Concordia Lutheran High School

The Concordia Lutheran High School choral department participated in the vocal ISSMA Solo & Ensemble Regional contest held at East Noble High School on Saturday, January 28.

CLHS held its annual High School Art Show during Fine Arts Week this month. The top prize this year was awarded to senior Max Park for his film, "Turtles and Tortugas." See that video here. Here are the full results for the high school category:

Shooting their highest score of the season Concordia Lutheran AJROTC defeated Fork Union Military Academy 944.8 to 923.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. Concordia Lutheran AJROTC was led by Maddy Meyer who shot a 249.8. The remaining contributing members were Sam David, Kade Green, and Brady Eminhiser. They are from Ft. Wayne, IN, and are coached by Alan Conrad.

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!

Congratulations to senior Max Park who received the Distinguished Scholar Award to The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). The Distinguished Scholar Award is one of the top scholarships at SCAD and recognizes students based on academics, honors, and leadership.

CLHS students have been named to the Honor Roll and Honorable Mention list for Fall 2022. Honor Roll: To be eligible for Honor Roll, a student must carry a minimum of four full-credit classes and have a *grade point average of 3.66 or above with no grade lower than a "C". Honorable Mention: To be eligible for Honorable Mention, a student must carry a minimum of four full-credit classes and have a *grade point average of 3.00 or above with no grade lower than a "C" nor more than one "C". Honor Roll and Honorable Mention are awarded at the end of each semester.

This prestigious performing ensemble works with an esteemed guest clinician from around the country and gives students an opportunity to play with other high-caliber students throughout the state.

Students from across the state auditioned for this opportunity in the fall. Judges selected the top singers in each voice part from 16 regions of Indiana. The best singers then received music and rehearsed regionally to prepare. The All-State choir experience is two days of rehearsing, learning, and growing culminating in a concert experience as part of the statewide IMEA conference. Renowned choral clinician, Dr. Brad Holmes, from Millikin University will direct the All-State choir.

There were 28 different competitive events of which CLHS students entered 14 of them. Of those 28 events, CLHS brought home the following: 5 1st place finishes 7 2nd place finishes 5 3rd place finishes 5 4th place finishes 3 5th place finishes 2 6th place finshes The top 6 placements from each event advance to DECA State Competition. March 5 - 7, 2023 in Indianapolis.

The MAA's American Mathematics Competitions program leads the nation in strengthening the mathematical capabilities of the next generation of problem-solvers.

CLHS Athlete of the week is selected each week by the Athletic Department. One athlete is selected each week from the coach's nominations.

Begun in 2014, the Honors Academy promotes exceptional academics, leadership, and community service among Concordia students by challenging and encouraging students to the next level of their academic success. After eight years, the program has graduated 44 students, and there are 36 students currently in the the program, including 10 new freshmen.

CLHS Athlete of the week is selected each week by the Athletic Department. One athlete is selected each week from the coach's nominations.

CLHS Athlete of the week is selected each week by the Athletic Department. One athlete is selected each week from the coach's nominations.

Congratulations to five of our Concordia students who have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship program. Three of our seniors, Cameron Cage, Jacob Mann, and Keller Whicker, were named Commended Students for their exceptional academic promise which was demonstrated through the PSAT. Juniors Jakiya Johnson and Steven Essex were recognized with the National African American Recognition Award for being in the Top 10 percent of the PSAT.

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.

CLHS students were honored during the Underclassmen Awards at the end of the Second Semester.

Allen County Non-Public Schools have each school select two students to represent their school as the Distinguished Students. Each school sets its own criteria. The Non-Public schools are area Catholic, Lutheran & Christian Schools. The ACNPSA Distinguished Students Award Ceremony was held earlier this week. A breakfast ceremony was held to honor each of the distinguished students. Each student was recognized with a certificate and a medal.

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!

Concordia Lutheran High School's JROTC Battalion gathered for their Annual Tournament on May 13th. The night ended with an Awards Ceremony and promotions.

Concordia Lutheran High School's JROTC Battalion gathered for their Annual Tournament on May 13th. The night ended with an Awards Ceremony and promotions.

Concordia Lutheran High School's senior athletes were recently honored during the Senior Athletic Awards. In addition to honoring our student-athletes, special awards were presented to seniors and coaches.

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."

Senior Michael Habegger was honored today 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." 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. Habegger was nominated along with nine other seniors, Ben Corley, Rachel Geller, Ben Gerig, Ellie Hellinger, Lainey Linnemeier, Anna Maxson, Katie McKay, and Hope Stephenson.

The Lawrence A. Ackerman Scholarship from the Fort Wayne Zoological Society was established "To encourage and assist worthy students pursuing a career in the stewardship of animals." This scholarship is awarded to a graduating high school senior based on the applicant's character, commitment to the stewardship of animals, financial need, scholastic achievement, and promise. Graduating high school seniors in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties in Indiana are eligible to apply. A one-time $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to one student each year. CLHS Senior, Mckenzi Humbert, was awarded this scholarship.

Concordia had four students participate with the Snider HS Winter Color Guard this past winter season. The combined Color Guard knocked it out of the park and won the IHSCGA Regional A State Championship and were undefeated throughout the competition season. (Indiana High School Color Guard Association) The show was titled, "Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust." CLHS students competing were senior Jordan Gilbert, junior Devin Hairston, freshman Sarah Snyder, and Bethany Kroemer (who attends Concordia grade school). Congrats, students!

Congratulations to Dontrell Johnson for receiving the Miller Leadership Academy Scholarship from Ball State University. This scholarship will provide select incoming Ball State freshmen an $11,000 renewable scholarship-plus resources and services that focus on supporting underserved students financially, academically, and holistically. Miller Leadership Academy students will be immersed in co-curricular activities that will help them develop into effective leaders who are supported in every aspect of their undergraduate experience. The programming will include a summer bridge program, the Miller College's Living Learning Community, leadership development, professional development, mentoring, academic and holistic support services, immersive learning projects, and service opportunities.