Concordia Lutheran High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Concordia Lutheran High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Concordia Lutheran High School,
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, (Allen County),  United States
Coordinates 41°6′35.4″N 85°7′4.08″W / 41.109833°N 85.1178°W / 41.109833; -85.1178Coordinates: 41°6′35.4″N 85°7′4.08″W / 41.109833°N 85.1178°W / 41.109833; -85.1178
Information
Type Private high school
Motto "Give Thanks and Proclaim!" with Christ at the Center.
Established 1935
Principal Mr. John Marks
Asst. Principal Diane Lewis
Executive Director Terry Behringer
Faculty 80
Grades 912
Enrollment 654
Color(s) Maroon and White          
Athletics conference Summit Athletic Conference
Team name Cadets
Affiliation Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Athletic Director Dean Doerffler
Website

Concordia Lutheran High School is a secondary school affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, serving the Fort Wayne, Indiana region.

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History

Concordia originally opened in 1935, and moved from its original location at the corner of South Anthony Blvd. and Maumee Avenue to the north side of Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1963 at the corner of North Anthony and St. Joe River Drive. The campus has expanded over the years to its current large campus which includes the main school building and athletic facilities.

Academics

Concordia graduated 99% of its class in 2006. On average, 98% of Concordia graduates pursue college or other continuing education. CLHS consistently exceeds state averages in attendance; percentage of honors diplomas (60% in 2005-2006); ISTEP pass rate (89% in 2006-2007); and SAT composite score (1195 in 2003-2004).[1]

Concordia Lutheran High School faculty average 9 years of experience, and 72 percent of faculty have earned advanced degrees. Drug testing started in spring semester of 1999 under voluntary testing. In 2000 random mandatory drug testing began. Student-faculty ratio is 15-1 and the average class size is 15. From 1993 to 2004, 33 Concordia students were National Merit Semifinalists. Concordia does not rank its students. The school uses a 4.0 grading scale, with A+ available only in Honors and AP courses.Courses offered in 2007-2008 include 8 art classes, 7 business and technology courses, English, humanities, theatre, student publications, family and consumer sciences, French, German, Latin, Spanish, JROTC, 10 mathematics courses, concert band, orchestra, dance, choir, physical education, health, 8 religion courses, sciences, history, psychology, sociology, economics, 256 video production options, and vocational courses. Seven of these are Advanced Placement courses.[2] unci

Athletics

Concordia is a member of the Summit Athletc Conference (SAC). It offers participation in cross country, soccer, golf, tennis, basketball, swimming/diving, volleyball, gymnastics, softball, cheerleading and track and field for girls; and cross country, soccer, golf, tennis, basketball, swimming/diving, wrestling, football, baseball and track and field for boys.

Most of its athletic teams play in the Fred Zollner Athletic Complex across North Anthony Blvd. from its main campus. The facilities are named for Fred Zollner who is credited with starting the world champion Zollner Pistons fastpitch softball team (which played its games at Zollner Stadium) and the Zollner Pistons basketball team (which is now the Detroit Pistons). The complex includes displays of both the softball and basketball Pistons history and memorabilia.

In the 2009-10 season, the girls basketball team, coached by Dave Miller, won their first Indiana state championship in class 3A. This championship was especially memorable as it was won in Fort Wayne's Memorial Coliseum, mere yards away from the CLHS campus.

Notable students

  • Kevin M Pape, Staff Sergeant, US Army, class of 1998, killed in Afghanistan 16 November 2010 by small-arms fire, decorated with the Bronze Star. [3]
  • Eugene Parker, leading NFL agent
  • Yonatan Feleke, Leading Student.
  • Keaton Thomas, United States Naval Academy Graduate.
  • Brian Reith, 6th round draft pick by the Cincinnati Reds.

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