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

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Enjoying the sophomore sock hop, the first social occasion of the year, were the sophomores who took this occasion to become acquainted with each other. Social Adjustment A Part Ot Education Because we live in a complex society and we must live together with other people, no man is really educated if he has not learned to get along with other people. The high school gives many opportunities for students to make friends and keep them. Through participation in many activities one learns to meet new people and accept them for what they are. Through clubs and their related activities, lead- ership qualities are developed and students learn to work together, working for the good of the en- tire club rather than for individual honors. Learn- ing to stand before the group and to take part in programs leads one into taking his place in the civic life of the community. Classwork also helps the student face many prob- lems that are individual in nature. Discussions that grow out of natural classroom activities help the 'IO student see his problems in new perspectives and to realize he is not alone in trying to understand himself. Sports are an integral part of the training given the student to teach him to act with consideration toward others and to be gracious in victory and in defeat. Here again participation is a great factor but the spectator learns the same lessons as does the participant. Social activities give one much pleasure and opportunity to assume responsibility for carrying through with plans. To become confident of one self in conversing, in playing games, and in danc ing helps one gain more poise and grace. Shyness often causes the student to appear as though he had no leadership qualities when this might not be true. Experiences of many kinds help one to be himself and to develop his potential as a citizen.

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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

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