1 State of the School Fall 2018
Concordia through the Years First year of school started in the fall of 1984 2
Concordia Through the Years Moved to present campus in April of 1996 3
Concordia Through the Years Purchased South Campus in 1995 Added 800 Wing classrooms in Summer of 2001 Hired an architect for Master Plan in 2012 Began construction of West Wing and Commons in March of 2015 Moved into West Wing and Commons in February of 2016 Outdoor athletics improvements to be completed 2018-2019 4
Concordia through the Years Began using the West Wing and Commons in February of 2016 These areas are used daily by students & faculty Many special events have taken place in the Commons, including our 2017 & 2018 Annual Dinner Auction Galas The Commons West Wing classroom 5
Our Vision Concordia Lutheran High School is the school of choice for students and families in the Greater Houston area. 6
Our Mission Building Lives of Excellence Upon the Foundation of Christ 7
Our Core Values Christ-centered Our foundation upon Jesus Christ, who values all people, inspires us to view people through His eyes and serve Him in all that we do. Relationships We strive to establish an environment built on respect where Grace is received and applied as individuals interact with one another. Collaboration We honor a teamwork approach to problem solving and decision-making which is aligned with our Christian worldview. Stewardship We pledge to faithfully utilize our Godgiven abilities to manage the gifts we are given. Excellence We pursue distinction and high standards in an atmosphere of diverse opportunities. 8
Spiritual Life What sets CLHS apart from many schools is that we can process ALL OF LIFE through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus The staff at CLHS works hard to create a safe environment for everyone Students who believe are able to deepen their love for Jesus and love those who don t believe Students who are still asking questions about faith are willing to explore Jesus in theology class and respect their peers as they practice their faith daily 9
Spiritual Life At Concordia, it s all about Jesus! All students take a theology class during each of their years at Concordia Chapel takes place each Wednesday morning The Messengers student praise group often leads the praise and worship Various faculty members and invited guests share in providing a message to the student body 10
Our Students Church Life Concordia has an association of eight Lutheran churches who support the school Student church affiliation Lutheran 36% Non-Lutheran 64% Association church - 32% Theology courses are required for every student at CLHS 11
Our Students Church Life CLHS students have church membership in a variety of denominations 13% 15% 8% 5% 3% 35% Lutheran Catholic Non- Denominational Methodist Baptist 21% Other None 12
Our Students Enrollment Total enrollment 579 Freshmen 158 Sophomores 141 Juniors 132 Seniors 148 13
Our Students Enrollment & Graduates 700 600 500 400 521 Students Graduates 588 586 566 579 300 200 100 111 124 157 148 148 0 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 14
Our Students Participation Participation in a performing art 36% of our students Participation in athletics 56% of our students Participation in agriculture program 25% of our students Our students participate in mission and service projects locally and internationally 15
Academics SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing 800 700 600 500 400 687 CLHS Average in Top 20% Nationally 673 687 535 520 523 496 495 508 476 470 478 711 741 610 570 533 536 513 520 CLHS TOP 10 CLHS AVERAGE 300 NATIONAL AVERAGE 200 100 TEXAS AVERAGE 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 16
Academics SAT Math 800 700 600 500 658 683 CLHS Average in Top 20% Nationally 704 682 560 560 523 519 527 513 511 518 531 536 495 507 486 482 449 718 CLHS TOP 10 CLHS AVERAGE 400 300 NATIONAL AVERAGE 200 TEXAS AVERAGE 100 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 17
Academics SAT Combined Scores In 2016 the SAT changed the score metrics from 2400 back to 1600. Concordia s average SAT score = 1180 (+40 increase) Concordia s top 10 average SAT score = 1391 National average = 1068 Texas average SAT score = 1032 18
Academics SAT and College Readiness College ready Benchmark Math = 530, English = 480 CLHS average Math = 760, English = 610 College ready, Nationally Math 49%, English 70% College ready, Texas Math 42%, English 65% College ready, CLHS Math 62%, English 93% 19
Academics 35 30 25 20 30.4 30.9 31 ACT 23.5 23.7 23.6 23.9 21 20.9 21 20.9 20.8 21 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.6 31.7 32.2 25.1 15 10 5 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 CLHS TOP 10 CLHS AVERAGE NATIONAL AVERAGE TEXAS AVERAGE 20
Academics Concordia only ranks its top 10% of students Colleges evaluate each CLHS student Many beyond the top 10% are accepted Students have challenging opportunities through Dual Credit and Advanced Placement courses Students to Higher Education 98% of CLHS graduates go on to higher education Students enrolled in one or more advanced courses Advanced Placement: 186 Dual Credit: 124 21
