Concordia Junior-Senior High School
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Concordia, Kansas
Concordia is a city in and the county seat of Cloud County, Kansas, United States. Located on the Republican River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, Concordia was founded in 1871 and is an economic and cultural center in north-central Kansas...
and is a part of Unified School District #333
Concordia USD 333
The Concordia Unified School District is one of three school districts in Cloud County, Kansas. , the district comprises 2 high schools, 1 junior high school, 1 middle school, and 2 elementary schools....
. It is called the "Junior-Senior" high school because the junior high school (grades 7-8) and senior high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
(grades 9-12) are housed in the same building complex.
Junior High, Senior High, and Middle School
The junior high students normally enter the building from the southeast entrance (photo to left) while the high school students enter the building from multiple entrances on the west side of the complex. This is in relationship to the general location of student lockers and common areas.
Most schools in North America have either a "junior high" or a "middle" schools, the Concordia district is rare in that the school district has both a junior high (grades 7-8) and a middle school (grades 5-6). Most school districts have one or the other but not both.
Chicken rescue incident
On October 11, 2010, the students in an "Animal Science and Food Production" class at Concordia High School were expected to slaughterAnimal slaughter
Slaughter is the term used to describe the killing and butchering of animals, usually for food. Commonly it refers to killing and butchering of domestic livestock ....
the 40 six-week old chickens that they had raised as a class project. One student, Whitney Hillman, refused to kill her chicken and instead took him home. Hillman was disciplined for leaving school grounds without permission. Her rescue of the chicken received wide publicity and became a cause célèbre
Cause célèbre
A is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning and heated public debate. The term is particularly used in connection with celebrated legal cases. It is a French phrase in common English use...
among vegetarian
Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism encompasses the practice of following plant-based diets , with or without the inclusion of dairy products or eggs, and with the exclusion of meat...
and animal protection
Animal welfare
Animal welfare is the physical and psychological well-being of animals.The term animal welfare can also mean human concern for animal welfare or a position in a debate on animal ethics and animal rights...
groups.
Athletics
Concordia Junior-Senior High School competes in the North Central Kansas League and are known as the "Panthers".Concordia Junior-Senior High School offers the following sports:
Fall
- Football
- Volleyball
- Boys' Cross-Country
- Girls' Cross-Country
- Girls' Golf
- Boys' Soccer
- Girls' Tennis
- Cheerleading
Winter
- Boys' Basketball
- Girls' Basketball
- Wrestling
- Boys' Bowling
- Girls' Bowling
- Winter Cheerleading
Spring
- Baseball
- Boys' Golf
- Boys' Tennis
- Softball
- Boys' Track and Field
- Girls' Track and Field
Notable alumni and faculty
- Tom BrosiusTom BrosiusTom Brosius is a former Track and field athlete and coach. He was declared an "All-American" at Kansas State University in the shot put and discus events for the 1972 season, and as of completion of the 2011 season, still holds the Maryland high school record in the shot put at 64' 6 1/2" and held...
, track & field athlete and coach - Amber Campbell, recipient of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award and DNA/Paleopathology researcher
- Keith ChristensenKeith ChristensenKeith "Pinky" Christensen was a college and professional football player in the United States. Christiensen played at offensive tackle at the University of Kansas where he was coached first by Jack Mitchell and later by Pepper Rodgers....
, former NFL Football Player New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... - Jim GarverJim GarverJim Garver is a country music guitarist. Garver is credited with naming the bar "The Oaisis" in the song Friends in Low Places made famous by Garth Brooks.-External links:...
, country music guitarist - Jared GoedertJared GoedertJared Paul Goedert , is an American professional baseball player. An infielder, Goedert plays in the Cleveland Indians organization of Major League Baseball. He has yet to make his MLB debut....
, Professional Baseball currently in the Cleveland Indians AAA Minor League system with the Columbus ClippersColumbus ClippersThe Columbus Clippers are a minor league baseball team based in Columbus, Ohio. The team plays in the International League and is the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The team is owned by the government of Franklin County, Ohio....
. - Larry HartshornLarry HartshornLarry LeRoy "Rube" Hartshorn was a former NFL Offensive Guard who played for the Chicago Cardinals in 1955 and 1957. He later played in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders in 1958....
, former NFL football player Chicago Cardinals - Pop HollingerPop HollingerHarvey T. "Pop" Hollinger was one of the first comic book collectors. He set up his retail and mail order shop for new and used comics in Concordia, Kansas in the late 1930s.-Early life:...
, pioneer of the industry of comic bookComic bookA comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
collection and trading - Mike GardnerMike Gardner (football coach)-Playing career:Gardner played college football for NAIA school Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas from 1986 to 1990, where he held a school record 53 yard field goal that was broken in 2007...
, collegiate head football coach at Tabor CollegeTabor College, KansasTabor College is a four-year Christian liberal arts college in Hillsboro, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1908 by members of the Mennonite Brethren and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Christian churches...
and later at Malone CollegeMalone College (USA)Malone University is a private, liberal arts college located in Canton, Ohio. The school was founded in 1892 as a Quaker Bible College in Cleveland, Ohio called Cleveland Bible College...
(7th grade only) - Tim McCartyTim McCartyTim McCarty is an American college football coach. Since 2009, he is the head football coach at East Central University. His previous position was as the assistant head football coach at Kansas State University...
, collegiate football coach - Robert E. PearsonRobert E. PearsonRobert E. Pearson is a movie director, writer, a painter. He was involved in over 100 films.-Early life:When Pearson was twelve years old, he left his hometown of Concordia, Kansas on a three-year trek to California to get into show business...
, movie director - Ernie QuigleyErnie QuigleyErnest Cosmos "Ernie" Quigley was a Canadian-born American sports official who became notable both as a basketball referee and as an umpire in Major League Baseball...
, professional basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
refereeRefereeA referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport...
and as an umpireUmpire (baseball)In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump...
in Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League... - Kaye VaughanKaye VaughanCharles Kaye Vaughan is a former Canadian Football League and Hall of Fame player with the Ottawa Rough Riders who won the CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award in 1956 and 1957....
, former Canadian Football LeagueCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
and Hall of Fame playerCanadian Football Hall of FameThe Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football. It is an open to the public institution. It includes displays about the Canadian Football League, Canadian university football and Canadian...
with the Ottawa Rough RidersOttawa Rough RidersThe Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
, winner CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award