North Mecklenburg High School - Viking Yearbook (Huntersville, NC)

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everyone. r 1 x After having suffered injuries in an automobile accident which kept him in hospitals for many months, George Tenhengel retumed to school. He had a smile and a cheerful greeting for Not only does school try to fit the student for entering college and for working, but it strives to help him find himself. In life we are faced with many problems, responsibilities, and experiences which serve as challenges. Whether these are phys- ical, spiritual, social, or mental, one's ability to accept situations and make the best of them deter- mines, oftentimes, onefs happiness in life. To continue with ,one's education in spite of apparently insurmountable odds is to be truly cour- 8 True Courage Is Rewarding ageous. To look upward and onward, always try- ing to keep in mind that success is possible, keeps the student working to reach better things. When one learns that life isn-,t all happiness and easy living, then he begins to see that adjusting himself to the good and the bad is a part of living a full, productive life. Then, and only then, can he face the future courageously and dare to conquer.

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Guidance Aids Students In Accepting Challenges i 1 I 1 Zoe Hough placed second in the state in the I Speak for Democracy contest. Pat Fisher was a candidate for the Morehead scholarship. Many students answer the challenge to reach for higher things. They, through their own efforts and the encouragement and guidance of their teachers and the counselors at school, enter into competi- tion and earn many awards. Each year more of the outstanding students are encouraged to enter college, to study for those professions and voca- tions which fill their needs and interests. Some, in order to go to college, have to have some kind of assistanceg so those who have applied themselves scholastically and who have developed their other traits such as personality, leadership and sportsmanship are eligible for many scholar: ships. Outstanding scholarship is rewarded by those who take the National Merit Scholarship Qualify- ing Test, for here true scholarship shows up. This year two of North's students are in the final com- petition for National Merit scholarships. They are Bob Penland and jack Ritterskamp. Winning Morehead scholarships is nothing new for North. Pat Fisher was eliminated in the semi- finals of this competition this year. Angier B. Duke scholarships are earned sometimes. Several juniors and sophomores entered the I Speak for Democracy contest, and Zoe Hough was runner-up in the state competition. There are many advantages in entering these competitive activities, for each new experience helps one move toward reaching his goal. 7

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Good Schools Provide Ronge Oi Personal Service Schools are much like gasoline service stations. One gets your car ready for the road, and the other gets the student ready for the road. The schools provide a Wide range of individual services for the student, all of which tend to encourage and to fit him for a life as a good citizen who finds his place in life and works productively there. Just what does North offer in the way of these personal services? Well, while counting the bless- ings of education, one cannot forget that nearly every student at North is provided transportation to school in a bus. A nutritious lunch is provided at low cost, and free library service is also a part of the school. Low rental on textbooks, many free supplies, enjoyable recreation, a newspaper and a yearbook are many other services. North, in addition to these services, gives the student much more. The studentis general health is a concern of the school. Each Week a nurse from the county public health center comes to the school. The public health program, with the as- sistance of civic organizations, provides many serv- ices for those not able to provide these things for themselves. All students are given a physical exami- nation, and nearly every year heart ailments and other such cases are discovered through these phys- icals. Then something is done about these findings. Tests for diabetes, polio shots, and eye tests are also included in these services. But that is not all. Using tests, the school traces the studentis development with detail. It learns how well the student comprehends, how well he writes and reads, how far his vocabulary extends, and how well-versed he is in many fields of knowl- edge. These tests are used so that the teacher can leam more about the student and help him ac- cordingly and to aid the student learn more about himself. Personal counseling is a part of this serv- ice. All teachers give personal counseling, but the Counselors office is the place Where the student can take his problems and ambitions. Here the counselor focuses all his varies services on his par- ticular problem. Yes, North provides a range of personal services. W .MJ - v4, . L,-' ,- k,,,,g . . I, 21- b ' L-.sl K J , V , guru.. j'g-.Qc-' 157464 - , ' -if--.-ug., ' E' A . ' X v , of A , , wa, . . 4 V- ' a. A , , ff I - I ng.. f A I A - .., ,nn - ,,, - ' X1 'vs 1. . ' ..' 9 1