There has already been some improvement there in my short time here.”Axel and his wife, Mary, have two kids. The biggest challenge I see for me right now-since we are a two-campus school-is to find a way to make the school ‘feel’ united as one school serving two churches. “The staff and students make it a joy to come to work each day. John–Emmanuel Lutheran School,” Axel says. He’s earned a bachelor’s in business and a master’s in education, both at Concordia University–Portland.“I absolutely love my job as principal of St. Paul Lutheran School in Sherwood, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. He most recently served as principal and a teacher at St. ![]() ![]() He spent 18 years working in the family business (two Ethan Allen furniture stores). Axel was born in Germany, and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 4 years old.Education is actually Axel’s second career. John–Emmanuel Lutheran SchoolYou can’t get much more German Lutheran than Axel Gruen, the new principal at St. And that we continue to lift one another up in all ways as we genuinely care for each other as God’s children! What a blessing it is to serve God in this place and community.”Axel Gruen, St. We pray Christ’s love will shine even more clearly through us at all times. My hope is for us to strive to improve upon our already-existing culture and environment centered in Christ’s desire for us to serve one another lovingly. Marc is a sophomore studying political science at Saginaw Valley, and Aaron is a junior at Concordia Lutheran High School.Mike says, “Concordia Lutheran School is a great place with an incredible staff. John’s Lutheran School in Portage, Wisconsin. Paul, the oldest, is in his second year of teaching at St. Mike earned a bachelor’s in education at Concordia University Chicago and a master’s in educational leadership at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan.Mike and his wife, Rachel, a social worker, have three sons. Now the principal at Concordia Lutheran School, Mike comes here after 15 years as the principal at Christ the King Lutheran School in Southgate, Michigan. ![]() Lauren teaches preschool at Holy Cross Lutheran School, where Jeremiah is in kindergarten and Isaiah is in preschool.Mike Rosin, Concordia Lutheran SchoolMike Rosin’s long career as an educator and administrator has taken him around the Midwest. At Lutheran High North, he instituted the first one-to-one iPad2 program in that area.Mychal and his wife, Lauren, have two sons, Jeremiah and Isaiah. He’s also been a professional speaker for Making It Count, traveling to high schools to speak to students about making good decisions regarding college. Over his career, Mychal has been an administrator, athletics director, coach, and teacher (including at the college level). He earned a colloquy from Concordia University at Ann Arbor in 2009. It’s been a wonderful transition for me and my family.”A Michigan native, Mychal earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. “I’m enjoying the interaction with students and faculty and learning what Concordia is all about. We’d like to introduce you to seven members of administration who bring a broad range of experience to their new positions at our schools.Mychal Thom, Concordia Lutheran High SchoolMychal Thom is the new principal at Concordia Lutheran High School after serving for three years as head of school and head of the science department at Lutheran High North in Houston.“Concordia has been a very welcoming environment,” Mychal says. It’s the start of another school year, and that means there are some new faces in new places around The Lutheran Schools.
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