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

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' rieties ' leveal taler t Weeks of preparation preceded the opening night of Vaudeville Varieties on November 17th. A total of seventy performers devoted four weeks of prac- tice after school and several nights each week to perfect their acts. The biggest challenge was coming up with an opening act that would catch the audience ' s attention and a closing to neatly tie things together, commented director Miss Shrubsall. With last minute adjustments and the tension of opening night, the perform- ers kept their cool as Luther Whitfield remarked, Before the show began, easy feelings among students precided back stage although there was a natural amount of anxiety. According to the performers, the crowd ' s response and a good turnout both nights helped make them more comfortable and contributed to the show ' s success. RIGHT: Freshmen Deadre Hartley and Sharon Schamber add an array of color to their perfor- mance. ABOVE: Illustrating what happiness means to children, Becky Kramer, Pam Brown, Eve Werl- ing, and Ruth Pasche sing their version of Hap- piness Is . RIGHT: Pom pon captain Kay Braun holds pose with her partner Sherry Link while performing the routine to Police Story . 28

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LEFT: Chris Bultemeyer and Dave Fortmeyer became junior attendants for the homecoming BELOW: Jill Brueggeman is escorted by Rich court. Tatman as they receive the privilege of being senior attendants. BELOW: Homecoming queen Marcy Murray and king Jon Bultemeyer accept their honor at BOTTOM: Kent Preston and Lori Meyer repre- the homecoming coronation. sent junior attendants for our homecoming court. MIDDLE: Janet Scherer is escorted by Luther Whitfield as the senior attendants for homecom- ing court. ABOVE: A crowd of people surround our tradi- tional bonfire before the homecoming game. homecoming nights 27

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LEFT: Lancalot (Eve Werling) shows frustration over not being able to roar as Adelle Morrison tries to comfort her. BELOW: Upon hearing alarming news, Katie Dahling and Chris Rettig decide what action must be taken. LEFT: Toybox performers, FRONT ROW: C. Rettig, L. King, A. Haller. K. Dahling, R. Pierce, C. Murphy, and student director G. Paper. BACK ROW: D. Cleveland. R. Pasche, K. Wei- bel. H- Hey, D. Calloway, A. Morrison, and E. Werling. Little Red Riding Hood and Friends titled this year ' s Toybox presentation of three story-book plays: The Brave Lit- tle Tailor, Lancelot the Lion, and Little Red Riding Hood. Preparation for these plays started January 22 with reading lines and planning costumes and sets. While most of the unusual costumes were available, Michelle Weiss and Miss Shrubsall constructed several of their own. The art depart- ment, along with the student helpers Mary Carlson and Barb Nobis, de- signed and built the sets. In order that two plays could be practiced at once, student director Ginger Pape advised the performers of one play while Miss Shrubsall directed the other. After a month of preparation, the group gave their first presentation on February 24 in the chapel auditorium. The most difficult thing for me was losing my inhibitions about being in front of such a large crowd, comment- ed actor Richard Pierce. Later, from Feb. 26-March 2, the performers toured the area day care centers and nursery schools. It was just a great experience to see the kids ' faces light up during the per- formance and afterwards when they asked for our autographs, remarked director Miss Shrubsall. toybox animate toybox 29