March 6, 2023
OLu Hockey 4-Peats As State Champions
The Orange Lutheran hockey team entered the California Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) tournament at Anaheim Ice as back-to-back-to-back state...
March 5, 2023
Lancer History Made as Boys Soccer Wins State Regional Title
OLu boys soccer became CIF State Regional Champions for the first time in program history with a 2-0 win over Littlerock on Saturday evening at...
March 2, 2023
Student to CEO: How a High Schooler Created a Thriving Business
Starting a business is a daunting task for anyone, but it can seem like an impossible dream for a high school student. However, for one enterprising...
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OLu Hockey 4-Peats As State Champions
Lancer History Made as Boys Soccer Wins State Regional Title
Student to CEO: How a High Schooler Created a Thriving...
Meet A Lancer: Caroline Kargenian '23
Road to the CIF Playoffs: Girls Basketball
The Ultimate Guide to Flexible Learning in High School
26 Lancer Athletes Celebrated at National Signing Day
Meet a Lancer: Kiki Estrada '22
Exciting Ministry Expansion News
Mikey Romero '22 Drafted By Boston Red Sox in Round 1
March 1, 2023
Meet A Lancer: Caroline Kargenian '23
Senior Caroline Kargenian has made the most of her OLu experience! Caroline has participated in our Instrumental Music program for all 4 years. She...
February 16, 2023
Road to the CIF Playoffs: Girls Basketball
Preseason Coming off a Division 2AA CIF Championship last February, the girls basketball team was looking to make some noise in Division 1, with much...
February 16, 2023
Road to the CIF Playoffs: Boys Soccer
Preseason As the boys soccer team entered the 2022-2023 season, the Lancers had the goal of ending a 15 + year playoff drought. After a vast...
February 15, 2023
Road to the CIF Playoffs: Boys Basketball
Preseason Having lost nine seniors to graduation, head coach Daniel Dunbar knew he had a younger group with some big shoes to fill as the curtain...
February 12, 2023
History! Freshman Jennifer Flores Wins League Title
Freshman female wrestler Jennifer Flores entered the OLu history books on Saturday afternoon! Flores, competing in the 111lb weight class, captured...
February 10, 2023
Road to the CIF Playoffs: '22-'23 Girls Water Polo
Preseason Last April, Orange Lutheran hired four-time Olympic water polo champion Brenda Villa to lead the Lancers as they headed into the 2022-2023...
February 2, 2023
10 Lancers Athletes Celebrated at February Signing Day
February 1, 2023, marked the second National Signing Day of the 2022-2023 academic year, and Orange Lutheran celebrated 10 senior athletes across...
December 12, 2022
Season In Review: Lancers Fall Sports
Orange Lutheran athletics got off to a strong start in the fall season of the 2022-2023 academic year, with several teams qualifying for the...
November 29, 2022
3 Ways the OLu Cafe will Surprise You
Reason 1: Incredible Staff with Decades of Culinary Experience The fearless leader of the OLu Cafe, Orange Lutheran’s on-campus cafeteria, is Chef...
November 14, 2022
Road to the CIF Finals: Girls Cross Country
Preseason As the 2022 cross country season started, one thing was evident to coach Kristen Goossens. The team would be young.
November 10, 2022
11 Lancer Athletes Celebrated At National Signing Day
On the first National Signing Day of the 2022-2023 academic year, Orange Lutheran High School honored 11 of their senior athletes across seven sports...
November 6, 2022
Road to the CIF Playoffs: Boys Water Polo
Preseason The Lancers entered the 2022 season with a new coach, Jacob Moore, and many returners on a team that made the Open Division playoffs in...
November 1, 2022
Road to the CIF Finals: Girls Golf
Preseason After last season's success, the girls golf team entered the 2022 season with high expectations. Building off of a 2nd place league finish...
October 21, 2022
Three Lancers Will Represent Team USA
Three Lancers are off to represent the United States in November!
October 5, 2022
Devotion: Morning By Morning, New Mercies I See
The following devotion was presented to all students by Dr. Mary Scott, CEO/Executive Director, during Daily Gathering on August 30, 2022.
