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

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STUDENTS PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS Christ present in CLHS festivities Enveloped in the usual pre- holiday festivities, CLHS students found time to participate in nu- merous school activities. First hour classes once again aided the Christmas Bureau by collecting food and clothing for underprivileged families. Ham- pered by snow, collection dates had to be moved back a few days. Concordia helped 31 families in the city, the largest number for a school in the Ft. Wayne area. The eighth annual Christmas concert was held on December 17 and 18. Under the direction of Mr. Sievert, Mr. Loessi, and Dr. Nuechterlein, all the choirs along with the Varsity band and hand- bell choirs participated in A Feast of Carols. A candlelight processional with Christmas car- ols highlighted the concert. Everyone seemed to enjoy the processional; it gave the concert a special effect, stated Mike Hollman, member of the Varsity band. On Dec. 21, Concordia stu- dents and faculty participated in the annual Christmas at Con- cordia, held at St. Paul ' s Luth- eran Church. Lutheran Hospital and WKJG sponsored the service which was aired on Christmas day. The lU-Purdue Student Union Ballroom was again the setting for this year ' s Christmas Dance. Countless students put in long hours creating decorations for the dance, entitled A Shining Star For You and Me. Music was provided from 8:30 till 11:30 by the group Threshold. The Varsity basketball team played in the SAC Holiday tour- ney on Dec. 29, at the Memorial Coliseum. Going up against an undefeated Harding team, the Cadets lost 80 to 53. In other ac- tion, the Reserve team won their tournament defeating Luers 47 to 41, and Wayne, 52 to 38 in the championship game. ABOVE: Heavy December snow causes RIGHT: Pastor Stennfeld leads the stu- countless late morning arrivals. dent body in a closing prayer at Christ- mas at Concordia. 28 CHRISTMAS

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TOYBQX ENTERTAINS YOUNG AND OLD ' Hansel Gretel ' charms audiences Performing children ' s stories, the Toybox Theatre brought en- joyment to audiences of all ages. Their major production was Hansel and Gretel with the cast of Chris Murphy, Hansel; Christy Burkholder, Gretel; Mark Lupke, t e father; Kay Schaber, the tch; Tricia Farquhar, wood elf tatter; Heidi Hey, Katrina; and Andy Haller, owl Quincy. We tried to make the chil- dren ' s stories less violent than they were originally written, commented director Miss Dianne Shrubsall. For example, in Hansel and Gretel, instead of e a o the children, the witch t| rns tl em into cookies tp«de p ate gerbread O - The (tflW Vii a wfo qn cTur to hos- pJ 3TS a d dfy fre centers the w Mbengpe it was presented at QplCc j»oia ' s auditorium March LEFT: Cast of FRONT ROW: Hansel and Gretel . Tricia Farquhar, Andy Hailer. SECOND ROW: Chris Murphy, Christy Burkholder. BACK ROW: Juanita Bryant, Heidi Hey, Mark Lupke, Kay Schaber, Ginger Pape. LEFT: The wood elf Scatter teases Quincy ABOVE: The wicked witch warns the the owl. cookie children to be good or they ' ll be crumbled to bits. TOYBOX 27

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BELOW: Janet Jordan sorts through BELOW: COUPLES Dance to Thresh- clothing for the Christmas Bureau swap old at the lU-Purdue Student Union shop. Ballroom. ABOVE: Directed by Mr. Loessi, members of the Singers perform at num- erous Christmas gatherings. CHRISTMAS 29