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

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“Senior Cathy Ritter stood out in a class of stano- ours!” comment- ed Mrs. Carol Cal- loni, Cathy’s Lirera- rure Seminar teacher. Mrs. Calloni said, ‘’Cathy is a very percep- tive student. She also has a very positive attitude towards her worls. She is a joy to have in cass.” Mrs. Joan Avioli had her as an advisee her sophomore year. She remarked, “Cathy did seem to be very out-going her first year at M.N.”” Cathy said, I’ve always lised English, bur I’m very interested in chemistry. “” Going over rough orafts, Jeff Soence and Pam Willker- son try fo figure OUf a comma question. “See Spot run? Whose paper is this?’ thinks Sheryl Hawkey while working in @ peer revision group. Teachers are always helpful when students don’t understand assigm@afs. Ms Larrilya Laywrance helos John Moody. } opi : SS English 169 | pew

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168 English In Advanced Composition, falling is easier fhan you think, especially trying ro spell it, as shown by Ms. Linda Repa-Eschen’s class. English Up: Goblins down Changes, changes, changes. Everything seems to change: hairstyles, clothes, Music, and even the English Department at MN. During the 1981-82 school year, the Eng- lish Department focused most of its atrention on curriculum revisions. Ninth graders were to arrive at MN for the 1982-83 school year, and Mrs. Joan Avioli, Department Chairperson, said, ‘The ninth graders will be required to take an English course.“ Thus freshmen will nor be allowed to choose their English course. Since the new English curriculum was not com- plerely written, though, “All we can do Is hope for the best,” said Mrs. Avioli. Although the English Department was preparing for the freshmen, some revisions were also made in upper-division courses. Mr. Dexter Schraer rewrofe the seminar classes. The 1981-82 seminars focused on different lirerary genres. The genre seminars dealt with literary classifications such as ro- mance, satire, or comedy. Mr. Schraer re- marked, “The 1982-83 seminars will deal with one particular author or poer or play- write.” Besides rewriting classes new classes have been added to the English Depart- ment. One new class was the Mass Media Pro- ductions class. This course continued the study that began in Mass Media. Mrs. Billie Teneau developed this class. She empha- sized thar students were fo produce video- tapes. Mrs. Teneau said, ‘It will be a lor of flan Obviously English changed at MN. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, ''A foolish consis- tency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Al- though many students felr thar English was a “hobgoblin,’” MN’s English Department tried to make it less of 'a foolish consisten- uw cy. Confusion strikes again! Sue Curt and Mary Alhert try to help each other with yer another quandary. Time for homework! Ms. Linda Repa-Eschen goes over an assignment with her Advanced Composition class. Lecturing on three - headed dogs and whirlpools, Miss Eloise Hoesemeyer delves into rhe ancient pasr.

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While working in the language lab, Mexican ex- change student Frederico Sanchez responds ro a ques- tion. Along with his peers, John Hindrichs relaxes after completing a grueling resf. Pondering a cute Spanish phrase, Marl Anrolils and Jeff Scheibe worls to hold in a laugh. Of fhe many fal- ented students in for- eign language, one stood out in the areas of ability and interest. This was Senior Cindy Haefner, who was a 6th year Spanish stu- oe ‘ dent this past year. As a junior, she was a foreign exchange student for nine months in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. Cindy was on the Interact Senior Committee and the Honor Roll. She really liised language courses and wished thar she could talse other for- eign languages too. '! would like to have a career involving a foreign language, bur | don't know exactly what | want to do,” said Cindy. 170 Foreign Language al