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

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lf you asked anyone if they were ready for school to be over, most likely they would say, YES! , but if you asked fifty or so students they would say NOl . They were just about to begin school again. For three weeks on the Davidson and johnson C. Smith cam- puses they studied one subject area of interest. The weeks were set for special- ized training and intense learning. The students went to class for three hours in the morning and three more hours in the evening were devoted to studying for next days class and extra class time if the professor desired. Eric Busch, a senior who went for field biology on the Da- vidson campus, said, uProject Excel was ,,..,,,,,........----,V --3 MWC, more than just school, it was a time to spend with old and new friends. ln ad- dition to the subject area, there was a leadership program taken by every stu- dent. Sarah Talbot, a junior who went to Davidson for essay writing, com- mented that, llthe programs which gave us a break from our classes were always welcomed. The students were paired up with an- other student from one of the other Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools to live with in the dorms. Brad Bridgers, a ju- nior who studied chemistry at johnson C. Smith, replied, 'Living in the dorms gave me a good feeling of what college life will be like. Lv , pun-on---'- '. Washington Close-Up, an extension of Project Excel, is a week-long program in Washington, D.C. Students from all over the nation come together to meet with senators, representatives, and oth- er government officials. Mrs. Sue Hop- per, a history teacher at East, was the chaperone for our students who partici- pated in the program. They also toured the nation's capitol and visited historical monuments. All during the week the students participated in seminars on var- ious topics including foreignhpolicy and defense. Washington Close-Up is a govf ernmental studies adventure, but is also an adventure in personal growth. ,,,,,,.......------ ..--v --n Y .-. 'C' 'iq-vi ag,-Q was Wh--s.,,i MW An Elite Clique: The Project Excel and Washington Close-Up Students pose for a picture to show the closeness they got from their school-extension program. Slumming it: Todd Curtis, Michelle Berrong, Debra Perlin, and Will Pressley take some time out from studies to relax and talk with one another. PROIEC T EX CEL! WASHING TON CL OSE-UP 23

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,V t 22 GO d t nd hr hty respected statewtde summer tmagrne berng chosen to represent East and compete tor the ot es a g resrdentrat program tor grtted and tatented hrgh schoot students tn the natron. Based on cnterta tor the academrcatty grtted program as estabtrshed by North Carotrna State Board ot Educatron, ten students were etected trom East Mecktenburg. They then had tnterytews wtth a setected group ot panetrsts. Students nomrnated tor ttne arts had to audttron tor setectron tn addrtron to haytng good grades. The remarnrng students were rewarded wtth an att expense pard trtp to Satem Cottege or St. Andrews Presbytenan Cottege to expenence the trme ot thetr Tryes. The day began wtth three to tour dasses, one ot whrch was the course or art that the student was nomtnated. The students partrcrpated tn specrat actryttres Trke partres and drscos and atso enyoyed recreatronat tacrtrtres proytded by the schoot. The stx-w eek program was extremety hard and competrtwe but the students tett that they' d expertenced a sense ot cottege ttte and responsrbrtrty that woutd hetp them tn the tuture. utt was greatt The best part was meetrng so many drtterent types ot peopte trom around the state and matdrngtastrng trtendshtpsf' stated Dean Young. ' t th ro ram, Mrs. Nancy Poteat, tett about tt she stated, utt was qurte an ' ex enence a most When asked how organrzer o e p g h or 'ust tor them to be nomrnated and those that were setected had an opportunrty to p on 3 unrque Tearntng srtuatronf' ' Brian tGrby, Teii lohns, Erntty Scripter, Karen Shook. Governor's Schoo t candidates: Laurre Cutp, Dean Young, if? tax on reruns' Dean Young and trtends cetebrate the extra tree trme tt mom onty knew . . . :With so many dasses Catctnng up . d ' e to dean thetr room? they'ye been gryen to tirck back and watch t.y. to attend, who ha trm ihiffgs

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ja make . it was a hot summer morning, Tune 6, 1986, when the East Meckienburg ciass ot '86 prepared to nd on Eagie soii. Atter three memory-tiiied years ot iearning, making triends, and maturing, it b e nned entirety by the senior dass otticers, began at 9:00 a.m. The 612 eir seats on the tootbaii tieid as teary-eyed tarniiies and eather Burbage. As the audience ioined in, ear tuii ot schooi spirit, the choir niors that no matter 'ii Never their tinai sta was time to say good- y . The ceremony, conducted and pia graduates marched proudiy, yet anvdiousiy, to th triends iooked on. The opening invocation was given by H Butt Marcus ied the Piedge ot Aiiegrance. Bringing back memories ot a y sang Nike an Eagie Micheiie iames and Caryn Kapian reminded the departing se where their tives ied them, they wouid aiw ays be together as the ciass ot '86 when they sang Wou NN aik Aione Student Congress President, Gr eg Niv ens, gave his departing gitt to East Meckienburgin the torrn ot his originai composition, TTThe Hardest Thing to Say is Good-bye, tor which he received a standing ov ation. Wearing the tr aditionai goid stoie, Ered Pepper CuTpepper deiivered the vaiedictori- ech Beth Harding then introduced the guest speaker, Richard Vinroot, who is a Chariotte City and a graduate ot East rvieckienburg. 6 in the spotiight. As the graduates marched across the piattorm, Senior Ciass whiie Mr. Rolzeiie handed out the dipiomas and congratuia- ce when each name was read. Aii the graduates was sung ending with biue and goid ir ey es, the dass ot '86 bid ting go ot the an spe . Councii member Einaiiy, it was the ciass ot '8 President Tohn Shipw ay read their names tions. iubiiant cheers couid be heard from the audien having received their dipiomas, the East rvieckienburg aima mater tasseied caps tiying through the air, Einaiiy, with dipiomas in hand and tears in the a tond tareweii to East Meckienburg, turning their eyes tow ard the tuture, yet never Tet memories. Myrtle Beach or Busti: Now that these eagies have iett their nests, they tiy south. 24 t c