September 1, 2022
Service Learning and Global Citizenship: Foundations Built in 2021-22
by LeeAnne Lavender, OLu Service Learning & Global Citizenship Partner
August 30, 2022
Welcome to The Show, Garrett Mitchell '17
Garrett Mitchell, a 2017 graduate of Orange Lutheran, was called up to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, August 27. His call-up made him the 4th...
August 22, 2022
Lancer Baseball Associate Head Coach RJ Farrell Leads USA To Gold
Orange Lutheran Associate Head Baseball coach, RJ Farrell, is a gold medalist.
July 18, 2022
Max Rajcic '20 and Caleb Ricketts '18 Drafted on Day 2 of MLB Draft
Orange Lutheran baseball had 2 alumni drafted on Day 2 of the Major League Baseball draft, joining Mikey Romero '22, who was drafted in the 1st round...
July 18, 2022
Mikey Romero '22 Drafted By Boston Red Sox in Round 1
On Sunday evening, Mikey Romero, ‘22, became the 21st Orange Lutheran baseball player to be drafted into Major League Baseball. Romero, a shortstop,...
July 15, 2022
Yankee Pitcher Gerrit Cole ‘08 Heads to 5th MLB All-Star Game
New York Yankees pitcher and 2008 OLu alumnus Gerrit Cole is headed to his fifth Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The appearance is Cole’s fourth...
July 7, 2022
Lancer Athletes Go International
While Orange Lutheran athletes love wearing the “L” on their jerseys and representing the Lancers, several have been able to represent their...
July 5, 2022
Signing Day: Celebrating OLu Athletes
Signing Day is an exciting day for student-athletes where they announce their binding agreement to a college in front of their friends, family, and...
June 16, 2022
Esports: Blasting Off
Although Esports has been around for some time, the inaugural year for OLu’s Esports team fostered memories and victories that will last a lifetime.
June 8, 2022
FAQs about online learning
Blended learning provides students with a hybrid system of learning where they can choose both online learning, supported by the use of technology,...
June 8, 2022
Understanding OLu’s Blended Learning Schedule Options
Orange Lutheran has been providing high-quality private Christian education since 1973. Orange Lutheran’s renowned online education program has been...
June 6, 2022
Season In Review: Lancers Spring Sports
Orange Lutheran’s 2022 spring sports season saw not only a number of teams advance to the CIF-SS post season, but the Lancers set some school records...
June 2, 2022
Exciting Ministry Expansion News
Orange Lutheran High School is excited to announce the acquisition of 3111 N. Tustin St. in Orange, marking a significant step forward in pursuit of...
May 27, 2022
Jacob Moore Named Boys Water Polo Head Coach
Orange Lutheran Athletics is thrilled to announce the hiring of Jacob Moore as Boys Water Polo Head Coach.
May 24, 2022
Meet a Lancer: Kayleigh Gilbert '22
Kayleigh Gilbert '22 first stepped into the Nechita Center in 2017 when she attended a performance of Cinderella while considering Orange Lutheran...
May 20, 2022
Academic performance of Blended learners at OLu
The Blended learning option offers flexibility and personalization that can benefit students in multiple ways. At Orange Lutheran High School (OLu),...
May 20, 2022
Tuition and financial aid for Blended learning students
Established in 2004, Orange Lutheran Online (OLO) continues to ensure that students around the country have the opportunity to access our flexible...
May 19, 2022
Why OLu's flexible learning program is different than others
Due to the pandemic, many families were thrust into remote learning, and the unpopular implementation of synchronous Zoom classrooms left many...
May 19, 2022
7 Ways OLu Supports Blended Learners
Blended learning is an effective education option that combines familiar in-class courses with asynchronous online learning courses. This gives...
May 18, 2022
2022 Yearbook Dedication: Ms. Hayley Sampson, World Languages
Dedicated. Supportive. Patient. Loving. Nurturing. Empowering. These are a small sample of words students used to describe Latin teacher Miss Hayley...
May 17, 2022
Meet a Lancer: Natalie Turbedsky '22
The Nechita stage has been a special place for dancer Natalie Turbedsky '22.
May 16, 2022
Meet a Lancer: Christina Abdishoo '22
Christina Abdishoo, Class of 2022, blends science with music as a member of STEM Academy and a two-instrument musician.
May 11, 2022
Meet a Lancer: Tim Wilkinson '22
Tim Wilkinson has always been a sports fan.
