WLHS was formed when the Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, founded in 1903, split in the 1950s over doctrinal differences.

[3] WLHS is owned and operated by a group of Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) congregations in the Milwaukee area.

Accepting a donation of acreage north of Capitol Drive at about 100th Street would have required the latter option, so the offer was rejected and the convention looked for land in the middle of the city.

The Wisconsin Lutheran High School facility, including equipment, cost $2.25 million and was dedicated on September 21, 1959.

Until then the convention rented the old Lutheran High School facility after the departure of the Missouri Synod contingent.

[12] The old high school was subsequently sold to the city of Milwaukee, who built a fire station there,[12] and the proceeds were divided equally between the two groups.

Another wing housing 12 math and science classrooms, a greenhouse, office areas, a fitness center, and a multi-purpose room was dedicated on April 4, 1998.

Additionally, WLHS has a youth apprenticeship program to give work experiences to students interested in such areas as a possible future career.

[17] The school offers an assembly once each quarter to address relevant topics within the student body, such as mental health, social media, relationships, and more.

[citation needed] Students have the opportunity to compete in 18 varsity sports teams as part of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Woodland West Conference.

WLHS holds additional state champion titles in baseball, golf, wrestling, softball, volleyball, and girls basketball.

3–28) is a reprint of the article of the same name published in two parts in Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly, 33 (4), January 1961, and 34 (1), April 1961.