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

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Parents steer students to outside activities portin ' out of school Turf, ice, water, and dirt. Con- cordia students found time to enjoy their favorite sports out- side of school, even after teachers had given homework. Riding every day, I some- times had to put off studying, but eventually I got it done, said junior Julie McMillen. Students found that their parents had encouraged them to start at an early age in sports not offered through school. My mom wanted me to get involved in dancing when I was in first grade. I wasn ' t too crazy about it then but I have really learned to love the sport, said senior Barb Bienz. I started playing hockey when I was four years old, and every year I looked forward to getting back out there and seeing old friends, stated ju- nior Craig Linnemeier. Long hours of practice usu- ally paid off for those who were dedicated. I took horse- back riding seriously. I rode two hours a day, and I consid- ered it as important as any guy considered football, said McMillen. Attending everything the athletes wanted to wasn ' t al- ways possible to do. They gave up many of Concordia ' s social functions in order to participate in their outside ac- tivities. I sometimes couldn ' t go to the football games or dances because of a tennis match the next day, said sophomore Amy Rickner. Along with the thrill of com- petition was the thrill of travel- ing. We traveled to different cities every weekend, and we always had a good time, said Linnemeier. We had dancing competi- tions every weekend which took us to Indianapolis, and we were in parades in Ohio and all over Indiana, stated Bienz. Being in sports outside of school seldom left time for those who wanted to be in- volved in school activities. If I didn ' t swim all year, I would probably go out for tennis or basketball, said sophomore Julie Chickedantz. If you really enjoyed some- thing enough, you found the time to get things done, stat- ed Bienz. — Sarah Roemer Dancing lakes up much of senior Barb Bienz ' s oul-ol-school lime Although she felt at limes she had to sacrifice social activities, she rated the experience as important Playing hockey and spending many hours a week at M Rink. |unior Craig Lmne • both exercise and recreation and competing go to- aphomore Jeff Beroct 19

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During competition at the Hunter Hill Stables, junior Julie McMillen completes a success- ful jump. McMillen rode her horse every day after school and on the weekends too. ne of the advan- tages of playing in a sport outside of school was that you got to meet kids from, other schools. — Junior Mark Pannkuk Outside Sports

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Volunteering helps students to make career, life decisions elf-satisfaction the only pay The school bell rang at the end of the day, and students were running out of the building. Some were tense anticipating the volunteer jobs they were heading to. Some looked for- ward to it. Some did it for classroom assignments, while others did it because they wanted to. Junior Sarah Lindeman vol- unteered at the zoo in the summer and during the holi- days. As a three-year volun- teer, she sold balloons, Sitting down to practice, senior Kurt Schmidt works on a piece to be played with the Philharmonic orchestra. Schmidt was also a head usher for Embassy theater concerts. As she reviews last week ' s lesson about the plagues in Egypt with the class, senior Dawn Marie Min- nick teaches Sunday school. Min- nick taught at Bethlehem church. Volunteering at the zoo, junior Tra- cy Albersmeyer helps guide the horses through the trails. Albers- meyer helped in a tew of the many zoo activities for children. cleaned cages, and helped with special projects. My sister volunteered there, and that ' s what got me started. It was fun doing it be- cause I like zoology and I en- joyed working with other peo- ple. One of the things that made me enjoy it more was the many cute guys, said Lindeman. Junior Tracy Albersmeyer also worked at the zoo. She was a leader on the horse trails and has been working there for more than four years. What I liked about my job was being with the horses, said Albersmeyer. Working at a day care cen- ter was senior Tina Barney ' s interest. Barney liked to work with the children there and teach them different skills. I had the best time in my life working at the day care center, and if I could have changed anything, I wouldn ' t have left, said Barney. Volunteering at Kinder Care was senior Brent Doerffler ' s psychology project. I en- joyed it because I loved the kids, Doerffler said. As a project in her psychol- ogy class, senior Jennifer Mather volunteered at the State Developmental Center. She taught art class to mental- ly disabled children once a week for two hours. I want to go into some kind of psychology and maybe work with retarded children. My favorite part of my job was teaching them how to work with art, said Mather. Even though her hours had been completed for the class, Mather wanted to continue going to the center. — Holly Davis Volunteering