The LuHi Pod

Lutheran High School, Colorado

A podcast for LuHi students, families, and our community.

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January 26 · 51 min
Jan 26 - We are Engaged! A new book from Mr Parrott
Our very own Mr Craig Parrott is a published author! Today on the show we talk about his newest book, We are Engaged! Our Love Story with Jesus. He wants people to know that the reason he wrote the book is, "to encourage thirsty people who are disappointed with how life is turning out for them, who wonder what God has been doing in their life and who long to be close to Him. He is closer than we realize. I want to assure people of their secure relationship with Jesus, encourage them with how He is preparing them now, and eager for life with Him in the new earth." You can pick up a copy of the book from Amazon or wherever you get your books from! Get it from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Engaged-Craig-Parrott/dp/B0G1HLS1DJ Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
January 19 · 40 min
Jan 19 - Upcoming Performing Arts Events with Mr Loesel
Musical tickets? On sale. Spring Show? Coming soon. Jubilate tour? Almost here. End-of-year showcases? Already in motion. It’s a packed and exciting season in the LuHi Performing Arts world, and Performing Arts Director Chris Loesel joins us to break it all down. Get your tickets to the musical here: https://parkerarts.org/event/lutheran-high-school-presents-guys-and-dolls/ Interested in watching the Hamilton soundboard video we reference? Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60OpF3DCVls Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
January 12 · 33 min
Jan 12 - Mission Trips with Caelen and Mrs Homami
LuHi junior Caelen Schol and Academic Advisor Heather Homami are on the podcast today to share a little about LuHi Missions. They both went on the mission trip to Greece over Thanksgiving break and are gearing up for another trip in the summer. We hope you hear not just their heart for missions but the overall heart of LuHi to give students opportunities to experience new cultures while being the hands and feet of Jesus. We mention our Sox Place episode, listen to it here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322/episodes/17744961 At the top of the show, we wrap up our New Year's resolution discussion (if one can call it that) by talking about the types of people we want to be. Spoiler, it's not to learn Urdu. Looking for other service and mission trip episodes? Find one here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322/episodes/16761007 Heather Homami also has a past episode, discussing Access Class at LuHi: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322/episodes/17791665 Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Dec 29, 2025 · 33 min
BONUS: New Year Resolutions with Mr Zoeller
Warning: this episode is all over the place. Maybe our most all over the place yet. You are welcome :) We cover goals, resolutions, the Enneagram, "Put Me in Wranglers When I Die," and teacher professional development... You won't be disappointed. Or, if you are, let us know! We love to hear from listeners. What are your New Year's Resolutions? Email the podcast, and we will read your resolution on air to provide some accountability in these cold, winter months. Podcast@lhsparker.org Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Dec 8, 2025 · 36 min
Dec 8 - Christmastime is here!
Our guests, Mr Kohlwey and Mr Vanderhyde, share all things Christmas in this last episode of season 5 on the Pod! You may think you know everything there is to know about Christmas, but I bet you learn a new fact or two about how Christmas ended up on the church calendar. Also, I texted Mr Kohlwey's wife and found out the name of the pastry he couldn't recall in the moment of recording: Stollen. If you want her recipe, let me know - I'll get it to you! Email podcast@lhsparker.org. Although this is the last episode of the season, we are planning to drop a New Year's episode to help get you through the long podcast drought of Christmas break. So be on the lookout in a couple of weeks for that. Is there a topic you want to hear covered on the LuHi Pod? Let us know! Podcast@lhsparker.org is our email, or you can text us. Merry Christmas to you and yours! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Dec 1, 2025 · 42 min
Dec 1 - Student Q&A with Mr Shull and Mr Schlecht
Theology teachers Jonathan Schlecht and Josh Shull talk through student-submitted questions. We first had these two on for a Summer School with the Theology Department episode this summer, and we had so many student questions we didn't get to! In this episode, we chip away at a few more questions, including: - Why does it matter if we know God exists or not? - What about the people who never hear about Jesus? - How do I know God's plan for my life? Thanks to all the students who submitted the questions! If you have a question you'd love to have a LuHi theology teacher answer, please email the podcast at lhsparker.org. (Or talk to your teacher, they'd be happy to sit with you and discuss any of your questions!) Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Nov 24, 2025 · 45 min
