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

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Assemblies Offer Entertainment and Learning Assemblies played an important part in school life. Although East is changing, the face presented by all the Eagles under one roof at an assembly was still one of a well- disciplined student body. Many experi¬ ences can be gained at an assembly; at a special exchange assembly, students not only heard East’s own exchange students but those of other schools as well. An as¬ sembly can be a learning experience; at the beginning of the school year, several orientation assemblies were held. One of the most popular assemblies was the pep rally, held before certain games to boost school spirit. Representatives of several clubs are cleverly costumed for a skit during the Club Week assembly. Exchange student, Thomas Fischer, speaks at the exchange assembly. The Pep Band is an important part of any pep rally. 15

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Announcements and Discussions in Homeroom The hub of school life, the fifteen minute homeroom peri¬ od was used for discussions of Student Council events, for putting up bulletin boards, for studying, and for quiet conver¬ sations Discussions included not only Student Council business, but other areas of concern for the entire school: proposed study halls and a change of library hours. Voting for such things as Homecoming Queen and Student Council and class officers also took place during homeroom. Pupils were assigned to homerooms this year by computer. Another change in homeroom was its meeting time; instead of beginning at 8:00. it began after second period at 10:05. Ginny Scoggins waits for homeroom to begin. David Baker talks over homework in Mrs. Allen ' s Melvin Aycoth and Wanda Alexander discuss candidates for class officers, homeroom. Ruth Ann Robertson concentrates on finishing an assignment. Students listed attentively to Student Council announcements. 14

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r Walter Wylie, Ricky Shaw and Steve Phillips pause to talk over after-school plans. Chip Harrington buys tickets to a football game from Collins Stukes and Linda Tomancheck. Elaine Chapman finds time during lunch to ask Claudia Lawrence a question. 16