Excerpts from Welcome Speech to Visiting Eighth Grade Students, Oct. 15, 2006

Ashlyn Eggebrecht
Student Body President
MLHS Class of 2007



". . . but for me, Milwaukee Lutheran is my second home".
 
"Milwaukee Lutheran gives me the opportunity to grow in many different ways.  I am able to participate in drama, student council, National Honor Society, and choir, to name a few.  Even though it can be stressful, being involved has enriched my high school experience immensely."

"As a student at MLHS, I have had the privilege to volunteer at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, meet foreign exchange students from around the world, and will even have the opportunity to travel to Rome this spring.  However, none of this compares to the people I have met and the relationships I have built."

"Not only have the friends I met become part of who I am, but the teachers I have had have changed my life.  I have not had one teacher that I thought did not care about me as a person."

"As I prepare to leave for college next year I know I will miss the little things, . . . but the thing I will miss most of all will be the spiritual life here at MLHS.  We have religion class every day and we talk about Jesus in and out of the classroom."

"I can't even begin to explain how much I have grown in my faith as a result of MLHS.  I have Christian friends who lift me up in faith and Christian teachers who have taught me a great deal about faith itself."

"I feel confident that next year I will be able to share and defend my faith in a new environemnt that might be different and somewhat scary."