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

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Basketball Highlight Winter Season Myers Park and North cheerleaders show friendly spirit for the game and new acquaintances. Bill Hunt distributes materials while Brandon Rogers and Anne Charred and broken soft drink bottles are Sebrell begin preparations for another school-sponsored dance. evidence of the Student Lounge fire. 23

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Student Life Hardworking janitors prevent slips and falls by clearing snow off the library steps. As the year progresse s, more oppor- tunities are available for students to broaden their understanding. The ar- rival of the Amigos from Equador and Argentina affected not only the Spanish-speaking hosts, but all the students who came into contact with them. Every smile or broken phrase was translated to mean friendship. The extra vacation days from the generous snow came right after Christmas vacation, but no one com- plained, especially the seniors who are exempt from making them up at the end of the year. Around the mid- dle of the year came the frightening fire in the Student Lounge which smoked the halls and completely de- stroyed the Lounge itself. Everybody missed the fun after school, eating and talking and relaxing with others. A happy note appeared this winter with the exciting basketball season and all the fun it brought. The un- defeated season until the last game of the finals only brings to mind the words “wait ’til next year.’’ The stu- dents showed their gratitude to the team by contributing to buy a trophy. Amigos, Snow, Joyfully, the basketball team holds the first place Western 4A As they arrive at Myers Park, Amigos from South America are Conference trophy high after winning the game over West, eagerly greeted by Mayor Brookshire and the host families. 22

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School-sponsored Dances Homecoming, Christmas Dances Involve Cross-section With Jane Huneycutt, center, as Homecoming Queen, the Homecoming Court is com- posed of, from left to right, Betsy Smith, Sally Miller, Anne Miller, and Joy Cox. During halftime activities of the Homecoming game, each sponsor and her escort passed under the flowered arch and between the fiery torches as part of the presentation. Beating Rocky Mount, November 5, by a healthy margin, the football team added a victory to the festivi- ties of Homecoming. To the accom- paniment of the band each football player and his sponsor passed through a flowered arch, down the steps, and between the fiery torches. After the presentation of sponsors, the halftime activities culminated with the crowning of Jane Huney- cutt as Homecoming Queen. Saturday night’s dance, with the theme of the Wild West, was a unique event for Myers Park students. The decorations began at the “depot” and continued down “main street” to the glimmering cafeteria. Wanted post- ers advertising the crimes of our sen- ior football players plastered the walls of the new cafeteria in the typi- cal sheriff’s office pattern. A comi- cal cut-away of a western couple, available for students to pose in, was another addition to the evening’s fun. The “saloon,” usually called the Stu- dent Lounge, provided a place for the 24