Myers Park High School - Mustang Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Jane Coone and Jon Thompson deliver an Students flock to the library to finish homework, to grab last minute information for a test, original drama to be rated by their history and to merely avoid the cold weather. class. Bill Marsh and Ivey Stewart lend their “talents” to the Key Club cheering section in the annual student-faculty game. Student monitors hold a constant vigil during the lunch hours. Winter months leave their mark on the Myers Park campus in the form of grey skies, barren grounds, mud holes, and bare trees. Dorothy Wood concentrates on push-buttons and programming for her first semester computer exam. 26

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Textbooks are left neglected on a stone bench while the owners socialize during the lunch hours. During her report on her semester project, Lisa McGaughey ponders a question posed by her teachers. As Winter Winds Bring Holiday Spirit and a New 1969 the entire week beautifying Myers Park by washing desks, sweeping parking lots, and generally making themselves useful. Myers Park’s In¬ teract combined with the Interact Clubs of South and Garinger to pre¬ sent the “Bicentennial Youth-In.” Talent was gathered from all of Mecklenburg County with a large part of it coming from Myers Park itself. Both basketball and wrestling have gotten off to a fine start this year. Students show their support by turn¬ ing out in droves to pack the gymna¬ sium at every sport event. Yes, 1968 is ready to retire and Myers Park has made the most of this year. Band members remain in formation while receiving additional directions to their twenty-eight page marching chart. Bill Barnhardt, Skip Dunaway, William Bennett, and Ty Church lead a safari through the wilds of a Myers Park pep rally. Bob Harrington, of Bourbon Street fame, gives an animated speech on the evils of alcohol. 25

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January, Leaving Ninety Days to Go The New Year of 1969 begins with Myers Park gaining additional hon¬ ors to its long list of accomplish¬ ments. On January 5, the Marching Band returned from their two day stand at the Orange Bowl festivities. The band appeared in the three mile Orange Bowl Parade and was the featured band at the Fireworks Fes¬ tivities on Friday the third. After four months of practicing guiding right and watching their parallels, the band members more than wel¬ comed the Miami vacation and the opportunity to show off their talents. January also brings us news of our Morehead finalist. Dicky Corbett was selected to receive this esteemed Senior A Senior girl’s spirit shirt spreads enthusiasm on Mustang Spirit Day. scholarship after a series of inter¬ views and an examination of his school record. Exams are a major part of a high school student’s life. At the end of eighteen weeks, an exam is given in each academic subject. Authors, equa¬ tions, dates, irregular verbs, and ex¬ periments all add to the anxiety of last minute cramming. Finally, the exams are completed and report cards loom in the near future. The Mid-Winter Dance comes appro¬ priately after exams and before re¬ port cards. The dance was punctuated with glittering stars, a frozen pond, and a blazing fire, setting the perfect mood for a winter’s evening. A strong warning against drugs is issued by Mr. Henderson, a prominent Charlotte lawyer. An aerial photographer catches the Myers Park Marching Band in the act of pacing out three and a half miles of downtown Miami boulevards for the Orange Bowl Parade. Gerald Colbert exercises his senior privilege to relax in the Student Lounge during his lunch period. Lunch time provides a needed opportunity for senior girls to relax, eat, and gossip. 27