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

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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

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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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Panamania strikes United States, American victories bring gold Something big struck the United States this past summer: the tenth Pan Amer- ican Games. The Pan Am games were the Western Hemisphere ' s version ot a mini-Olympics. Athletes from the U.S., Canada, Cuba, and many other nations converged in Indianapolis, Indiana, to compete in the Games. (It marked the first time the Pan Am Games were held In our country.) Competition was only one aspect of the games. For many, including some athletes, the games were a large social affair. The city of Indianapolis was filled with the excitement of the party atmosphere. Being there made things twice as exciting. The excitement was the thing that I ' ll never forget, junior Chris Hoeppner said. Hoeppner, along with other students, made the trip to India- napolis for various reasons. I ' m interested in cycling, so I just went down to see some of the cycling events. That was something you just didn ' t see every day, sophomore Eric Adair said. Not everyone was able to attend the Games, but through many different sources students and teachers fol- lowed them. Mr. Ed LeBeau was intrigued by the political controversies. I ' m just amazed that something so antipolitical can be so hypocritical, LeBeau said. The Games were supposed to be free of political overtones, but they were interrupted frequently by anti-Cuban demonstrations. There were also those students who weren ' t excited by the hype. I was too busy with my job, and I never got involved with all the action. The excite- ment comes during the Olympics, senior Cory Wietfeldt said. — Jeff McBnde Trying to keep warm from the cold weather around him, a homeless person rests on the bare ground as his two dogs watch over him. The boxes and clothes lying beside him are the items which made this street corner his home. Photo: Mahannah Workers at the 1987 Pam American Games dry ofi the handle bars ot Rebecca Whitehead ' s bicycle The American cycling team won several medals during the events, and Whitehead, known to most cyclists as ' Twig, ' was a factor in the Americans ' success Photo: Biebench ran Contra affair causes nation to lose trust in Reagan ' s insight into what goes on around him Political controversies made the head- lines this past year, and some thought President Ronald Reagan had more than his share. A story that had the biggest headlines and the longest sto- ries was the Iran Contra affair, and people thought that was the big story of the year. Reagan made some pretty bad de- cisions in 1987, but the worst was the Iran Contra affair — no one was sure if he was directly involved with it or not, sophomore Cara Caparaso said. The Iran Contra hearings were held during the summer of 1987. The hear- ings consisted of the questioning of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, the former assistant National Security Ad- visor. North was accused of selling arms to the Iranians in exchange for American hostages and transferring the profits to the Contra ' s in Nicara- gua. The hearings showed Reagan wasn ' t in charge, Mr. David Gemmer said. He wasn ' t aware of what was going on around him. Other people questioned in the hear- ings were North ' s secretary, Fawn Hall, Admiral John Pomdexter, former National Security Advisor, and William Casey, director of the CIA. Casey died as a result of a brain tumor before he could be questioned as to his participa- tion in the Iran Contra affair. Another event that happened this past year was Reagan ' s appointment of the Supreme Court nominee. That whole affair was blown out of propor- tion, senior Dave Panning said. That was the story reporters focused on the most, and it didn ' t need all that atten- tion. Judge Robert Bork was rejected be- cause of some of his beliefs on abor- tion, along with individual liberties. Reagan ' s second appointment, appeals court Judge Douglas Gmsburg, with- drew after admitting that he had smoked marijuana in the sixties. The press focused on Gmsburg ' s mistakes and didn ' t pay enough attention to his good points, Caparaso said. An event that happened which seemed to have a positive effect on the nation was the signing of the nuclear weapons treaty between Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. He (Reagan), by signing the treaty, seemed to regain his confidence in bargaining, Gemmer said. Although Reagan made some pret- ty bad decisions this past year, he also made some good ones, Caparaso said. This was a generally good year politically: inflation was down, unem- ployment was down, and the nation was prospering. Since 1988 was Reagan ' s last year as President of the United States, he will have left his successor the prob- lems of balancing the budget because of the indebtedness of the country. He also will have left a great trade deficit, meaning that the nation had allowed more importing than exporting to take place. — Susan Stalder 1 a Mini-Mag