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

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MRS. MARY LOU DAGGY Sponsoring the North Star, Mrs. Daggy also teaches Algebra I, English II, and public speaking. Her hobbies are music, sew- ing, and spectator sports. Mrs. Daggy attends a Mathematics Institute during the summer, where she studies the modern approach to mathematics. Her residence is in Davidson, and she attends the Davidson College Presbyterian Church. MRS. CHRISTA GRIFFIN Sewing and her grandchildren are the hobbies of Mrs. Griffin. She teaches business math at North. She received her B.S. and her. M.A. at McMurray College, Georgetown College, and Co- lumbia University. She makes her residence in Davidson. MR. RONALD MARSHALL After receiving his B.S. at Appalachian, Mr. Marshall recently received his masters from the University of North Carolina. He teaches geometry, algebra and trigonometry, Matrix Algebra and Elementary Functions, and sponsors the Math Club. MR. MARTIN PETERSON Teacher of algebra and sponsor of the Hi-Y, Mr. Peterson was graduated from Atlantic Christian College, where he received his B.S. degree. In the summer he manages a private swimming club. He lives in Charlotte with his wife Jacqueline and his daughter, Mary Jacque. I, 2 ' .. fir Iv V ...... jfgigzgsa Wm .. gtk- K ,. rg 5' Modern Approach Taken By Mathematics Students Judi Powell and Judy Stancil discuss a truth table in Symbolic Logic. A Mathematics does much to develop the mind. Real- izing this fact, Nortlfs math department has this year taken a new and more modern approach to the subject. Beginning with Algebra I, the student becomes familiar with the use of unknown quantitiesg Algebra II continues this. College Algebra and trigonometry is offered for the interested college preparatory classes. A new com- bination of plane and solid geometry prepared by the School Mathematics Study Group is offered too. In the senior year a qualified student may take a relatively new course, Elementary Functions and Matrix Algebra. Business Math is offered to those students who plan to enter the field of commercial vocations immediately after high school. 23

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.........-1,....,.,..,.... . .,!y,A.W!5,,ei1! Tail Guiding a student to choose the college which best fits his needs is one of the important responsibilities of the guidance de- partment. Here Mrs. Holbrook shows a directory of colleges to Ierry Neal. Counselers Help Students Beginning this year guidance counseling has become a full-time department at North. Working With stu- dents through such tests as NEDT, PSAT, and SAT is a part of the work of Mrs. Holbrook and Mr. jones, who make up the Guidance Department. They not only guide and counsel students, but also fill in application forms for college, interpret test scores, and provide all MR. TARON S. JONES Commuting trom Polkton, N. C., where he makes his home, Mr. Jones is completing his first full year of counseling at North. He received his B.S. at N.C. State and his Masters from from Appalachian State Teachers College. He is a full-time guidance counselor and sponsor for the Student Council at North. MRS. CHRISTINE HOLBROOK Residing at Huntersville, Mrs. Holbrook spends her leisure time reading and doing needlepoint. A member of the first faculty at North after its opening, she has continued to teach at North, where she now teaches one class of Latin I and is a guidance counselor. In the summer she keeps house and visits antique shops in the surrounding counties. Mrs. Holbrook received her A.B. degree from VV.C.U.N.C. necessary information about colleges. All of the scholarships are handled by this depart- ment, and the counselors are always alert to help any student apply for them and give tests to determine whether the student is eligible for one. The counseloris job is to help wherever he can and no other work can be so satisfying. After students have taken College Boardis tests and the scores have been received, the counselors go over the scores with the students so that they may know just what they did on the test. Here Mr. Jones explains Vera Stephens' score to her. 22 P'!FFRUlivlt-'flillylbllntwii-rswlwvaish-lW1n'H.'v'--Q4l1.1 I w

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MRS. MARY SUE CRONE Teaching girls' physical education, Mrs. Crone sponsors the Booster Club, the Girls, Athletic Association, and the varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders. She received her B.S. in education at the University of Alabama. Her hobbies are sewing and bowling. Another is raising kittens. She and her husband rc- side in Charlotte. MR. VVILLIAM L. RATTEREE Teaching world history, current events, and physical education, Mr. Rattercc is one of the new teachers at North. He received his A.B. in Physical Education from Mercer University and his Masters from U.N.C. Having golf and hunting as his hobbies, he coaches football. He makes his home in Huntersville with his wife and three children. Before Mrs. Crone came out for organized class activities, the girls in the PE class practiced shooting goals and just talked. Co-ordination And Teamwork Acquired In P. E. Classes Physical education is devoted to the development of the body. Teaching students to get along together, to practice good sportsmanship, and to become profi- cient in many games and sports are also aims of these classes. Boys, P. E. classes spend the majority of the year playing basketball and softball. They enjoy other sports, however, and take an active interest in all of them. Ready to play, these boys in physical education class warmed up before beginning the flllmtt. 24 L ' W -H 'MQW W' HERE-Himsa mv 4 86NW5mKWW'1'lNNW ,-var-4 ffl' Girls also enjoy basketball and softball. They play badminton, tennis, volleyball, soccer, and other games. Providing a break from the ordinary routine of aca- demic courses, phys. ed. permits the student to let off steamf, Classmates get to know each other better, de- velop stronger characteristics of sportsmanship and de- termination, and most important of all, improve in agility, gracefulness, and general health. Don Pope and johnny Criffin were interested in wrestling. Don had wrestled in competition, but Johnny was new at the sport. Showing that he was a good sport, Don tried to show Johnny how to escape from his opponent's hold. - ,Z X g- .J 'i,.TlT.w,ax .rs , g M,-. .5 - V y gm,-1' -5 , ,ji W. 1 ,-, .. V iew . , ' ' f .r .V ,M , , . . . l ' ' --l' A ' 1' i 1'5 , , , , . . - 'up' W... nm...mw.uf.d.-.4nu.m. A ' ' . --nu- Mm MH n-'iv l