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

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BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ STATE East’s representatives to Boys’ and Girls’ State this year were Jane Clark, Jim Porter, and Billy Grier. These students were nominated by junior class teachers in June of 1964 and selected by local American Legion Posts to attend the conferences during the week of June 7-14. Boys’ State was held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Girls’ State was held at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. During the week-long conference, the students divided into groups, each representing a city, and formed gov- ernments by electing officials. Each delegate chose to be a member of one of the major political parties, and each party held a convention to nominate a governor and other officials. An election was held and a state govern- ment was formed. Other highlights of the week’s activities were speeches by real government officials. Jim Porter and Jane Clark recall pleasant memories of their experiences at Boys’ and Girls’ State. MOREHEAD SCHOLARS In the fall of 1964, eight outstanding senior boys were named by the Guidance Department to represent East in the 1964-65 Morehead Scholarship competition. The boys were selected on the basis of scholarship, personality, extra-curricular activities, and ambition. In January, it was announced that Robert Braxton had advanced to the regional competition for the scholarship. Mrs. Jennings advises East’s Morehead Scholarship nominees Black, Robert Braxton, Jeff Prosch, Doug Goines, Reggie Graves, on how to conduct themselves at their interviews. Clockwise and David Stevenson, a ' round the table from Mrs. Jennings: Bill Adams, Greg Cox, Jim

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V National Merit Semi-finalists express mixed emotions as Miss Wayne hands out their scores. Seated around the table are: Richard Kistler, David Stevenson, Deborah Winchester, Robert Braxton, Ginny Thompkins, Bob Dever, and Reggie Graves. NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS This year, seven East students were named semi-final- ists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. These students were notified of their selection in September of 1964 after having taken the qualifying test the previous spring. On the basis of this test and a subsequent ex- amination, they qualified for college scholarship aid based on their financial needs. Joyce displays a cheerful but studious attitude, one of the attributes for which she was selected. MISS HI MISS Joyce Ketchie was elected to the title of Miss Hi Miss by the junior class on the basis of scholarship, leadership, character, and personal attractiveness. She was among five junior girls nominated by a committee composed of four junior teachers and the four junior class officers. In late October, the junior class cast their ballots, and Joyce was elected. In the spring, Joyce represented East at the twenty- eighth annual Miss Hi Miss contest at Winthrop College in Rock Hill, South Carolina. During her stay, her picture appeared in “The Johnsonian,” the school newspaper, which originated the contest to recognize outstanding senior high girls from South Carolina and parts of North Carolina.

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MARSHALS Adviser, Mrs. Reed, and chief marshal, Robert Braxton, discuss plans for serving at an upcoming pep rally. One of the highest honors which a student at East can gain is to become a marshal. Fifteen students having the highest scholastic averages in their class are selected as marshals at the end of the first semester of their junior year. This year’s group, led by Robert Braxton, are pictured below in descending order of their averages. Duties of marshals included ushering, distributing programs, acting as guides, and maintaining order at all regularly scheduled assemblies and other school functions. The 1964-65 marshals were presented to the student body and officially installed at the Awards Day program on May 6, 1964. Two of the highlights of their year’s activities came early in their reign. These were the Baccalaureate Ceremony on May 31, 1964, when they led the graduating seniors into the Coliseum, and the graduating exercises on June 1, 1964 in Ovens Auditorium. Robert Braxton Robert Swofford Mary Clare Fedarko Don Pearce David Stevenson Kent Anti.ey Susan Faulk Vangie Horton Greg Cox Reccie Graves Paulette Mullis Janyce Howle Kathy Perkerson Andrea Marwitz Mary Youngblood Page Twenty-four