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were very open and truth- ful! Senior Joe Mullins com- mented, ‘We got to know how the city schools feel -about the county schools and the county in general. We began to learn what conditions actually existed, and we talked about main problems that influence ten- sion in both schools.” As everyone began boarding buses at day's end there was a feeling of ac- complishment. After all, when 60 high school stu- dents (black and white) got together to discuss a touchy subject openly and ended up leaving with good feel- ings, that was an accom- plishment! Summer leadership camp for students Indianapolis, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, beach hikes, canoe trips, trips to nowhere, ropes courses, 6:30 A.M. rude awakenings, jogging, square dancing, working on a farm with migrant workers, sleeping on the ‘beach, climbing sand dunes that seemed to go straight up, all of these ac- ‘tivities describe the National ‘Leadership Conference ‘that three junior students there at North had the op- ‘portunity to attend. The Conference was held ‘at Camp Miniwanca in morthern Michigan for two ‘weeks and was sponsored ‘by the Danforth Founda- |tion. The purpose of the ‘camp was to grow, learn to listen, trust, and serve, which are all factors that let : leadership show through. All camp, all participants from the St. Louis area ‘planned a student concerns ‘conference that was held ‘February 5 and 6 at ‘Stouffers Riverfront Towers. School districts from Iowa, ‘Nebraska, Kansas, and Mis- souri attended. The conference was enti- tled “What About Us? Stu- dents Urging Responsible ‘Education’. Sessions on ‘contemporary issues like ‘student teacher relations, tace relations and peer pressure. There was also a key note address from Dick Gregory and a dance Fri- day night. Junior Tonya Fann commented, ‘The conferences really help you to grow and stand back and look at the real world. When you eat a third world meal of rice and sauce while other groups across the room are eating first and second world food you real- ly feel for the people who starve!” Senior crowned Miss Jr. Miss The year of 1980-81 brought memorable oppor- tunities for North as a school and for individuals to be stand out Stars! But one par- ticular Star went to repre- sent North in a state and Na- tional event, the Jr. Miss Pageant. Senior Beth Smith started in the local competi- tion and won Miss Bridge- ton. Next was the state com- petition and again Beth came shining through as Miss Missouri! The Jr. Miss Pageant was a scholastic program which required time and talent. Beth, with the help of Chuck Larkin as accompa- nist, sang “You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.’’ Because of the re- hearsal that was needed for the state pageant, Beth missed a whole week of school. During this time the girls from Missouri present- ed a show at Jamestown Mall and had a luncheon. But for the most part they practiced. During the week before the pageant that was held at the Florissant Civic Center, local families host- ed 2 girls while they were away from home. Beth com- mented, “The best thing was the atmosphere and the friends you make.” Along with the honor of Miss Missouri, Beth was also offered scholarships to col- leges all over the state and Beth chose a $1000 scholar- ship to the college of her choice. Miss Missouri con- cluded, “I am glad I tried and was fortunate enough to represent Bridgeton at State, and Missouri at the National competition!”’ nee Oe aa Besselsen wins science award Did you ever walk past room 311 and notice it wasn't excatly the same as the other classrooms? After all, how many classrooms had CPR dummies, blood pressure kits, and a bike-a- gometer? Room 311 was the Health Lab, a totally new concept to the Ferguson-Florissant School District. “The average student at North isn't as healthy as high school students ten years ago,’ said Mr. Bal- lard, Lab Director, ‘‘and many don't realize anything can be done to help them- selves get into better shape.’ Even though the lab already had much equipment, he wishes he could have had more room to work in since well over half of the student body used the Health Lab. “A bigger room would make the Health Lab better,” said David Geisel, a sophomore. Each sophomore at the school who took gym was required to spend every other day in the Health Lab. There he took a number of tests, both written and phys- ical, during his gym period. Each of the students was tested on flexibility, percent of body fat, and the time it took them to run the mile and a half on the track. These things were tested at both the beginning and at the end of the semester, to see if there was any im- provement after a semester in the lab and gym. There was also a written test given at the beginning of the se- mester to determine what a student did and didn't know about health. So if you didn’t use the Health Lab, you should have stopped in and looked around. You might have found out some things you didn't know. Getting into shape Each year, the MN sci- ence department, headed by Duane Lang, chooses a handful of science students to compete for the Bausch and Lomb Science Award. This year’s winner was Dave Besselsen. The students nominated had to have science honors, and courses in at least three out of the four areas of sci- ences which are physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science. Dave was chosen be- cause of his high grade point and his involvement in science outside of classes, such as his summer- time projects and self-con- ducted experiments. For winning, Dave got a plaque and a chance to compete for a scholarship to the University of Rochester.
