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

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The inner human organs are explained by Mr. Mertins. science opens up vast new world of discovery to concordia students Chemicals bubble out of a test tube in a purple foam, a frog is carefully dissected, and minute amoe- ba cells squirm under the lens of a powerful micro- scope. Strange noises and smells originating from within the chemistry laboratory fill the air on the third floor. These are all fond memories in the minds of science students at CLHS. From those creepy biolo- gy dissections all the way through to those dreaded laboratory reports, the student gains knowledge of astonishing facts concerning areas of life and the universe he never knew before. Science helps students understand the world around them, opening up to them new worlds of discovery, exploration, and en- richment. Now how does this thing work again? questions Reggie. Mr. Bach uses an example to help students learn in a Physi- cal Geography class. Larry and Randy work as partners on a physics experiment. A new addition to biology classes was Mohammed Alligator, who contributed to the interest of the classes. 29

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One of Mr. Reinking ' s students is about to ask a pertinent question about the distance formula. mathmatics challenges students ' ability for reasoning and logic Math presents a great challenge and excites the mind to higher goals. The math teachers at Concordia not only strive to teach the basic skills and processes of math, but they also do much to encourage reason- ing and logical thinking. Through the use of theorems, postulates, and solving for unknowns, the student learns discovery and proof. By the use of logarithms, sines, and the slide rule, the math student learns pre- cision. Math gives the student the ability to solve problems and use sound reasoning in everyday cir- cumstances. It ' s sixth hour, and Mrs. Retrum is still hoping to teach some Algebra to her restless students. Mr. Reinking and Mr. Mertins discuss a pertinent item in geo- metry. If I use Ban, will I be able to take my seat again? Mr. Gayer makes use of the over head projector to explain a problem in Algebra II. 28

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Mr. Baack inspires Concordia s students in the interests of geo- graphy. social studies dosses Seniors in Mr. Haar ' s government class work on their term papers. Mr. Hinkle observes history students as they quietly study. Mr. Baack ' s class studies the locationof mysterious, far-away places. Eager sociology students await a work of art from Mr. Pinnow. 30