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

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in Education Michael Wagner: M.A. Education At 5:30 a.m. daily, the dreams of many McCluer North faculty members were shattered by the rude buzzing of an alarm clock. “Just ten more minutes,” they would plead as they dragged their weary bodies out of bed and got ready to take a nice, long, relaxing shower. They climbed in and turned on the water and their e yes bugged out the instant the freezing-cold water hit their backs. “Someday, I'll hit the showers before my Kids do,” they said uniformly. The day, for Mr. Linton Luetje, band di- rector, improved a great deal after he arrived at school and heard the soothing music pouring out of his students’ in- structments. “Mornings are absolutely great!” he said. His favorite part of work was teaching his Symphonic, Dixie Land, and Concert Lyle Thompson: Social Studies Department, B.S. Sandy Tompkins: Registrar Industrial Education, B.S. Drafting Technology, Teacher Certification Pete Waldo: Physical Education, B.S. Education, Richard Wallace: Industrial Education, B.S. in Education, M.S. Education Ron Webb: Business Department, B.S. Business Ed., M.A. Education Chuck Westover: Science Department, B.S. in Education, M.S. in Education Patricia Whitehead: Math Department, B.S. Busi- ness and Economics Mayetta Williams: Social Studies Department, B.A. Sociology, M.A.T. Education Janet Wilson: Business Department, B.S. Busi- ness Karen Wilson: Physical Education, B.S. in Educa- tion, M.A. Education Nancy Wolk: Math Department, B.A. English Shirley Wood: Secretary Carl Yochum: Art Departmen, B.S. Art, M.S. Art | Ten more minutes!!! Bands. Even when school was out, work still had to be done: grading papers, planning classes, and reading up on current issues were an important part of teaching. The only thing that beat mornings for Mr. Luetje was his four to five mile jog in the afternoon. The hectic day of Mr. Robert Chamber- lain, Social Studies Department Chairman, was a hard one to follow. He spent most of his first and sixth hour helping substi- tutes get their classes together, and the rest of the day teaching World Leaders and Advanced Seminar. Enjoying a break while working on papers, Stan Cox, Joan Avioli, Mile Thacker, and Joetta Alwood, Eng- lish Department, discuss the upcoming North Cen- tral evaluation. Faculty 145

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Ns OONCR TTC TEER. EOIN TAHT After listening to his band students all day, Linton Luetje, music department, makes music of his own. Having a relaxing conversation, Sue Barry, Foreign Language Department, and Maisie Keeser and Peg- gy Gies, Home Economics Department, take a break from their hectic day. Connie Schindewolf: Communications Depart- ment, B.S. English, M.A. Speech Ray Schoch: Social Studies Department, B.S. in Education Jim Schottmueller: Social Studies, Student Ac- tivities, B.S. Secondary Education Dexter Schraer: English Department, B.A. Eng- lish, M.A.T. English Paul R. Schroeder: Math Department, A.B. Math, M.S. Math Guy Schuermann: Communication Department B.A. English, M.A. English Judy Shaw: Counseling, B.S. Education Betty Sitter: Secretary Vickie Smith: Secretary Irene Squires: Math Department, B.S. Math, M.A. Math Ray Stahl: Social Studies Department, B.S. Educa- tion, M.A. Education, Special Education Sylvia Stancick: Science Department, B.S. Sci- ence Charles Steevens: English Department, M.A. Eng- lish George Stephenson: C.L.P. Volunteer Carl T. Swaringim: Counseling, A. B. Philosophy, Ed. D. Counseling and Education. Robert Swift: Counseling, B.S. Education, Mas- ters of Education Martin Tempel: Assistant Principle, B.S. Educa- tion, M.S. Education (Billie Teneau: Speech, Theatre, English Depart- 144 Faculty ment, A.B. English, M.A. English Mike Thacker: Communications Department, B.S. Education, M.A.T. Education Te Making the best of lunch room supervision, Marvin iz AZ Lobes, Janitor, and Charles Steevens, English De- ve partment, talk about the events of the day.

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A teacher's duties do not merely extend to conduct- ing classes. Sometimes they must patrol certain areas of the school. Linton Luetje, music depart- ment, stakes his post in the concourse. C OVC. = re F.Growing More special mplete ether RYN 146 Faculty Articles Good and decent individuals In the ten years that I have been on the staff of McCluer North, | have seen an idea, based on the goodness and decency that forms the core of most humans, ex- pressed in an educational system that has tried to place trust in and responsibility on students to help them grow as reliable and capable individuals. Students have been given many choices, tempered through the advisement sys-em, and have had the opportunity to develop highly in- dividualized academic programs ad- dressed to their needs and interests. While choice, freedom and trust have been characteristics of McCluer North, academic excellence has always been an essential ingredient of the system. I feel privileged to have been able to participate in the development and growth of this system, and I feel blessed in the warm, caring human relationships | have had with both students and other staff members. Joseph A. Nauman, Jr. Lunch time can someimes be a rowdy time, but Carl Jason, junior principal, and Lonnie Lockett, industri- al arts department, monitor students closely to make sure things do not get out of hand.