▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁various ▁Wisconsin ▁Syn od ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁Fox ▁River ▁Valley ▁area ▁began ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁possible ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁" Val ley ▁Luther an ▁High ▁School ." ▁When ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁it ▁began ▁classes ▁with ▁only ▁eight ▁students ▁and ▁one ▁full - time ▁teacher , ▁meeting ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁building ▁r ented ▁from ▁the ▁App leton ▁School ▁District . ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s , ▁en roll ment ▁had ▁grown , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁re located ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁building ▁at ▁ 2 6 2 6 ▁N . ▁One ida ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁En roll ment ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁requiring ▁several ▁add itions ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁campus , ▁including ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁school ▁re located ▁to ▁a ▁ ▁campus ▁on ▁Me ade ▁Street , ▁s elling ▁its ▁old ▁campus ▁to ▁the ▁App leton ▁Catholic ▁Education ▁System , ▁which ▁renov ated ▁it ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁growing ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Middle ▁School . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁F V L HS ▁added ▁a ▁met als ▁shop ▁and ▁began ▁offering ▁autom ot ive ▁training ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Fox ▁Valley ▁Techn ical ▁College . ▁In