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

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STAND OUT ST;yyR “Her paper was outstanding, not only because it was well written, but because it was well researched and on an important topic.” Mr. Thacker was talking about Ann Noonan’s standout | paper about Vietnam Vets not getting enough attention, which she wrote in Advanced Composition. Ann in | viewed Charles Clyde, a Vet, as part of her research. Mr. Clyde asked if he could put the finished product in the Veterans Ser- While his Grammar and Usage students work on verb vice Center's Na- - agreement exercises, Mr. Cox records grades. tional ae y. Now port stands With Dave Burroughs watching him, Aan Roberson tf ly carves a pumpkin in Mr. Thacker’s Essay class as part of a directions essay assignment. “Each member of the Communica- interested in lite tions Department is dedicated not only took several of | to expanding students’ ability to use seminar classes. Or language well in order to fully express taken courses in speech and acting. themselves, but to accurately under- Features and Editorials was one of the 6 stand the messages of others,’ said journalism classes you could have tak- Mrs. Avioli, Communications Chair- en. One of McCluer North's perennial person. McCluer North had a diverse favorites was American Studies, which Communications Department with 46 combined American history and litera- classes in 5 different areas. These were ture for a better — of both. literature, writing, media, speech, and drama . If you wantéd to polish your With all these courses in the five dif- writing skills, there were classes like ferent areas, the English Department Essay and Paragraph Skills. If you were was a standout in North’s curriculum. 204 Communications

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“The teachers and their interest in kids!’ exclaimed Department Chair- man Paul Schroeder without a mo- ments hesitation when describing what made the math department stand out and work. As in any department, there were frustrations among students and teach- ers, but North’s math department was geared to help the students. Marlene Gustafson was this years ever-available math tutor. With her schedule posted in all math rooms her help was not far away. McCluer North math teachers, ac- STAND OUT STyxR This is the case with MN senior Bettina Hoetfner. She has taken math courses every semester from basic Algebra to Analytic Geometry, from Calculus to a Computer CPU. After graduation she plans to attend University of Missouri at Rolla or Washington University major- ing in Computers. By taking advanced level math courses, Bettina ‘'stands out in a crowd” at MN. in the fu- ture by majoring and obtaining a career in math she will continue to ‘stand out” in the math field. REE pe Se: Math teachers: Superstars cording to Mr. Schroeder, really want- ed their students to learn. ‘‘We are all very highly motivated people! ’ How- ever frustrations among teachers was not at all uncommon. Perhaps the most frustrating thing of all, Mr. Schroeder found, “Is when you come upon a stu- dent who really wants to learn but just doesn't pick it up!” But on the other hand there arere- wards. ‘‘We are here for those students who struggle and finally pull through. Those students are the ones that will bring back good memories!”’ conclud- ed Mr. Schroeder Those who have Paul Schroeder for Analytic Geometry remember the times he got involved in explaining. Look familiar? This could be a common sight during an evening of homework. Math 203

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In one of Mrs. Hawkins Types of Literature classes, Lee Waller studiously reads trom his text- book. Among others, Tom Firasok and Jeff Lynch take notes on Ivanhoe in Mrs. Avioli’s British Literature Class. ‘Shock. Dispelict urede | According to Linda Eschen, these were common responses to the special propaganda slide presentation, part of the advertising unit in Mass Media. “At the end of the unit, there are very few kids who doubt the validity of what the slides show, Mrs. Eschen said. The presentation was comprised of over 350 slides of various magazine ads. The slides were collected by Mrs. Eschen and Carole Mulliken, also a Mass Media teacher. The huge collec- tion was divided into different group- ings, each one focusing on a particular advertising propaganda. “The whole collection shows how values reflect and are shaped by advertising,” Mrs. Es- chen explained. One group of slides illustrated how advertisers perpetuate different de- ‘Slide show suprising rogatory images of women in ads. An- other group of slides showed how some ads use fear to stimulate a person to buy a product. One of the most inter- esting groups of slides illustrated how “imbeds’ and ‘‘subliminals’ — mes- sages which only our subconscious re- ceive — convince us of a product's superiority. Mrs. Eschen explained, “Liquor ads, often have words spelled out in ice cubes in a glass. Sometimes just in the background of certain ads, different words and pictures can be perceived by our subconscious mind. ” When the ad was projected on a screen as a slide, even our conscious mind could see these hidden messages. This slide collection was unique to North. “It's totally ours,’ Mrs. Eschen said. ‘As far as | know, nothing like it can be bought anywhere.” samasosintscinsassntunasrenennenniiinsteenienh tenet ent iter eC nen Omen O CLOT TTT NON TTC TT OCLC ONTO A OO Communications 205