East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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HI 9u m - mmmi ■ ; : . a ■ . ■ A drizzling rain for the football game against West Mecklenburg at Memorial Stadium reduces the usually spirited crowd, but these spectators are treated to a vigorous game and good sportsmanship. A full schedule of a nine-sports program at East offers every student an opportunity to attend several games in different sports. Page Nine

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Students participate as spectators at many school functions. In the darkened auditorium a receptive audience enjoys the annual Variety Show sponsored by the Student Council. In addition to such special events as the Variety Show and special assemblies and inductions, an active dr amatics department offers East students a variety of programs, both recreational and informative. East offers its students an education, but this edu- cation is not limited to just the traditional aspects of a high school education — that is, solely an academic education. Rather, East challenges and stimulates the student to grow and mature emotionally and physically as well as academically. Just as in King Arthur’s time when the young boy progressed from page through squire to knight, so might three years at East — Sophomore, Junior, and Senior — be likened to a similar growth and development. The sophomore year is mainly one of orientation and scholastic development, with participation in extra- curricular activities mainly limited to the role of spectators and club members. By the junior year the student is accustomed to high school life, the academic requirements on his time, and also the various a ctivities offered. He may then decide how much more he may do in addition to his schoolwork. By the time the student reaches his senior year, the apex of his high school career, he has grown and matured enough to realize his potential, he has followed leaders before this year and is able to lead his peers and underclassmen, either by holding some important office or by simply setting an example. Exuberant school spirit carries over to the athletic events where students cheer their teams on to victory. Posters, pom-poms, and booster tags supplement the cheering at many games where excitement, fun, and good sportsmanship are rules rather than exceptions.

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East offers a wide selection of activities ; Although few of the hundreds of boys on East’s athletic teams get the spotlight as often as our star basketball player Johnnie Willard, here in a game against Raleigh’s Caps, they nevertheless gain skill through participation and competition, a just reward in itself. One of the memorable acts in the Student Council’s variety show is the Marshals’ spoof on a current popular teenage song — “Leader of the Pack.” The pack wheeling in on its “motorcycles,” Julie (Andrea Marwitz) grieving over the wrecked leader (David Stevenson), and the pack carrying the leader’s body off the stage are a few of the highlights of this act. Page Ten