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CONCORDIATHUNDER

APRIL 2016

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TRIPS OF A LIFETIME

10 CONCORDIA’S NEW MASCOT

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CONCORDIA HAS A NEW MASCOT

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THANKFUL FOR CONCORDIA PARENTSPARENTS HOST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Our Concordia parents sure outdid themselves this year with one of the most entertaining and enjoyable (and educational!) celebrations of our many cultures at Concordia this year. From musical acts of Japanese dancing, Korean drumming, Mexican mariachi, Vietnamese Cat Thu, and Scandinavian children’s songs to traditional games and foods- our parents went all out to make this a delightful day in our community.

With over 20 nationalities at the school, parents took up the entire auditorium and the adjacent plaza areas and performed in two separate shows for students. Thank you, parents for all your hard and creative work. A special THANK YOU to Concordia mom, Heo Rahn (lena) for being the overall parent organizer for the event.

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MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL INTERIMS ADVENTURE, CULTURE, SERVICE, AND MORE!

Imagine an interim trip so intense that you spend weeks

beforehand preparing yourself for both the physical and

mental challenges that lie ahead. Students in grades

Grade 7-10 prepped by climbing stairs of local high rise

buildings while loaded down with backpacks to simulate

the trek that lay ahead in the Chinese mountains. The

trip itself engaged students on a week-long adventure

of orienteering, trekking, and survival training, led by Mr.

Umphenour (ex-Army Special forces ) and Mr. Whitehead.

The goal of the trip centered around building leadership

through decision-making skills.


DA LAT ADVENTURES

The Lonely Planet describes Dalat as a place in Vietnam like

nowhere else. Visitors may think they’ve stumbled into the

French Alps in springtime and it served the former colonists

as a retreat, especially due its lovely cool weather.

Concordia Grade 9-11 students spent the week learning more

about orienteering, biking, and trekking, all while engaging

in great team building activities and getting to know each

other better.


NAM DINH & HANOI

This interim was probably one of the most varied out of all

the trips this year. A group of eight Concordia boys traveled

to central vietnam and had a chance to explore the mangrove

marshes and wildlife if Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh.

While there, they gave back to the park by contributing in

trash pick up and beautifying efforts along with other local

youth volunteers. The students also celebrated with a little

bowling, trampolining, and a visit to the new Concordia Van

Tri campus site.



MAI CHAU- GRADE 6

Set in a tranquil valley in Hoa Binh Province, the quiet villages of Mai Chau were

perfect for an outdoor, back-to-nature kind of week. Students biked, hiked, climbed,

and had a chance to experience local hospitality as they spent the night with hosts

from the local ‘Black Thai’ ethnic minority group in stilt homes.

HIGH SCHOOL HOI AN SERVICE TRIP

As part of the UNESCO World Heritage protected sites and situated on the central Vietnamese coast, Hoi

An made for a beautiful destination for our Concordia students looking to give something back to the local

community. Students dedicated very two full days to building a playground for a local school as well as

upgrading a community center. To balance out all their hard work, students also had a chance to unwind

with some beach time, a stunning bike ride out to the My Son Cham ruins, compete in a scavenger hunt,

and take a local cuisine cooking class.


ALL SCHOOL FIELD DAY

There is nothing like a great day of sports

and outdoors with friends! This year’s

Concordia field day was just as active and

entertaining as always with wonderful

parents volunteering to help run activities

and huge smiles from students all around.

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CONCORDIATHUNDER

BRING ON THE THUNDER- HOW CONCORDIA GOT

ITS NEW MASCOT

We are the CONCORDIA THUNDER!

Thank you for your participation in selecting Concordia’s mascot. 274 people voted in the final round to help select the mascot. Concordia thanks our National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society, led by Mr. Whitehead and Mr. Umphenour, through the vetting process in our March Mascot Madness selection. Concordia also thanks the many people who submitted nominations and offered valuable ideas throughout March Mascot Madness.

In the coming weeks, Concordia welcomes image and logo ideas, drawings, photos, sketches and other ideas of what the mascot image will finally look like. Please send your ideas to Mr. Frerking by email before April 22.

Go Concordia Thunder!

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