Lutheran North & South High Schools Introduce iPads to Classes

ST. LOUIS – The backpack loads are a little lighter this year at both Lutheran High School North and Lutheran High School South. For the first time ever, all 830 students at both schools are using school-issued Apple iPads. The 1.5-pound iPads contain some of the heavyweight textbooks, including chemistry, algebra and geometry. In addition to engaging students in the technology of the work world, it also helps both schools go green by lightening the load of paper as students receive assignments and turn them in using the iPads. 

The schools – operated by the Lutheran High School Association – purchased the iPads thanks to a grant of nearly $400,000 from the Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis to advance the schools’ “one-to-one” technology initiative, which offers all students and teachers continuous access to an array of digital learning resources.

“Today’s students learn and engage in education differently because they grow up immersed in the digital world. It is important to engage and teach them in the same manner they communicate, collaborate and create things every day,” says Tim Hipenbecker, president of the Lutheran High School Association. “Higher levels of achievement will result from the effective integration of technology in the learning environment.”

Each student is charged a $200 technology fee for the iPad that includes apps and insurance. Students and parents have been instructed on acceptable use of the iPad. 

To learn more about the iPad program, contact Lutheran High School North at 314-389-3100 or visit www.lhsn.org or Lutheran High School South at 314-631-1400 or visit www.lhssonline.org.

Founded in 1946, the Lutheran High School Association provides college-preparatory Christian education and nurtures a strong community of Christian leaders. Enrollment totals 830 students between the two schools it operates – Lutheran High School North, located in Normandy, Mo., and Lutheran High School South, located
in Afton, Mo. More is online at www.lhsastl.org.