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

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72 Yearbook After developing a roll of film, Kent Koester checks his negative for bad pictures. Stuck with problems, Debbie Dixon asks co-editors Doni Driemeier and Kathy Spitzner for help on her copy. After developing her negatives, Alicia Geraci pre- pares fo print pictures. Good-humored, versatile, — hardworls- ing. These were just a few of the oufstand- ing qualities possessed, by Senior Jared Neisler. Jared came to North from Riverview : Gardens his junior year and became a member of both the Polaris and Star Gazer staffs second semester of that year. ‘Being on the staff really helped me feel more at home af North,” he stated. Jared had to do double time to ger his jobs done, bur he still did them well. He was a great asset to the 1981-82 Polaris staff. Surely he will be a suc- cess in wharever he does.

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What to buy? Whar to buy? Senior Karol Richter loolss ar the remprations thar the Thespians are selling. Senior Angie Ballinger hands a gift of appreciation to Mrs. Carlson for her help on the Interact floar this year. Re Se gees fagsterr Besides acting in many of McCluer North's theater pro- ductions, Mike Ag- ens’ new was also student = director for “You're OW a A Good Man, Char- lie Brown.” His many acting performances included a scien- tist in the 1980 version of ‘‘Frankenstein”™ portraying a bobby in “See How They Run” and a professor in ‘The Mouse That Roared.”’ He was also the treasurer for North's Thespian chaprer. “'Milse is a very versatile actor, so he has been able to por- tray a variety of roles. This year’s production of “Christmas Carol’ has the part of “Scrooge” which is very difficulr, bur he is able fo handle it,” according to Mrs. Schindewolf. An Interact meeting begins at fhe sound of the bell Juni ors Louanne Carlson and Mart Hogan call the meer- Thespians And Inreract 71

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Downstairs yearbook person Linda Smith ventures upstairs to talk to Brian Kuhiman abou her pictures. Qo PER HOUR fain weer Occassionally the problems overwhelm: co-ediror Doni Driemeier and photography editor Marls Ebling try to joke abour them. Baclsstage Polaris 1982 The scene was backstage (Room C-3) for the production of the ‘Polaris 1982’’. The time: September 3, 1982, sixth hour. Much works had to be done before opening night. Ar the first rehearsal the directors intro- duced the rest of the cast. After thar the photographers began talsing pictures while the rest of the staff began writing copy and drawing layouts. The cast mef for the whole year. The plot design was planned in advance by co-directors Doni Driemeier, Kathy Spitzner, and assistant Sue Kopp ar Indiana University’s High School Journalism Institute. While af 1.U., they made plans for the year- book, winning a ‘'Top-performance Award”’ for their ourstanding yearbook ideas. During the year, five deadlines had to be met by the cast. Soon the backstage was the center of the production of ‘'A Class Act.” After several weeks of hard worls, the cast approached their first deadline. On deadline night nobody left school until all work was finished. Af about 6:00 p.m. shouts for “'food!’’ were heard, sending messengers our fo the regular hor spots - McDonald's, Arby's, or Pizza Hur. So, for a short time everyone tools a breaks, sertling down to the mellow sounds of the talented Mr. Terry Proffitt. “Hurray!” At last everything was finished — the deadline was met! Well, almost fin- ished. Four more deadlines were still to come. To be a part of the yearbook staff you must have had patience to be able ro worl closely with others. When asked what he thought about this year's staff Mr. Schraer replied, ‘I'm impressed with the enthusiasm and talent of the staff.’ Ir was a group working very hard together, producing the classiest yearbooks ever — MN's Oscar Win- ner, Polaris ‘82. Writing copy is lots of hard worls, and mosr students must rewrite and rewrite and rewrite. Trying to perfect her copy, Shelley Vavra asks yearbools sponsor Mr. Dexter Schraer for a few hints. Yearbook 73