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

Page 23 text:

OPP. PAGE TOP RIGHT: Sitting one out, Fred Toenges and Nancy Lesauski discuss the events of the past week. OPP. PAGE BOTTOM: Soph- omore girls, Greta Gerberding, Kyra M il ler, Susan Schlie, and Pam Roemke can still dance, talk, and look over the guys at the same time. TOP LEFT: Doug Rowl ett discovers that student council dances are just the way he likes them, (uh-huh, uh-huh)! TOP RIGHT: As a change from movies and baseball and football games, Janice Karbach enjoys herself at the sockhop. ABOVE: Hopper, get a load of that drummer! LEFT: Keeping to the beat, Cadets enjoy the sound of Trapezoid. 19

Page 22 text:

Dances After two and three years of sockhops, many students grew weary of the same format of the dances but there was a revival in attendance this year due to well-known, top-grade groups playing familiar hit songs; and posters and an- nouncements publicizing the dances. Dances were a time to release those pent-up frustrations and tensions or to dance away those excess pounds. Listening to live music, gabbing with friends, or just looking for a possible date beckoned many Cadets to the hops. Band com- ittee co-chairmen Dennis Erwin and Matt An- derson selected the talented bands and arranged the dances where profits went for the Student Council ' s use. The council hoped that the suc- cessful entertainment season would indicate that dances will remain an important social function at CLHS. 18

Page 24 text:

Bicentennial i This year CLHS students participated in Bi- centennial assemblies and activities to celebrate 200 years of America. The fall musical, Annie Get Your Gun , the special Discovery Week Bi- centennial Day, and tree planting in Johnny Ap- pleseed Park were just a few of the events planned by the Bicentennial Committee and the Student Council. Throughout the year, three major areas were emphasized: examining our heritage with a look at the past, celebrating the festival of this birthday, and getting involved with shaping the future. The first Bicentennial Assembly kicked off the year, presenting a panorama of American thought. At this present- ation music by the band and choruses, a skit, readings, and a Bicentennial Color Guard per- formance gave Cadets a glimpse at the history of sports, humor, music, and military — dif- ferent aspects of American life. In January, the Concordia-Seward Choir came to CLHS with a musical intermingled with quotes by many of our country ' s fathers. The annual Discovery Week in February had a special Bicentennial Day with sessions such as a Mark Twain im- personator, Old Fort presentations of pioneer life, and square dancing. For the Clendenen Drill Meet the Choir Guard donned Revolu- tionary War uniforms. In March, the National Theater Company performed a Bicentennial mu- sical for the student body. With the cooperation of the county, Garden Clubs, and City Landscape architect, Concordia students planted young trees in Johnny Appleseed Park. A picnic type band concert was held in May with a Bicenten- nial theme. In Mrs. Hall ' s cafeteria, students en- joyed monthly special lunches like the Boston Tea Party, Liberty Bell, Westward Ho, and the President ' s Table. As community activities, Con- cordia participated in a mini-congress and a Bicentennial contest in the Fine Arts Festival. In classrooms, assemblies and in the com- munity, these projects established a special awareness of a special year, the Bicentennial. 20