Concordia Lutheran High School - Luminarian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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U • 1 A newcomer to the English Depart- ment, Mr. Dan Oetting, grades pa- pers as his sixth hour English class finishes a test. Photo: Cook In an attempt to get into her part of Juliet, freshman Jenny Long stands on the chair as freshmen Mary Byrd and Misty Mcintosh await their cue. Photo: Cook While using the library during her study hall, senior Tammy Lage- mann stops to get a book for her English Orientation for College class. Photo: Cook m English Department

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JUST FOR THE Testing laws of gravity, physics teacher Mr. Jeff Limmer demonstrates force by Knocking copper pennies off a ledge. Photo K. Smith X Don ' t look at me in that tone of voice, Mr. Chris Gies- chen said while talk- ing to Eddie Connett in his first hour Biolo- gy class. Oh, 1 am so em- barrassed, a nude book. I ' m not looking, honest, ' ' Mr. Don Luepke said as he looked at a student ' s book that was un- covered. San Francisco is the gay capital; at least it has that repu- tation. It ' s real broth- erly love, ' ' Mr. Paul Fluegge said as he dis- cussed the gay protest at the papal visit. Do you believe that Mr. Ihssen leaves the plastic wrappers on his pizzas when he cooks them? Mr. Jeff Lim- mer said to his 7th hour physics class. flow do you get on a teacher ' s good side? They could start by giving me money, said Mr. Don Luepke when inter- viewed by the Lumin- arian staff. It ' s not just the daily G-R»I-M«D When the doldrum syn- drome hit the students, the always-ready reme- dies, spontaneity and creativ- ity, filled the days with bursts of laughter and fun. School days were filled with memories of late night study- ing, nodding off in class, and the anxiety involving the first report card. Despite the possi- ble tension of academics, a fun side also existed. When we talked about his- torical figures, Mr. Fluegge act- ed out and exaggerated char- acters. He would also lift my chair up off the ground while he was speaking and flip his tie which made me burst into laughter junior Katie Harris said. Speech class was a blast. I learned about others by watching their speeches and pointing out the good things and the bad. It helped to know that I wasn ' t the only one who made mistakes, ' ' senior Anita Brede- meyer said. — Amandia Snell After dealing with the hassle of raising a child, senior Chris Wehrmeister introduces prob- lems he encountered with his egg baby. Photo: Albcrtson Smiles and chuckles explode as Mr. Paul Fluegge portrays King Ar- thur in U.S. history class. Photo: K. Smith Academic Di ider m

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with attention focused on him, Mr. Dave KusUi introduces I In- Pen ol My Aunt, ' as freshmen ( ara Bloom and Sarah Borchelt listen, Photo: Cook Students In Mr. Bill Ihssi n pei sonal composition lass listen to instructions as he hands out pa- pers. Photo iioK New classes and cameras add spark to make English A world filled with war, revenge, love, murder, espionage, and betrayal was opened to all students taking an En- glish class. Even though English was traditionally thought of as a required class filled with grammar, students found that there was more to English than sentence diagramming and verb conjugation. Doing video commen- taries in advanced comp Do you than the the daily pSS? read more comics in YES 76% no 24% was good experience be- cause we were behind and in front of the cameras, senior Janne Foelber said. In Mrs. Wiehe ' s class, we wrote book reports as diary entries instead of in stan- dard form, and made post- ers to try and sell our book to other students, fresh- man Mandy Hoth said. All English students found that their classes in- volved more than reading and grammar. Sophomores were also required to take one En- glish class: English 10. But along with the freshmen course, this class wasn ' t all grammar and writing either. Projects designed to inter- est the student were imple- mented. Mr. Oetting designated every Friday as creative writing day, and we wrote things that only he would read, sophomore David Ridderheim said. English electives provid- ed juniors and seniors with a choice, and new to the de- partment were the two classes English 11 C (com- position), and English 11 L (literature). We hoped the students would benefit from a wide range of subjects, designed to allow them to feel they were being helped to reach their potential. We offered 18 different courses taught on varying levels. Mr. Kurt Jordan, head of the English Department, said. — Michelle Dorothv English Department