La Lumiere School welcomed families to campus from nearby and around the world for its annual Parents Weekend on October 9 and 10. The two-day celebration began on Friday afternoon with parent-teacher conferences followed by a classic Moore House dinner, mini classes, and a dessert reception. The evening concluded with the School’s traditional senior bonfire – a rite of passage that students anticipate from their freshman year. With torches in hand, senior students walk in a single-file line along Lake La Lumiere, across the land bridge, and toward the unlit bonfire. Families watch from afar as the woods glow from the light of the torches. As the final member of the senior class completes the circle around the the 15-foot high mountain of logs, the students light the bonfire together; commemorating the group’s final year at La Lumiere.
Events continued on a sunny and beautiful Saturday morning as Laker athletics hosted and reigned victorious over Howe Military Academy playing boys soccer (1-0), boys tennis (4-1), and volleyball (3-0). Laker football also hosted Lake Forest Academy. During the action, fans gathered for a barbecue lunch served at Sullivan Field, an intramural crew race, a fall senior athletes recognition ceremony, and a crew shell blessing by trustee, Fr. Wayne F. Watts, of St. John Berchmans Parish in Chicago. The day concluded with a Catholic Mass celebrated by Fr. Watts.