Nov 24 - LuHi Senior Chace Atkinson shares about her faith walk
Student guest alert on the podcast! LuHi Senior Chace Atkinson joins us for a conversation about her faith walk, golf experience, and time at LuHi. It's always a treat to hear from a student, and Chace's episode will not disappoint. Also, if anyone knows what her license plate means, please share! The top of the show with Mr Zoeller is all over the place (who's surprised), but it will also not disappoint. And in other exciting news, we finally have a student on to read some announcements and the verse of the week. If your student would like to participate on the podcast, please have them email podcast@lhsparker.org. Two more episodes to go this season before we break for the Christmas holiday. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Nov 17, 2025 · 34 min
Nov 17 - Highly Relational Culture with Mr Dwinell
We have a first-time guest with us this week! LuHi Math teacher Mr. Ben Dwinell is on the Pod to talk about his winding path to becoming a teacher, what fostering a highly relational environment means to him, and his side gig as a high school football ref. At the top of the show, we have another public apology and confession. This time from Mr. Zoeller. If you have accidentally stolen a paper or plastic bag from a grocery store, this is a safe space. Only 3 episodes left in season 5! What do you want to hear next semester? Send your ideas to podcast@lhsparker.org. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Nov 10, 2025 · 47 min
Nov 10 - Veterans Day with Army Specialist Mike Yaggi
We have a very special guest for this special episode! Veteran Mike Yaggi joins fellow veteran Chris DeAntoni and LuHi Social Studies Department Chair Mark Doebele for this fun and informative conversation. Mike shares stories from his time as an Army Specialist and reflects on the path that led him into Service. If you weren't able to attend our annual Veterans Day service, this episode is the perfect way to get a peek at that day’s message. At the top of the show, join us in some "what does this specialized license plate mean" trivia. Hint: It's Mike's well-known nickname. Tickets for LuHi Christmas are available now: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lutheranhighschool/1889582 If you have a topic you would like to hear covered on the podcast, please let us know! If your student is interested in being on the podcast, we'd love to know that as well! Email us: podcast@lhsparker.org Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Nov 3, 2025 · 37 min
100th Episode!
Can anyone believe we've done 100 of these? We can't either. Today, for this very special 100th episode celebration, Mr Zoeller walks us through the making of all three intro songs. We cover everything from finding inspiration to details like that cricket noise from last season. Thanks for listening! We are grateful for everyone's interest in the podcast, and we hope you find the episodes interesting and full of helpful information. As always, we welcome ideas, suggestions, and even critiques - send us your zephyrs! Here's to the first 100 and the next. Does your student want to be on the podcast? Please let us know! Email podcast@lhsparker.org. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Oct 27, 2025 · 33 min
Oct 27: 10 Reasons to Come to the Annual Auction with Mrs Ristow
Get your tickets to the Auction! http://onecau.se/luhiauction Still not convinced? Well then, this episode is for you. At the top of the show, hear from the Auctioneer himself, Mr Zoeller, about the long history of making the Auction fun. And in the main section of the episode, hear from Carolyn Ristow, who works tirelessly behind the scenes to bring the whole event together. She shares her top 10 list of why YOU should join us for the Annual Auction this year. All proceeds go to fund tuition assistance and support LuHi Missions. We are also looking for Auction Sponsors. Email Caryolyn.Ristow@lhsparker.org if you would like to sponsor our Auction. Tickets are now available for A LuHi Christmas. Tickets are free, but space is limited, so get yours today: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lutheranhighschool/1889582 Would your student be a great voice to have on the podcast? Send them our way! We would love to have students interested in doing full episodes as well as students starting the show with announcements and the verse of the week. Email podcast@lhsparker.org for more information. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Oct 20, 2025 · 35 min
