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

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Singing “Inside of You,” Pervis McAllister, Darryl Wik liams, Elton Underwood and Andrew McAllister, bring the Afro Ball talent fo a close. Giving up her thrown is last year’s Queen, Miss Ca- mille Morris, to this year's Afro Ball Queen, Miss Kim Henderson. iti eT withers NEN yO Doing a jazz dance for her talent, Paula Burns ends it in style. Alone on stage, Eugene Peebles gets down by play- ing his saxophone. Afro Ball 31

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al seouy’s’ W Afro Ball. What does it mean? Who is it for? These are a few questions you may have asked yourself the weekend of the 13th of February 1982. Afro, what does it stand for? A type of hair style? No, Afro is short for Afro-Ameri- can. An Afro American is a heritage relating to the blacis culture. The Afro Ball is a cele- bration of that culture. So each year McCluer North has an Afro Heritage Week. Each year an Afro Ball Queen is chosen. This year’s queen was Miss Kim Henderson. The queen is selected, like every other queen, by voring from the students. You don’t have to be black fo particjpare in this event. If was meant to show every- one what types of customs blacks share. So don't feel left our if you're nof balck, you foo can fake part in if. ; At North we celebrate all rypes of heri- tages so we can get fo know what it’s like in various cultures and to better understand different people's backgrounds. So next time someone starts fo falls about Afro Americans, you'll have a betfer under- standing of who they are and whar the Afro Ball is for. Bottom Row: Tonya Mosley, 82 Afro Ball Queen Kim Henderson, Lanette Mosley, 81 Afro Ball Queen Camille Morris. Top Row: Oris McAllister, Anrwayne Miller, Derricls Reese, Pervis McAllister, Wayne Henderson, Burch Owens, Harold Dorch. 30 Afro Ball

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