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

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The physical layout of Concordia has changed in recent years to include tennis courts, a baseball diamond, and new visitors ' bleachers. The flag squad performs to El Indecenia Espana in District band competition at Nor- throp. The band and flag squad earned a Divi- sion 1 Rating for their performance at both District and Regionals. Opening ;

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Allen County Public Libnay Ft. Wayne, Iwtono Cadets Set Goals Rising at 6 a.m. Rushing to school. Lectures and labs. Assignments, pa- pers, football and play practice. It seemed summer had just begun. Now it was gone and all that remained were those memories of fun in the sun. A new school year. A new begin- ning. New classes. New teachers. New faces. New opportunities. New chal- lenges. And a new set of goals — to aim for and to reach. For some, these goals meant study- ing harder. Applying themselves more. Striving to get an A in English, or making the honor roll. For athletes, reaching new goals meant conditioning themselves in Au - gust heat. Suffering through agony and frustration. Sweating. Forcing themselves to practice in order to give their absolute best performance. For band members, new goals meant sacrificing countless hours of vacation to go to band practice. Calis- thenics in the hot sun. Standing at attention while mosquitos bit. Waiting In appreciation for his leadership in teaching active survival at summer JROTC camp, Majot Bierbaum is named honorary ' Kentucky Colo- nel by Colonel Clark of Kentucky. patiently for new members to learn to march. Being disciplined. Working on each piece until it could be played perfectly. Once school started, prac- ticing late hours to be ready for half- time shows and competition. ROTC members had their own goals. Developing precision and tim- ing. Hoping to keep the tradition by performing well in the Clendenen drill meet. Still others had personal goals. To reach out and be a better friend. To get asked to the prom. To be involved in Student Council. To grow closer to God. To make plans for college. Goals were important. They devel- oped character. They made us unique. They helped us strive and improve. Most of all they allowed room to grow. To start again or change. The administration always worked for improvement in all areas, including curriculum, faculty, and school cli- mate, said Guenther Herzog, princi- pal. If you ' re always satisfied at where you ' re at you ' ll slip backward. During shop class, Adam Hahn, junior, uses a wood lathe as Todd Clark, sophomore, ob- serves. Hahn was making a fruit bowl out of walnut wood. 2 Opening

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While in physics class, seniors Craig Witte and Kevin Dammeyer make a trial run with their brick apparatus. Afterwards they calculated the velocity of the cart from collected data. Fifty years of history saw many changes in Concordia. People, organi- zations and buildings were all a part. The school originated from Luther Institute, a two-year business school opened by the Lutheran churches of Fort Wayne in 1916. Representatives from the Institute and Concordia College met in 1935 to merge programs to form the four- year high school. The new co-ed school was located on the Concordia College campus in Hansler Hall. Tuition was $60 with an enrollment of 205 premin- isterial and 95 non- ministerial stu- dents. CLHS received official certification from the Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction in 1939 and was accredited by North Central in 1953. The staff consisted of 24 teachers. The school had rapid growth in the 1940 ' s and as a result, lack of space. In 1949 the Board of Higher Education set up a 50 -year lease on 1.93 acres on the northwest corner of Anthony and Maumee. The new building was dedi- cated on Sept. 7, 1952, with space for 500 students. For the first time, the high school had its own facilities. In 1958, Fred Zollner sold 23.17 acres of land on North Anthony to a group of laymen. This land, given to the school, became the site of Zollner Stadium. Committees organized fundraising Fifty Years Of Excellence to build a new school near the stadi- um. On Sun., Jan. 5, 1964, that new building was dedicated. Enrollment at that time was 728 students. A $1,000,000 expansion took place between 1973 and 1975. Art facilities, music wing, chapel -auditorium, auxil- iary gym, library expansion and new classrooms were added. The history of Concordia was more than dates, facts and figures, though It was my life, said Mrs. Judy Troxel Moellering, class of ' 59. It was where my friends were. Those friendships started in high school have grown into stronger friendships 25 years later, she reflected. My Christian -education meant something to me. I have pride in hav- ing gone there, Mr. Jack Rump, class of ' 52, said. Many of us liked it so much we sent our children there, he added. I ' ve never felt sorry I attended, said Mr. Robert Paul, class of ' 43. I haven ' t lost the Concordia spirit, even though it ' s been nearly 50 years. — Susan Wade Concordia Lutheran High School as it stood in 1952 at the northwest corner of Anthony and Maumee. The building is now used by HT. 4 Opening