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

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Not only acts by girls were presented. Derrick Wright and Pervis Mccallister had the chance to show their stand-out talent. One of the highlights of the Afro Ball was the hard driving music of Keith Brown's guitar. sy: Se inde tbe | § $ 3 | i 4 } Afro Ball Court: Derrick Reese, Camille Mor- ris, Harold Dortch, Carl Johnson, Sandra Boyd, Antwayne Miller, Rhonda Redmon, Lyndon Pul- liam, Andrew Hogue, Adrian Neil. Afro Ball 23

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Entertainment afro This year McCluer North had it’s 5th annual Afro Ball. The Afro Ball is a custom that was brought to McCluer North from Kinloch after the merger of students in 1977. The dance was held February 7, 1981, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. There were three people on the court: Senior Camille Morris, Junior Sandra Boyd, and Sophomore Rhonda Redmon. Camille was crowned Afro Ball Queen. Ruth Tolson was the principal spon- sor of Afro Ball. She made all the ar- rangements necessary for the event. Entertainment was provided by a disc jockey until 11 p.m. There were thirty-three talented stu- dents who participated in the Afro Ball. Jerry Dyson from the group ‘‘Destiny”’ did a dance called ‘The Freestyle Po- plock”’. Jerry commented, ‘‘Pervis McAllister and Derrick Wright chose to do this dance because this represents the young generation’’. Paula Burns also participated in the Afro Ball. She did a jazz routine to a song called ‘‘Eb- ony Eyes”’. She said, ‘I chose this song because it told the story of a black girl in the ghetto. The song really was say- ing that a black girl can have devastat- ing beauty.” Sandra Boyd from the group Star Love Dancers commented on the rou- tine which she, Lorrane Cherry, war- een Cherry, and Arenthia Taylor per- formed. ‘‘We chose to do a ‘Freestyle Robot’ because it’s what we do best. Our dance reflected the back that blacks have always been a minority and that their entertainment and style is always different wherever you go.” Certainly the Afro Ball was a differ- ent, unique, stand-out event of North's 1981 social season. 22 Afro Ball M asic, Dance, and combine for “een wes Teachers also showed support for Afro-Ameri- can Heritage week, like Mary Morton and Mike Thacker who exchange a smile and share a laugh at the Ball. Clutching a bouquet of roses, Afro Ball Queen Camille Morris receives the adoration of the crowd.

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Typical sybling rivalry is displayed in Act 2 by Anthony Clemens’ and Sandra Boyd. In Act 1, Sandra Boyd as Lucy and Gary Bonkoski as Schroeder perform in Lucy's roman- tic scene. Sihyagneerscanal ly Bh ey iib shinier cele