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

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The Fun and Formal Indiana and Purdue tans got a little boisterous after school in the student lunge while exhibiting their fanatical spirit to all The Indiana-Purdue rivalry was strong and kicking throughout the year within the halls ot Concordia High. Photo: H. Smith B»L»AOK T-I-E B»IXJ«E J«E»A S Side -of— CLHS Tempers of the Knight help to distinguish true Hurriers from hot Boilers Indiana ' s awesome! What? No way! Purdue ' s the best! Purdue, oh please! This conversation was probably heard before within the halls of Con- cordia High; it was a common one that Indiana and Purdue rivals had. just for the fun of it. Most of the people interviewed be- came fans in junior high. I became an I.U. fan when I was in sixth grade, but when Steve Alford joined the team, that ' s when I became a really big fan, sophomore Allison Staak said. I became a Purdue fan when I was in eighth grade, because I was sick of hearing Indiana this and Indiana that. junior Brad Cox said. When asked whose colors were bet- ter the answers given were, well, rath- er contradictory. I like Indiana because their colors are much brighter and happier than Purdue ' s. Purdue ' s are really awful! sophomore Lisa Kneller said. Black and gold are rich and mean- ingful colors, unlike creme and crim- son — which just don ' t do it for me, Mr. Don Luepke said. Once asked about Bobby Knight, everyone had something to say. I like Bobby. He get ' s a little radi- cal sometimes, but he ' s a great coach, senior Kelly Therkelsen said. I have no respect for Bobby Knight. He flies off at the mouth with- out thinking and brags about how good he is, Luepke said. When asked how Purdue was doing in sports, people ' s ideas were conflicting. Purdue ' s really gone downhill sportswise, Therkelsen said. Purdue hasn ' t declined at all in basketball, but in football they have because of the new coach, Luepke said. — Danielle Tucker Black Tie Blue Jeans

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Senior ben Miller, junior Mark Frank and senior Rob Dillman dls ' in ii trumpei playing talents during the hall time show, while the Mj i ■■ quj l performed their routine. Photo: Wattcrs While junior attendant Katie Harris and junior escort Doug Reincke ap- proached the platform for the Home- coming court, fans waited for the an- nouncement of the king and queen. Photo: Watters The 1987 Homecoming court: Jeff Bercot. Becky Gemmer. Da e Pan- ning, Kristin Baumgartner. Tim Gra- ham. Gail Reddemann. Beck) Bor- chelt. Matt Lewis. Katie Harris. Doug Reincke. Photo: Watters Homecoming Might L

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When it comes to the perfect date, fantasy and reality clash What did the face of Tom Cruise, the body of Sylvester Stallone, the person ality of Kirk Cameron, and the legs of Mr. Wills add up to? It was one senior girl ' s Idea of a perfect boyfriend. Every day students were faced with the dilemma of creating new friend- ships and finding that special person to date. Many qualities were considered before choosing a girlfriend or boy- friend. A good sense of humor was an important quality because it was cru- cial at times in a relationship. It was important to have a good sense of humor because things would happen that could really mess up a date and you had to be able to laugh it off, sophomore Laura Miller said. 70% of the students said that on outgoing personality was the quality that attracted their attention first. A good listener was considered impor- tant by 19% of the students and 11% said that a person who was fun to be around was the quality that they no- ticed first. There were various times when stu- dents acted rather odd or dizzy while they tried to attract another person ' s attention. The name or label given to these types of people was airhead. I laughed at them and really got turned off, junior Greg Sassmann- shausen said. I always heard guys talking about how stupid airheads were but they always seemed to go out with them anyhow, Miller explained. There were times when students sat around during their classes and fanta- sized about their ideal date. I would love it if he sent me a dozen roses while I was getting ready. Then we would go to a lake where we would mst sit under the stars and he ' d intrigue me with his knowledge. Then we would go back to his house where he would prepare me a good dinner. On the way home I would receive a gift ot large ex- pense, senior Tammy Lagemann said. Some students enjoyed casual dating while others preferred seri- ous dating in high school. I enjoyed casual dating be- cause it didn ' t cost as much, jun- ior Doug Reincke said. I preferred serious dating to a point, because that way you didn ' t have to go through the trouble of finding a date when you needed one. junior Brad Cox said. Dating was handled in one of two ways: group dating or being one-on-one with your date. I liked group dating because if you got stuck with somebody you didn ' t like you could look to others to talk to, Cox said. According to Lagemann, the ide- al guy was ... the face of Tom Cruise with Kirk Cameron ' s person- ality together with Sylvester Stal- lone ' s body and Mr. Will ' s legs. — Kim Klausmeier Students byte into future with new electronic minds, progress to computer literacy During her computer topics class, senior Erika [aylor works on one of the 50 new computers. The computers provided an opportunity tor many students to learn the basics. Photo: H. Smith Keeping pace with the network system of the future. Concordia had 50 new IBM model 30 computers installed over the past summer. They proved to be a maior benefit to the curriculum. Princi- pal Guenther Herzog said that every- one who goes through high school should be computer literate. Thanks to the grant from the Fischer Memorial Foundation, students had the opportu- nity to familiarize themselves with computers and gain training for post- high school life. Computers could be fun and excit- ing while helping to prepare us for the job market, senior Sarah Roemer said. In the future most careers would, in some way. involve computers, and those who have not had computer training may have a limited career choice. When I get out into the working field. I think I will be able to adapt to the working conditions easier because of my computer knowledge. senior John Daenzer said. An idea when the computers were purchased was to have all classes use them during the year. This was much easier to do than last year considering that the number of computers in- creased three times and open lab was also available. The school ' s philosophy was that computers were not a curric- ulum that should stand alone, but something that should be used for ev- eryone ' s benefit. Due to the number of computers and upgrade in memory, more teach- ers were able to use them as a teach- ing tool, Daenzer said. Even though computers were taken as serious business, they also added relaxation to students ' and teachers ' lives. Computers allowed you to be more of an individual. You could explore with computers and they helped to take away the boredom of everyday work. Mr. Steve Lehenbauer said. — Lori McMahan Black Tie Blue Jeans H