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

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Cadets CatclrTooks fO s ' right to bold, neutral to neon. It wasn ' t unusual to spot someone strutting down the hall, glowing in brilliant colors. I liked the fluorescent look. It was fun! said sophomore T Irmscher. Some students didn ' t go for neon. It was too much of an attention- getter, said junior George Bruick. Jeans were anything but plain pocket. They acquired zippers, pock- ets, pleats, and lots of snaps, all in the most unusual places. They looked dressier, almost like slacks. com- mented freshman Pam Tritch. The casual, fun look was big and Cadets opted for comfort. I thought personalities came out better when people were comfortable, said senior Regina Moorhead. Sweaters took on a new look. The Forenza sweater had a variety of necklines. The crew neck and scoop neck were popular and the v-neck was much deeper than in previous years. Girls wore bright cotton t- shirts and blouses under them. Girls found a new but expensive way to cover up broken nails. A solid gold finger tip covered the pinkv. They added class, said Moorehead. If you looked closely, you could see a shiny gold stud or a diamond daz- zling the ear of some males. My friend and I decided to get it done last summer, said junior Geoff Zink. I liked it, it was different and brought up interesting conversation. No matter what Cadets wore, style was important in projecting their own personality. Sometimes people wore clothes that didn ' t look right because they didn ' t match their actions. I tried to dress by how I looked at myself, said junior Shelly Applegate. — Julie Klausmeier Modeling the newest in dress clothes for miots Dana Martin and Dave Smith dis- le upcoming basketball game. Smith off his new Christmas thteads. Martin weats a double-bteasted jacket and a white- collared shirt which replaced the ford. Gold fingernails on the pinky such s the one worn by junit r Karla Maraldo, were a new trend, and also a i investment. Maraldo pur- chased her 14 -k na.l at Phoenix ,ewele s for S28.00. k stars started wearing and Cadets picked up on the fad. Junior Robbie Rogers was one of the guys at Concordia who wore a gold stud in his left ear. Fashion 19

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Not all fads have been acceptable at Con- cordia. One day a boy came to school with an odd haircut. It was long in back and greased on the sides. Some of his classmates took him in to the bathroom and cut his hair, said Charlotte Sorg. Remember Bobby Sox? In the beginning, Concordia stu- dents wore JROTC uniforms every day, rain or shine, sleet or hail. This sentence was lifted a little when in the 50 ' s and 60 ' s, the uniform was required only four days a week. Fashion fought its way through the portals of time. Armed with bobby sox, saddle shoes, crinolines under skirts, and crew cuts, students were influenced by the latest trends. Styles were important. We paid attention to what our peers wore and dressed ac- cordingly, said Charlotte Sorg, class of ' 58. Wearing clothes the in way has changed drastically. Skirt lengths trav- eled up and down. Jean pant legs went through periods of being rolled up to the calf only to be hemmed the fol- lowing year. For many years, the standard outfit was relatively the same. Girls wore bobby sox and round neck sweaters with a scarf or strand of pearls around the neck. Skirts were straight and long or circular with crinolines underneath to make them full. We wore skirts to school every day. We didn ' t even think about wear- ing pants. They were considered unla- dylike, said Lana Hille, class of ' 59. Males at Concordia didn ' t have the chance to express any kind of creativ- ity in their dress as they wore their JROTC uniform almost every day. Most wore their uniform with pride. We kept a nylon sock with us, said Jerry Schoenefeld, class of ' 62. In case of a surprise inspection we were pre- pared to shine our shoes. On the days that guys were allowed to wear civilian clothes, they wote tab shirts, cords, sweaters, and occasional- ly a narrow tie. Hairstyles were as important as clothing. For girls the pageboy was popular and for the guys the crew cut was a must. Ponytails were popular. Hair was long and curled at the ends, said Beverly Payne, class of ' 56. Hair looked kind of dumpy. We didn ' t have the convenience of hair dryers. I wouldn ' t have been caught dead without having worn rollers the night before, said Hille. — Julie Klausmeier Dressed wiih comfort and style in mind, sophomores Maria Beitz and Shelly Bobay and juniors Dawn Parr, Lisa Linnemeier. and Susan Snyder converse in the Student Lounge. They are decked in shaker-stitch sweaters, jeans, and an all-time favotite. the sweatshirt. 18 History Feature Dressed in skirts, sweaters, bobby sox. Sporting the popular fluorescent look, sen- and rolled up jeans, high school students ior Amy Goeglein wears checkered suspenders of 1957 enter Concordia Church for chapel, with a bright top and bold black jewelry.

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CEF Banquet Raises $ To Give V .. .. • ■.(JPHH | 4 ' :, ••» .X 2T a. i f 1 | 4 H i 1 The Teaching Ministry at CLHS. This was the theme for the annual Concordia Education Foundation banquet held on November 2. The banquet was highlighted with past teachers and principals reminiscing about memories from the days they taught at Concor- dia. This gave the Fort Wayne community an opportunity to be more aware of Concordia High School, said Director of Development Mr. Dick Katt. It gave them a chance to sup- port Concordia. One purpose of the CEF banquet was to raise money to help CLHS students financially. Thir- teen students received endowed scholarships while 151 students who could not afford Con- cordia were granted scholarships based on worth and merit. The banquet was started in 1959 with a few of the founding members having lunch together and pitching in some extra dollars, said Katt. In its 25 year existence, the banquet has raised $600,000, he said. — Tim Klage Over 900 people attended our 25th banquet. They heard 27 out of the 30 founding members give speeches and introduce past teach- ers and principals that they worked with. Besides that, it was a great dinner! — Dick Katt Students Reach Out With Rakes Squeeking windows and crunching leaves. These were the sounds of any clean-up day around the house, but Cadets were more famil- iar with them on Lutheran Outreach Day. According to Mr. Jon Anderson, there were two purposes for Lutheran Outreach Day. Our first goal was to help others in need, but we also wanted to help ourselves. In order to grow in faith you have to have faith in action, said Anderson. The project, which started in 1977, had good attendance its first five years with 100 or more students showing up to help. But the past two years have left something to be desired, accord- ing to Pastor Donald Rauhut, director of Luth- eran Outreach. I account the low attendance in 1983 to the snowstorm we had, but I don ' t know why it was low this year, he said. I think it might have been a promotional problem, or maybe Luth- eran Outreach Day is just worn out and we need to rethink it, said Rauhut. Although students only completed 40 per- cent of the jobs they promised, everyone in- volved still felt it was a worthwhile cause. I thought it was worthwhile because the senior citizens who got help thought it was fantastic. If you can ' t do it yourself, its extreme - While Mr. Art Pinnow discusses John ' s psychology grade with Mrs. Bonnie Feldkamp, another parent ' line to discuss her child ' s grades during parent -teacher conferences held i ly important to have help, said Rauhut. We had the chance to help other people that couldn ' t help themselves, commented junior Jule Stratton. Although Lutheran Outreach Day was only a voluntary project, some felt it should be ex- panded. ' I would like to see this become an ongoing project in which students could work at the Lutheran Hospital or in elderly people ' s homes and earn a credit, said Anderson. — Tim Klage 20 School News