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

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CLP allows Senior Lisa Lake ro make cuddly friends while “Camera shy!” The Child Developement center gives working at a veren inarian dlinic. a lor of attention to little ones, and they give it back. Director Mary Ann Fogarty enjoys them foo. Sus ; Wei Beginning Woodworking student Jeff Balldas turns a ne ie’ our a painstaking picture frame. idee ee Get that line straighr! Senior Paul Reger concentrates Class Aet” .. With Z0+ Classes For Diverse Goals 250 courses ranging from Secretarial Practicum to Journalism, CLP to Duel Enroll- ment; Mammals to Industrial Arts; Ado- vanced Seminars to Music Theory; CORE fo Worls-no-Creditr; Advanced Composition to Anatomy; American Studies to Calculus; Civilizations to World Art; Colonial America to Acting and Speech. A wide variety of courses for a wide variety of students. '‘Thar’s what makes us so unusual,’ explained Principal Bill Hamp- ton. ‘We gear fo all students. We meer everyone's needs in one form or another!” During 1981-82 courses were added and content changed, bur fhe thought of ‘'stu- dents first’ didn’t. College Preo and Voca- tional Prep courses were still in full swing. Do we realize how lucky we are? One Soldan student who visited last year summed it all. up, ‘Wow, what kind of school is this? How much does it cost for ALL this?’’ The answer—NOTHING! English teachers here art North are more than happy to go over ANY problem concerning their hobby! Ms. Larrilyn Lawrence helps John Moody. 162 Academic Division

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| ; G War Ss | E SS Last minute studying was often seen in Mrs. Jean Garofalo’s Frontier America class. O i Working together on a class assignment are Vonceal Wilkerson and Sheryl Boehm. Junior Pam Williams gives an oral reporr about the ic lo WO in | @ Hebrews in Mr. Ted Lotz’s Ancienr Civilization class. Although a shortage of funds was a prob- lem, the McCluer North Social Studies De- partment was still one of the finest in the stare. “! think social studies is a very interesting part of my schedule and | really enjoy it,” commented Junior Shawn McVey. ‘The school as a whole is very good, buf we are greatly in need of funds,’ said Social Studies reacher Mr. Ted Lotz. ‘'Alfhough the school has purchased several text books in recent years, it is not enough,’’ he continued. A grear deal of money would be required fo supply the school completely. Audio-visual equioment was another problem. ‘We rar- ely ever see movies any more since there Is hardly ever a projector that works,’’ said Senior Dan Figus. Most of the equipment was either foo old or was badly maintained as a result of lack of funds. “! feel our department curriculum is one of the best in the state,’’ commented the Socal Studies Department Chairman, Mr. Bob Chamberlain, ‘'Bur | would like to add more required economics and government courses. “” In the past McCiuer North has not had a very strict policy concerning requirements. Students were only required to take one- half year of Government and one year of American History. Mr. Chamberlain would have liked more students fo know more abour economics so they can better deal with their lives to come. All in all, Mr. Chamberlain rated the school high in the stare. He felt that with a bit more money it could have been one of the best. As he put if, ‘On a scale from one to five, we rate about a four, and that’s nor bad, nor bad af all!” Telling about the finer points of the Revolutionary War, Mr. Rick Gwydir gives a talk ro his class. 164 Social Studies ’