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

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The Myers Park choir anticipates the coming snow holidays in their winter concert. Each singer donned winter costumes for the presentation of such “snow songs ’ as “Jingle Bells and “White Christmas.” A slow down of the Mustang machin¬ ery occurs in the second month of 1969. The annual third quarter slump has settled like a cold in the chest of the student body. Teachers and stu¬ dents alike use this time to get a fresh start after the end of first se¬ mester. For a short while, Myers Park is void of any service projects, assemblies, or presentations. One nationally recognized holiday, however, does affect Myers Park — Valentine’s Day. School sweethearts present each other with candy, cards, and small presents. One of the school’s clubs, Hi-Y, cashes in on this “love day” by selling singing valentines during the lunch periods. Immediately following Valentine’s Day, the student’s dream is answer¬ ed—Snow! At last our campus is buried under a soft blanket of white fluff, and enough of it to close school Flurries Finally The Fashion Merchandising showcase invites all who Decorations for the Mid-Winter Dance are avidly taped to the ceiling pass to place their future in a Fashion Merchandising by industrious Dance Committee members hours before the dance is career. scheduled to begin. A solitary bush gives the general c ampus feeling during a snow holiday — beautiful, yet cold and alone. 28

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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

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Blanket the Campus and Excuse Students from School for three days. During the snow, the students of Myers Park used these unexpected holidays for a variety of activities which ranged from catch¬ ing up on important studies to fro¬ licking in the snow. Snow men were constructed, snowball fights began spontaneously, and sleds were given a good work-out. Shopping centers, movie theaters, and phones were kept busy by released students. More days would possibly have been omit¬ ted from the school schedule had the snowfall started on a school night rather than on the Saturday it did. After three days of hot chocolate, late; hours, and water puddles, the majority of parents were quite happy at the conclusion of the snow vaca¬ tion. High temperatures and a de¬ structive sun forced students to re¬ turn to “the grind.” Mary Davis Sewell worries along with her fellow Mustangs during a tense basketball game. The long awaited sign post is erected to give the “Mustang Way” an identity. The beautiful, hand painted sign puts the city’s mass produced markers to shame. The arrival of snow brings restrained excitement while individuals verify the fact that “it’s sticking!” One student investigates the first falling flakes before he retires to chemistry class. Glen Campbell served as the Beauty Judge for the 1969 MUSTANG. “To Myers Park High, you ' re gentle on my mind always” . . . Glen Campbell. Chemistry students Chris Hensley and Jack Harding present their findings of the latest experiment to Miss Carmichael’s class. 29