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

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JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM - 1964 On April 24, 1964, the annual Junior-Senior Prom was held at Park Center. The theme selected by the decorations committee was “An Evening in Venice.” As couples entered the ballroom, they viewed the skyline of Venice from the placid surface of a canal which was the dance floor. Eight-foot long gondolas floated amid the couples as they danced the night away to the dreamy music of the Loonis McGlohon Orchestra. During the dance, a picture taking service was provided in the lobby of the building. Table decorations consisted of miniature channel markers and colorful miniature wagons filled with flowers, and the refreshment table was laden with ice cream, fruits, and punch. Loonis McGlohon’s Orchestra provides soft, melodious music for the couples on the dance floor. One of the highlights of the prom is the grand march, in which East’s “celebrities” are recognized. Some couples circle the dance floor while others prefer to socialize. Hp Page Twenty-seven

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CARROUSEL PRINCESS East’s 1965 Carrousel Princess, Diane Maddox, was elected by the senior class to the coveted title during the first week in October, 1964, after each senior home- room had nominated one senior girl for the honor. Diane was crowned by senior class president Lea Clower at the Senior Banquet on October 20, 1964. Diane represented East during Charlotte’s two day Thanksgiving festival on November 25-26, which was climaxed by the Carrousel Parade on Thanksgiving Day. During the festival, she attended the Carrousel Ball on November 25 at the Coliseum, and spent the night at the Sheraton-Barringer Hotel with other Princesses from all over the state. The next day, she represented East in the Carrousel Parade, riding in one of the most beautifully decorated cars in the parade. Diane chats with Miss Hickory at the Carrousel banquet. Typical of those who represented East are Pat Hager, Randy Rice (standing), Steve Setzer and Becky Hamrick (seated). REPRESENTATIVES Numerous students from East represented the school through attending conventions and conferences, and by participating in various activities in which schools were concerned. For example, five students attended Gov- ernor’s school during the past summer. These were Randy Rice and Cindy Byrum, who studied voice, Charles Leonard and Lency Houston, who studied art, and Charles Marren, who studied music. Carolyn Campbell represented East and Charlotte in the Miss Junior Miss contest, and later advanced to represent North Carolina in the competition. Bill Adams, Doug Goines, and Lea Clower attended a leadership conference at Wake Forest College in May of 1964. Juniors Tommy Chalmers, Susan Knee, Lynn Hodgson, and Dianne Burnett were chosen to be East’s 1965 foreign exchange students. Senior Pat Hager was one of two winners in the Southern District competition for the Bobbie Brooks Scholarship. Steve Setzer represented East as president of the Hasco chapter of the Junior Achievement Program. Becky Hamrick attended the Wildacres Con- ference on the Betterment of Human Relations held by the Civitan International.

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ORIENTATION Part of every sophomore’s first week at East is the school’s orientation program. Supervised by Mr. Hagen and the Orientation Committee of the Student Council, the program strives to help each new student adjust to his new environment. The work of the 1964-65 Orientation Committee began in the spring of 1964, when members of the committee visited East’s feeder schools to help graduating ninth graders plan their schedules for the coming year and to give them some idea of what life at East is like. During the summer, the committee helped Mr. Hagen in planning schedules and class assignments. On the first day of school, sophomores were greeted in their respective homerooms by two-member teams from the Orientation Committee, who gave the new eagles information concerning East, its policies, and its organizations. During the first week, these teams taught classes for the homeroom teacher to whom they were assigned and answered any questions the new students had about East. Also during the first week, sophomores attended an Honor Assembly, where they were introduced to East’s honor system. The climax to the week’s activities was the Sophomore Sock Hop, to which only sophomores and members of the Orientation Committee were invited. Orientation worker Pam Hollifield explains a point to sophomore Gary Benfield. Junior Randy Fisher passes out information booklets to a sophomore homeroom. Page Twenty-eight