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

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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

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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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Reflected in Recognized Students close to the cut-off point received Letters of Commendation. Good citizenship, is the determining factor for the recipient of the DAR a vard. Kay Welsh met this and the other qualifications of service, de- pendability, and leadership. Awarded at the end of the year, the honor is presented by a representative of the Charlotte chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Harvard Book Award, presented to Dick Betts, at the end of his jun- ior year, honors a student who has reached high levels of citizenship and scholarship. This award symbolizes the appreciation of the Harvard Book Club to a hard-working scholar. Another honor bestowed on a rising senior boy is the Sewanee Award for Excellence given by the University of the South. During lunch, Tommy Pettus is distracted a moment from his studies in the library. Lee Dukes was given the Sewanee Award for Excellence by the University of the South. Recipient of the Good Citizenship Award, senior Kay Welsh was recognized by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In his junior year, Dick Betts merited the Harvard Book Award as a result of his academic ability, citizenship, and service. 29