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

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Before their race Mark Yoder and Mark Benz discuss some strategy with Coach McFarland. Before a race Steve Pummer warms up on his dive. Like seasons in the past, our swim- ‘ming Stars once again brought the ex- icitement of McCluer North sports to the Florissant Civic Center. “The mo- jrale of the team was up,’ commented breast stroke swimmer Rob Ring, !Everybody had a lot of spirit and con- | tributed.” | Under the leadership of Coach Mike | McFarland, the group of swimmers | practiced everyday for 2 hours and was a good building team. Of the swimmers that represented cCluer North, one was a Freshman from Cross Keys named Steve Pummer ‘who was regarded as a fine prospect with good possibilities by teammate Rob Ring. “We made good strives,’ said Coach McFarland, whose team improved its record from the season before. McCluer North ended their swim season Saturday February 21 with a Swimmers finish 4th overall seventh place showing in the league meet. Placing in the finals of the 200 free style, 500 free style, and 400 relay was Bob Thomas. Jeff Spence placed in the 500 free style, and Matt Noonan and Rob Ring both made the finals in the 100 breast stroke. The team finished fourth overall in the dual meet league standings with a record of 8-8. Guys Swimming 7]

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crowd The Activities Fair, sponsored by the Student Relations Committee, brought many clubs to- jether. Here Srs. Marcella Simshauser and Gary 3onkoski set up to tell students about Interact. During the Homecoming half-time show, the Marching Band performs ‘Basin Street Blues’’ for the crowd. For the Homecoming Review, Show Choir members Linda Smith, Pervis McAllister, Laurie Fletcher and Chuck Larkin practice the routine for ‘Never My Love.” The clubs of a Stand Out Crowd were many — 38 to be exact. Almost every student found at least one club that he could be active in. It could be anything from Spectrum to Pom Pons to Young Ladies of Elegance. The ac- tivities that each club sponsored were what made the clubs of McCluer North stand out in a crowd. The Show Choir, for instance, went to Fayette for competition; the Outdoor Club took a float trip in Canada over the summer; NHS sponsored a blood drive which accumulated 130 pints of blood; and Probe sponsored a mock election on Election Day to see which candidate the school favored. The clubs crowd also lost and gained a few clubs. North On Wheels (NOW) and the Bowling Club were no longer active because of the lack of members. On the other hand, the Philosophy Club had its first active year, doing such things as reading and discussing Aristotle or debating the existence of matter. No matter what you were interested in, MN always had something to keep you busy. And even if you weren't ac- tive in anything, there was still the op- portunity to get involved. All the clubs were more than happy to welcome new members to help them do things that would stand out in a crowd yr a ate