Founded in 1946

On September 8, 1947 St. Peter's Lutheran Day School opened its doors for the first time to forty-five eager young students.  During the proceeding years many events had taken place which had threatened the school with becoming no more than the blueprints which lay on the planners' desks.

Plans which had begun in 1940 were delayed because of major complications, such as our involvement in World War II, the inability to decide on the purchasing of the landsite, and the indecision of the members as to whether a new school was really needed.  But the men of the church finally reached a conclusion, and that was that a new school was needed.  Therefore, they purchased a large plot of land on the corner of Penniman and Evergreen in 1942.

In addition to the funds contributed by the congregation in its weekly offerings, clubs and committees were started within the church to raise money for the new building that was to begin as soon as the war restrictions on building were lifted.  Finally, on October 21, 1945, the groundbreaking ceremonies began the building of the new school.  In order to cut down on the cost, men from the congregation began to do as much work as they could by hand.  The ladies of the church prepared hot meals for the men as they worked.  Even the children of the congregation helped by making projects and selling them in order to contribute to the funds necessary for the building of the school.

Finally, on August 25, 1946, the cornerstone was laid.  Then, by working steadily with only a short winter break, the school was finished and ready to open the following September.

The school has been added onto several times since it opened resulting in the current school building with 6 classrooms and a gymnasium.