Sources Of Strength

By Sophomore Brooklyn Holley

The program Sources of Strength was introduced to Concordia last year. This year is the second year the program has been at school. The theme of the program is to show how to balance the six important parts of being a healthy teenager. These six things include family support, positive friends, mentors, healthy activities, generosity, spirituality, medical access, and mental health. Each part of these six are represented as a piece of pie in a circle. These show that all are equally important and when all used together, you can be a healthy teenager. 

Around the school, this program does many different activities to bring awareness for different parts of the circle. They have different kinds of contests where you can win little prizes, and sometimes it’s challenges to do throughout the day. Last year they had a Thanksgiving challenge and everybody before and were then posted around the school. 

Praise The Lord

By Junior Grace Hedke

Choir. One director. Seventy-two members. Hundreds of rehearsals. All striving to succeed one ultimate goal. At Concordia Lutheran High School, the choir program is very competitive. And every year they strive to succeed the same goal: praise God and spread the gospel to others through their music. 

This year they are working on a more complex piece that requires lots of patience and practice. A song composed by George Handel called Messiah. “After performing for a concert, Senior Mckenna Sappenfield said “After the audience heard us perform, I believe that it was very impactful. It felt wonderful to spread God’s word through music to others who don’t know Jesus.” 

JV and Freshman Football

By Sophomore Sydney Chappell

          The 2019 Jv and freshman football season was rocky. For most of the players it was about learning and growing. Being on the team was less about score and whether they won or lost, but building relationships and producing a team that could work together and trust one another. Once they had built a sturdy relationship with each other they could work together on and off the field.

          They learned that being on a team isn’t about the score, its doing what’s best for the team isn’t always what you want to do. It’s important to sacrifice your wants for the greater good of the team. Sophomore, Michael Habegger says, “being part of a team means doing what’s best for the guy next to you, not what you think is best for you. 

          While off the field the team may have been great, on the field was tough. Out of the whole season they only scored one touchdown, winning one game. Freshman, Christian Fairgood said this, “ we tried our hardest, now all we have to do is come back harder than ever. Thank you to all of our coaches, and senior, you will be missed. Best family ever.”

          Overall the 2019 JV and Freshman team may not have been the best, or won many games, they grew as players, and created a family that will be remembered forever. It was a season full of growth, learning, humility, and jokes. When asked about their favorite part of the season sophomore Wyatt Chesebrough talked about the many inside jokes and memories made especially, “we are all out of bubble gum.”

CLHS Homecoming Week

 

This year’s homecoming week is especially crazy! Along with all of the dress up days, there are tons of sporting events, school assemblies, and activities going on every single day.

Monday’s theme is a comfy day, perfect for starting the week off nice and relaxing.

Tuesday’s clash themes of college sports teams and comic con day is extremely well liked by the student body.

Wednesday is dress your best for chapel, followed by our weekly koinonia. Wednesday night is the traditional powder puff, where teams of girls get together to play a half field flag football game while boys dress as cheerleaders on the sidelines to cheer them on.

On Our Way To State Finals!

Why Walk When You Can Dance?

 

Story By: Bo Bearman

     Krizia is a dancer in many forms. She started dancing when she was three years old. “When I was three years old, I started off by doing ballet, tap, and musical theatre.” Krizia said. As she continued to dance, she progressed and got into bigger forms of dance.Krizia adds that “As I began progressing in dance, I started to do jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and hip hop along with the styles I had already been doing.” Krizia is on a competitive dance team at Elite Dance Center.

Skating To The Top

By: Junior Krizia Koenig

    Concordia Freshman Andy Deng was just five years old when he found his connection to figure skating.

“I went to a public skate session and I really liked it.    After that I decided I wanted to get into competitive skating,” commented Deng.

    But it wasn’t until only three years ago that he became fully dedicated and passionate for skating. He worked hard, which paid off when he made it through regionals and sectionals his first year competing. Deng skated in both singles and pairs at an intermediate level. After making it through regionals and sectionals, he competed at nationals.

   God has truly blessed Deng with the incredible opportunity to keep competing and growing in his figure skating skills. On the weekend of January 19, at the Midwest sectionals, Deng excitingly placed second place in the intermediate men’s, and first place in the juvenile pairs category.

    Some competitions that Deng has competed in include Skate Detroit, Skate Milwaukee, Battle of the Blades in Fort Wayne, and if he qualifies he will compete at regionals, sectionals, and nationals.

    Deng’s goal is to one day be an official member of the USA Figure Skating Team of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Andy!

Exchange Students

By Shirley Wang (12th grade)

Volunteers Surprise Coach With New Cadet Wrestling Room

With the help of more than 70 volunteers and more than $25,000 in donations and donated time and goods, the Concordia Lutheran High School wrestling room recently received a much-needed upgrade.

Over the Christmas break, scores of parents, Cadet wrestlers and alumni worked to clean and renovate a room that has had more than 50 years of use. The best part — they did it as a surprise for their coach, Jamie Jones, a 1991 graduate and former wrestler himself.

“I feel humbled that so many people would do this for the program,” he said. “It really adds a layer of class to the room.”

Along with needed replacements to the mats, lighting and paint, the room now features memorabilia from the years of Cadet wrestlers who have come through the program, and the team is working on adding a wall to feature the team and individual champions since 1967, the first recorded championship of the program.

“We want to give many thanks to those who gave money, their precious time and talents, and other resources to make this project happen,” said Tony Hudson, assistant wrestling coach. “These volunteers honor the legacy of the program and how the great sport of wrestling impacted their lives. Rehabbing the wrestling room meant building upon the culture of unity and strength the Cadet wrestling family already possesses.”

Taking One For The Team

By: Senior Kennedy Trice

Current sophomore, Brandon Davis, was only a freshman when he was called to start as quarterback for the Concordia Cadets football team last fall. This sudden change was due to the injury of current senior, Jake Byrd, late in the season last year during a game against Carroll. Davis was the starting quarterback for the freshmen team, but had no experience playing on varsity.

“I never would have thought I’d have to start on one of the most important positions on the field. I was nervous, but at practices it felt different; like I had to go harder to show the upperclassmen that the season wasn’t over and that they could trust me.” After leading the Cadets to a victory over Northside, Davis had gained the trust of his teammates and went on to play a great game against Luers in their first sectional game. Unfortunately, the Cadets lost late in the game and their season came to an early end.