Concordia Lutheran High School

Concordia Lutheran High School is pleased to announce the members of its 2025 Homecoming Court. This year's Queen nominees were Joy Hedtke, Madison Raypole, and Remington Tallent, and the King nominees were Drew Belschner, Keaton Gass, and Beckett Moellering. During the Homecoming festivities, Madison Raypole was crowned Homecoming Queen, and Keaton Gass was crowned Homecoming King. The coronation took place during halftime of the Cadets' Homecoming football game, as students, staff, alumni, and families gathered to celebrate school spirit and community. Concordia Lutheran High School congratulates all of the nominees for representing the values of leadership, character, and service that define the Cadet community.

Concordia Lutheran High School is welcomes it's freshmen to the Honors Academy. The Honors Academy promotes exceptional academics, leadership and community service among students. Through service opportunities, leadership summits, and college visits, students are given every opportunity to excel in their learning. Begun in 2014, program involves academic rigor and discovery, creative processing and research, mentor directed community service and leadership development as well as student bonding and support.

Concordia Lutheran High School regularly publishes achievements about students and their accomplishments through software called "Merit." When your child is recognized, Merit will ensure you are notified! We send you an email with a link to the achievement your student was honored in so you can read all about the great things your student is accomplishing! And then you can share those accomplishments on your social media with friends and family! This is your introductory email for the 2025-26 school year for this program.

The Concordia Lutheran High School Band and Orchestra recently took their talents on the road for their annual tour, bringing beautiful music and fellowship to communities across the Midwest. From February 6 through 10, students performed in three incredible venues, sharing their God-given gifts through inspiring concerts. The tour began with a stop at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elkhart, Indiana, where the musicians set the tone for an exciting journey with a 6:30 p.m. performance on February 6. From there, they traveled to Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, Illinois, performing for students, faculty, and guests in a special 7:00 p.m. concert on February 8. The tour concluded back home in Fort Wayne, where they played their final concert at St. Michael Lutheran Church on February 10 at 7:00 p.m., wrapping up a memorable trip filled with music, faith, and fellowship. This annual tour is a cherished tradition at CLHS, allowing students to share their talents, connect with Lutheran communities, and grow as musicians and ambassadors of our school. Congratulations to the Band and Orchestra for another successful and inspiring tour!

The CLHS premiere concert choir, the 42-voice, A Cappella Choir is now on their annual tour through March 17th when they will return home for their final tour performance at Kramer Chapel on the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne. They will be going as far west as Norfolk, Nebraska with stops in La Porte, Indiana, Urbandale, Iowa, Omaha, Nebraska, and Lincoln, Nebraska. They plan on spending a day at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha which was ranked #1 in the nation by USA Today 2 years in a row. The A Cappella Choir exists to honor God and proclaim the love of Christ in song. Tour is their opportunity to take this message on the road! All concerts are free to attend. Please see the tour itinerary below: March 11| 6:30 CST - St. John's Lutheran Church - La Porte, IN March 12| 6:15 CST - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church - Urbandale, IA March 13| 7:00 CST - Faith Lutheran Church - Lincoln, NE March 14| 7:00 CST - Our Savior Lutheran Church - Norfolk, NE March 15| 6:00 CST - Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church - Omaha, NE March 17| 7:00 EST - Kramer Chapel, CTSFW - Fort Wayne, IN

Earlier this week. CLHS Media Arts students attended the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters Spring Conference at Butler University with over 800 students from schools across the state. Students had the opportunity to network and attend workshops with media professionals such as filmmakers, radio show hosts, and journalists.

Rising Stars of Indiana is a non-competitive recognition program, designed to honor high school juniors for their academic achievement. By allowing schools to identify outstanding scholars during their Junior year, we hope to increase their visibility and scholarship opportunities. Each Indiana high school can recognize up to four individual students.

