West Portal Lutheran Church & School

My two kids all graduated from WPL. I’d say this is a very good school. If you like small school this is the one.

Even though warned by friends the school being «rigid», I liked its high academic structure and teachers seem nice. So I applied for it’s kindergarden for my 4 year old son. 2 months later, I received a brief rejection letter with no explanation. Among all the private schools I applied, this one charges the most expensive application fee and spends no time and effort in communicating with parents in the application process. If the school has any doubt, my son should deserve 20 minutes of their time to have a in person assessment, which every other private school has conducted. In fact my son has confidently demonstrated the readiness for kindergarden at these assessments and has been accepted by other private schools. Again everything happens for it’s best!
However the behind door enrollment police, the you-​have-​no-​say condescending attitude the school presents through the procesure should raise a question mark for the parents out there: is this the right school for our children?

I graduated in 2005 and continue to go to church here. Although the program is regimented, it’s a good way to learn the basics, as well as some morals.

ah… yes. WPL. to this day when i see people wearing the blue sweaters that were our uniform it fondly brings back memories. I was class of 95.
I believe i got suspended one year, in the 3^rd or 5^th grade for having to many detentions. I didnt get to go to the Teddy Bear Factory. And hey, when you are young, thats a big deal… but back on to the good times…
We played Oregon trail, zany golf, and number munchers. Haha, good times. I remember in 2^nd grade i got in trouble for sharpening pencils all the way down in those old school pencil sharpeners that are attached to the tables. And I threw them all out the window. Then i got caught and had to miss P.E. to clean them all up. Damn, there must have been like 50 little pencil stubs out there. My mom must be wondering why i went through so many pencils.
But yeah, this was a good school. I was in some advanced program. Me a genius. Thats unpossible!!!
I suppose this gave me the basis of my education, which is what i needed. And since it is a church and private school, it gave me good morals. Good job WPL.