May 10, 2022
Road To The Playoffs: Boys Tennis
Coming off a shortened Covid-19 season in 2021, the boys tennis program was excited for what was ahead in this season.
May 3, 2022
A day in the life of a Blended learning student, from a current student’s perspective.
Online learning has become somewhat of a norm in today’s global landscape. But finding a school that offers a flexible educational environment, while...
May 3, 2022
Meet a Lancer: Harrison Gomes '22
Senior Class President Harrison Gomes, Class of 2022, has been cast in every show that has been offered during his time at Orange Lutheran.
May 3, 2022
Meet a Lancer: Kiki Estrada '22
Softball player Kiki Estrada transferred to Orange Lutheran in Spring 2021. She will continue her softball career at University of Arkansas this fall.
May 2, 2022
Stanley Berryhill III '17 Signs With Atlanta Falcons
For Stanley Berryhill III, his journey to the NFL was not at all how he envisioned. But the Orange Lutheran alumnus would probably say that through...
May 2, 2022
Lancer Track & Field: Road to CIF
At Trinity League finals, the culmination of the track & field regular season, Orange Lutheran's track & field team produced individual league...
April 29, 2022
Service + SEL at Day of Dreams
Mechanical Surf. Oobleck. Karaoke. These were just a few of the many activities at the 2022 Day of Dreams, one of Orange Lutheran’s school-wide...
April 29, 2022
Lancer Boys Tennis Wins Singles & Doubles League Titles
Orange Lutheran swept the podium at the Trinity League Tennis Finals to win both the singles and doubles titles.
April 26, 2022
26 Lancer Athletes Celebrated at National Signing Day
In the final Athletic Signing Day of the 2021-22 academic year, Orange Lutheran saw 26 of their seniors commit to continuing their athletic careers...
April 17, 2022
7 Reasons OLu is a Top Private High School
At Orange Lutheran High School (OLu), we believe that our role as a top Christian private school is to help our students discover their God-given...
April 13, 2022
Olympian Brenda Villa Named OLu Aquatics Director
Orange Lutheran Athletics is excited to announce the hiring of four-time Olympic Water Polo champion Brenda Villa as its new Aquatics Director. Coach...
April 11, 2022
Meet a Lancer: Sophie Busch '22
Sophie Busch, Class of 2022, is a triple-threat in that she can sing, dance, and act. More importantly, she's kind and takes direction in every...
April 8, 2022
Linking US History to Global Citizenship
Jennifer Brenner, OLu's US History teacher, is passionate about giving her students the best learning experiences possible. She loves her subject,...
April 5, 2022
The Ultimate Guide to Flexible Learning in High School
At Orange Lutheran High School (OLu), we understand that every child is a unique gift from God, and with these differences comes the necessity to...
April 1, 2022
5 Myths About Online Learning in High School
Even before COVID-19 rapidly changed the face of online education, common myths about online learning ran rampant in the industry, leading to...
March 31, 2022
Lancer Baseball Looking For Four-Peat
After two years of Covid restrictions, the Orange Lutheran baseball team is ready to compete again at the National High School Invitational (NHSI) in...
March 30, 2022
Season In Review: Lancers Winter Sports
The 2021-22 Orange Lutheran winter sports season picked up right where the fall season left off with several teams advancing to CIF-SS playoffs and...
March 25, 2022
Supporting student's transition into the blended program at OLu
OLu’s commitment to providing our students with a high-quality Christian education is backed by research and decades of experience in both in-person...
March 21, 2022
20 Lancer Artists Recognized by Biola University
Twenty-seven pieces created by 20 Lancer artists have been selected for exhibition in Biola University’s NEXT:2022 art show. The exhibit, curated by...
March 16, 2022
What are the characteristics of a teacher at OLu?
A great teacher is a valuable asset in any school. Teachers play a pivotal role in your children's education, and a good teacher can have an almost...
March 1, 2022
Orange Lutheran Welcomes STUNT To Athletic Programs
Orange Lutheran’s newest sport on campus puts the spotlight on cheerleaders in a new way – not only as supporters, but as athletes.
February 28, 2022
OLu Hockey Wins 3rd Straight State Title
Preseason The Orange Lutheran Hockey team entered the 2021-2022 season with one goal in mind, winning the USA Hockey National Championship in Dallas,...
