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

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Joe Naumann, sponsor, reads a passage as the mem- bers listen attentively to his presentation. After an F.C.A. meeting Wayne Norton, senior, and Craig Kallen, senior, discuss a point of mutu- al interest. After every meeting, F.C.A. members join hands at the conclusion of their morning sessions. ; i { 2 Debutantes And F.C.A. 6l ne

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Good active friends Sharing and growing as a group “Debutantes? What’s Debutantes? Oh, | know it’s that new rock group that | heard on the radio last night, right?” Wrong! The answer: that it was an organization at North sponsored by Mrs. Jane Curry and Mrs. Huffman. “| went to the Cotillion to see my cousin and | really thought the club was neat,” commented Angela L. Reed, junior. Debutantes held fund raising activities throughout the year. After meeting strict requirements such as a 2.0 average, no suspension and then an initiation, the girls became Young Ladies of Elegance. Ending the initiation was the Cotillion Ball. All the young ladies attended the Cotillion dressed in long white formals. What did F.C.A. stand for? It stood for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. No, you didn’t have to be a christian or an athlete. All you had to do was go to the meetings. “Being with other friends puts me in a better mood and it made it hard for me to go to first hour to learn about war,” com- mented Laura Nagel, junior. The group was sponsored by Mr. Joe Nau- mann. The group met twice a month and each morning before school for a prayer and a reading from the Bible. FCA helps me get through the day knowing and sharing with others that care.” - Danette Senn The spirit of the Debutantes and FCA were rapidly increasing and becoming excellent examples of the changing and growing process. Keeping up on current happenings, Jeff Fletcher, junior, and Tara Velloff, sophomore, check the F.C.A. news board. aii ¢.C Attending a Debutante meeting and participating in the discussion are Sarah Patton, junior, Falisha Har- rold, sophomore, and Mickey Thompson, senior. Explaining the finer points of being a Debutante is Valerie West, senior. 60 Debutantes And F.C.A.

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Grimacing with anticipation, Diane Relleke, math teacher, prepares herself for the needle. Before giving blood, Richard Bonine, senior, watch- es as his blood pressure is carefully measured. Quality just won't quit Desire and diligence earn accolades Some students sweated for good grades. Members of the National Honor Society bled for them. In fact, NHS members con- vinced II7 students and faculty also to bleed for a cause. A minor border skir- mish? No, actually it was the very suc- cessful NHS fall blood drive. The require- ment: each person who “took an hour” had to be 17 years old. “NHS is an honor society elected by the faculty,” stated sponsor Neta Pope. To be considered for membership, a student’s grades, service, character and leadership abilities were discussed. Once students were voted in, they were kept under sur- veillance to insure that they upheld NHS standards. If they came up lacking, a spe- cial committee of faculty members could put them under probation, or, in severe cases, expel them from membership. Mr. Robert Deckert, also an NHS sponsor, commented, “NHS offered outstanding students prestige and started to open 62 National Honor Society doors down the line.”” Many former NHS members were now quite successful. One example was Mrs. Virginia Long, guid- ance secretary, who said, ‘Of course, it was back in the ‘dark-ages’, but | was thrilled to have been chosen.” “| like to know we’re helping peo- ple with our efforts, like with the blood drive.”’ -Lisa Mundwiller Quill and Scroll, on the other hand, was for writers who demonstrated skill and imagination. The students had to have served two consecutive years on a high- school publication. Helen Turnbull, senior, said, “It’s an honorary society for serious journalists. You receive a magazine every two months during the school year, but mostly it’s a club more than an honorary society.”