Academic Competition TAPPS Academic, Speech, and Debate State Championship 2018 6A State Overall State Champions, Speech Champions, Debate Champions 2018 Virginia Worth Top Speaker Award Individual state champions in spelling, current events, ready writing, prose interpretation, and duet acting Charter Chapter Status in the National Speech and Debate Association 2018 Academic All-American in NSDA 22
Academic Competition Texas Forensics Association (TFA): 2018 5th place prose Speech and Debate Team 1 st place in TAPPS 6A Speech and Debate state champion winners three years in a row Nationals (NIETOC): 2018 6 th place poetry 2018 Duet quarter-finalists 23
Athletics CLHS students participate in 19 TAPPS 6A varsity sports CLHS added a club sport in 2016 - Boy s Lacrosse CLHS moved from 5A competition to 6A competition in 2016 24
Athletic Competition 2017-18 TAPPS State Championships Back to Back State Champions Boys Track and Field State Champions - Boys Basketball 3 rd place - Girls Swimming 3 rd place - Boys Swimming 4 th place - Boys Golf Final Four - Volleyball Final Four - Baseball 25
Athletic Competition 2017-2018 Individual State Champions Boys Track Triple Jump 4x400 Meter Relay Girls Swimming 200 Yard Freestyle Relay 400 Yard Freestyle Relay 50 Yard Freestyle 500 Yard Freestyle 200 Yard Freestyle All-State Athletes 37 in 2017-2018 All-District Athletes 59 in 2017-18 State Champion 4x400 Relay, including Corbett Fong (left), CLHS Male Athlete of the Year Monica Gumina, CLHS Female Athlete of the Year 26
Fine Arts Band Symphonic Band Performed 41 pieces at events throughout the year Three extracurricular ensembles Jazz Band, Handbells, and Drumline Band - out of state tour every two years March 2019 Great Lakes Tour 2017- Southern California Performed 6 concerts in front of over 1,400 people! 2015 Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin 2013 Southern California 2017 Southern California Band Tour 27
Fine Arts Band Fall Concert at CLHS Texas Private Schools Music Educators Association 2 students earned 2018 All- State Honors Houston Area Lutheran Schools Honor Band 26 students earned placement in 2018 city-wide Honor Band 28
Fine Arts Competition band TAPPS State 6A 2018 State Runner-Up 2017 State Champion TAPPS State 5A 2016 State Champion 2015 3rd place 2014 5th place 2013 5th place TAPPS State Drumline Championships 2018-4 th place in Tier 1 2018 - Best Bass Drum Section 29
Fine Arts Choir Vocal ensembles: Concert Choir Chamber Choir Male Chorus Women s Chorale Treble Choir Concert Choir 30
Fine Arts Choir Concert Choir, Men s Chorus, and Women s Chorale all earned Sweepstakes Award Superior rating in both performance and sight-reading 16 State soloists earned Superior Ratings 2 Sacred Ensembles earned Superior Rating 2009, 2010, 2011 TAPPS 4A Vocal Champion 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 TAPPS 5A Vocal Champion 2017, 2018 TAPPS 6A Vocal Runner-Up 31
Fine Arts Choir Performed in a joint concert with the University A Cappella Choir from Concordia University, Nebraska at Trinity Lutheran Church 6 Students selected into the National Honor Choir at Concordia University, Nebraska Musical Arts Day Members Joint Concert 32
Fine Arts Honor Choirs 2 students selected into the TPSMEA All-State Choir 7 students selected into the TPSMEA Region 3 Mixed Choir 7 students selected into the TPSMEA Region 3 Treble Choir TPSMEA Region Mixed and Treble Choir Members TPSMEA All-State Members 33
Fine Arts Theatre The core values of the Theatre program are W/PRIDE Witness, Performance, Relationships, Integrity, Diligence, Excellence Recent Productions Into the Woods, Winter 2018 41 students participated The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Spring 2018 26 students and 5 community youth from Concordia feeder schools and congregations participated Into the Woods 34
Fine Arts One Act Play Competition One-Act Play: These Shining Lives 2017 3 rd place State finish 2017 District Champions Individual state awards Best Actress 2 All-Star Cast 1 Honorable Mention 1 All-Star Crew CLHS was the only TAPPS Division 1 school to place at state each of the last four years 35
TAPPS State of the year awards Bobby Lindquist (FB and Track), TAPPS 2018 6A Coach of the Year Will Flynn, 2018 TAPPS Male Fine Arts Student of the Year Corbett Fong, 2018 TAPPS Male Athlete of the Year 36
TAPPS Overall Competition The Henderson Cup Points for all State-level extracurricular competitions 2 nd in 2018 Henderson Cup Finals and 1 st in 2017 Highest finish among all TAPPS 6A Houston area schools 2 nd place in Fine Arts for 2018 6A State Top Fine Arts school in 6A for the Houston area 37
Agriculture Program 140 students participate in the Agriculture program and 63 students in FFA/4-H In 2018, CLHS had its first student receive an NCAA clay shooting scholarship FFA program received official charter Competition results: 4 th place Mixed Sporting Clays Team FFA State 5 th place Mixed Trap Team FFA State 3 rd place overall shotgun team in state of Texas 1 st qualifier in International Skeet for the Junior Olympics 38
Global embrace Christian Social Action class at Mission Waco poverty simulation Our Global Embrace starts right here in Tomball and the greater Houston area with our Christian Social Action class 115 former and current students have served in the community Students volunteer at six different service sites in the community Every year, some of these students continue to partner with the service organizations after the class ends 39
