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

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“Woe is me,”’ Tracy Fuller seems to say as she looks a little homesick. Shoe tying is a horrendous task for Seth Thoebe. Jill Hennessey, senior, offers some relief to the situa- tion by doing it for him. epee seid eet There is a lot to know about money management; especially if one is a cashier like Stephanie Mullens. 192 Child Development

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Reading from a typing manuscript book, Karen Hanna, junior, prepares a letter while not looking at her fingers on the keyboard. While working on his make-up assignments in the Apex Model Office room, John Wonders, sopho- more, asks Sue Benassi to show him what to do next. With a band-aid on one finger typing could be hard, but Bridget Keeney, senior, types up her program easily and then checks the viewer for accuracy. Business I9I

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Bs ee “ q Scooting around on big-wheels like Jason Schrom- burg is the popular lunchtime activity for preschool students. Learning a lesson in sharing, Stephani Mullens and Sarah Baranova play a gruesome game of tug of war, supervised by Patty Flavin, senior. Tots on the rampage Students almost fell flat on their faces tripping over them and were given many headaches by their playful screams; but without the tiny terrorists of the Day Care Center, the halls would be gloomy and desolate. The Child Development Department established the Day Care Center ten years ago for students to learn and prac- tice techniques of child rearing. From first to fifth hour (the children napped sixth hour), carefully selected students who were screened by the department before they entered the program, alter- nately cared for the young preschoolers by fixing their lunches, wiping noses, teaching games, songs, prereading skills and counting. Since it was the day and age when both parents worked, the center was some- times the answer to the problem of an expensive babysitter. It was also very convenient for those teachers at North who had any children from two to five years of age. “My daughter just loves coming to school because her brothers are older and in school also. It also saves me from running all over town if she is Disciplining the young “juvenile delinquents” is a big part of the day for Miss Stacy Cooley, child development instructor. sick because she is just one floor under me,’ said Mrs. Sandra Mitchel. “There aren't any two days alike or any two kids alike,” said Miss Colleen McCluney, child development instructor. Working day in and day out with toddlers there were bound to be some amusing incidents. “There was a little girl who always swears and uses the words in the right context too,” recalled Miss Stacy Cooley, another instructor. Aside from I get a lot of satisfaction and | learn a lot when | work with the chil- dren. ----- Phonsvanh Phammarath the everyday humor, these instructors gained a sense of accomplishment seeing the children acquire special skills that had been taught to them. What did the little tykes think of going to school all day with the “big kids”? “I like school because | get to see my friends and toys,” said three-year-old Stephanie Fuller. What these children did not realize was that by having attended this preschool they learned how to make friends and get along with children their own age. Child Development I93