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Trinity-St. Luke’s Lutheran School
Lower grades are located at 801 S. Fifth St. and the upper grades at
303 Clark St.
1974
School built at 801 South Fifth Street
1974 
2009
Western Ave. Campus Grades PK-4
801 South Fifth Street
2009
Clark Street Campus Grades 5-8
303 Clark Street
1988
09 16 James R. Moeller will be installed as the new
principal of Trinity-St. Luke’s School on Sunday. The service of installation will take place
at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fourth and Wisconsin streets, at 10:30
a.m. After completing his grade school
education at Salem Lutheran School in Milwaukee, Moeller attended Wisconsin
Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, graduating in 1972. He graduated from Dr. Martin Luther College
in New Ulm, Minn., in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. Moeller’s wife, Linda, is also a graduate of
Dr. Martin Luther College and teaches piano at Northwestern Preparatory
School. She will take charge of the
Trinity-St. Luke’s band program. WDT
1989
02 24 Trinity-St. Luke’s Lutheran School’s
expansion project has been formally completed.
The final part of the project, the new gymnasium, was completed this
past week and used for the first time over the weekend. The first games were played on Thursday with
Trinity’s teams playing their final conference opponents. The school then hosted an eight-team tournament,
the Tiger Classic, on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Completion of the gymnasium, which features a
full junior high school sized court and a large seating area, was the final
part of the $500,000 building project.
The former gymnasium area was expanded into additional classroom,
meeting room, restroom and other needed space on two levels, and the gymnasium
was added to the south of the existing building. WDT
1999
09 05 Students in the upper grades of Trinity-St.
Luke’s Lutheran School began their school year today in brand new
surroundings. The first phase of a $3.5
million building project at St. Luke’s property at 303 Clark St. was completed
days ago, just in time for the new school year to begin. Desks and loads of other teaching equipment
were moved to the new school a week ago and teachers have been working hard
since that time to prepare for today’s opening.
The addition of 10 classrooms, gymnasium, related offices, work and
storage rooms by St. Luke’s congregation was necessitated by growing
enrollments at the school. James
Moeller, principal of the now dual campus school, said this morning 279
students are enrolled this year. That’s
six above a year ago. WDT
2001
05 05 Trinity-St. Luke's Lutheran School has been
accredited by the Wisconsin Non-Public School Accrediting Association, a
designation awarded to few private schools in the state. Accreditation means the school meets the standards
of the accrediting association and also of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran
Synod, the parent church body. James
Moeller, principal, said completion of the two-year project "validates
that Trinity-St. Luke's is a quality school and that we are working to make it
even better by maintaining our strengths and strengthening our
weaknesses." WDT
2003
11 07 Trinity-St. Luke’s Lutheran School of
Watertown has been accredited by Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools
Accreditation, one of 240 private schools in the state to earn the designation. “We applaud the accomplishments of
Trinity-St. Luke’s Lutheran School and commend it for meeting the high
standards of the association,” said Beatrice Weiland, executive director of the
association. The association’s standards
cover school philosophy, school-community relations, administration,
professional staff, school climate, curriculum, instructional materials,
student services, facilities and management.
The school is jointly owned and operated by St. Luke’s and Trinity
Lutheran churches in Watertown. The
school is located on two campuses. Lower
grades are located at 801 S. Fifth St. and the upper grades at 303 Clark
St. WDT
2018
09 19 HOLZHUETER TO BE HONORED FOR 42 YEARS
OF TEACHING
Cheryl Holzhueter, who recently retired from Trinity-St. Luke’s Lutheran School, will be honored for her 42 years of service in the teaching ministry of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Holzhueter will be recognized at Trinity Lutheran Church, 604 S. Fifth St., following the 10:30 a.m. service. As part of this service, Holzhueter will direct the students in grades five through eight in a final choir number.
Holzhueter is a native of South Milwaukee and St. Paul, Minnesota. Following graduation from Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota, in 1976, she was assigned to teach at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sparta, where she taught grades three through five and served as one of the congregation’s musicians.
In 1985 Holzhueter moved to Watertown and taught grade three at Trinity-St. Luke’s Lutheran School . In recent years she taught grade five. During most of her years at TSL she was involved in the grade school forensics program and directed the junior choir. As a member of Trinity Lutheran church she also served as an organist and director of the Trinity Senior Choir.
Although Holzhueter retired June 30, she continues to serve TSL by filling a maternity leave at the beginning of this school year. Holzhueter is married to Edward, a retired worker of the United States Postal Service. In her retirement Holzhueter hopes to be able to spend more time with her aged parents in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Cross-References:
Trinity-St. Luke’s website: www.tslwels.org
History of Watertown, Wisconsin