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

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Class Aew 244 Closing Going to McCluer North almost everyday for three years | found many good points. Freedom, something nor usually associated with school, sat on the throne for this school. Being able to do with your ‘'free periods,” called Commons, as you wished was super and very un-school like. As | looked around at the other schools and their harsh rules and fenced in areas, if dawned on me thar | had if luclsy and wasn't in jail. John Hasmer, Senior. My first year at North. Whar a memory! | remember the first day, trying to find my way around, without getting trampled by all the people. McCluer North is by far the best school | have gone fo. Cathy McCormack, Sophomore. Football games! Marching Band! Basker- ball Games! Pep Band getting the crowd roaring! Hockey games. Screaming at the top of your lungs! And after all of these, going our with my friends. Kent Koester, Senior. There were many reasons | thought McCluer North was “A Class Act.’’ For most if was the commons periods; it gave the students a lot more than others are accus- tomed to. The atmosphere on the whole is much more r elaxed. | feel it gives a student a chance to show what he can do. | also think the students are the ones who keep the school’s image up. Mike Davis, Junior. How do | spell memorable? Marching Band, Pep Band and working on the Polaris. These memories will last me for a lifetime. The special friendships that grew, especially with Mr. Luetje have made my high school years here at M.N. the besr they can be. Pam Fahey, Senior. My sophomore year. Only my first year at North, bur if was a grear one. | remem- ber going to the wrong classes the first week of school, getting trampled in the halls, the foorball, basikerball, and hockey games. Bur most of all the different people | met and friends made. Paula Reed, Sophomore. This past year | found McCluer North fo be an interesting and different place to be. After spending two years in a private school, | was greatly impressed by North’s

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No longer snowbound by the blizzerd of ‘82, McCluer North students are once again school bound. What would basketball games be withour the sryle of Pep-Band? Eric Wolff and Ricds Benner add to the excrement. Surprise! A super goodby for Junior Mark Hayse. “Although new experiences will come and go, they will never replace or compare to the ones which | had af North.” Closing 243

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Giving a lift uo (or down), Dave Mohlenkamp takes a breals from Dixieland Band. Understandably pleased, Shari Nelson displays the second place trophy she won in the Grearer Sr. Louis Speech Association Contest. How and Why? Whar rituals you have to undergo just to join a club! Indian Janice Cox plays the parr as a good thespian should. What could be more tragic than a drunisen Sanra Claus? Chris Thompson goes fo grear lengths for her interpretation in seminar class. relaxed atmosphere. The people are nice and it was very easy to make friends. The teachers are really concerned abour the welfare of the students and make you feel at home. Pat Murphy, Junior. Three years has been a long time, buf the times have been greaf. Sure, if hasn't all been a bow! of chocolate chip cookies. Bur it’s the good memories I'll always carry with me — the friends, teachers, hockey, foor- ball, and basketball games; the plays, dances, and float-making sessions. I'll cer- tainly never forget dressing like an Indian all day long for Thespian initiation. Whar an experience! Yep, McCiuer North and | have shared some pretty good moments fogeth- er! Janice Cox, Senior. Ir was a year of accomplishment for stu- dents at McCluer North. Sophomores caught on quickly to the everyday rituals of their elders. Juniors started thinking abou life after high school, and seniors made plan s for graduation and going on fo college. Everyone worked together to make the ‘81-82 school year fun for all. Amy McMahon, Junior. really enjoyed my first year at McCluer North. | mer a lot of new people and made a lor of new friends. The sraff at McCluer North helps and cares a lof abour fhe stu- dent body. It has been a really fun year and I'm looking forward to next year. Gretchen Bangert, Sophomore. My high school years, what a memory! It started with all the people | mer and all the feachers | got to know, and if ended with close friendships I'll probably have for a life- Closing 245