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

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Part of the fun of the winter months is getting | together with friends for a day of sleigh “a = 34 Winter be 0B Bm

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A trip to Germany for North students Sprechen sie deutch? If you don't, the McCluer and McCluer North students that went to Hagen, Germany, last summer certain- ly had their fill of it. The students were gone for three and one half weeks and were involved with excursions such as a week-end trip along the Rhine, day tours to areas around Hagen, and they even got to visit a castle! The students also got to swim in the North Sea and teach or just attend English classes at the German school they went to. However, the trip wasn't all smooth sailing. Their plane was one-and-a-half hours late out of the airport and they came close to missing that! As if this weren't enough, they finally reached their hotel, hot and sweaty, only to find there were no showers or baths! ‘They got a rude awakening,” said Miss Dom- brink, sponsor of the trip. ’ Well, as if all of this wasn't enough of a shock, they got to the beach, with the German stu- dents, and there were no dressing rooms. The German kids were just peeling their clothes off, while the American students proceeded. to hold up towels and blankets to undress. a But all of this was taken in stride. “'It's a real challenge and not an opportunity . ‘ easy to come by. Now the kids have an idea of the education and lifestyle of another culture,’ added Miss Dom- brink. Stopping to have a little fun, the exchange students act like little kids for a short time. Gathering with their presents at the airport in Germany, are all 17 MN and McCluer kids. The American exchange students attended this school in Hagen, Germany. German Trip 33

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Just the thought of those long, cold dreary days of winter put many !McCluer North students into a state of depression that lasted the whole winter ong. But not everyone was a victim of ithese so-called ‘‘winter blues’. There were many different ways people cold and did avoid the blues, and some }even had fun doing it. | For those who were brave enough, ‘there were a variety of outdoor activi- 'ties. While there was still snow on the ‘Sround, snowmen and unique snow sculptures popped up all over. By no ‘means were they all just typical hum- ‘drum snowmen. Snow cats, dogs, and Siete cars were just a few of the unusual sights to be seen. One way to spend a cold snowy day was to grab a bunch of your friends, a couple of inner tubes or sleds, and head out to the nearest hill for a fun- filled afternoon of sledding and snow ball fights. For those students who were not so brave as to venture out into the cold for very long, ice-skating was rather popu- lar. With Dellwood Recreational Cen- ter and North County Recreational Center both having indoor ice-rinks, this activity was more bearable than some outdoor activities. Ice-skating’s popularity gave way to the trial-run of a girl's hockey team. The girls got together for about six weeks every Sunday at Dellwood Re- creational Centr. Sophomore Connie Spiker played a major role in making the girls hockey team come about. “We had to keep bugging and remind- ing Mr. Carpenter. At first he wasn't sure if he would have the time to help a girl's hockey team.’’ commented Con- nie. So, even though the winter months brought depression to some people, it brought icy fun to the majority. Winter 35