Concordia Academy (Minnesota)
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Concordia Academy is a Christian high school with campuses in Roseville
Roseville, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,690 people, 14,598 households, and 8,598 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,543.9 people per square mile . There were 14,917 housing units at an average density of 1,126.4 per square mile...

. Concordia Academy, a Lutheran high school, originated in 1893 as the high school of Concordia College, St. Paul, and in 1967 merged with St. Paul Lutheran High School at 2400 North Dale St. in Roseville. The school was owned and operated the Lutheran High School Association of St. Paul

The Origins of the Roseville Campus

Concordia Academy in Roseville originated in 1893 as the high school portion of Concordia College in St. Paul. In 1967, the Academy merged with St. Paul Lutheran High School (SPL) which originated in 1959. Since 1962, St. Paul Lutheran occupied the building at 2400 North Dale St. in Roseville. The two schools merged as Concordia Academy at the Roseville location in 1967.

Concordia is fully accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement and the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA). Concordia Academy-Roseville is located one block north of Highway 36 on Dale Street.

Administration

  • Reverend Doctor Timothy Berner: Principal of Roseville campus
  • Mike Aurich: Assistant Principal of Roseville campus.

Association Churches

Concordia Academy partners with thirty-one metro area Lutheran congregations and several of these congregations elementary and middle schools. The most notable of these are North Heights Lutheran Church, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Woodbury Lutheran Church, and King of Kings Lutheran Church.

Notable alumni

  • NFL Wide Receiver Justin Surrency
    Justin Surrency
    Justin Surrency is a professional American and Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Northern Iowa.Surrency has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Winnipeg...

     is a graduate of Concordia Academy in Roseville.
  • Olympic Volleyball Player Janet Cobbs
    Janet Cobbs
    Janet Marie Cobbs is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the USA National Women's Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Cobbs played NCAA women's volleyball at North Dakota State University.-References:**...

     is a graduate of Concordia Academy in Roseville.
  • NFL Offensive Lineman/Tight End Matt Reem is a graduate of Concordia Academy in Roseville.
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