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

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Taking notes on a lecture about road violations, Mike Werdes, sophomore, concentrates on the task at hand. After school, E.J. Peterson, sophomore, prepares to back out of the parking lot during Drivers Educa- tion. OOL S SCH DIVICD ENP ATIAN sgn Concentrating hard and trying to score high on the simulators is Rick Baker, sophomore. Drivers Education I99

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Narrowing in on his simulator to try to beat his former score is Steve Wedig, sophomore. Lecturing on accidents and insurance, Lee Fredricks, Drivers Education teacher, encourages his students to consider defensive driving. Careful! “The commons are great” was the comment everyone had to the question, “What’s the best thing about Drivers Ed?” “| didn’t really like the class but | have to admit, it did help me out a lot on the written part of the test,” said Tina Ger- aci, sophomore. It really must have helped her because when she took the test she got 100 on the written and an 86 on the driving. “I’m glad | took Drivers Education; it helped me get my license and get money off my insurance.’’ — Chris Vachalek The after school driving was an extra; it used to be included in the class. It was after school for 45 minutes one day a week for 4 weeks. It cost 65 dollars, but the students received a lO% discount off their insurance when they got their li- cense. The grading scale was hard and students had to get a95% or above to get an A. The teachers were Lee Frederichs and Jerry Dwyer. 198 Drivers Education Caution! Jim Riechmuth, sophomore, said, ‘I’m glad | took Drivers Ed because | learned a lot about cars and driving that | didn’t already know. Lots of times when I’m driving on the road there are situations where | wouldn’t know what to do, had | not taken Drivers Ed.” Others said they were really excited about taking the class and they also said they thought it would be fun. Chris Eaton, junior, said, “I learned all the parts of the car and it helped me know what to do in situations when | would otherwise be con- fused.” When asked why somebody would take Drivers Ed., Jim Reichmuth, sophomore, said, “If you take the class, you get a discount taken off your license. You al- most have to take it to pass the written part of your license test.” Another reason a lot of people take the class is because their parents made them and wouldn't let them get their license without Drivers Education. Marking the grades that his students got on the simulators is Lee Fredericks.

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Examining a handout closely, Deana Kirschenmann, freshman, rechecks and corrects her paper. Pausing to laugh at a classmate’s joke, John Mur- phy, junior, grins mischieviously while Wayne Nor- ton, senior, looks on. Concentrating diligently on her assignment, Tracy Townsend, junior, assumes a serious study pose. 200 English