McCluer North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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American Re Cross Blood S What About ‘“Cover ai Academic clubs spark interest A new club was born at MN, and another club still progressed. Both of these clubs had students who were in- terested in participating in a club which was academically oriented. Which of the numerous clubs at MN were these? Founded mainly because of the in- terests of three men, the Philosophy Club was a new addition at MN. Spon- sored by Stanley Cox, the club met every other week to discuss philosophi- cal issues such as the ‘Nature of Knowl- edge” and the Greek philosopher Pla- to. Standing out and differing from most clubs, the students had to read material and be prepared for club meetings. Mr. Cox said, “I find it encouraging that students are interested in an aca- demic club that requires effort and preparation on their part.” National Honor Society was another Giving his point of view, Mr. Cox leads the Philosophy Club in discussion. Information, such as this, is given to all blood donors. club of interest to many MN students. Total membership included forty stu- dents who were chosen for their out- standing character, leadership, service, and scholarship qualities. NHS spon- sored two blood drives this year, one in the fall and one in the spring. NHS is not so much a service club, but an hon- or club. “It is an honor to be a member of NHS because you realize that all the hard work and effort put into your studying has finally paid off,’’ said Hol- ly Frede. According to Terry Proffitt, sponsor of NHS, the members of NHS are truly, ‘a stand-out group of stu- dents.” With the birth of the Philosophy Club and continuation of NHS, stu- dents interested in academics had an outlet for their interests. With their fo- cus on academics, it was obvious how these clubs stood out in a crowd at MN. NHS and Philosophy Club 103

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Members of NHS, Veronica Vallette and Sheryl Boehm, prepare for the blood drive. STAND OUT STR National Honor Society and Philos- ophy Club both had one member in common. Senior Steve Kanne was in- volved in both of these activities. Flat- tered about being in NHS, this was Steve's first year as an active member: Because this was the first year MN had the Philosophy Club, it was also the first chance for Steve to participate. Steve said, ‘| wanted to be in this club be- cause MN didn't have a club that dis- cussed philisophical issues, they're im- portant because - the issues affect the J way you think.” By participating in two academically relat- ed clubs at MN, Steve Kanne was an obvious stand out senior. At club meetings, philisophical issues are the main topic. 102 NHS and Philosophy Club After giving blood for the NHS blood drive, Mr. Waldo takes a breather.

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Dance Club member Renee Albers is able to display her talent during the annual Homecom- ing Review. Pep Club members such as Leon Chaptmon, Charlene Washington, and Constance Williams discuss different ways of selling keychains, just one of their many money-making projects. Clubs get f, together in time Have you ever stopped to think about some of the difficulties in starting a club? Some clubs like Dance Club, have better luck than others in getting started. And then you have other clubs like Pep Club that for different reasons just cant seem to get going. “T think Dance will always be popu- lar,’ commented Mrs. Sharon Ryan, McCluer North's Dance Club sponsor. Dancing has been a popular past time for a very long time. This could have been one reason for the success of the Dance Club. Giving students a chance to show olf their dancing abilities by putting on Homecoming Review was one of the Dance Club’s main activities. Any per- son or group that wanted to dance in Homecoming Review for Dance Club was welcome. Mrs. Ryan who also taught a dance class, encouraged many of her students to participate. The routines performed were choreo- graphed by the students themselves. After Homecoming Review many of the club members became involved in other things such as dancing for Afro Ball, Musicals, plays, etc. People were encouraged to dance in other things such as Valley of Flowers and Junior Miss, also. “Because of danceclass there is no trouble getting people for Dance Club,’’ commented Mrs. Ryan, explain- ing the success of the Dance Club. For this reason and others there were few problems for the club since it came 104 Dance Club and Pep Club into existance nine years ago. Throughout the history of McCluer North, there has been a Pep Club nS some form or another. “Last year was the first year we had a Pep Club which lasted the whole year,” said Pep Club © Sponsor Mrs. Nancy Adelsberger. A loosely structured constitution and the election of officers helped to foo 2G the club in 1980. Promoting school spirit was the main - concern for Pep Club. Pep Club ac- , many different ways during the school year. Making ban- ners, working on money-making pro-— jects, and participating in and working on Homecoming were just a few of Pep Club activities. Members of Pep Club received dis- counts on such things as home football — and basketball games. They also re- — ceived a discount price for riding on the bus to away games. One reason for the difficulty in cer ting Pep Club stabalized was the lack of people willing to become involved. “A lot of people could join, they just dont,” commented Mrs. Adelsberger. “Many of the people who would have joined were already involved in other activities such as Cheerleading and Pom-Pon. As a stable organization, we re still struggling. ” Whether still struggling or long es- tablished, clubs like Pep Club and Dance Club helped to make McCluer North standout.