Myers Park High School - Mustang Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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V.P. Jan Gaskell, Sec. Yorky Johnston, and Pres. Gina Venning complete plans for the fall Honor Society initiation. .H. S. assist guests at Colleg Myers Parks chapter of the National Honor Society upheld its reputation as the members fulfilled the quali- fications on which they were chosen: service, leadership, scholarship, and character. On this basis twenty-two seniors were selected at the impressive fall ceremony as the second tive per cent of the senior class. National Honor Society. First row: Boyles, Snyder, Kontos, Whisnant, Roth, McDougle, Quern, Gaskell, Smith, Schwartz. Second row: Venning, Carroll, Carallateas, Barnes, Shore, Johnston, Katzenmoyer, Gunning- Pat Hemby excitedly receives her yellow ribbon from Susan Ledford at the fall Honor Society induction. e Night, Back to School P.T. A. In the spring the final five per cent of the senior class and the first five per cent of the junior class were tapped. Assisting at school functions, the group acted as guides on College Night and at the Back to School P.T.A. ' ham, Skinner, Law, Seawell. Third row: Blair, Pitts, Williams, Loftin, Alexander, Talley, Bost. Fourth row: Hamilton, Motley, Graham, Mc- Guire, Clark, Whitton, Ridenhour, Barnes, and Vick.

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Y-Teens support needy family Myers Park's Y-Teen and Hi-Y clubs, sponsored by the YWCA and YMCA, contributed to the welfare of the school and the community by working together in fellowship. Senior Y-Teens were assured of an enthusiastic mem- bership through the use of a newly adopted point sys- tem. To add color and spirit they decorated the halls and goal posts during football season. The club dis- tributed Halloween favors to hospital children and sponsored a needy family during Christmas. The ener- getic junior Y-Teens also decorated for games and sponsored a needy family. They participated in the city- wide potato chip drive to raise money for a new YWCA. Bravely withstanding the cold, the club sold the traditional chrysanthemums at Homecoming. Preliminary plans for the Senior Hi-Y began during the summer at the Blue Ridge Hi-Y camp. The club sent two busloads of students to the Asheville football game and sponsored a fall hop, To display Mustang hospitality the boys constructed large plywood plaques with the names of all the schools in the Western Con- ference and hung them in the gym. The juniors also gained knowledge at the Hi-Y camp. They boosted spirit by decorating the halls and raised money for the Inter-Club Scholarship by holding their annual car wash. Checking the Jr. Hi-Y's financial situation are Sec. Charles Van Wagner, Treas. Sidney Smith, and Pres. Buddy Finch. 17 Top: Folding blankets to send to hospital children are Jr. Y-Teen ollicers Sec. Ann Haun, V.P. Caroline Elliot, Pres. Barbara Jean Barach, and Treas. Sally Pennigar. Bottom: Jr. Y-Teens decorate SC hall for a foot- ball game. Jr. Hi-Y members Raleigh Shoemaker and David Purnell work on an easy job at the clulfs annual car wash. .5 'W ' ' PAGE 27 '

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Language Club plays, parties strengthen classroom knowledge Students broadened their scope of learning through membership in the foreign language clubs. Each club held stimulating programs to strengthen the classroom knowledge of its members. French students proved their writing and acting talent as they presented original French plays. They displayed a French nativity scene during Christmas. Latin Week was the highlight of Latin club activ- ities. With a slave auction, plays, and the annual ban- T7 quet, the members proved that Latin is not dead. The VN-s..,,x club honored Virgil at a birthday party in his memory, and sponsored one of the basketball sock hops. Spanish club members learned about Spanish and European customs from students who spoke to them. At their Christmas party they celebrated with traditional Spanish dancing and by breaking the traditional pinata. Latin club members Raleigh Shoemaker, Bobby Schworm, and Skip Motley portray a Roman version of To Tell the Truth. French club officers display nativity scene. First row: Pres. Amen, V.P. Weisman. Second row: Sec. Hemby, Treas. Pitts. Peachy Hightower heaves a mighty blow at the pinata at the Spanish club's annual Christmas party. v PAGE 29 v D xv. W 42 J! hub a