Our School

Welcome to our School!

At Mount Olive we have the privilege of offering more than 200 children from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade a comprehensive Christian education.

A Welcome from Principal Douglas Enter

Parents, God has blessed you with a child. Along with this precious gift comes the responsibility of teaching this child that Jesus is his Savior. Knowing this, your child can live a God-pleasing life on this earth and finally know eternal life in heaven.

Mount Olive Lutheran School is here to assist you with the training of your child. We will teach the lessons of Holy Scripture each day. We will also teach the secular subjects in the light of God's Word. The teachers will encourage your child to use the gifts that God has given him so that he may grow in his service to the Lord.

I invite you to consider sending your child to our Christian elementary school. The staff at Mount Olive is committed to assist you as parents in teaching your child about his Lord and Savior.

School Profile

Mount Olive Lutheran School is a ministry of Mount Olive Lutheran Church located on the corner of Florida Avenue and Doris Lane in the Northwood Park area of Appleton, WI. The school complex, which is connected to the church, includes ten classrooms, a library, a lunch room/fellowship hall, a gymnasium, and office areas.

The school began serving 90 children in 1970 with four classrooms and four teachers. Currently there are eleven classrooms staffed by twelve teachers. Enrollment numbers are just over 200.

The school is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and serves to advance its purpose to reach ever-increasing numbers of people in our community and in the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Weekly School Newsletter

2007-2008 School Calendar (pdf)

School Handbook

To receive a copy of Mount Olive's "School Handbook", please call our school office at 739-9194 or . The Handbook includes information on curriculum, tuition, discipline, school hours, lunch program, as well as policies concerning illness, absences from school, church attendance, student dress and appearance, and field trips.

Enrollment Policy/Entrance Requirements

Mount Olive Ev. Lutheran School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Children entering Kindergarten must be five years old on or before September 1 of the same year. Mount Olive's Pre-Kindergarten class is open to children who are 4 years old on or before September 1. Placement of children who have been attending school will be based on the satisfactory completion of earlier grades. For this reason, parents should bring the latest report card when registering their child in Mount Olive for the first time.

Children whose parents are members of Mount Olive are welcome to attend our school. Children of non-members will be accepted upon recommendation of the Board of Christian Education. Such approval will be based on class size limits set up by the Board and approved by the congregation.

Parents who do not belong to the Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod are encouraged to attend an Adult Information Class so that they can appreciate and support the religious education their child is receiving. Arrangements for the class can be made by calling the church office or by meeting with one of the pastors.

Children attending Mount Olive Lutheran School are expected to attend all classes, including the catechism instruction classes for the upper grades.

Registration for enrollment begins in February and continues through the summer months as classroom space permits. For enrollment forms, please contact the School Office at 739-9194.

Pre-Kindergarten

Children who reach four years by September 1 are eligible to enroll in the pre-kindergarten classes that begin next Fall. These classes currently meet two days per week, either mornings or afternoons. To register, call or visit Marilyn Rudolph in the school office at 739-9194. If you have friends who may be interested, have them contact Principal Douglas Enter, or call the school office for more information.

CEA (Christian Education Association)

Christian Education Association is Mount Olive School’s parent-teacher organization which serves to organize various activities to bring parents and teachers together for fellowship and learning.

Why Choose a Christian Education

Our world is changing, sometimes much faster and with bigger consequences than we could have imagined even a few years ago. It's a tremendous blessing to be able to cling to God and His unchanging Word. A Christian school, such as Mount Olive Lutheran School, is able to make God's Word the foundation of all that is done and taught. As parents, it's our responsibility to train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6). We want our children to grow up knowing Jesus as their Savior, so that they may live a God-pleasing life on this earth and finally have eternal life in heaven.

Mount Olive Lutheran School is able to offer your children tremendous advantages:

Christ-centered Education
Faith in Jesus, our Savior, nurtured through daily study of His Word
All subjects taught in the light of God's Word

Academics
Strong academic programs provided
Up-to-date and thorough methods and materials used

Environment
Nurturing and caring
Orderly, safe, and conducive to learning

Values
Reverence for God and His Word
Respect for those in authority
Respect for others
Christian self-concepts

Would you like to find out more about the benefits of a Christian education? Call 739-9194 or for our free brochure, Why Choose a Christian School.