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

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cordia Day was a day of observing as shown by this p of eighth gradets. The future students of CLHS h as the gymnastics team performs. Ma or Tibor Bit rbai m di plavs hi Ke cky Colonel Awa rd he received this all. Bi -rbaum re dt he award for the work he did a t Ca mp Atterbury ir So ath :m Indiana. 1 U vfe %v JPJ||IP Wizard Turns Out To Be Mr. G Follow the yellow brick road. There ' s no place like home. No, this wasn ' t a rerun of the Wizard of Oz, but you might have seen a rendi- tion of the classic movie in the one-man show put on by Mr. Chris Gieschen, entitled An Evening with Mr. G. In response to a challenge made by Mr. Dick Katt, Development Director, to all Concordia teachers to contribute to Golden Grace with time, money or talent, Gieschen decided to put on a show. As prospective Coni Concordia Day, they room. tour the school on splay in the ROTC I figured I would put on a show since I had time and talent, but no money, said Gieschen. Between 120 and 130 students turned out to join in the fun. The money raised was used to buy a new video camera for the Instructional Materials Center, and the matching funds from AAL went to Golden Grace. I really enjoyed the show because he made it funny by the way he performed and it was very original, said freshman Jenny Hoth. I ' m happy I did it, but I learned not to do so many songs next time, said Gieschen. I was very honored when they gave me a standing ovation. — Tim Klage School News 21

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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

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Intensely rehearsing his performance for ISSMA com- petition, senior Bill Dickmeyer plays Beethoven Sonata Op. 10 1 in the band room during his study hall seventh hour. Performing during Concordia Day, junior Klopsch twirls his rifle for the visiting eighth grade dents. The Snap Squad performed the same routine fo annual Clendennen Drill Meet. Practice Pays Off, ISSMA Challenges Two hours of practice on Monday, a lesson on Tuesday, more practice on Wednesday, helpful hints from teacher on Thursday and MORE PRACTICE on Friday! This is what it took to prepare for the ISSMA, Indiana State School Music Association, competition. In early February, all ISSMA participants who advanced from District competition to State were once again observed, scrutinized, critizized, and evaluated by judges. They then received a score based on their overall performances. When I received a compliment from one of the judges that made me feel good about play- ing. Also, I grew from the competition because of all the work I put into it, said senior Margo Mader, clarinet player. The competition gave me a chance to better myself and to get insights from respectable people in the field on the music I played, said pianist Bill Dickemeyer, senior. Some participants entered for the chance to compete at the state level and to improve them- selves based on the judges ' comments. Others entered for the experience, and others yearned for the exposure. I entered because I wanted the opportunity to prepare a piece to be evaluated on, said junior Stephanie Dowden, The suggestions given by the judges were very beneficial. — Katie Wasson Presenting a Bible reading for ' Christmas at Concor- dia ' sophomore Lisa Sandstrom reads Luke 2:1-7. 22 School News