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

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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

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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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Pretending to be speeding along in the car of his dreams. Mr. Jeff Limmer fulfills one of his childhood dreams. Along with this toy car, four real cars were auctioned off. 1 ftff Mti ' i JMi ' j E ' 1 j H ■ t j 1 Preparation for the auction was a grueling task for the record number 250 volunteers. Set up began 1 1 months before the auction actually took place. said Mr. Richard Katt, Development Director. Taking a break from the excitement of the auction, Mrs. McComb, Mr. and Mrs. Katt, and Mr. McComb stop to talk. The auction dinner party had an attendance of 520 people. -WHMM 28 Auction