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

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Demonstrating a bit of their talent are Dawn Pollock, | “Go Stars go,” yell Beth Derring’ sn and Sandra Clark, — Jenny Canterbury, and Jill Hass, sophomore cheer- || varsity cheerleaders, with enthusiasm. leaders. ge ee With enthusiasm and pep, the varsity cheerleaders try to get the Stars to “show their might” during a game. With serious looks upon their faces, the sophomore cheerleaders watch the activities at the assembly. Varsity And Sophomore Cheerleading 49

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The Stars forever Cheerleaders keep enthusiasm McCluer North Cheerleaders ... They started working on school spirit three months before school began and didn’t stop until tryouts for the next year’s squad. This year’s varsity and sophomore squads spent June 27 to July | at Missouri Valley College in Marshall. They learned new cheers, chants, and pyramids. The varsity squad, under the leadership of Molly Pilkington and Beth Derrington, co- captains, received a blue ribbon nightly and the sophomore squad, under Tonia Busse and Jennie Canterbury, co-cap- tains, won two blue ribbons. Together, the squads brought home a spirit stick and many memories. After recovering from the muscle aches of camp, the squads began practicing for the upcoming sports events. They cheered for football, soccer, and girls’ If at first you don’t succeed try, try again — as the varsity cheerleaders here demonstrate. Giving a chant on the sidelines are Andrea Kinner, Carol Eberhard, and Jackie Kurlowski, varsity cheerleaders. 48 Varsity And Sophomore Cheerleading and boys’ basketball games. The cheer- leaders also gave the teams a boost by decorating the locker rooms and lockers. But why did people try out for this time- consuming activity? Amy Bernhard, sen- ior, reasoned, “I had always been an ath- lete until | hurt my knee, and | still wanted to support the teams. Cheerleading gives me that opportunity.” “This year has been the most re- warding because the teams have never shown so much apprecia- tion.”’- Beth Derrington Did this year’s cheerleaders really do their job promoting school spirit and cheering for the teams? Doug Wynd, soc- cer player, answered, ‘Cheerleaders helped keep the morale up on the team and helped give other schools a good im- pression of the Stars.”

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Paying close attention to the discussion at a Student Relations meeting, Mike Thacker, sponsor, is totally engrossed. During a Student Council meeting Paula Burns, sen- ior, takes some notes on upcoming events and ac- tivities. Adding that special Improving the atmosphere at North Exactly what was Student Council? What did it have to do with McCluer North? How did one join? These questions were asked by many students over the course of the year. The Student Council was a group of -who else- students representing each grade who served as a link between the student body and the administration. They were called upon to be a sounding board for new ideas and policies, and they offered service to the school. Their main objective was improving the atmosphere around the school by spon- soring activities. They also sold candy to raise funds and operated the school book- store. As for the question of how to become a member of Student Council, the answer was a logical one. Since members repre- 50 Student Council sented the Student Body, the students got to choose them! The process began by nominations. After the nominees were assembled, they were voted upon. What if one was interested but hadn’t been nominated? “This year we would like to do more for the school to make it a better place.’”’ - Carol Kenesy “Sometimes those who weren’t elected but are still interested turn out to be the best members,” stated Mr. Jim Schott- mueller, co-sponsor along with Mr. Bob Deckert. People who were still interested could fill out forms to request member- ship. LAMM