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

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National Merit Finalists are as follows, FRONT ROW: Debbie Coleman, Carol Allison, Bert Weiner; SECOND ROW: Robert Ross, Dick Ray, Stuart Baesel; THIRD ROW: Bob Goins, Ralph Clontz, Ned Lipford; FOURTH ROW: Bill Little, Trip Barber, Gary Glaze, Mike Pool. Honors Received Myers Park once again surpassed the other high schools of Charlotte in the field of scholarships, awards, and honors. The graduating class of 1969 possessed fifteen National Mer¬ it Semi-Finalists, the highest num¬ ber of finalists in the county. These students took the National Merit tests in February of their junior year and were notified the following fall whether they had achieved the semi¬ finalist rank or not. Each year the Senior class has the responsibility of selecting both the recipients of the Danforth Aw ' ard and the boy and the girl to become Mr. and Miss Myers Park. The Dan¬ forth Award is presented on the basis of outstanding leadership. Mr. and Miss Myers Park are felt to ex¬ emplify the best attributes of a Mus¬ tang—Service, Dependability, and Loyalty. Ann Wilson and Mike Morgan were the representatives to Girl’s and Boy’s State, respectively. Carol Baucom received the DAR Good Citizenship Award in her junior year. In a lighter moment, Tommy Campen and Baxter Hutcheson pose for their picture for Mr. and Miss Myers Park. 22

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Grey Skies, Rain Okinawan village where the United States government plans to execute a program of reform and where the villagers want to build a teahouse with the government’s money. Students, restless from nearly three months of school, greet Thanksgiv¬ ing with the usual enthusiasm ex¬ pectant of the holidays it brings. Myers Park fully participates in the city-wide Carousel activities. Our cheerleaders accent one of the many beautiful floats as they escort it down the parade boulevard and the Myers Park Marching Band high steps its way over national televi¬ sion. Baxter Hutcheson is selected by the school to be the Carousel Prin¬ cess and to represent MP at the Ca¬ rousel Parade and Ball. The Homecoming Court for 1968 consists of Baxter Hutcheson, Senior Attendant; Betsy Bolen, Queen; Jeannie Wisdom, Junior Attendant; Becky Holly, Sophomore Attendant. Gathered into a crowd, students are rapidly affected by the spirit which surges among them during a pep rally. Mr. Barber’s art class reaps the annual harvest of carrots from the Spring planting of last year. Drummers Richard Archer and Bobby Claw¬ son wait for instructions during afternoon Richard, Barry, Bill, and Robert transport themselves into the characters of an Okinawan band practice. village for the production of TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON. 21

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by Deserving Students for their Special Achievements Other honors such as the DAR Award, the Harvard Book Award, and the Sewanee Award for Excel¬ lence are bestowed on our fellow Mustangs. To receive such recogni¬ tion, a student must be well-rounded in civic and school affairs. He must also possess outstanding qualities of citizenship and leadership. Addition¬ al scholarships are granted to our classmates to several major colleges and universities. Awards are pre¬ sented on the basis of scholarship, athletic achievement, and outstand¬ ing ability in the fine arts such as music, drama, and art. Quite obvi¬ ously, Myers Park is leading the school system for honors and recogni¬ tions received. Numerous awards and scholarships were announced at the annual Honors and Awards Assembly. Dr. Lewis recognized each individual for the honor they had received. The following outstanding scholarships have been won: Deloris Collins, the Presidential; Bill Wilkerson, the Guy T. Carswell; Gerald Colbert, the Spencer Love; Les Brown, Engineering to N.C. State. The Harvard Book Award was given to Tommy Campen at the 1968 Honors and Awards Assembly. Dicky Corbett won both the Sewanee Award for Excellence and the Morehead Scholar¬ ship. For their outstanding leadership qualities, Tommy Campen and Barbara Britt were selected to receive the Danforth Award. 23