Concordia Junior-Senior High School

Concordia High School, view from northeast, circa 1921. Missing are several additions to the building including the Junior High School.

Concordia Junior-Senior High School is located in Concordia, Kansas and is a part of Unified School District #333. It is called the "Junior-Senior" high school because the junior high school (grades 7-8) and senior high school (grades 9-12) are housed in the same building complex.

Junior High, Senior High, and Middle School

Concordia Junior-Senior High School, view from the southwest (September 17, 2008)

Harold M. Clark Stadium, Concordia (September 17, 2007)

The junior high and senior high for the district are housed in the same building but are run as separate schools. Each "school" has its own principal and academic teaching departments. Functionally the two schools are different but simply housed in the same building. Shared facilities include the cafeteria, the music rooms, and gymnasiums. The school also has an indoor swimming pool. Additionally, selected teachers do "cross-over" between junior and senior high classes (such as music and art instruction), but the administration seeks to keep the practice to a minimum.

The junior high students normally enter the building from the southeast entrance (photo to left) while the high school students enter the building from multiple entrances on the west side of the complex. This is in relationship to the general location of student lockers and common areas.

Most schools in North America have either a "junior high" or a "middle" schools, the Concordia district is rare in that the school district has both a junior high (grades 7-8) and a middle school (grades 5-6). Most school districts have one or the other but not both.

History

Chicken rescue incident

On October 11, 2010, the students in an "Animal Science and Food Production" class at Concordia High School were expected to slaughter the 40 six-week old chickens that they had raised as a class project. One student, Whitney Hillman, refused to kill her chicken and instead took him home. Hillman was disciplined for leaving school grounds without permission. Her rescue of the chicken received wide publicity and became a cause célèbre among vegetarian and animal protection groups.^[1][2]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Concordia Junior-Senior High School competes in the North Central Kansas League and are known as the "Panthers".

Concordia Junior-Senior High School offers the following sports:

Fall Football Volleyball Boys' Cross-Country Girls' Cross-Country Girls' Golf Boys' Soccer Girls' Tennis Cheerleading

Winter Boys' Basketball Girls' Basketball Wrestling Boys' Bowling Girls' Bowling Winter Cheerleading

Spring Baseball Boys' Golf Boys' Tennis Softball Boys' Track and Field Girls' Track and Field

Notable alumni and faculty

Old Concordia High School building, photo taken 2007. Building is now used for Concordia Masonic Lodge.

• Tom Brosius, track & field athlete and coach
• Amber Campbell, recipient of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award and DNA/Paleopathology researcher ^[3]
• Keith Christensen, former NFL Football Player New Orleans Saints^[4]
• Jim Garver, country music guitarist
• Jared Goedert, Professional Baseball currently in the Cleveland Indians AAA Minor League system with the Columbus Clippers.
• Larry Hartshorn, former NFL football player Chicago Cardinals ^[5]
• Pop Hollinger, pioneer of the industry of comic book collection and trading
• Mike Gardner, collegiate head football coach at Tabor College and later at Malone College^[6] (7th grade only)
• Tim McCarty, collegiate football coach
• Robert E. Pearson, movie director
• Ernie Quigley, professional basketball referee and as an umpire in Major League Baseball
• Kaye Vaughan, former Canadian Football League and Hall of Fame player with the Ottawa Rough Riders, winner CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award^[7]

See also

• Open rescue

References

1. ^ "Concordia student flocks to chicken's rescue". Atlanta, Georgia: New Vision Television. 2010-10-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:XK1UvCBFB7EJ:www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Concordia-student-flocks-to-chickens-rescue/0UkTvPMyQUKhnLqJ8toLQA.cspx+%22I+think+we+can+all+look+at+a+chicken+on+our+plate+and+know+that+it+comes+from+a+chicken+without+having+to+raise+40+of+them+and+slaughter+them%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. Retrieved 2010-12-13. "I think we can all look at a chicken on our plate and know that it comes from a chicken without having to raise 40 of them and slaughter them." 
2. ^ Davis, Karen; Hillman, Whitney (2010-11-17). "Chicklett's Poem and a Letter to the Editor". Machipongo, Virginia: United Poultry Concerns. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:zfErIzD2Zh4J:www.upc-online.org/classroom/101117chickletts_poem.html+%22my+life+is+not+your+teaching+tool%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. Retrieved 2010-12-13. "my life is not your teaching tool" 
3. ^ Concordia Kansas Public Schools - Where are they now? - Amber Campbell - CHS 2001
4. ^ New Orleans Saints 1969 Stats, History, Awards and More
5. ^ Larry Hartshorn Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com
6. ^ Malone College : January 27, 2006
7. ^ Concordia Kansas Public Schools - Where Are They Now - Kaye Vaughn - Class of 1949

External links

• Unified School District 333