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

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rwtSADD made Chug Kid to teach 1 ogether for a cause Unite — bring people together was the goal of both SADD, Students Against Drunk Driving, and Afro-American Club. Even though both clubs were uniting for different causes, each wanted to increase awareness of their members and those around them. SADD wanted to eliminate drunk drivers on the road by better educating the growing number of younger drinkers. What most stu- dents didn ' t know was that while cruising down the road in your car, one out of three drivers was under the influence of alco- hol. We know we can ' t wipe out the problem of drunk driving; it ' s not possible. We did work on bringing attention to the fact that drunk drivers do exist; it could either be the person who was driving towards you or yourself who had been drinking, stated Su- san Snyder, co-president of SADD. SADD united to not only make students at Concordia aware of drunk drivers but also students at Lutheran grade schools. The name of the program was the ' Chug Kid ' . When we got it finished, we took it around to the local Lutheran grade schools. Through a children ' s story using puppets, we told the kids about the dangers of drunk driving, said president of SADD, Amy Carter. The key to success was working together as a group not only for SADD, but also for Afro-American Club. Afro-American Club started the same year as SADD, both hoping to bring students together. The Afro-American Club hoped to make black students aware of their past heritage. I feel if black students know history of their background it can help them understand each other, said advisor Mr. David Gem- mer. A lot of us don ' t really know each other here at Concordia, and this was a wa y we could get acquainted, stated senior Glenda Freeman. Club members became more acquainted with each other through meetings and events while better educating members about the club ' s cause. — Brent Doerffler 1985-86 SADD: FRONT ROW: treasurer G Wehrmeis- ter. vice president C. Brink SECOND ROW: co-presi- dent S. Snyder, secretary T. Baker, president A. Carter. Y. Garcia, J. Sheets, T. Bengs THIRD ROW: D. Rogers, A. Baker, B. Grim, K. Springer, M, Gerken, B. Balfour, BACK ROW: Adviser C. Gieschen, P. Gar- cia, S. Simpson, S. Andrews, K. Smith, C. Schlund. Homemade chocolate chip cookies and donuts were sold at the SADD bake sale held after school in De- cember. Mr, Kinne looks for the correct change in order to suport the sale which was created to raise money for their Chug Kid project. 26 SADD Afro-American Club

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Working as one to benefit many Some called it a popularity contest; others called it an election, but either way it all narrowed down to one thing: student coun- cil. Student council was a group of people working together as one to make plans to benefit the student body. Once every other week about 45 students gathered during class time to discuss student council plans. We were fortunate, commented student council advisor Fred Weiss, most student councils in the Fort Wayne area met on their own time. Concordia got free class time. Student council was put together to get people involved, to take care of social functions, and to bring students together on a non-academic level. All four of the stu- dent council officers seemed to take the criti- cism that the students gave them, and tried to learn from their mistakes to improve things, commented Weiss. Every meeting seemed to go smoother — things worked better by the end of the year. Every meeting was a chance to gain experience, said student council vice-presi- dent Cheryl Weiss. Student council served as a sounding board for new ideas from the board or facul- ty, giving students a chance to get involved in decisions. The student body needed to be more intelligent towards certain decisions and activities. A lot of people wanted to state their opinions even when they didn ' t know what was going on. Students needed to get involved before giving input, stated student council treasurer Lance Hoffman. Student council gave students a chance to voice their opinions concerning decisions made around Concordia, stated student council president Scott Hille. Getting students involved with school ac- tivities and with each other was the key to success for student council. I ran for fresh- man treasurer to become involved in school. I thought it was a good way to expose myself to different kinds of people, and a way to get myself involved with school activities, stat- ed freshman Becky Gemmer. Student council provided the student body with dances, fund raisers, and competi- tions between classes. The majority of the student body participated in and enjoyed these activities. We wanted to serve the students. We tried to please the majority; we may not have been able to please all the students all the time but we tried, stated Hille. — Karla Maraldo 1985-86 Student Council. FRONT ROW: J. Simpson, C. Rodenbeck, S. Feuser, M. Netterville, L. Hoffman, L. Heilman, C. Weiss, S. Hille. SECOND ROW: P. Glancy, D. Davis, R. Stahl, K. Beck, K. Bercot, S. Becerra, S. Stalder, S. Schoenherr, V. Tharp, K. Baum- gartner. THIRD ROW: A. Roebel, M. Kizer, M. Meyer, V. Keoun, M. Beitz, S. Winkelman, E. Durnell. I. McCall, G. Freeman, T. Klage. FOURTH ROW: D. Panning, M. Ebert, H. Stennfeld, C. Sorg, A. Carter. B. Jackisch. BACK ROW: A. Hahn, D. Reincke, J. Roth, J. Saalfrank, B. Gemmer, R. Lewis, D. Goeglein, J. Hein, B. Doerffler. 1985-86 Student Council Class Officers. FRONT ROW: R. Lewis, J. Saalfrank, B. Gemmer, C. Sorg. MIDDLE ROW: V. Tharp, B. Doerffler, M. Ebert, E. Durnell. BACK ROW: S. Feuser, S. Stalder, S. Becerra, K. Beck. While holding a meeting on January 23, 1986, student council discusses topics concerning the student body. Plans were finalized for Concordia ' s Live Aid and for the morp held March 8. Student Council 25

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Discussing some plans for the Afro-American Club, president Glenda Freeman and junior Sherry Early spent some time together. We wanted to have a talent show for the whole school, said Freeman. We thought this would unite the school. At a SADD meeting held before school, president Amy Carter and secretary Theresa Baker describe to the members the Chug Kid project. This project brought the younger generation ' s attention to the problem of drunk driving. The 1985-86 Afro-American Club. FRONT ROW: Y. Phillips, V. Tharp, S. Early, president G. Freeman, SECOND ROW: D. Starks, A. Neloms, J. Thompson, B. olds, A. Barnes, I. McCall, BACK ROW: J. Grey, M. Russel, N. Wilson, M. Kelsaw, M. Netterville, adviser D. Gemmer SADD Afro-American Club 27