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

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Scott Wolf 9 Jeff Wonders 9 John Wonders II Anne Wood 10 Alicia Workman II Fred Worell 9 Rick Worell 10 Kris Wortmann Il Eddie Wright 10 Dayna Wulff 9 Robert Wurth 10 | Doug Wynd Il Sue Yates 10 David Young 10 Jon Young Il Scott Younker 9 Denise Zangara Il Sally Zastrow lO Laura Zimmerman Il Kami Zulch Il Trying hard to make every important minute count, Nancy Gruenewald, senior, studies intently for yet another big test. Underclass I27

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Proof reading a paper written by Tracy Velloff, freshman, Debbie Mades, junior, offers suggestions Yolanda Whitfield 9 Kim Whitlock 10 Laurie Whitney 10 Misty Wiegand 9 Rick Wiegand Il Karen Wiesler Il Vonceal Wilkerson Il Kevin Wilkenson IO Andy Willet 9 Chris Williams 9 Grensein Williams 10 Janice Williams Il Jeff Williams 10 JoAnne Williams 10 Lisa Williams 9 Michael Williams 10 Sharon Williams 9 Wayne Willman 9 Ken Willmann 10 Frank Wilson 9 Chris Wilson Il Robin Wischmeyer 9 Don Wishon Il Tammy Witzel 10 for improvements. A night before a big day Staying up late to cram for a test was a common activity in the homes of many MN students. When asked why they wait- ed ‘til the last minute, Carla Creasey, sen- ior, said, “It sticks in my mind better for the next day.” Tim Patredis, senior, said, “| wait until bed time because | think bet- ter at bed time.” But not all students crammed. Kris Nolte, junior, said, ‘It’s easier for me if | don’t cram because if | do everything gets mixed up. ‘Some different ways students helped themselves study were to keep the stereo and T.V. turned down so they could have quiet. Lisa Mundwiller, senior, said ‘Being in a quiet room and using ear plugs can help, if you have to.” Still, there were other students who said they need- ed the stereo on because they couldn't study in complete silence. Some other ideas to keep in mind when studying were to switch from subject to subject, 126 Underclass open a window a crack for some fresh air to help keep one awake, and to take sev- eral breaks . Douglas Wynd, junior, said he stayed awake by ‘just putting all my en- ergy into studying and realize | can't study if I’m asleep.” Some 200 well-known classes that needed a lot of studying at MN were Anatomy, Calculus, Advanced Composition, Phys- ics, and the seminars. These were the classes that added the most to late night studying, along with a few others. Summing it all up, Linda Dixon, senior said, “Everybody should have their stud- ies done, but I'll never change.” It didn’t matter whether you paced studying, crammed the night before, or the hour before: one’s grade was the answer to whether one’s studying habits were suffi- cient.

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Move over ... Wow .... people !!! The first impression of McCluer North that | got was confusion! Not only am | confused but it seems as though every- one is confused. At one point, | wasn’t even sure if all the teachers knew just = exactly what was going on. There are We're growing More responsible people running up and down the halls looking totally lost and bewildered. | know of some people who have yet to find their locker in this big maze. | won- der if the person who created this build- ing was confused. After all, there are classes inside of classes and rooms with- out walls. Now, if that isn’t confusing, | don’t know what is! As if all that confu- sion isn’t enough, there are commons. In order to find out when you have com- mons, you have to read a totally confus- ing schedule and when you figure out how to read it then you have to find out where to get one. More considerate Everything seems so confusing, but | guess in time it will all be an easy part of an everyday routine to me. In the mean- time, though, | guess I'll just be confused. More distinctive Glimpses: big bold My first impressions of McCluer North were spectacular. The people are great. The teachers are great and it is really a fun place to learn. It is a little over- crowded, but the more the merrier. Jackie Schafer, freshman SD) | was scared at first because | really didn’t know what to expect and how oth- ers would act towards us. After a while | got to know a lot of people. Everyone is really friendly and | think this school is great! Karey Stiefer, freshman i was excited to come to McCluer North because of how much everyone talked about it. | like it a lot better than Cross Keys because you have so much more freedom and responsibility. Nancy Gaffney, freshman 128 Underclass Articles Kelly Mitchell, sophomore Searching for ideas, Janelle Gonzalez and Kelly Gumper, juniors, help to arrange activities for the junior prom. New: unlike anywhere I notice lots of differences from other schools. Last year, at Florissant, you had to be in your seat when the bell rang. If you weren't in your seat, you got a deten- tion right then and there. You couldn't get out of class as often as you can here. If you were late for lunch, you got a de- tention. If you wanted to go to the bath- room at lunch time, you would have to give the teacher your I.D. and he would give you a “potty pass.” There was no smoking area for people who like to smoke, and, for the most part, they treat- ed you like a little kid. But now that | go here, I feel like a grownup person because of the way the teachers and staff treat us. The rules and regulations here are a lot better than the rules at Florissant. Laura Eckert, sophomore