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

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Seen from the second floor window of the library, Charles Murray and Regina West, seniors, enjoy a little free time. Books pile up as friends eat lunch and talk about the latest news at a favorite spot. Lounging around outside without a care, Chris Hos- tey, Doug Morris, and Shawn Stuart, sophomores, show team friendship off the field. Walking out to their cars after school, students carry books and shoes home so lockers won't be overloaded. 10 Hangouts

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Being a clown at Pizza Hut, Carol Becker, Junior, adds a little color to her cheeks with a piece of pepperoni. Party-going was a part of summer fever for Dan Otten, Jeff Stassi, and Chris May, seniors, who en- joyed the night life. IDEAL VACATIONS Summertime, a time of freedom for some, and work for others. Some students saw summertime as a three-month vacation from school to do nothing but lounge around and do what- ever they pleased, golfing, motorcycling, fishing, boating, and skiing — whatever students did to pass the time — were enjoyed by all who participated in them. Some students saw the break as a time to make money — to pay off spring debts and to have money to spend for the fol- lowing fall and winter. Six Flags, fast food establishments, and movie theaters were the common places of employment. So if a student enjoyed staying in the working mood, it might have been something to look into. — ee Arriving for Color Guard practice early, Susan Loeschner, senior, gathers her paraphernalia to- gether and sets out to work. A couple of talented students managed to combine the two. Take Kevin Vivian, for example. He spent a month and a half in Florida with his parents. While there, he got a job renting boats, jet skiis, and as- sorted things. He did this a couple of hours a day, so he got paid to go on vacation: not a bad deal. “| enjoy getting away from it all, meeting new people, and having fun during the summer.” - Kevin Vivian The types of vacations people went on were as varied as the students them- selves. Most people went just to get away from it all and some, like Rene Gurly, who went to Minnesota for two weeks of solid fishing, vacationed for an expressed rea- son. No matter how students spent their sum- mer, they all tried to make it memorable as well as fun. Summer Things 9

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Where to go tonight? Where did McCluer North students go when they were bored? ‘McDonald’s!” was the overwhelming reply to this ques- tion. Hangouts such as McDonald’s were obviously an important part of teenagers’ spare time this year. But why McDon- ald’s? “To eat, socialize, and pick up guysil” sai d Suzanne Stephens, junior. But McDonald’s wasn’t the only place stu- dents hung out. Many students enjoyed Abra K Dabra, Show Biz, Alladin’s Castle, or anywhere, in fact, where they could Hanging out by herself, Cindy Wegner, senior, re- laxes, puts up her feet, and makes a call in her spare time. find video games. Students freely spent quarter after quarter, dollar after dollar testing their skill (or sometimes trying their luck) at Pac Man, Defender, Centi- pede, Donkey Kong, and many other pop- ular, challenging games. And the games served two purposes: they helped over- come problems and they provided lots of fun. But those hangouts were away from campus, and almost every student also had a hangout — a special place — for school hours. “Wherever I’m hanging out, | make sure I’m having a good time.” - Jackie Kurlowski. Some students enjoyed the concourse, others the library, and still others the smoking area. Kim Hoskin, junior, said, “‘l like to hang out at the concourse because | can eat or talk as loud as | like.” Agree- ing with Kim was Peggy Meisch, junior. “I go there in the morning and | go there with my close friends.” Others, though, preferred the Learning Resource Center. ‘I like to go to the li- brary to do my homework, but it never gets done because | end up talking to people. And when it’s nice outside I sit in the courtyard,” said Karen Keller, senior. Courtyards, bleachers, concourse, or li- brary — they were all daytime hangouts. Enjoying the sun-filled window seat, Phonsavah Pharorath, senior, and Angie Gibson, junior, laugh at something tickling their fancy. Hangouts Il