the girls basketball tradition, taking the girls to three Indiana State Championship games in 2001-2002, 2003-2004, and 2005-2006. Rosinski led the team to win two state championships, in 2001-2002 and 2005-2006, and state runner-up in 2003-2004. Greg Friend is currently the girls basketball coach as of 2007, and has allowed the program to fall into dismay.[12]

Bishop Luers also has a variety of club sports including bowling, chearleading, dance (joke), lacrosse, rifle, and boys volleyball. The lacrosse team is a member of the Indiana High School Lacrosse Association.[13]

2007-2008

Along with the school's 2007 state football title, the boys basketball team competed for the first time in the state basketball championship in 2008, becoming Indiana High School Boys Basketball Champions for the first time in school history.[14] Also in 2008, the boys baseball team competed for the first time in the state baseball championship, also winning that title, thus Bishop Luers became the first high school in Indiana to win the three major male sports titles in one year since all were first recognized by the Indiana High School Athletic Association in 1973.[15]

Sports Illustrated ranked Bishop Luers 24th amongst high schools nationwide in the publication's "Top 25 athletic programs for 2007-08" article, released in May, 2008.[16]

Mission statement

You are the light of the world... your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.

—Matthew 5:14


The mission of the Bishop Luers High School family is to create a Catholic educational community that instills in each student the qualities of faith, respect, and responsibility necessary to reach his or her God-given potential spiritually, academically, and socially. This maturity nurtured by Catholic truths will enable each graduate to face the challenges in his or her own life while serving God and others in a changing society. We are the light of the world![1]

School song

Knights Victory Song
Red and black our colors proudly flying,
We are the knights, we’ll conquer, never fear.
Deep in our hearts our love for Bishop Luers,
Makes us feel we want to chug a beer,
Rah! Rah!
Every time they ask us who the Knights are,
We’ll be proud to show our loyalty.
We will sing a fighting song,
We will sing it loud and strong,
Bishop Luers march to victory!
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y,
Victory, victory Bishop Luers High! [17]

Notable alumni

Master P rapper Brock Lesner UFC fighter Lebron James NBA Cleveland Cavaliers Old Greg - scaly man fish (have you ever drunk baileys from a shoe?)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Luers: Development". Bishop Luers High School.
  2. ^ "Bishop Luers Frequently Asked Questions". Bishop Luers High School.
  3. ^ "Bishop Luers High School". GreatSchools.net.
  4. ^ "Bishop Luers High School". School Snapshot.
  5. ^ "Bishop Luers Academics". Bishop Luers High School.
  6. ^ a b "Bishop Luers: Our Past and Present". Bishop Luers High School.
  7. ^ Catholic High School Honor Roll.
  8. ^ "Bishop Luers Activities". Bishop Luers High School.
  9. ^ a b "Bishop Luers Show Choir History". Bishop Luers High School.
  10. ^ 0607SchoolDirectory.pmd
  11. ^ "Bishop Luers Football". Bishop Luers High School.
  12. ^ "Bishop Luers Girls Basketball". Bishop Luers High School.
  13. ^ "Bishop Luers Athletics". Bishop Luers High School.
  14. ^ FortWayne.com : Fort Wayne news, sports, jobs, homes, cars
  15. ^ Luers baseball team makes history, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-06-14
  16. ^ "Top 25 athletic programs for 2007-08". Sports Illustrated. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Bishop Luers High School
  18. ^ Player Bio: Anthony Spencer :: Football
  19. ^ Notre Dame Observer. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.

External links

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