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

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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

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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

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f£- Unmet, m. ' TUt — iuS i trench tr.£% I tit O »tow + chilled p«o :h jl.cei t rr.lk OPPOSITE PAGE LEFT: Discovery Week Bicenten- nial Day brought a member of Old Fort Settlers to teach candle dipping. OPP. PAGE RIGHT: Crates from the East India Tea Co. set the mood for the Boston Tea Party lunch. TOP LEFT: Arriving for the Educational Foundation Dinner, Governor Otis Bowen and Walter Helmke are greeted by the CLHS Color Guard. TOP RIGHT: In her pioneer outfit, Mrs. Lucille Hall shows the menu for an- other Bicentennial lunch. MIDDLE LEFT: Con- structing a Bicentennial quilt, Karen Melvin and Laura Harter sew together squares made by home ec students. BOTTOM LEFT: Discovery Week bicentennial candles dry on the rack. 21