News and Announcements

Upon being offered the opportunity to work as Concordia’s grant writer, my initial response was something of an emotional rollercoaster.

The Education Professions course was designed to help students explore the possibility of teaching as a future vocation. Because it is a year-long course, we are also able to delve into other church-related careers, as well. Each week, a guest speaker joins our class and shares their personal journey of how they became involved in ministry.

At Concordia Lutheran High School, we celebrate our role in preparing servant leaders. For 88 years, the faculty and staff have nurtured students who went on to find success in all sectors of life here in Fort Wayne and around the world. Trade vocational professionals, service men and women, doctors, lawyers, accountants, business owners, engineers, scientists, social workers, newscasters, entrepreneurs, and so many more all had their beginnings as Cadets. Each would have their own story of how a Concordia teacher, coach, or staff member took the time to know them personally and sparked an interest and conviction to use their unique gifts as servant leaders.

SFC (Ret.) Alan Conrad has faithfully served the Concordia family as a JROTC Army Instructor for 29 years. He and his wife, Gyneth, are alumni from the graduating Class of 1977, and both have committed abundant time and energy into making Concordia’s JROTC program highly successful.

Pam Rusher, a 1979 Concordia graduate, attended Suburban Bethlehem before spending four years at Concordia alongside her older brother and younger sister. It was important to her parents that she received a Christian education, and Concordia became somewhat of a family tradition as she later enrolled her own boys, Isaiah (’21) and James (’23) Rusher, and then began teaching the next generation of Concordia Cadets as a health and physical education teacher. She retires this year after teaching for 40 years (since 1990 at CLHS).

Since 1985, the German American Exchange Program — or GAPP as it is called around the halls of Concordia — has been providing life-changing experiences for hundreds of Cadets.

On Dec. 9, Concordia dedicated the new gym floor in honor of an alum who left a lasting legacy on the high school.

Sometimes a single player stands out from the team. For Concordia one of the stand out players was Tom Baack.

The 2022-2023 school year has officially come to a close.  Grades are submitted, graduation is over, grad parties are in full swing, end of year meetings have wrapped up, and I am officially checked out for the school year.  If you need me, I’ll be at the lake.

Here in the Art department we just celebrated a win with our SERVINGbowls event in April, raising more than $1000 for Cross Connections Art Therapy Program.