Concordia Lutheran High School is welcomes it's freshmen to the Honors Academy. The Honors Academy promotes exceptional academics, leadership and community service among students. Through service opportunities, leadership summits, and college visits, students are given every opportunity to excel in their learning. Begun in 2014, program involves academic rigor and discovery, creative processing and research, mentor directed community service and leadership development as well as student bonding and support.

Concordia Lutheran High School welcomes it's second semester group of freshmen to the Honors Academy. The Honors Academy promotes exceptional academics, leadership and community service among students. Through service opportunities, leadership summits, and college visits, students are given every opportunity to excel in their learning. Begun in 2014, program involves academic rigor and discovery, creative processing and research, mentor directed community service and leadership development as well as student bonding and support.

Concordia Lutheran High School regularly publishes achievements about students and their accomplishments through software called "Merit." When your child is recognized, Merit will ensure you are notified! We send you an email with a link to the achievement your student was honored in so you can read all about the great things your student is accomplishing! And then you can share those accomplishments on your social media with friends and family! This is your introductory email for the 2024-25 school year for this program.

This award is presented annually in honor J. Neil Reincke, athletic director at Concordia Lutheran High School from 1989 - 1999. This award is given for outstanding Christian leadership, dependability, integrity, & loyalty toward Concordia Lutheran High School, teammates, & coaches.

Rising Stars of Indiana is a non-competitive recognition program, designed to honor high school juniors for their academic achievement. By allowing schools to identify outstanding scholars during their Junior year, we hope to increase their visibility and scholarship opportunities. Each Indiana high school can recognize up to four individual students.

Concordia Lutheran High School JROTC was named the National Champions at VEX Robotics World Championships in Texas! The Cadets brought home another championship!

Nathaniel Bryan, a graduating senior at Concordia Lutheran High School, has been named one of 625 semifinalists in the 2024 U.S Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from over 6,000 candidates expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2024.

Last Friday, TLSP hosted their annual Honors Recognition and Breakfast. Each school was invited to identify up to four graduates who were then recognized for their outstanding achievements. 15 schools and 47 graduates were in attendance with parents, family members, principals, and teachers. Congratulations to the CLHS Class of 2024 students being honored:Joshua Castleman,Alexander Jones, David Milliman, and Abigail Scheiderer.

The Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony took place on Sunday, April 28th. It was an opportunity for CLHS teachers and administration to recognize many of our exceptionally talented and blessed group of Seniors as they inch closer to the end of their time as a student at Concordia.

Concordia Lutheran High School is welcomes it's freshmen to the Honors Academy. The Honors Academy promotes exceptional academics, leadership and community service among students. Through service opportunities, leadership summits, and college visits, students are given every opportunity to excel in their learning. Begun in 2014, program involves academic rigor and discovery, creative processing and research, mentor directed community service and leadership development as well as student bonding and support.

Congratulations to senior Troy Zimmerman for being Concordia's nomination for the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Good Citizen Award. Troy attended a recognition ceremony on Friday, January 20. The Daughters of the American Revolution created the DAR Good Citizen contest in 1934. The competition was developed to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship in high school students and is open to all senior class students enrolled in accredited public or private secondary schools. Participating high schools in Allen County currently include Bishop Dwenger, Bishop Luers, Blackhawk Christian, Canterbury, Carroll, Concordia, Heritage, Homestead, Leo, New Haven, North Side, Northrop, Snider, South Side, Wayne, and Woodlan.

Concordia Lutheran High School regularly publishes achievements about students and their accomplishments through software called "Merit." When your child is recognized, Merit will ensure you are notified! We send you an email with a link to the achievement your student was honored in so you can read all about the great things your student is accomplishing! And then you can share those accomplishments on your social media with friends and family! This is your introductory email for the 2023-24 school year for this program.

Congratulations to senior Troy Zimmerman for being Concordia's nomination for the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Good Citizen Award. Troy attended a recognition ceremony on Friday, January 20. The Daughters of the American Revolution created the DAR Good Citizen contest in 1934. The competition was developed to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship in high school students and is open to all senior class students enrolled in accredited public or private secondary schools. Participating high schools in Allen County currently include Bishop Dwenger, Bishop Luers, Blackhawk Christian, Canterbury, Carroll, Concordia, Heritage, Homestead, Leo, New Haven, North Side, Northrop, Snider, South Side, Wayne, and Woodlan.