Global Embrace Our Global Embrace extends to Costa Rica We have been building homes there since 2012 Each home built has been fundraised by CLHS students, including a homecoming fundraising effort named HOPEcoming 40
Faculty & Staff The faculty, staff, and administration of Concordia are committed to the mission and ministry of the school YEARS AT CONCORDIA 15% 5% 38% 15% 27% 0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 20+ YEARS IN EDUCATION 33% 20% 20% 14% 13% 41
Faculty & Staff The CLHS faculty, staff, and administration are well qualified with a variety of experiences for students DEGREES HELD Doctorate 3.45% Masters 48.28% Bachelors 48.28% Bachelors Masters Doctorate 42
Our Campus Concordia is blessed with just under 40 acres of property Current facilities are near capacity in all areas West Wing Expanding His Excellence campaign Allows us to continue to prepare students well for college Allows us to serve 600 students Four state of the art science labs Green room for full multi-media purposes 43
Move to the Future The multi-initiative MOVE campaign strives to raise $2 million for Capital Improvements to update the stadium facilities, turf the current baseball infield, and resurface the all-weather track With over $1 million already raised during the silent phase of the MOVE campaign, the public phase of the campaign began in October of 2018 44
Our Finances Concordia is a good value in non-public school options School 17-18 Tuition 17-18 Enrollment Fees 18-19 Tuition 18-19 Enrollment Fees Concordia $13,404 (General) $12,444 (Assoc. students) Frassati Catholic $13,000 $600 Registration & Technology $14,340 (General) $13,380 (Assoc. students) $500 Technology $200 Registration $400 Textbooks $150 Activities $13,650 $600 Registration & Technology $500 Technology $200 Registration $400 Textbooks $150 Activities Houston Christian $22,500 $650 Activity Fee $350 - $950 Textbooks $400 New Student Fee $2,450 One Time Laptop & Calculator Fee $23,675 $600 Activity Fee $350 - $750 Textbooks $400 New Student Fee $2,550 One Time Laptop & Calculator Fee Northland Christian $16,994 $500 Enrollment Fee $150 Application/Testing Fee $15,900 $520 Enrollment Fee $190 Application/Testing Fee Rosehill Christian $14,700 $700 Testing & Instructional Fees $15,325 $750 Testing & Instructional Fees St. Pius $15,200 $235 - $300 Registration Fee $15,960 $250 - $350 Registration Fee The John Cooper School $25,920 $1,000 New Student Fee $500 - $800 Textbooks $105 Testing Fee $26,950 $1,000 New Student Fee $500 - $800 Textbooks $105 Testing Fee The Woodlands Christian Academy $21,545 $22,045 $500 New Family Registration $875 Activity & Technology Fee $22,670 (9-11 th ) $23,170 (12 th ) $500 New Family Registration $875 Activity & Technology Fee 45
Our Finances Tuition is competitive compared to other area private schools $30,000 $25,000 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 13-'14 15-'16 16-'17 17-'18 18-'19 John Cooper Houston Christian Woodlands Christian Northland Christian St. Pius Rosehill Christian CLHS Frassati 46
Financial support The Capital Campaigns are reflected in Restricted giving results $1,500,000 $1,450,434 $1,250,000 $1,103,084 $1,086,202 $1,000,000 $845,225 $897,223 $750,000 $500,000 $250,000 $219,168 $146,941 $80,683 $136,540 $86,944 $0 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 Restricted - Actual Unrestricted - Actual 47
Challenges Continue to provide a great value to our students and families at a competitive rate of tuition Provide need-based tuition assistance to allow students to attend CLHS Attract more families/students to walk through the admissions process with us Raise funds for future capital campaigns Grow Century Club (Annual Fund) to 140 members 48
Opportunities Capacity for enrollment of up to 600 students and provide them with a college-prep education in a Christ centered environment Expansion/growth of multi media curriculum, collegiate style classrooms, Agriculture program and other programs for students Host events on campus, including a Middle School Cross Country meet, our Annual Dinner Auction Gala and banquets for various teams and programs 49
Why Concordia? We are, first and foremost, a Christian school We understand that students and families want that and more Our academics are strong - 98% of CLHS graduates go on to higher education Concordia is recognized as a National Exemplary school Our size allows for leadership opportunities for many students 50
Why Concordia? Strong, lasting relationships are built with teachers, staff and students There is opportunity to participate in multiple activities What high school to attend is really a question about making an investment in your child s life Maybe a better question to ask is, Why not Concordia?" 51
Conclusion We have room for growth in enrollment to serve 600 students. We need to continue providing strong stewardship of the gifts we have. To continue to serve well, we must promote positive relationships and work in collaboration with others. As support allows, there will be future campaigns promoting our Master Plan to continue improving facilities for our students. 52