Independence High School - Spirit Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Orientation program offers guidance for sophomores The Orientation program at Independence is essentially a guidance program for all sophomore students. All students of high school age are undergoing a rapid transition from childhood to adulthood in all aspects of life—physical, emotional, mental, sexual, and spiritual. This transition is often quite difficult and brings the individual into conflicts with himself and with others. This course is designed with the overview of giving tools, guides, and frameworks that will aid the students’s adjustment to his changing situation. The course is intended to be open-ended, allowing for many possibili¬ ties. For most sophomores, the most exciting part of the year is their behind-the-wheel driver training. Mr. Deane leads his orientation class in a discussion of logic. Before driving off in a driver’s education car, students must adjust the seat, check the mirror, and buckle their seat belts. Mr. Tommy Wilson Guidance Counselor Miss Barbara Yarborough Girls Physical Education; Cheerleader Advisor Miss Phyllis Younts Bookkeeper and Treasurer, Secretary to Principal, Lettergirl Advisor 47

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e Mrs. Doris Weddington English Lab-Team Leader Miss Anne Wheeler Librarian; National Honor Society Advisor Mrs. Agnes Whitesell Chemistry; Red Cross and Chemistry II Clubs Advisor Miss Diane Whitlock English 10 SAT, English 12; Legacy Staff Advisor I W; New portion of academic life is Humanities Students were chosen from the class to present the questions on the Viet Nam situation. Students in Humanities class give their attention to one of the team-teachers. New at Independence, the Humanities Department is composed of only one class this year, but plans for next year will broaden the program to include many classes. This year the class consists of thirty seniors guided by a team of four teachers, one each from the areas of art, music, drama, and social studies. An interdisciplinary approach to learning, student planning, student involvement in cultural activities, and discussion of questions that men have philosophized about through the ages are some features of this program. Independence was chosen this year to represent Charlotte in the CBS Network Broadcast on December 6. Students were chosen from the class to present questions to Under Secretary of State, William Bundy and Senator Thurston Morton. The class worked in groups to decide on the questions they wanted to ask about the situation in Viet Nam. Two other high schools took part intheboardcast representing the cities of New York and Chicago. The other Humanities students wait patiently for the broadcast to begin. 46

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