What's Happening at Immanuel?

After some rain for the morning events  ☔ , the skies eventually cleared in the afternoon for Field Day on Wednesday. The College literally "pulled" out a victory in the end by 10 points, thanks to their win in tug of war. There may be an official recount conducted since the college team was in charge of the scoring spreadsheet 😉. Check out over 600 photos of Field Day here at this link:  2025 ILC Field Day God is good - all the time! Prof. Gullerud

The tradition of holding an annual Senior Tea for graduates of all three departments at Immanuel continues on, but, like many things, some changes have occurred over the years. In the past the tea was held in the Immanuel president's house. It's been held in the Commons and also in the Academic Center. Currently the graduates, faculty, and staff gather in Ingram to share finger food, punch, and, of course, tea. The faculty and staff provide the food and drink and the graduates the good company. When the weather is favorable, as it was today, the group sits around tables behind Ingram and shares plans for the summer and beyond. Only a few will be returning next year so we say a reluctant goodbye to most of this year's graduating class. The attire for what used to be a "formal" event took a interesting turn, at least by the male graduates who decided a "volleyballish" Hawaiian theme would make sense. You can see those results from the photo album shared a...

That's what we heard from the class of 2025 seniors after their Senior Class Trip this past Wednesday. Weatherwise it was one of the best days for the class trip in recent memory although many returned somewhat baked from the beautiful, sunny weather. Prof. Gullerud, the class advisor, has shared  pictures  of the day which ended with pizza in Black River Falls and an outdoor movie on the lawn near the Commons. When asked for a quote for the blog I got these two comments: "We went to the beach" and "It was good."

The annual Spring presentation by the Theater Committee here at Immanuel was performed last Friday and Saturday, May 2-3. It would be unfair to say it was bad, because it was actually the worst high school play ever. You might be able to tell that from pictures of the evening shared by Prof. Gullerud who has to take some of the blame as the faculty advisor. At least you'll be able to enjoy pictures of The Worst High School Play Ever.

This is the first of what we hope to be a continuing series to highlight some of the alumni of Immanuel. The young lady near the front middle surrounded by three monitors is Emily Marzofka, a 2014 graduate of Immanuel Lutheran High School. She is part of the Launch Integration Team for the Space Vehicle to the Firefly Alpha rocket which  launched this morning . Here you can see her in the control room the morning of the launch. Way to go, Emily, a true rocket scientist! We encourage you to share information on other graduates of Immanuel in various fields. We think it's rewarding to see how the Lord has used these young Christians, sending them on to a variety of professional occupations and giving them an  opportunity to share their faith. The body of Christ is made up of many parts; all are equally important. Please send suggestions (and links) to ross.roehl@ilc.edu.

Prof. Schaller here with another musical journey taken by one of our students. On Saturday, April 26, the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Guild of Organists hosted an "organ crawl" in the St. Cloud, MN area. Organ student Anthony Garibay and I took the day to go to the event which included visiting five historic pipe organs and touring a builder's shop. We toured the shop of organ builder Martin Pasi at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville. Pasi builds pipe organs from the ground up, woodwork, keyboards, pipes, and all. We saw the pipe casting room, assembly hall, and many other aspects of the organ building process. Pasi himself showed us around and then there was an opportunity to hear and play the large organ he had built in the Abbey church next door to the shop. It was a great day for great music. Six hours in the car listening to organ music then another six visiting the instruments and listening to more. The next day we did it again on a smaller scale, going to...