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

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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

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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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DAR AWARD Vangie ushers at a Kiwanis Club travelogue as part of her civic activities. Each year, the Piedmont Patriots chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presents a citizenship award to a rising senior girl who has been outstanding in the area of dependability, leadership, service, and patriotism. This year Vangie Horton, who was selected by the faculty, was presented the award as part of the Awards Day program on May 6, 1964. On January 19, 1965, Vangie attended a tea for the winners from each high school in Mecklenburg County. On February 20, 1965, she attended a banquet for winners from all over the state. JUNIOR ROTARIANS A faculty committee composed of Miss Wayne, Mrs. East, Mr. Pittman, and Mr. Singleton chose eight senior boys as Junior Rotarians on the basis of scholarship, extra-curricular activities, and service to the school. During the school year, each boy attended Rotary Club luncheons for a specified month. The program was sponsored jointly by the school and the Rotary Club, and gave the boys a chance to learn about the Rotary Club as they acquainted the Rotary Club with life at East. Junior Rotarians Doug Goines, David Stevenson, Bill Adams, Greg Cox, Randy Cate, Eddie Finison, Lea Clower, and Reggie Graves talk over their experiences after attending Rotary Club meetings.