At the end of each school year, Concordia honors various students with awards from each Academic Department as well as the Fine Arts and Athletic Departments. In addition to the department awards, Concordia honors five students for the Crusader Awards with faculty and staff nominating and voting for the winners from each grade as well as a new transfer student. The list of the awards is below, and we are very proud of all our students!
Crusader Awards:
- Freshman Crusader Award – Ella Gribnau ‘29
- Sophomore Crusader Award – Matthew Gloria ‘28
- Junior Crusader Award – Ian Schleicher ‘27
- Senior Crusader Award – Cody Cutrer ‘26
- Transfer Crusader Award – Preston Vaca ‘27
2025-2026 Academic Awards:
- Valedictorian: Nathan Johnson ‘26
- Salutatorian: Lucas Winetrout ‘26
Senior Excellence Awards:
- Excellence in Agriculture Sciences – Carys Driskill
- Excellence in Choral Music – Ella Reed & Marley Wheless
- Excellence in English – Caleb Brandon
- Excellence in LOTE – Lucas Winetrout
- Excellence in Instrumental Music – Aydan Wright
- Excellence in Math – Nathan Johnson
- Excellence in Science – Nathan Johnson
- Excellence in Social Studies – Benjamin Swank V
- Excellence in Theatre Arts – Finn Collins
- Excellence in Theology – Cody Cutrer
2025-2026 Fine Arts Awards:
- TAPPS Fine Arts Female Student of the Year Candidate – Ella Reed ‘26
- TAPPS Fine Arts Male Student of the Year Candidate – Elijah Iwama ’27
- CLHS Performing Arts Female Student of the Year – Ella Reed ‘26
- CLHS Performing Arts Male Student of the Year – Finn Collins ‘26
2025-2026 Athletics Awards:
- Concordia Female Christian Athlete of the Year – McKinley Coleman
- Concordia Male Christian Athlete of the Year – Cody Cutrer
- Concordia Female Athlete of the Year – Megan Ingraham (Girls Basketball)
- Concordia Male Athlete of the Year – Carson Clark (Football and Track & Field)
In addition to these department awards, four Concordia students were honored as National Merit Commended Scholars for the 2025-2026 school year.
- Ella Reed
- Jonathan Shivers
- Benjamin Swank V
- Lucas Winetrout
Nine more Crusader students were honored as AP Scholars by The College Board. This award is granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
- Caleb Brandon
- Carson Clark
- Yibao Gao
- John David Harris
- Mark Mahlmann
- Ethan Rivers
- Sophia Rosenbaum
- Kari Tobaben
- Isabella Wolf
Three additional Concordia students were honored as AP Scholars with Honor by The College Board. This award is granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 or higher on all AP Exam grades on 4 or more of these exams.
- Jonathan Shivers
- Eleanor Oswick
- Aven Wirth
Seven more CLHS students were honored as AP Scholars with Distinction by The College Board. This award is granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5 or higher on all AP Exam grades on 5 or more of these exams.
- Broden Clark
- Angelina Elsisi
- Nathan Johnson
- Ella Reed
- Benjamin Swank V
- Brendan Trittipo
- Lucas Winetrout
Many more students will take additional AP Exams this May and could earn a status that includes AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, or AP Scholar with Distinction.
Congrats to all of these students and their families for their hard work during their high school years. We are proud of you!