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

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Looking over the schedule, Bill Hampton and Ray Stahl, soccer coach, review North's fourth place finish in the stare fournament. Making plans for extra activities with Beverly Shan- non is just one of Terry Proffitt’s jobs. Acting also as a counselor, Martin Tempel helps a group of students pick their classes for next year. Joking with Terry Proffitr helos Barbara Balser make the school day more interesting. Principals 137

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Princijoals oo it all for you Remember when being sent to the prin- cjoal’s office was a frightening experience? It seemed that the only thing a princpal did was scare little Isids. Bur this was not the case af McCiuer North, where the jobs of the principals were foo numerous fo mention. Mr. Bill Hampton, principal, Mr. Martin Tempel, assistant principal, and Mr. Terry Proffitt, student activities director, were all concerned with keeping the school running smoothly. All three were involved with the scheduling of classes and activities. Accord- ing to Mr. Hampton, ‘Scheduling is an im- portant part of fhe school operation. If helps a great deal in making sure thar everything goes right.”’ Mr. Tempel added, ‘'Advise- ment plays a key role in helping the school operate. This unique system is able to 136 Princjpals y straighten out a lor of problems. ’ The principals were also involved with public relations, which Mr. Hampton ex- plained have been poor in the past. One way the principals informed the public was through coffee conferences during which parents were invited to come and discuss different issues with the administration. One of the topics was how North would change info a four-year high school and how the freshman curriculum would be set up. Another important objective of the prin- cjoals was to ler the public know whar a comprehensive high school lise North is all abou. Through their combined efforts, principals worked daily to make McCluer North an effective, excellent school. Looking over a call-slio Senior Tom Clegg and Bill Hampton checks ir for the correct time. Discussing changes that will be made in the library nexr year are Martin Tempel and Joyce Evans, librar- ian.

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Awaiting her ride home, Delores Graham collects her thoughts after a hard day. Confering with Junior Greg Ploudre, Carl Jason helps him solve a locker problem. Princioals: key communicators Arriving at about 7:15 in the morning was how the three grade principals, Mr. Larry Kreyling, Mr. Carl Jason, and Dr. Delores Graham all started off their days. After checking their respective mailboxes and opening their offices, Mr. Jason and Mr. Kreyling supervised the smoking area and the arrival of the buses. If everything ran smoothly, the principals spent the rest of the morning going over the previous day's ar- tendence, calling parents, and seeing var- ious students for various reasons. Each of the principals had specific duties. Mr. Kreyling was in charge of building secuti- ty; Mr. Jason was in charge of all locker problems; and Dr. Graham handled early graduation and, at the end of the year, May graduation. Along with taking care of their respective grades, this made a full day. Contrary fo some popular belief, fhe prin- cijpals were nof computerized robors thar did nothing except hand our referrals and give detentions. Each of the principals had hobbies which took up his spare time. Mr. Jason enjoyed a few rounds of golf, some bowling, and a little gardening. Dr. Graham enjoyed curling up with a good books or doing some hand crafts. Mr. Kreyling en- Joyed trout fishing and aid a fair amount of camping. He said if he were not a principal, he would have been a guide or a conserva- tion agent. All of them agreed the biggest reward of this job was the excitement of watching the students grow academically and emortional- ly. 138 Principals