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

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Before fhe Star Gazer en- tered its elev- enth school year, a first was created by its newly chosen leaders. For the first time, the Star Gazer ado pted a Co- Editorship, opposed ro the single Editor-In- Chief position of fhe previous fen years. kK. C. Lam, one of the co-editors, ex- plained, ''We were hoping the co-editor- ship would make the working environ- ment more relaxed and still capable of Classy Act producing a quality paper.” The Co-editor team worked well this year for the entire Gazer staff as Phey main rained their high standard of quality. The other co-editor, Robin Saffley, explained, ‘If was rewarding when the paper came ouf OK and everyone on the staff was still friends. The pressure was tough and the co-editorshio heloed relieve some tension.” A Brave enough to wear a Montreal Expo's cap, Junior Steve Loving was also brave enough to tackle the hectic job as Layour Editor. It was serious business to Senior Diane Eckert as she dreamed up a headline on deadline. Shortly before the story's completion, Srar Gazer sponsor Doug Lane handed down helpful advice to Senior Jane Shackleston. Star Gazer 47

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Initialing various stories, Co-Editor K. C. Lam chatred with Fearures Editor, Diane Eckert. Plan of action GGimiCeaGozene Shortly afrer breakfast on a mid-July morning in lowa City, lowa, seven mem- bers of the Srar Gazer staff sat af a round table in a cafeteria on the University of lowa campus discussing their day’s schedule. They were attending journalism workshops sponsored by the University. Robin Saffley, Kk. C. Lam, Steve Loving, Merri Wohlsch- laeger, Dave Goetz, Darrell Ditro and Jared Neisler were the seven reoresentatives for McCluer North and the Star Gazer staff along with the newspaper's soonsor, Doug Lane. Packed with typewriters and box fans, the workshop participants braved tempera- tures in the mid and high 90's while staying up burning midnight oil to complete their various worlshop assignments, wherfher they were layouts, sports fearures or re- writes of staff policies. On Friday morning the 17th, the ‘‘gazers”’ left the July heat of the University for air conditioning and home. They locked their layout and story angles away in their minds and waited for the first day of school and fourth hour when they could go to worl with their new workshop ideas. When early Seprember rolled around, the staff called its first board meeting fogeth- er with the layout, phofography and con- tent editors, Assistant Editor Merri Wohlsch- laeger and Co-Editors Robin Saffley and K. C. Lam. It was then time to pur the ideas info. practice, choosing which stories fo write, which stories to whaf page, suggest- ing angles, layouts and editorial ideas unfil, Just like the meetings in lowa City, they broke from the table to ger the job done. By the third and fourth weeks of school, the first of 16 deadlines was being mer. The interviews had been completed, the story leads had been tackled and the first publica- tion was quickly coming together. In room C-3, nexr to the Student Center, McCluer North's version of ‘The Lou Grant Show’ usually took place after school on alternate Wednesdays. Final layouts were drawn, captions were completed, headlines were counted, and last minute editing took place. By Thursday, the ‘'works’’ was in the offices of Messenger Printing Company to be print- ed and distribured to all of MN's student body and faculty. All of the ‘'gazers’’ sar relieved, for the mission had been accom- plished. Relieved, thar is, until announcements came from the editors the next day, “Board meeting!”’ If was off to the bacls room to place ideas on the table and begin the planning and preparation process all over again. 46 Srar Gazer During a brighter spor in the editorial department, Junior Helen Turnbull prepared for a worlsour ar the keyboard. On a November deadline, Senior Jared Neisler ex- plained the headline count procedure to new staff member Senior Chris Thompson. Making sure all was well, Senior Sue Hooren proof- read her story.

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“Civil Rights in the 80's is the ropic of discussion for Dr. Barbara Woods. Classy Act Ronda Maxie — bright, cheerful, con- siderare — just a few of the oufstanding qualities attributed fo her by her peers, black and white. In her sophomore year Ronda was voted for both Ourstanding Deburante and Ourstanding Services at the Cotillion Ball, having met all the require- ments to the letter. After completing the traditional initiation Ronda became a YLE and in her senior year was the YLE presi- dent, setting an excellent example for fu- rure Debs and YLE. It’s dessert time for Warrene Cherry and Anronette Peebles ar the Soul Food Dinner. As Master of Ceremonies for Brotherhood Day, Lyn- don Pulliam introduces the next act. Dress Clothes are the aftire for Keith Cross on African Dress Day. 48 Afro-American Heritage Weels and Deburantes