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

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Mounting excitement of the game is seen Awaited with anticipation, the Honor Society inductions in the spring include the first on the faces of Betsy Smith and Mary Reid, five percent of the Junior Class and the third five percent of the Senior Class. Hinders Work on Term Papers and Usual Homework Scoreboard of the last game of the state championship brings back the hopeless feeling of losing the game by one point. Junior Y-Teens Jill Gilbert, Leslie Fox, and Barbara Belue work hard one Saturday planting flowers to beautify the campus.

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Trip Maffitt, Johnny Elliot, and Tommy Ruff intently watch the action of the basketball team at a home game in the gym. Rick Estes and Nancy Teat, stars in SOUTH PACIFIC, pose during afternoon rehearsals. Student Life Annual Spring Fever Students gather outside S C under the school spirit sign during “Big S” week. The Student Council stressed Scholarship, Sportsmanship, Service, and Spirit. OF f) SCHOOL TH TMTTS Spirh With Honor Society inductions, a new service club formed, the musical underway, and the baseball season, spring comes to Myers Park. Assem- blies are made available to the stu- dents, varying from Alan Newcombe to Harry Golden to the speeches by the Foreign Exchange students. All serve the purpose of broadening the scope of the attendants. As the sen- iors prepare for graduation exer- cises, the juniors are adding the last touches to the Junior-Senior plans, and the sophomores are practicing their cheers in hopes of being chosen as varsity cheerleaders. The deadline for term papers draws near and ac- companies the haggard expressions worn by exhausted students who let the weeks slip by. With the excite- ment of the projects comes the peren- nial spring fever. Although hindered by this rebellion against the mount- ing tensions and pressures, the work gets done and is declared the “best ever.” 26

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Student Life Letter of Commendation Winners: Suzy Whisnant, Ann Foster, Susan Frankfort, Lynn Greeley, Ginger Reeves, Peggy Thompson, Joanna Hill. Impressive Qualities Of all the opportunities available at Myers Park, the most significant is the opportunity to excel. The quali- fied faculty teamed tvith a service- able campus produce opportunities unlimited. The record-breaking na- tional test and scholarship winners confirms the academic excellence of a Myers Park education. By looking over the past years, it is obvious that our school offers the opportunity to excel and many students do. Each year the list of National Mer- it Semi-Finalists at Myers Park grows; this year was no exception. From the results of a national test given in the junior year, semi-final- ists are named. An overwhelmingly large number, fifteen, met the high standards and became semifinalists for the scholarships. Those who came National Merit Finalists. FRONT ROW: Williams, Lobdell, Nelson, Whitton, Holliday, Nicholson, Minnis. SECOND ROW: James, Capel, Heyer, Hawkins, Phillips, Elrod, Betts, Stratton. JV cheerleaders add pep to the games and gain experience for varsity cheerleading. 141 28