Oct 20 - Ms McSpadden from LuHi Student to LuHi Teacher
MaKenna McSpadden is a LuHi grad, class of 2020. Now, she is first year teacher in the LuHi Social Studies Department. She shares a little about her time at LuHi from both perspectives. She also has great advice for her students, and you can hear some of her wisdom in this episode. From the top of the show, the main takeaway is: Don't tie your shoe in a mellon patch. Plus, how have we gone so long without talking about how great this year's theme song is?! Get your tickets to LuHi Christmas today! Tickets are free, but space is limited: 420146159261290304446290280072 Tickets are on sale now for the annual LuHi Auction! This is one event you won't want to miss: http://onecau.se/luhiauction Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Oct 13, 2025 · 32 min
Oct 13: NHS with Chloe and Jillian
Our NHS President and Secretary join us this week to talk about all things NHS! They share their favorite service projects, how students can get involved in NHS, and what they've learned from being in the club. They also talk about the unique Christian worldview that the LuHi NHS chapter has. If you have a student who is interested in being on the podcast, please have them email podcast@lhsparker.org. We'd love to have them! Get your tickets to the Auction today to see some NHS members in their element: http://onecau.se/luhiauction Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Oct 6, 2025 · 35 min
Oct 6 - Entrepreneurship Class, Business Dept Updates, & Mission Trip Recap
This episode has a little bit of everything. But that's to be expected when your two guests are involved in, well, a little bit of everything! Mrs Van Heukelem and Senior Michael Crandall join us to talk all things LuHi Business classes. They also traveled to Uganda last summer for a mission trip with the organization, Musana. There's never enough time to cover everything, so we'll do a follow-up episode to hear more mission trip stories and get an update on how the first semester of Entrepreneurship goes. Learn more about Musana: https://musana.org/us/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Sep 29, 2025 · 42 min
Sept 29 - A Conversation about Mental Health with Mrs (Marriott) Alphonse & Mr DeAntoni
Today, Chris DeAntoni (Men's Health) and Miro Alphonse (Mental Health Counselor) join us for a conversation about mental health. They share their methods for approaching tough conversations with students, their perspective on mental health, and offer some practical health tips. We hope this conversation is helpful for parents! If you have any questions, both guests would be happy to chat with you. You can email them at chris.deantoni@lhsparker.org or miro.marriott@lhsparker.org. For the top of the show, Zoeller and Hannah rabbit hole into a conversation about Sabbath. Do blue laws still exist? Do you love self-care, and now are offended? Send us a zephyr! podcast@lhsparker.org Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Sep 22, 2025 · 23 min
Sept 22 - Homecoming with StuCo Reps Grace and Eunice
Homecoming is a big deal around here. At LuHi, we do Homecoming week right with dress-up days, pep rallies, class vs class competitions, Blacklight Dodgeball, and more! We end the week right with the annual Lip Sync Battle and, of course, a Friday night football game. If you want to score points for your class to win the week, participate! Dress Up Days: Monday (29th) Rocky Mountain Monday Tuesday (30th) Fair and Rodeo Day Wednesday (1st) DIA Day Thursday (2nd) Colorado Sports Day Friday (3rd) Colorful Colorado Wear your LuHi class colors! Freshman- White Sophomores- Black Juniors- Grey Seniors- Purple Decorate the Halls! Join your fellow classmates to decorate your class hallway on Sunday, September 28th from 3 to 5 PM. It’s your first chance to get points on the board for your class! Class themes: Freshmen Meow Wolf Sophomores Pikes Peak Juniors Red Rocks Seniors Casa Bonita Class Volleyball Sign up for a chance to play in the class volleyball competition on Tuesday. Deadline is Sunday, September 28th at 12 PM. Blacklight Dodgeball Wednesday night is Blacklight dodgeball in the gym! Find a group of friends (8 total) and sign up here! Deadline to sign up is Monday, September 29th at 12 PM. All LuHi students are welcome to come cheer on the Dodgeball Teams! Homecoming Dance Tickets are sold through Hometown ticketing. TICKET PRICES: Early LuHi Student ticket: $25 available now through the end of the day on Thursday, September 25th. Regular LuHi Student ticket: $30 begins Friday, September 26th and goes through the end of the day on Thursday October 2nd. Non-LuHi Student ticket: $30- available now through the end of the day on Thursday, October 2nd. No guest tickets will be sold after Thursday at midnight. LuHi Student Late ticket: $35- rate starts on Friday, October 3rd and ends Saturday night. NO GUEST tickets may be purchased within this window. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Sep 15, 2025 · 34 min