February 20, 2022
Road to the Playoffs: Girls Basketball
Preseason Coming off a 3rd place finish last year without any seniors on the roster, the girls basketball team entered the 2021-22 season with a...
February 16, 2022
Teacher Mark Klitzing Honored by Lutheran Education Association
Congratulations to longtime Orange Lutheran math teacher Mark Klitzing, honored as the 2022 Distinguished Lutheran Secondary Educator by the Lutheran...
February 15, 2022
Head Softball Coach Steve Miklos Records 500th Win
Long-time head softball coach Steve Miklos won his 500th career game in the Lancers season opener on Saturday, February 12, against Esperanza.
February 11, 2022
Girls Water Polo Playoff Run
Preseason Heading into the 2021-2022 season, expectations were high for the Lancers. Coming off a year where the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the...
February 5, 2022
Senior Wrestler Dominic Lobo Captures Trinity League Title
On Friday, February 4, senior wrestler Dominic Lobo captured the Trinity League title in the 145-pound weight class by defeating Noah Segura from...
February 4, 2022
12 Lancer Athletes Celebrated at National Signing Day Ceremony
February 2, 2022, marked the second National Signing Day in the 2021-22 academic year, and Orange Lutheran High School honored 13 of their senior...
February 2, 2022
3 Ways Your Online/Blended Learner Can Develop a Healthy Social Life in High School
One of the biggest concerns we hear from families interested in their children completing their High School education either full-time or in-part...
February 1, 2022
What are the Differences Between Online, Blended, and Hyflex Learning?
With all the technology available at our fingertips in our modern age, it is fully within our means to provide learning options outside of a...
January 31, 2022
How Parents Can Support Their Blended and Online Students
Flexible learning options like online learning or blended learning create amazing opportunities for students who require extra accommodations when it...
January 28, 2022
How Blended Learning Prepares Students for a Division 1 University
Many students come to OLu looking for a Christ-centered curriculum that will help them reach their academic goals of attending a Division 1 college...
January 27, 2022
Transportation Options at OLu
As a parent, when you say goodbye to your children at their school bus pick-up stop, you are putting your faith and trust in us to shuttle them...
January 12, 2022
The Matson Classic Returns
After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Matson Classic, honoring the late Coach Tony Matson, returns to Orange Lutheran on January 22.
December 21, 2021
OLu Integrates Global Citizenship Education with Service Learning
Service Learning Consultant and facilitator LeeAnne Lavender profiled Orange Lutheran's team of educators who are embedding Global Citizenship...
December 14, 2021
Season In Review: Lancers Fall Sports
In the first full high school fall sports season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Orange Lutheran saw all six of their programs advance to...
December 7, 2021
Girls Beach Volleyball coming to Orange Lutheran in early 2022
Orange Lutheran Athletics is excited to announce the addition of its 25th athletic program, Girls Beach Volleyball, whose inaugural season will begin...
November 24, 2021
Shelby Taguchi '21 featured in AP Art & Design Digital Exhibit
The emotive and immersive artwork of Shelby Taguchi '21 has been selected for the College Board's 2021 AP Art & Design Digital Exhibit, a highly...
November 23, 2021
The Road to 2021 CIF Finals: Lancer Football
Pre-season In May, Orange Lutheran hired Rod Sherman ‘93 as the new head football coach. With him, he brought OLu Quarterback alum Aaron Corp ‘07 as...
November 1, 2021
Alexia Egdahl Claims Trinity League Title
On Monday, October 18, the girls golf team headed into the Trinty League finals held at Los Serranos Golf Course in Chino Hills. League finals...
August 24, 2021
2020 Tokyo Olympics Recap
After a year-long delay, the Games of the 32nd Olympiad officially came to a close on August 8, 2021. Here is a look back at how our Lancer alumni...
July 14, 2021
2020 Olympic Games Profile: Water Polo Player Hannes Daube '18
It has been his dream since he started playing water polo at eight years old. And now Orange Lutheran alumnus Hannes Daube ’18 can say it is a dream...
July 7, 2021
2020 Olympic Games Profile: Cyclist Amber Neben '93
American road cyclist and Orange Lutheran alumna Amber Neben ’93 is back on Team USA and will be heading to her third Olympic Games later this month...