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Freedom for 52 Americans January 20, 1981 was a day when MN students saw history made. At approxi- mately 11:30 a.m., St. Louis time, the 52 American hos- tages, held in Iran for 444 days, boarded their ‘‘free- dom flight’’ back to the United States. It was on November 4, 1979, that the American Embassy in Iran was taken over by the Iranian mili- tants. After much negotiating, and a failed rescue attempt -by the U.S. military, Algeria finally became the prime negotiators between the United States and Iran and accomplished an agree- ment and terms for the hos- tages’ release. After 444 long days, the American citizens were finally set free. The hostage ordeal in Iran proved to be a great disap- pointment and aggravation for many politicians and citi- zens alike. President Reagan later stated that if a situation like the embassy takeover oc- curs again, the U.S. will handle it with a much firmer approach, possibly military force. Regardless o their feel- ings about the takeover, al- most every American felt great joy at the hostages’ re- lease. At North, cheers 30 Miscellaneous could be heard throughout the halls during third hour, January 20, when Mr. Hampton proudly an- nounced that the American hostages had been freed. Many students wore yellow ribbons to school to show their happiness for the hos- tages. Sophomore, Sheila Busse said, “I wore my rib- bon especially for local hos- tage Rocky Sickmann.” Many other students and teachers came to school groggy on January 21 from staying up late to see the television coverage of their fellow-Americans boarding planes and buses on their way home after 444 long days of captivity. Other students at North felt that the hostage situa- tion was very over played by the media. Many felt the way Senior Vicki Barth did: ‘I think the Vietnam Vets went through much more than the hos- tages held in Iran, and they didn't get any of the recog- nition or great welcome that they deserved.” Despite all the bad feel- ings that were caused due to the hostage situation, most everyone felt the way Junior Lisa Holtsclaw did: “I just think that everybody is happy that the whole situa- tion is over and that the hos- tages are finally free.” A legend lives on Millions of people around the world paid tribute to John Lennon by observing 10 minutes of silence on De- cember 14, 1980. The silent vigil was spent mourning his death and try- ing to reason why he was killed. For others it was spent reminiscing over his lyrical music and the contri- butions he gave to the field of music. “The tribute of silence was the best thing they could have done,” said MN senior and loyal Lennon fan, John Francis. Francis was among thousands who Not strictlysocial .. attended the tribute at For- est Park on the Sunday after Lennon's death. The ten minute silence and Len- non’'s death will be remem- bered by millions. As one of the Beatles, John Lennon became fam- ous for his poetic and peaceful writing. The Bea- tles started a new era in mu- sic and served as a model for groups of today. All his life he had preached peace, and it was a great irony that on Monday December 8, he was assassinated in such a violent manner. Yet, his peaceful way of life lives on with such songs as “'Yester- day’’ and ‘All We Need Is Love.’’ Yoko Ono, Lennon's wife, also carried on his peaceful way as she ex- pressed no hatred for Mark Chappman, Lennon's mur- derer. North goes to France “Mercedes and Cham- paign!’’ These two words, along with gracious people, beautiful countryside, fan- tastic food, and “no drink- ing age” could describe this year's voyage to Paris France! Nine lucky students from McCluer and McCluer North left on a Boeing 747 from O'Hare Airport in Chicago on Feb- ruary | for the adventure of their lives. The agenda in- cluded 5 days in Paris as a tourist, and another 16 days in Compiegne, France, as an adopted French family member. 'My trip to France turned out even better than ] had ever imagined it could be,’ is how Gregg Lesely felt on February 22, the last day of the trip. Compiegne had close competition with Paris, but undoubtedly turned out to be just as great! In a matter of days everyone felt as if they had lived with their host families forever. The food, home, and surround- ings had just become a part of daily life, when the trip : | 4 . | came to a close. It was cer- | tainly a sad day, the 22nd of February, when the nine | students had to say good- | bye to their new-found fam- ilies and friends, but the left — with the consolation of a dream that one day they might return! talk desegregation 4 What happens when you. | mix 30 students from McCluer North with 30 stu-— dents from Soldan High | School to talk about deseg-— regation? You get mixed feelings! The Conference's oul pose was to discuss the rea- t sons for desegregation, feel- ‘ ings and effects that devel- oped, and finally, ways to | City and County) : | rn a ee Re ee stop and deal with problems that arose because of de- segregation. The idea was | that since North had been desegregated for five years ; and had a Student Relations Committee, they could pos- sibly help and share their experiences with Soldan who was just going through the process that North had gone through. : As the two schools assem- bled, Soldan took one. side of the room and North the other. However, the ice was | soon broken and small group discussions began. | Surprisingly, the groups |
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