Lutheran High School East
| Lutheran High School East | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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3565 Mayfield Road , , 44118 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°31′16″N 81°33′4″W / 41.52111°N 81.55111°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational high school |
| Religious affiliation | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Superintendent | Chris Steinmann |
| Principal | Matthew Luecke |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Colors | Blue and White[2] |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Team name | Falcons[2] |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Website | www.lutheraneast.org |
Lutheran High School East is a private high school for grades 9–12 located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. It is affiliated with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Their nickname is the Falcons and compete as a member school of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
History
The original high school, Lutheran High School, opened in 1948. Due to the proposed Innerbelt Freeway, the school decided to split into two separate high schools, Lutheran East and Lutheran West in 1956.
Classes were temporarily held at Park Synagogue until 1959 as the new Mayfield Road building was being constructed. Lutheran East officially opened in 1959, welcoming its first 265 students.[3][4]
Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships
- Boys' Basketball - 2005*,[5] 2017,[6] 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Boys' Track and Field – 1971[7]
*2005 Boys Basketball State championship game was forfeited by Columbus Africentric due to having an ineligible transfer student on the roster. Their entire 2005 season was forfeited, including the state championship.
Notable alumni
- Will Felder - basketball player
Notes and references
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ "Lutheran East: Faith & Future". Issuu. April 4, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ^ "About". Lutheran High School East. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball D4". Archived from the original on December 18, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "Boys basketball | Lutheran East holds off Wellington for title". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.