Tomball's Concordia Lutheran Wins Henderson Cup Title

From Concordia Lutheran

TOMBALL, TX —Concordia Lutheran High School earned their third Henderson Cup title in school history for the 2018-19 school year, finishing as the top school in the largest division (6A).

The Henderson Cup is the most prestigious title awarded by TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools), with over 200 private schools across the state of Texas competing for the title.

The award measures a school’s total extracurricular offerings by compilation points for state tournament finishes and playoff berths. Concordia earned points in 17 of the 24 total TAPPS extracurricular event categories that the school offers.

Henderson Cup point totals are counted from 27 total activities (8 Fine Arts and 19 Athletics). Concordia’s title was their third Henderson Cup with the previous wins coming in 2010-11 (4A) and 2016-17 (6A). They also finished as runner-up in both 2015-16 and 2017-18.

The consistently high finish in recent years is a result of equally strong showings from both the Athletics programs (56 points) and the Fine Arts and Academics programs (46 points).

The Fine Arts programs at Concordia continue to improve and flourish, scoring the most Fine
Arts points in the Henderson Cup of any school in the Houston area and the highest Fine Arts
points of any 6A school in the state.

The Academics and Cheer programs led the way with championships, while both the Band and Vocal programs were the state runner-up.

Concordia’s athletic department featured teams in 18 of the 19 TAPPS athletics categories
offered this past year. The Crusaders earned points in 11 of those 18 activities for a total of 56
points of their overall 102 points.

In 2018-19, the Girls’ Athletics teams contributed 30 points, led by State Runner-ups Volleyball
and Girls Track. The Boys’ Athletics teams added 26 points with Final Four appearances from
Baseball and Basketball, as well as a 3rd place finish from the Golf team.

While a challenging, college-preparatory education remains Concordia’s primary focus, the
participation in extracurricular activities, be it athletic or fine art, contributes to overall
development of its students.

Over half of the students at Concordia are participate in at least
one athletic program with many student-athletes involved in multiple sports and over a third
participate in a fine art program.

The strength of Concordia Lutheran High School is the people involved in the ministry, including
faculty, staff, coaches, administration, board of directors, and of course, the students. The
Henderson Cup is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of our talented student
population who represented our school well across the state all year long.