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

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with attention focused on him, Mr. Dave KusUi introduces I In- Pen ol My Aunt, ' as freshmen ( ara Bloom and Sarah Borchelt listen, Photo: Cook Students In Mr. Bill Ihssi n pei sonal composition lass listen to instructions as he hands out pa- pers. Photo iioK New classes and cameras add spark to make English A world filled with war, revenge, love, murder, espionage, and betrayal was opened to all students taking an En- glish class. Even though English was traditionally thought of as a required class filled with grammar, students found that there was more to English than sentence diagramming and verb conjugation. Doing video commen- taries in advanced comp Do you than the the daily pSS? read more comics in YES 76% no 24% was good experience be- cause we were behind and in front of the cameras, senior Janne Foelber said. In Mrs. Wiehe ' s class, we wrote book reports as diary entries instead of in stan- dard form, and made post- ers to try and sell our book to other students, fresh- man Mandy Hoth said. All English students found that their classes in- volved more than reading and grammar. Sophomores were also required to take one En- glish class: English 10. But along with the freshmen course, this class wasn ' t all grammar and writing either. Projects designed to inter- est the student were imple- mented. Mr. Oetting designated every Friday as creative writing day, and we wrote things that only he would read, sophomore David Ridderheim said. English electives provid- ed juniors and seniors with a choice, and new to the de- partment were the two classes English 11 C (com- position), and English 11 L (literature). We hoped the students would benefit from a wide range of subjects, designed to allow them to feel they were being helped to reach their potential. We offered 18 different courses taught on varying levels. Mr. Kurt Jordan, head of the English Department, said. — Michelle Dorothv English Department

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U • 1 A newcomer to the English Depart- ment, Mr. Dan Oetting, grades pa- pers as his sixth hour English class finishes a test. Photo: Cook In an attempt to get into her part of Juliet, freshman Jenny Long stands on the chair as freshmen Mary Byrd and Misty Mcintosh await their cue. Photo: Cook While using the library during her study hall, senior Tammy Lage- mann stops to get a book for her English Orientation for College class. Photo: Cook m English Department

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Mr. Dave Bahr uses body language as a tool for teaching his students. Students could usually relate bet- ter to teachers that were interested in what they were teaching. Photo: Cook Mrs. Lisa Wesley uses creative vi- sual aids in the form of geometric shapes to explain to her class a difficult concept. Seeing the shapes they were studying helped the students. Photo: Cook Bubble-making abilities are Mr. Don Luepke s forte as he explains math concept to his geometry class. Students often enjoyed see- ing Mr. Luepke exhibit his skills. Photo: Cook 4© Math Department