Sept 15 - Parents in Prayer with Karen Snow
It's always a treat to have a LuHi parent as a guest on the Pod! This week, Karen Snow talks us through how parents can join or get involved in Parents in Prayer and what to expect during Friday morning prayer meetings. All LuHi parents are invited! Parents in Prayer meet every Friday that school is in session at 7:50 am over at the MAC. Be sure to stop in the front office in the main building to get a visitor's badge before heading over to join the group. The Fall Prayer Walk is scheduled for October 19th. Parents can meet on campus at 3 pm to pray for students, staff, and the school community. Even before the event, parents can help write encouraging sticky notes that will be put on every student's locker during the Prayer Walk. Sticky notes can have bible verses, short prayers, thinking of you notes, or words of encouragement. For more details on anything related to Parents in Prayer - including the upcoming prayer walk - please email prayer@lhsparker.org This week's top of show, Zoeller and Hannah debate physical vs digital Bibles. But really, it just comes down to an annoyance with YouVersion. (If YouVersion would like to sponsor the podcast, we will happily and immediately retract our statements, though!) Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Sep 8, 2025 · 41 min
Sept 8 - Access and Support Plans with Mrs Williams and Mrs Homami
This week, two brand new guests join the podcast! Heather Homami, Support Plan Coordinator, and Kalia Williams, Access (Academic Success) Teacher, are on to talk about the accommodations LuHi can provide to students on support plans. They walk us through the differences between IEPs and 504s, the basics of the process families walk through to get on a 504 or IEP, and how students are supported once they are at LuHi. If you would like some additional info on Access at LuHi, please check out this blog post: https://www.lhsparker.org/blog/what-resource-class-is-individualized-support Zoeller and Hannah skip the lukewarm take to update everyone on new bumper stickers they have become aware of. It's your typical dose of pre-show randomness. If you have a student interested in recording the verse of the week and announcements, please have them email podcast@lhsparker.org or visit the Office (located next to the student printer). We'd love to have them! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Sep 1, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Sept 1 - Sox Place with Jordan Robinson & Bill Garner
This week, we are blessed to have our first ever off-campus guest on the Pod! Jordan Robinson, Executive Director of Sox Place, shares about Sox Place, its history, and its purpose. He is joined by Mr Garner, our Mission & Service Coordinator, who shares why Sox Place is an organization LuHi continues to serve month after month. In the episode, Mr Garner calls for volunteers to take up the 4th Saturday of the month. If you're interested in leading a group to Sox Place one Saturday a month, please email him at bill.garner@lhsparker.org If you want to learn more about Sox Place and how you can help support its mission, click here: https://soxplace.com/donate-to-sox-place/ Students, if you would like to join a Saturday trip to Sox Place to help serve breakfast, please visit your Canvas Portal to register. Mr Zoeller is back at the top of the show with a service-oriented lukewarm take, while Hannah formally apologizes to Mo Willems. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Aug 25, 2025 · 36 min
Aug 25 - Mr Ness Talks Upcoming Events and LuHi Culture
Today, we are excited to have Mr. Ness join us on the podcast to talk through some of his favorite events throughout the year, including Back to School Night, which is this Tuesday, August 26th, from 7-9 pm. He also talks about changes in the Dean's Office and the LuHi culture. Mr. Zoeller joins the top of the show again for announcements and a lukewarm take on the word 'fine'. Parents! Get involved at LuHi: Lutheran Parent Association email: lpa@lhsparker.org LPA Podcast Episode: https://podcast.lhsparker.org/2228322/episodes/16420668-jan-13-join-the-lutheran-parent-association-lpa Loving Lions email: lpa@lhsparker.org Loving Lions Podcast Episode: https://podcast.lhsparker.org/2228322/episodes/15865464-oct-14-loving-lions-with-carin-cramer-and-megan-deas Parents in Prayer email: prayer@lhsparker.org PiP podcast episode coming soon! See all the ways for parents to get involved here: https://www.lhsparker.org/knowledge-base/how-do-parents-get-invovled-at-luhi Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!