Concordia Lutheran High School will sink hunger this year with their “TiCANic: Sinking Hunger in our Community” CANstruction build. The theme this year is focused on decades.

Five days a week I stand in front of, and among, different groups of students teaching them how to conjugate verbs, pronounce vocab words, and eventually put it all together to form logical thoughts in Spanish, through writing and speaking. We discuss holidays in Spanish-speaking countries, food, and how words differ from country to country. I enjoy the Spanish language and culture! However, there are many students who don’t.

This past week on Spring Break I had the opportunity to travel down to Orlando and spend some time with family and relax. Like every trip to Florida, I had many conversations with my wife’s grandfather, Tom VonDeylen (Class of 1952). He has shared a lot of advice throughout the years about life and faith, but he stated something during the conversation that really stuck with me. He said, “No matter where you are and what job you have, if you work hard you will be successful.” How true is that?

CLHS has a long history of award-winning band and choir groups and noted artists and thespians. During this Fine Arts Week, students in the band, choir, visual and media art classes, drama and yearbook will have a chance to showcase their work throughout the school and to the community.