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

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Cold invades the Fort As the winter of 1984 ap- proached, thoughts of Christmas, cold temperatures and of course, snow filled the minds of many. Winter was my favorite season because I loved to have snowball fights, said junior Margo Mader. A blanket of snow which covered the ground for most of the winter season, provided enjoyment for many Cadets. The snow was so ro- mantic. It was great to take walks in the snow at night, commented senior Mary Gadow. I loved the snow because it was fun doing donuts in parking lots, stated Joe Sowder. Accompanying the snow came unexpected cold temperatures, which dropped to -21 degrees Jan- uary 20, setting a new record. This posed many problems as cars didn ' t start and locks were frozen. Many churches in the community closed their doors Christmas eve and day, due to the -60 degree wind chill. When the weather was bad. liv- ing in Roanoke prevented me from attending many activities, said Laura Abdon. The side streets were especially icy and it was easy to slide all over. On record cold days I sat in class and wondered if my car was going to start, stated senior Susan Knip- stein. — Maureen Butler

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Before leaving the parking lot, senior Garth Hazelett throws one more snowball at his friends. Because of the extreme cold and ice, junior Chris Irmscher finds it necessary to scrape his cac windows. •a . .. ..-

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Staff adapts to changes A year to remember. Those were the words to describe the 1983-84 school year. Many interesting and exciting things happened over the nine-month span. There were sever- al surprises, along with some new ar- rivals. At the start of the school year, Mr. John Marks replaced Mr. Terry Breininger as assistant principal, in charge of Student Services. Mr. Timothy Kinne became the Director of Choral Music, replacing Mr. Rob- ert Vogel. At the end of November, CLHS had visitors from the North Central Evaluation Association. This was an organization which evaluated the school, and gave suggestions on how to improve it. It is a year-long self-study of every academic de- partment plus all other aspects of the school. A four-day visit by 13 people from other schools follows. These people examine our self- study, along with our entire opera- tion, and make comments and or recommendations, explained Mr. Paul Buetow, assistant principal. The result s of this evaluation were good. The school is said to offer quality programming, and faculty members are all prepared and qualified, Buetow said. November was also the month of Miss Esther Ross ' 65th birthday, and during that month, she formally an- nounced that she was going to re- tire at the end of the 1983-84 school year. Ross joined Mr. Ken Kraemer as teachers who retired from CLHS this year. Both teachers felt relieved about their retirement. Said Ross, I ' m happy. I ' m relieved that I won ' t have to push at a breakneck speed to grade papers and tests. — Susie Lytal