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

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ringing his heart out: Greg Nivens wrote and 'erformed his original song, Won't you Sail iway? especially produced for Sailing '85. 'he Sailing procession: The Class of '86 offi- ers and co-chairpesons of each prom commit- ee: Tracey Leber, Angie Spencer, Tammy loothe, Carolyn Humphrey, Dawn Dunning, flebane Rash and Kelly Sloan, processed with lignity at their designated time. Eg Y ,Jar l 1 :maui ww-es, Y N. - -I.i'X The last dance: Michelle White and William Payne slow dance together one more time dur- ing a traditional ballad by the Voltage Broth- ers. Proud Faces: Misty Whatley and Mebane Rash, co-chairpersons of Sailing '85 , along with the class advisors, Ms. Windle and Mrs. Lutes, 4 x 'T i smile brightly and proudly over their accom- plishments. Prom 15

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Sailing- Clvgeth watt gl And when we're older, we'll look back On all the golden days, And remember how one night We sailed away . . . Greg Nivens When asked about the 1985111- nior-Senior Prom, Mrs. Cathy Lutes said, 'The most treasured possession I obtained was the friendships formed with those students that really cared. We be- came a family with very special memories. Almost one thousand students and about fifty percent of the fac- ulty of East Mecklenburg went Sailing with the junior Class as their hosts last April 12, 1985, at the Charlotte Civic Centex: The memories of that one special night will last forever! stated Misty Whatley. Misty and Me- bane Rash were the co-chairpexe sons for Sailing '85 and helped organize and direct fifteen differ- ent committees to reach their des- tination. Ms. Judy Windle and Mrs. Cathy Lutes, the class advi- sors, both felt this was one key to the success of the prom. All com- mittee chairpersons took their re- sponsibilities seriously and care- fully and together we achieved our best prom, said Ms. Windle. Mebane commented that it brought the class together since the committees stayed after school to work almost every day' Wood carved, hand painted 14 Prom sailboats, monogrammed by Mr. Gene Morgan and Alice Hen- dricks were handed out as favors along with actual sea shells from our Carolina Beaches. Two life- size catamarans and painted mu- rals, used as back drops in the photographing of each couple, helped decorate the center ac- cordingly Up front? the ten man band, The Voltage Brothers , jammed their way across the stage from eight until twelve p.m. Punch and cookies were donated by the parents of the Iu- nior Class, and were later served by the fifteen sophomore atten- dants, all decked out in summer wear and sunlvisors. ' t The Class of '86 had two major fundraisers last year which helped finance 'Sailing '85 , the homecoming balloons and the chimes, but all the Board mem- bers agreed that less money was needed this year since everyone i 'worked so hard. Summing it up, Ms. Windle said, There is no way to name all the people that helped and made this possible. The support of the faculty custo- dians, class of '86, and communi- ty was incredible.

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