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

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eae Fest. oe Mrs. Carol L. Barnes = Mr. Patrick O. Boyle Dr. Robert Fritz Vice-President, Board of Education Secretary, Board of Education Assistant Superintendent for Administration Mrs. Donna O’Kief Dr. John Wright Dr. Sterling W. Hayden Director of Community Relations Assistant Superintendent for Pupil President, Board of Education Personnel Mr. Bill R. Hampton Assistant Superintendent for Instruction 132 School Board And Administration

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| Freshmen: new young The changes that I have seen in McCluer North this year are the freshmen. There are also a lot of new teachers and a lot of new classes. In certain ways | feel that the freshmen should be up here because that’s when they begin receiving their credits. In other ways | feel that some freshmen are very immature. They’re noisy; they act really unsophisticated. They really like the new classes they have this year. | think there is something I'll enjoy. Some of the new teachers | have met this year seem terrific. Move over ... We're growing Suzanne Cadamey, junior More independent My first impression of McCluer North was not fear like most ninth and tenth graders. | expected it to be a place where there were older people around, and dif- ferent people who would influence and help me grow as a person. McCluer North is a nice school, not what | expected but nice. More confident Matt Barry, freshman More stylish “See, Dad, this is how it works.” Paul Edelman, ju- nior, shows his dad how to run a table saw in the North: the |The changes: special one | fi My first impression of this school was magnificent. Never have | been in such a school. From the outside, you see a huge building, to me a very impressive build- ing. On the inside, seeing it as a stranger, it seems to be a maze from which there is no escape. But what | find interesting are the patterns. Once you have mastered the patterns of room numbers and floors, it changes from an endless maze to a fascinating structure from which | can gain much. What I believe is the most “impressive impression” is the atmo- sphere in the school — as a stranger and as a “native.” There is just something about this school and how much | had to do to get here that gives it a certain “aura” which is like none | have seen be- fore. Andy Theising, sophomore McCluer North has changed this year. Last year, when | was a sophomore, there was so much freedom. | loved it! This year, though, there have been subtle re- strictions placed on us, like not being able to leave the lunch area. It makes me think of my junior high days where school was synonomous with prison. | wonder if North, over time, will be like that. To think that it would change really bothers me. | mean, McCluer North is really a special school, and to change it would be terrible. Another change in North is the Monday morning advisement. It was hard to get used to it at first but now it’s not too bad. | can’t help wondering, though, if this type of advisement is the first step in trying to eliminate commons. Amie Hostmeyer, junior Underclass Articles I3l

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$ | Dr. Warren M. Brown uperintendent of Schools The top of the ladder What really happened behind the scenes at McCluer North and the district? Who were the people that controlled such a vital part of the students’ life? Did any- one really know all of the jobs our admini- strators had? The names were heard coming out of the office during executive meetings, but to most students they were only that: names. But good names. Dr. Warren M. Brown, Superintendent of Schools, will leave an empty space in our district’s administration that will be hard to fill. He announced his retirement, after 23 years of dedicated service to the dis- trict. Dr. Brown will be sorely missed, and we wish him all the best in the future. Most students only thought about the ad- ministration when it snowed, wondering there would be classes on a particular day, but this was not their only job. They set school policies and had the final word on anything affecting the district’s schools. North’s students weren't the only people that the School Board had to think about, because they had to plan for the whole district. They were elected for three- year terms. There were elections for two of the school board positions each year. The six members of our School Board de- served extra credit, because they worked without salary for the good of all of our district’s students. People should be thankful that there were people like them who were willing to take on so much responsibility. Mrs. Mary R. Foulke Director, Board of Education Dr. Ralph J. Ankenbrand Director, Board of Education Dr. Paul B. Koch Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Mr. Joseph L. Wells Assistant Secretary, Board of Education School Board And Administration 133 |