St. John Lutheran School PTL

Goal: $15,000.00

Specific Need

St. John Lutheran School has been blessed to be able to provide a Christian-based education since 1873 and celebrated 150 years in 2023!  All donations from the 2025 Match Day directly support:

1. The Bus Fund. We are saving for a new-to-us bus purchase! St. John's volunteers and staff transport kids daily to/from Wamego and the surrounding area, and it's used for many school activities throughout the year. Our school reaches students where they are and takes them to places they've never been!
2. Remodeling of Bathrooms. Within 5 years, our school has expanded from 35 to 60 students! Our school is GROWING and that means we've moved past one-stall bathrooms. Seriously, we don't have time for little wiggling bodies to stand in line all day. Let's bust a few walls and build a few stalls, friends! Although this is not a flashy project, the truth is that we need to meet student needs in and out of the classroom.

Mission

Our mission is to provide a foundation in Jesus Christ and to develop the God-given talents of learning.

Profile

St. John Lutheran School is a parochial school in Alma and is accredited by the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation commission. St. John is also a state accredited school with the Kansas Department of Education. Our teachers are all highly qualified and meet certification standards for the State of Kansas. 

The dedication and love, which comes from this staff, shows in every area of our instructional and social programs -- making St. John Lutheran School a respected and nurturing environment from which children learn and grow into leaders. Our staff has the great pleasure and honor of emphasizing Christian teachings and activities that develop in our students a strong, secured, and independent child who knows the importance of a faith walk. God has blessed St. John Lutheran School with 152 years of Christian education, and we pray for many more. 

The academic program at St. John Lutheran School concentrates on allowing children to reach their full academic potential. The school continually evaluates our educational programs and will make changes, as needed, to keep our students performing at levels ABOVE grade level expectation. 

The Lutheran Parent Teacher League (LPTL) has a long history of financially supporting St. John Lutheran School through various fundraisers. The LPTL's budget covers library books, support for the lunch program, technology, field trips, classroom supplies, and bonuses for the certified and uncertified staff. LPTL annually hosts a dinner and silent auction to raise money for capital improvements. Proceeds from these events have installed a new playground & equipment, focused on energy efficiency in the school (new lighting, windows, siding, soffits, & fascia), and remodeled our school kitchen.

Proceeds from previous Match Days have provided a full set of new mats in the gymnasium (2025), removed the old tile and installed a new epoxy floor in the renovated school kitchen (2020), installed a concrete alleway between the school and church so that the kids have a safe place to play (2021) and helped put a new roof on our school so the classrooms wouldn't leak (2022).