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

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Digest IrUUTlL- C i Peer Ministry Debuts Peer Ministry introduced a new concept in counseling. CLHS was one of two schools chosen by the Indiana District to begin such a pro- gram. To get it started, Mr. Terry Breininger attended a two-week seminar in St. Louis. Peer counselors were chosen upon his return. I chose a broad spectrum of students, ones that I thought would be able to easily start relationships with other stu- dents, who were looked up to by their peers, and students I thought would benefit from the exper- ience, stated Breininger. The group of eleven counselors was made up of juniors and seniors. We had a week-long workshop during the summer where we learned how to ask the ' right ' ques- tions, how to listen, and how to get to the root of a problem, stated junior Natalie Dowden. We had a workshop where we learned how to ask the ' right ' questions, how to listen, and how to get to the root of the problem. Counselees were matched up with a peer counselor by Breininger and guidance counselor Carl Gall- meier. It was then up to the students when and how often they met. When my counselee was going through some rough times, we met once a week, said senior Phil Schult. Not only did their knowledge help them in counselor-counselee rela- tionships, it also helped them in everyday life. Senior Matt Piekarski said, I ' m pretty shy and it made it easier for me to open up with other people. Peer Counselors: FRONT ROW: K. Trygg, N. Dowden, L Burger, R. Dixie. J. Goeglein. SEC- OND ROW: S. Braun, P. Schult, Q. Dixie, M. Stebbe. C. Henkelmann. M. Piekarski. school scene 25

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The cafeteria took on a new look with the addition of family style tables. Prayers Aid Hiromi When Hiromi Shindo joined Con- cordia in September as an ex- change student, she had great hopes of enjoying an American education, making new friends, and becoming an English interpreter in her native country of Japan. But on November 23, Hiromi ' s dreams were shattered when a drunk driver crossed the center line on St. Joe Road and ran into the car in which Hiromi and her American parents , Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Henkel- mann were riding. Hiromi was taken to Parkview hospital in critical condi- tion with severe head injuries, requir- ing brain surgery. Thanks to the prayers of hundreds Faculty Evaluates Objectives Preparation began last fall for the North Central Evaluation which will take place during the 1983-1984 school year. It will be a complete evaluation of the school ' s programs and activities based on the philos- ophies and objectives of the school, as well as the requirements set by North Central. The process of evaluation can be very valuable, but much hard work is required in preparing for it, said Mr. Paul Buetow. On days when students had early dismissal, the teachers spent many hours in committee meetings, eval- uating all aspects of the school and making recommendations for im- provements. Peer Counselors Pachele Dixie. Sue Braun, and Laura Burger discuss their counseling techniques during a t r ainmg session. of people, Hiromi came out of her coma in December and began to regain her ability to walk, speak, and to remember, although she re- membered nothing of the accident. She was finally released from the hospital on January 24. Hiromi ' s parents and aunt were brought to Fort Wayne by contribu- tions from several local individuals and organizations including over $8,000 raised by Concordia ' s stu- dent body. After Junior Hiromi Shindo, an exchange stu- dent from Japan, was critically injured in a traffic accident, we witnessed the power of prayer in her miraculous recovery. 24 schooi scene

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Dieest RJuTIU L Bands Rock The Fort Topping the music charts this year were songs by Men at Work, Billy Squire, The Go-Go ' s, and Chicago. Hitting the top spot for 1982 was Eye of the Tiger by Suvivor, the theme song for the movie Rocky III. John Cougar and Bruce Spring- steen were voted Best Vocal Per- formers with songs like Jack and Diane, Hurts So Good, and the album Nebraska. New wave music was a big craze with groups like The Stray Cats with Rock This Town, The Clash with Rock the Casbah, A Flock of Sea- gulls with I Ran, and Duran Duran with Hungry Like a Wolf. Some of their popularity was due to a new video attraction, MTV. MTV stands for music television where all of the songs are either filmed live or are made into short video programs to MTV Is greatl I enjoy it because you can watch TV and listen to the radio at the same time. go with the song. It ' s shown on ca- ble channel 32. MTV is great! I enjoy it because you can watch TV and listen to the radio at the same time, said soph- omore Lisa Bearman. Concert goers were very pleased with the performers who came to Fort Wayne. Among the groups who appeared were Van Halen, a sell- out concert; Billy Squire; John Cou- gar, for the free flood concert; Ju- das Priest; REO speedwagon; and Hall and Oates. Th« original catt members of the long run- ning program N TA ' S ' H, portray the lives of doctors of a medical unit during the Korean War. 26 entertamment