News and Announcements

This summer, we welcomed Jacob Pennekamp as our new Head of School, the top position for Concordia Lutheran High School. Jacob has a long tradition with Concordia as a 1992 graduate and parent to three graduates, one current student, and one Future Cadet. Read more about Jacob and his family in our Q&A.

After this past summer, everyone has Olympic fever. You root for your favorite athletes and watch to see who takes home gold.

And if you had walked into my English 10 classroom on Monday or Tuesday, you would have seen that it is the season for campaigning! This year in English 10 we brought back a summative project we did for the first time two years ago right before the pandemic hit; this is the Lord of the Flies’ Campaign Project.

245 boxes of gifts. 7 bikes. 83 individuals through 16 families helped. And one very special Christmas.

After a crazy year and a half, we are so thankful to be able to come together, in person, to enjoy food and fellowship as we support Christian education at the 2021 Cadets in Cadence Dinner Auction!

Celebrate the holiday season with Concordia Lutheran High School’s annual Christmas at the Embassy, which is returning this year at 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Historic Embassy Theatre.

When you hear the word “connections,” what comes to mind? If I’m doing some electrical work at home, having the right connection ensures the electricity flows and the light comes on. If I’m making a phone call in a remote area, having a good connection is necessary to communicate effectively and avoid a dropped call.

As we near the end of the first semester, here are a few tips for both current families and incoming families for 2022-2023.

Donnell Miller, Class of 1991, is the General Manager/President of Cablecraft Motion Controls LLC and the Board President of Blue Jacket, Inc. He sought out his current position to have a greater impact on those around him. He was recently recognized by the Foellinger Foundation with the David A. Bobilya Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Award.

Learning is a lifelong task and Jesus himself set the example for us. At age twelve, Jesus is sitting among teachers in the temple, listening to them and asking them questions. At the height of his career, he tells a group of His disciples, “Learn a lesson from the fig tree.” Then we see Him in the final excruciating hours of His life on earth, when “he learned obedience from the things he suffered.” Jesus was a lifelong learner.