June 29, 2021
Meet a Lancer: Garrett Teng '23 [Video]
Garrett Teng ‘23 can’t remember exactly when he first started playing water polo--he was somewhere around 8 or 9 years old--but he remembers falling...
June 3, 2021
Meet a Lancer: Emily Meyer '21
A daddy-daughter skating class when she was just four years old was all it took for Orange Lutheran senior Emily Meyer to be bit by the figure...
February 10, 2021
OLu’s Aaron Zeilinger Selected as Yamaha 40 Under 40
Congratulations to Orange Lutheran’s Director of Instrumental Music Aaron Zeilinger, known by his students as Mr. Z, who has been selected as one of...
February 4, 2021
February 2021 Athletics Signing Day Wrap-Up
Orange Lutheran High School celebrated 16 of their senior athletes this week as they signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at...
February 1, 2021
Meet a Lancer: Shelby Taguchi '21
Shelby Fusako Taguchi, Class of 2021, came to OLu from Friends Christian School, where her interest in visual arts began.
January 6, 2021
Giving from the Heart: Vi Kaiser and the OLu Thrift Shop
Long before Lutheran High School of Orange County opened its doors in 1973, there were teams of people who gave tirelessly and diligently of their...
November 9, 2020
In Loving Memory of Richard T. Grice
Our gracious Lord called Richard Grice home to glory on Thursday, November 5, 2020.
July 18, 2020
Dr. Mary Scott Accepts Call to Serve as OLu's CEO & Executive Director
After prayerful consideration, Dr. Mary Scott has accepted Orange Lutheran’s call to serve as its next Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer.
June 2, 2020
OLu Receives WASC's Highest Accreditation Status
Orange Lutheran is pleased to announce that it has received the Six-Year Accreditation Status, the highest level of accreditation possible, from the...
April 20, 2020
Alumni Story: Chelsea Bowers ’11
Chelsea Bowers ‘11 has made a name for herself through her community work for CityNet, which works to end street-level homelessness. It was not a...
March 26, 2020
Alumni Represent at the 27th Annual Golf Classic
Lancer Alumni from 1979 – 2015 joined Orange Lutheran High School on the green for the 27th Annual Golf Classic on Monday, March 9th at the Yorba...
March 4, 2020
Orange Lutheran Honored as NLSA School of Distinction
Out of the 682 LCMS schools nationwide and 131 accredited in 2019, Orange Lutheran has been recognized as one of six Schools of Distinction by the...
February 28, 2020
Alumni Story: Kayla Hoff ’11
TRANSLATING STORIES INTO MOVING PICTURES
February 21, 2020
Alumni Story: Terrence Brown ’09
HELPING YOUNG ATHLETES ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS
February 15, 2020
Alumni Story: Matt Barnes ’97
ROGUE STORYTELLING ON THE GROUND AND IN THE SKY
February 14, 2020
Alumni Story: Gerrit Cole ’08
For the past two seasons, Gerrit Cole ’08 went 35-10 with .268 era over 65 starts with the Houston Astros. The ’08 alum parlayed that success into a...
February 1, 2020
Alumni Story: Brent Vieselmeyer ’94
FROM CROSSTOWN RIVAL TO THE NFL’S WASHINGTON REDSKINS
January 18, 2020
Meet a Lancer: Natalie Gomes '20
Since she was two years old, Natalie Lucia Gomes, Class of 2020, has been dancing. She learned about Orange Lutheran's Nechita Center for the...
December 13, 2019
3 Ways to Encourage Healthy Study Habits
As a parent, you can’t do your child’s studying for them, but you can help create a plan to help make studying more manageable, less time-consuming...
November 4, 2019
Community Service As A Family
As Orange Lutheran’s fall semester ‘Service to Society’ quickly approaches (November 20th & 21st), it’s rewarding to look at other ways we can...
October 3, 2019
High School Dances: Need To Know Tips For Parents
High School Dances can raise many questions for parents. We’ve compiled a list of important Need To Know Tips for parents when it comes to high...
August 28, 2019
Being a Role Model
“Children Learn More From What You Are Than What You Teach.”
May 10, 2019
Athletics Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2019
Michael Crawford ’97, Eric Augustine ’05, Staci (Foster) Nash ’09, Coach Jack Preus, and the 2007 Girls Cross Country State Championship Team were...