Welcome, Jared Carr
We are so excited to welcome Mr. Jared Carr to our ministry team. Please take a moment to learn a little more about Mr. Carr and his journey to becoming part of our ministry team here at Lutheran North.
Hello, my name is Jared Carr. My mom, dad, older sister, and I live in Shelby Township. My family and I were members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Utica for 18 years. We are now all members of St. John Lutheran Church, Rochester. My older sister and I were homeschooled from grade school all the way through high school. I attended Macomb Community College for 2 years and in Summer 2020, I transferred over to Oakland University. After studying there for 3 years, I graduated from Oakland University in April 2024. My previous work experience includes working at Uno Chicago Grill in Sterling Heights for the previous eight-and-a-half years as a host, busser, and server. As part of my last steps before graduating from Oakland University, I completed my student teaching internship at Adlai E. Stevenson high school in Sterling Heights. Upon graduating from Oakland University, I was unsure of where I would seek for my first teaching position. After applying for a handful of local public schools, I also completed the basic application for Lutheran High North and Lutheran High Northwest in hopes of hearing back from them soon. Having had family members, including my mother, who have graduated from Lutheran High North in the past, further my decision in prayerfully accepting the position as the new Social Studies Teacher at Lutheran High North.
Please warmly welcome Jared as a Mustang and get to know him through our Staff Spotlight 20 Questions below!!
Staff Spotlight: jared carr
20 QUESTIONS
What’s your role at Lutheran North?
Social Studies Teacher
Where are you from?
Shelby Twp, Michigan
When did you know that you wanted to be in the Lutheran high school environment and what led you to pursue that path?
Growing up in the faith, I told Mr. Reincke that getting a position offered to me at a school like LHN truly felt like I was home and returning to the educational roots of when my mother homeschooled by me and my older sister.
What’s your favorite Bible verse?
Psalm 119:105 "Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light unto my path."
What are three words to best describe you?
Athletic, Funny, Historian
What was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?
Restaurant Server
Do you have a hidden talent? What is it?
Juggling or Disc Golf
If you could choose a superpower, what would it be?
Super speed
What’s your favorite food?
Nachos or Vegetable Stir fry
What’s your least favorite food?
Mushrooms
What’s your favorite place that you’ve traveled and why?
Gatlinburg, TN. Got to take a vacation with my family and my aunt and uncle who live down in Tennessee.
Where would you like to travel next and why?
Texas or North Carolina to play high rated disc golf courses.
What’s a fun fact about you many people may not know?
I am professional disc golf player.
What’s one hobby you’d like to get into?
Ball golfing.
What’s your favorite sport to watch and which team do you root for?
Baseball (Detroit Tigers), Football (Detroit Lions and Michigan Wolverines), Basketball (Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors)
Are you an early bird or a night owl?
Yes.
Are you a dog person or a cat person (neither or both)?
Dog person.
What’s one of your favorite memories from the past year?
Winning my first professional disc golf tournament at my home course (Stony Creek Metropark) and beating one of Michigan's top professional players.
What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who was it from?
While I have received advice from past teachers, my parents, and other family members, a quote that has always stuck with me is from an unknown person and can be applied to my ongoing sporting career or my new position at Lutheran High North. The saying goes, "Sometimes you need those bad days, because it helps you appreciate the good ones."
Is there any advice you’d offer to current and future Lutheran North students?
Get ready for one of the most rewarding experiences. Getting the opportunity to study God's word in a school where it is encouraged and not discriminated against, sounds like a winning situation to me. Besides being a school building where all students do is go to class and learn different facts from various subject areas, LHN is a place where relationships are solidified. Teachers, students, and other members of the faculty, we are all truly doing our parts to Learning for Life! Leading for Truth.