Concordia Lutheran High School is welcoming its newest students to the Honors Academy this spring. These new freshmen are Julia Cobb, Kathryn Crook, and Adelyn Brown. Students are able to join the second semester of their freshmen year based on their PSAT scores. These freshmen are joining the 10 other freshmen inducted this past fall.

CLHS Junior Piper Wentland is the Regional Champion in the All-Army National Rifle Championship, scoring 1281.9 out of 1309. Piper is anticipating an invite to go head-to-head against the nation's top marksmen. Congratulations on aiming for success and being time on target Piper. Well done, Cadet!

Concordia Lutheran High School regularly publishes achievements about students and their accomplishments through software called "Merit." When your child is recognized, Merit will ensure you are notified! We send you an email with a link to the achievement your student was honored in so you can read all about the great things your student is accomplishing! And then you can share those accomplishments on your social media with friends and family! This is your introductory email for the 2022-23 school year for this program.

Concordia Lutheran High School would like to recognize our 2022 graduating students that have gone through our Lutheran Schools from Kindergarten through the 12th grade. God bless Lutheran Education! Congratulations to all of our 2022 graduates who walked across the Embassy stage last Sunday, May 29th to receive their diplomas!

This year, Junior Achievement received funding through the Schwab Foundation in order to offer an essay contest for students currently enrolled in the JA Career Success and/or JA Career Speaker Series programs. This essay contest allows each participating student an opportunity to research and write an essay about a career that interests him or her. Dontrell Johnson wrote about wanting to be a psychologist and Wyatt Raney wrote about wanting to be a pilot. Each will each receive a $100 cash prize and a job shadow experience based on the career of interest as written in their winning essay. Congrats to both Dontrell and Wyatt!

Ten students in all were nominated for this award by the student body and faculty and staff. A committee of four faculty members and four seniors made the final selection. Ten seniors were nominated: Ben Corley, Rachel Geller, Ben Gerig, Michael Habegger, Ellie Hellinger, Lainey Linnemeier, Anna Maxson, Katie McKay, and Hope Stephenson. Senior Michael Habegger was honored with the Richard W. Moellering Senior Barnabas Award. Established by the Class of 1986, the award recognizes a senior who exemplifies encouragement and servanthood. Barnabas was a missionary and co-worker of St. Paul. His name means "encourager." His ministry in life was to be of service to his fellow man. One nominator wrote: "Michael has a magnetic personality which helps him instill a sense of community in each group in which he takes part. He is a natural servant, volunteering in any way, and always following through with the commitment he makes."

Congratulations to the Concordia Girls Tennis Team who are the 2022 ALL-SAC Champions. Concordia was able to defeat Dwenger in a close match of 3-2 which was tied 2-2 before Alyssa Linder and Katie Jones came back to win in a close 3rd set to win the match. Emma Jansing (#2 singles) and Alyssa Linder/Katie Jones (#2 doubles) went undefeated in conference play. The Lady Cadets have also beaten some top schools in the area including Carroll, Dekalb, Canterbury, and Leo. According to Coach Beier, "these wins were with different players getting the decisive 3rd point and was certainly a team effort not just 3-4 players being the key."

Dan Adair named Concordia's 2022 Sertoma Award winner for outstanding athletic ability and excellent academic achievement.

Concordia Lutheran High School's JROTC Robotics team took home the Excellence Award for the second year in a row at the 2022 VEX Robotics World Championships. This is the top award in the competition. The Excellence Award is the highest award presented in the VEX Robotics competition. This award is presented to a team that exemplifies overall excellence in building a high-quality robotics program. The competition was held in Texas last week. The judges evaluated the students and their robots on their skills and knowledge of engineering.

Celebrating another great school year for students during the 2021-22 school year.