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

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Isla Vance was district winner in the Pyrofax Teen Age Baking Contest held in Greensboro this year. Here she checks on her cake, which won her the prize. Vocational Courses Designed To fm i 55. . QW? fknwffd I r 20 fi nanny Frank Hamilton, Kay Thornburg, Richard Greene, and Barbara Hefner were served by Patricia Sharar at the tea planned by their family living class. Among the vocational courses offered at North are Home Economics II and III, as the first course was re- quired in junior high. In these courses girls learn to sew and to prepare appetizing and well-balanced meals. Near the end of the school year the girls model their own clothes that they have made in the classes. Each year students are taught baby care and a home-nursing course. Family living is a senior elective course. Those who take the course, which is open to boys and girls, study foods, boy-girl relationships, ways to make a marriage harmonious, child care, and other related subjects. Vocational agriculture is designed to inform and train students about life on a farm and problems of modern farming. Three courses in agriculture are of- fered. Many students, through these classes, choose careers related to agriculture, such as teaching, selling and servicing farm machinery, and others. Vocational courses offer many opportunities. Fit Needs Of Many Students MR. ORLAND XV. GABRIEL Hunting and woodworking are the hobbies of Mr. Gabriel, who teaches vocational agriculture at North. He also sponsors the Future Farmers of America. Mr. Gabriel received his B.S. de- gree in Agriculture and Science at N.C. State. He now lives in Charlotte, but he, his wife, and their two children spend their summers camping. MR. ARTHUR MEACHAM Teaching agriculture at North, Mr. Meacham sponsors the F.F.A. also. From N.C. State he received his B.S. degree. In the summer he enjoys attending workshops and conventions. He raises Dalmatian dogs as a hobby. MRS. ELEANOR PUCKETT Family living and home economics are the two subjects that Mrs. Puckett teaches. She also sponsors the Future Home- makers of America. She received her B.S. from Appalachian State Teachers College. She, her husband, and two sons live near Huntersville. Mrs. Puckett often has extra duties helping with social events at North. MRS. BOBBIE ROSS Appalachian State Teachers College is where Mrs. Ross earned her B.S. degree. At North she teaches family living and home economics. She is also certified to teach biology and general science. She is co-sponsor of the F.H.A. She makes her resi- dence in Huntersville. Her main hobby is sewing. fF'fs'urii-W'-1-w H 2 cf 'X-MI-iw''vm'-lwfwri'H-emawmwifmzwmw. 5 ,.iu:raw.'lH'lllillllfi A -f H U i s - I . i 'T1 '- - .i i U,,g4Lh4W 1 ,u,'N,,..-Lf. ,fue - 3 W

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i I I ! I l 1 I I I I I r i l l I l l l j ffm Q 'W-fax XWHWAX .iv?,1'N 4 V , .. . I .4f' 'M 51,1 MRS. DONNA HELTON Teacher of distributive education, Mrs. Helton sponsors the D.E. Club. She received her B.S. in business administration at High Point College. Her main hobby is her new husband, Ioel E. Helton. She will spend this summer earning her Mas- ters at the University of North Carolina. MRS. SUE JONES Mrs. Ioncs teaches bookkeeping, office practice, and typing. She received her B.S. degree at Vylinthrop. Now residing in Charlotte with her husband, she enjoys working in the yard and caring for her pet dog. She drives a Renault, which is about the first car one sees parked at school early in the mornings. MRS. MARY ALICE MILLER Having received her B.S. degree at XVestern Carolina, Mrs. Miller teaches Shorthand I and Typing I and II at North. She, her husband, and their daughter, Marsha, are now settled down in their new home in Allen Hills, however, they spend much time in the mountains during the summer. MRS. ANNIE SUE PHIFER Spending most of the summer at their cabin on the river, Mrs. Phifer and her husband enjoy swimming and fishing. During the school year, Mrs. Phifer teaches Typing and Shorthand II. She is a member of the Business and Professional VVomen's Club and the Derita NVoman,s Club. She received her B.S. degree in Business at NVestcrn Carolina College. Courses In Business Education Offered To Many Most girls who are not planning to go to college do plan to work. This is the student who gets the most benefit from the commercial courses. Several subjects are offered and many students take most of them either in the junior or the senior year. Typing I and II are offered. Typing courses are popular among college- bound students also, for they know there is a need for typing in college. Shorthand I and II are also offered. For those who wish to go even further, there is book- keeping, office machines and filing, and secretarial prac- tice. Students should keep in mind that an average of at least 80 in English is required before a student may take Shorthand I. Before taking Shorthand II, a student must have an average of at least 80 on English and Shorthand I. No student can successfully pass either of these courses unless he has a good foundation in English, and success in Shorthand II naturally depends on a good foundation in the subject. Mrs. jones showed Lynn XVally how to use the transcribing machine. 21