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

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Computers Hook Users LIST PRINT RUN SAVE Viewing a program on the screen was a unique experience and chal- lenge for students who owned their own personal computers. Senior Shane Settle enjoyed working on his Bell and Howell Apple. This particular type of computer consists of a terminal, which keys in the information, a screen where you view what you ' ve typed into the machine, a disc drive, where date is stored, and the printer, which prints the output of the program. Junior Doug Kanning and fresh- men Mike Kroemer both owned Atari 400s. I spend the majority of my time just using it for games like Tic Tac Toe, said Kanning. I first became interested in com- puters during eighth grade, said Having my own computer Is very educa- tional because I can apply It to different types of business. Kroemer. Holy Cross had just bought some and that ' s where I first learned to use one, he added. Settle ' s first interest in computers came from watching his sister de- sign programs for Data Domain. I don ' t know how to program yet, but I ' m taking Data Processing at RVS right now and I ' m learning the BASIC program, explained Settle. Having my own computer is very educational because I can apply it to different types of business, he said. Typing In data, senior Shane Settle works on a payroll program with his Apple computer. trends 29

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Trying to keep away from Kong, junior Eric Waltenberg entertains himself with his home video Colecovision. I New Wave Sets Style With the snip of the scissors and the twist of a brush, it starts to take its form. Feathering the sides, mak- ing hair stand on end, and giving a poofy effect to the crown of the head was what it took to create a punk hairstyle. Copying the styles of their idol singers such as Olivia Newton John, the Go Go ' s, or Rod Stewart, teen- agers became part of the punk hairstyle syndrome. Some students used this trend to help identify with themselves. But whatever the case, one thing was sure; the new funka- delic trend had arrived. Two people who wore the most extreme punk hairstyles at Concor- dia were junior Dawn Bohnke and senior J.R. Roemke. I was sick of my old hairstyle and I wanted to be in with the times, commented Bohnke. When I first got my hair cut, I didn ' t go to an extreme punk hair- style. I just gradually got it cut shorter, said Roemke. Along with the hairstyles went the wardrobe. The hairstyle didn ' t change my personality as a person but I had to change my clothing to fit my new look. said Bohnke. Senior J.R. Roemke and junior Dawn Bohnke display the latest in new wave hairstyles. i Addicts Indulge In Video Games Attacking the machines with brute bodily force, addicted video players poked buttons while simulta- neously grasping levers. Viewing the colorful objects within the screen, the video player attempted to vis- ciously demolish his opponent. It was a challenging attempt to better your own score, said junior Neal Godfrey. Neal spent approxi- mately three hours every weekend at the arcades. Missy Joy also indulged in the vid- eo world. She enjoyed playing Tem- pest, Frogger, and Centipede, among other favorites. I won 97 tokens a month for a year from 97 FM in the Stick It and Win ' contest, explained Missy, so her addiction didn ' t cost her a penny. Trapped In the video world, sophomore Da- vid Smith spends his weekends at the ar- cades 28 trends

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Digest FULfl y t IH leaves Fort for Ohio Due to the lack of demand for its products, International Harvester announced on October 10, 1982, that they would close down the Fort Wayne plant during the summer of 1983. Fort Wayne area residents sent in thousands of letters begging Har- vester to keep the Fort Wayne plant open and close down rival Springfield, Ohio ' s plant. Commeri- cals were shown on local television, and much money and benefits were promised. In spite of all of this, Har- vester chose to keep the Springfield plant and close down Fort Wayne ' s. Once a major source of employ- ment in Fort Wayne, Harvester em- ployed 10,600 people. By last July, they had only 3,700 workers left. This angered many people, and radio station WMEE even created a song mocking Harvester. Freshman Karen Fortmeyer ' s fa- Fort Wayne area residents sent in thousands of letters begging Har- vester to keep the Fort Wayne plant. ther was laid off for a few weeks and finally went back to work, only to be challenged by another man for his job. He took a cut in pay and had a different job. He also worked bad hours, said Fortmeyer. After 28 years of working there, my dad will be out of a job in July. He only needed to work two more years until he could retire, ex- plained sophomore David Geller, whose father built tools for Harvest - Puzztod, tad and joyful. Luminarian members express their feelings of there being no snow in mid-February. .. ' r . r .v