Crean Lutheran High School
Crean Lutheran High School | |
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Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | |
Established | 2007 |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 959 |
Campus size | 30 acres (12 ha) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy Gold |
Athletics conference | Empire League |
Mascot | Saints |
Rival | Cypress, Orange Lutheran, and Mater Dei |
Accreditations | WASC, NLSA |
Website | www |
Crean Lutheran High School is a private
Woodbury neighborhood.[1][2] The school was renamed after John and Donna Crean, local philanthropists who donated US$10,000,000 to the school in its first year.[3]
Crean Lutheran is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges as well as the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation. The school self-reports that its students test 69% higher than the national average on standardized testing.[4]
Athletics
Crean Lutheran sponsors 26 varsity teams across 15 different sports. The teams compete in the CIF Southern Section in the Empire League division. The school was a member of the Academy League from 2009 until 2017.[5][6] Crean's girls swimming and diving team won a state title in 2016.[7] The boys basketball team won a CIF Division 3AA state championship in 2018 and a Division 2A state championship in 2021.[8][9]
References
- ^ Emery, Sean (9 March 2010). "Construction begins on Irvine high school: Officials break ground for Crean Lutheran". Orange County Register. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Romiti, Anna (20 May 2010). "Crean Lutheran Celebrates Expansion with Campus Christening". New York, New York: Business Wire. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Lutheran school named after John Crean". Orange County Register. Southern California News Group. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Why Christian Education". Crean Lutheran High School. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Fryer, Steve (11 December 2008). "Family approach reaches CIF finals". Orange County Register. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Crean Lutheran looks likely to strike the Empire League". Orange County Register. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Albano, Dan (21 May 2016). "State title brings tears of joy, sadness for Crean Lutheran girls (video)". Orange County Register. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Fryer, Steve (3 March 2018). "Crean Lutheran refuses to fall in double-OT thriller, wins first CIF-SS crown". Daily News. Southern California News Group. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Burt, Tim (9 June 2021). "PHOTOS: CIF champs! Crean Lutheran completes mission with 68-58 win over Agoura". OC Sports Zone. Retrieved 8 March 2022.