Concordia High School, view from northeast, circa 1921. Missing are several additions to the building including the Junior High School.

Concordia Junior-Senior High School is located in Concordia, Kansas and is a part of Unified School District #333. Concordia is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. The population was 5714 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be:{{LookupUSEstPop|2015200|EST}} The Concordia Unified School District ( Kansas Unified School District 333 is one of three school districts in Cloud County Kansas. It is called the "Junior-Senior" high school because the junior high school (grades 7-8) and senior high school (grades 9-12) are housed in the same building complex. Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution

Athletics

The school competes in the North Central Kansas League as the "Panthers" wearing red and white. The school provides the following athletic programs:

Harold M. Clark Stadium, Concordia (September 17, 2007)

Junior High, Senior High, and Middle School

Concordia Junior-Senior High School, view from the southwest (September 17, 2008)

The junior high and senior high for the distract are housed in the same building but are run as separate schools. Each "school" has its own principal and academic teaching departments. Functionally the two schools are different but simply housed in the same building. Shared facilities include the cafeteria, the music rooms, and gymnasiums. The school also has an indoor swimming pool. Additionally, selected teachers do "cross-over" between junior and senior high classes (such as music and art instruction), but the administration seeks to keep the practice to a minimum.

Separate entrances

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.

"Junior High" vs "Middle" school

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). Concordia Middle School is located in Concordia Kansas and is a part of Unified School District #333. Most school districts have one or the other but not both.

Alumni/Faculty

Old Concordia High School building, photo taken 2007. Building is now used for Concordia Masonic Lodge.

• Amber Campbell, recipient of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award and DNA/Paleopathology researcher ^[1]
• Keith Christensen Former NFL Football Player New Orleans Saints^[2]
• Larry Hartshorn Former NFL Football Player Chicago Cardinals ^[3]
• Mike Gardner, Collegiate Head Football Coach at Tabor College and later at Malone College^[4] (7th grade only)
• Tim McCarty, Collegiate Football Coach
• Robert E. Pearson, movie director
• Ernie Quigley, professional basketball referee and as an umpire in Major League Baseball
• Kaye Vaughan, former Canadian Football League and Hall of Fame player with the Ottawa Rough Riders, winner CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award^[5]

References

External links

• Unified School District #333: http://www.usd333.com/