Minnesota
On July 14-16, WELS choral directors from 14 area Lutheran high schools and prep schools met at Heartwood Conference Center, Trego, Wis., for the first WELS Choral Dialogue. The directors discussed several different topics, shared ideas, and enjoyed several music reading sessions.

Nebraska
St. Paul, Plymouth, Neb., opened the doors to a brand new school this fall. St. Paul is a congregation of 375 members in a town of 450 people. An increasing number of children are attending St. Paul's preschool and elementary school. The dedication service for the new school was held Sept. 20.

South Atlantic
Divine Savior Academy, Doral, Fla., dedicated its 44,300-square-foot addition on Aug. 23. The addition consists of a full-sized gymnasium, library, science lab, art room, music room, administrative offices, and 16 classrooms. In 2004 Divine Savior opened its doors with 35 students in kindergarten through third grade. Now it has 310 students in preschool through ninth grade.

Dedication of the new classroom building at Good Shepherd, Jacksonville, Fla., took place on Aug. 30. The new building houses Precious Lambs Preschool and a pilot kindergarten program, plus the church offices.

For 10 years King of Kings, Maitland, Fla., has been running a summer day camp. Every day children learn about Jesus, participate in games and activities, read, and have a good time. Weekly events include swimming, crafts, and a special field trip (pictured). This year 42 children, mainly from the community, participated in the camp, which ran from May 26–Aug. 21. Three Martin Luther College students served as counselors alongside King of Kings members.

South Central
Thirty-five members of Gethsemane, Oklahoma City, Okla., participated in the Bethany, Okla., parade on July 4. Volunteers handed out 1,600 bags with the church logo prior to the parade. The publicity caused traffic on the church Web site to spike, a number of interested parents to call about Gethsemane's school, and one family to attend worship service at Gethsemane.

Southeastern Wisconsin
David's Star, Jackson, Wis., recently completed a school renovation and addition project. The construction in the school included new classrooms, new meeting areas, a dedicated special education room, combined church and school offices, a health office, and enhanced handicapped accessibility at all entrances.

Western Wisconsin