Crean Lutheran High School

Crean Lutheran High School
Address
12500 Sand Canyon Avenue Irvine , California 92618 United States
Coordinates	33°42′08″N 117°43′55″W
Information
Former names	Lutheran South High Crean Lutheran South High School
Type	Private
Motto	Proclaiming Jesus Christ through Excellence in Education
Religious affiliation(s)	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Established	2007
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1125
Campus size	30 acres (12 ha)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy   Gold
Athletics conference	Century Conference
Mascot	Saints
Accreditations	WASC, NLSA
Publication	The Mirror
Yearbook	Canon
Website	www.creanlutheran.org

Crean Lutheran High School is a private Lutheran high school in Irvine, California. The school was founded in 2007 as Lutheran South High School and had its initial campus at St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church in the Woodbridge neighborhood of Irvine. In 2010, Crean Lutheran opened its own campus in southeastern Irvine near the Woodbury neighborhood.^[1][2] The school was renamed after John and Donna Crean, local philanthropists who donated US$10,000,000 to the school in its first year.^[3]

Crean Lutheran is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges as well as the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation. The school was accredited as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2023.^[4]

Athletics

Crean Lutheran sponsors 26 varsity teams across 15 different sports. The teams compete in the CIF Southern Section in the Century Conference. The school was a member of the Academy League from 2009 until 2017 and the Empire League from 2017 to 2024.^[5][6] Crean's girls swimming and diving team won a state title in 2016.^[7] The boys basketball team won a CIF Division 3AA state championship in 2018 and a Division 2A state championship in 2021.^[8][9]

References

1. Emery, Sean (March 9, 2010). "Construction begins on Irvine high school: Officials break ground for Crean Lutheran". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
2. Romiti, Anna (May 20, 2010). "Crean Lutheran Celebrates Expansion with Campus Christening". New York, New York: Business Wire. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
3. "Lutheran school named after John Crean". Orange County Register. Southern California News Group. August 21, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
4. "Crean Lutheran Highschool". Nation Blue Ribbon Schools. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
5. Fryer, Steve (December 11, 2008). "Family approach reaches CIF finals". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
6. "Crean Lutheran looks likely to strike the Empire League". Orange County Register. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
7. Albano, Dan (May 21, 2016). "State title brings tears of joy, sadness for Crean Lutheran girls (video)". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
8. Fryer, Steve (March 3, 2018). "Crean Lutheran refuses to fall in double-OT thriller, wins first CIF-SS crown". Daily News. Southern California News Group. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
9. Burt, Tim (June 9, 2021). "PHOTOS: CIF champs! Crean Lutheran completes mission with 68-58 win over Agoura". OC Sports Zone. Retrieved March 8, 2022.