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

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LEFT: Mike Edmonds and Clenda Walker sit in lounge decorated for Homecoming by seniors. ABOVE: Todd Taykowski joins the Homecoming Court nominees. Later he finds out the 10 female nominees do not include h im. LEFT: Unrecognizable students attempt to scare the photographer on Masquer- ade Day. HOMECOMING 23

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STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES Spirit week sparks enthusiasm The students really came through and displayed their enthusiasm! There was more homecoming spirit this year than in all the other years I have been here, Miss Shrubsall comment- ed. Homecoming meant dress-up days. Slob day brought torn holey dungarees and old flannel shirts. Slicked-back hair, black leather jackets, bobby socks, saddle shoes and ponytails character- ized Fifties day. Masquerade day appeared to be a mix between a spook house and a retirement home because of the variety of costumes. Switch day participa- tion was great, especially the male part, sophomore Jil Papin added. Students showed their eagerness to beat the Northside Redskins by wearing maroon and white on ' Kill Redskins Day. ' Vibrations shook the lounge the day of the powderpuff game. Orange and yellow-shirted girls shouted victory chants across the lounge and through the halls. Nighttime arrived and the stands were full. Junior powderpuff player Jill Brueggeman remarked about attendance, When I final- ly took a minute to look across the field, I was really surprised to see the large amount of fans that came to watch us. The seniors were ahead at halftime 20-0. While both teams were confer- ring, halftime gave sophomore Jerry Thompson a chance to de- vour his pie the fastest in the pie- eating contest. The cage ball literally rolled over the junior boys when the seniors con- quered them with a score of 5-0. The senior powderpuff team came back and scored another touchdown in the second half making the final score 26-0. Mar- die Macomber and Sheila Ram- sey scored the senior touch- downs. I feel that Homecoming was a great success, but the biggest success was the good response from the students and faculty. 1 have never seen so much school spirit before, said Homecoming committee head Rene Walpole. After reflecting back on all the activities I am sure that every bit of work put into Homecoming ' 77 was well worth it! ABOVE: Powderpuff cheerleaders Rick lems from their advanced mathematics Shedd and Rob Shugart calculate prob- book on Switch day. 22 HOMECOMING

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GAME AND DANCE HIGHLIGHT OF HOMECOMING Weekend proves memorable Spectators flocked to Concor- dia ' s home field to witness what Mr. Meyer had earlier predicted in his religion classes to be an outstanding game; very close. I would say 21-20, Concordia hav- ing 21 of course. At halftime the Redskins were ahead 48-0 which contradicted Mr. Meyer ' s prediction. The float competition, band and pompon routine entertained the au- dience. The junior float claimed the first place prize for the se- cond consecutive year, support- ing the theme, Time has slipped away. The score 62-0 in the begin- ning of the fourth quarter, the homecoming crowd became skeptical of any change to the Cadet side of the scoreboard. When Jeff Rakestraw scored a touchdown, the multitude of Ca- dets were hysterical. Ron Beasley topped it off by making two touchdowns leaving the score 62-20. This year ' s Homecoming King candidates replaced the necessity for escorts. Elected Concordia ' s first King, Kel Preston began a new tradition. He reigned with Queen Barb Buls. Barb ' s court in- cluded seniors Kim Renz, Carla Scheimann and juniors Marcia Murray and Janet Scherer. Kel exercised sovereignty over sen- iors Dave Prochnow, Brian Waite and juniors Jon S Bultemeyer and Matt Sievert. Karla Lewis, the junior in charge of the dance, recalled that after everyone left, and the decorations we worked on so long were torn down, I looked around the school and thought the memories of that unique Homecoming will remain with me forever. ABOVE: Students warm up by the tradi- tional bonfire before the game. RIGHT: Homecoming Queen Barb Buls and King Kel Preston have the first dance after the crowning while the stage band plays a number. 24 HOMECOMING