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

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SW' 'rr I Q N M is-K. ,gems '19, ,Ai,'! ! fifggmi Mrs. Sims pointed out to Diana Clark some of the ways by which her outline could be improved. MRS. RUTH BARFIELD . . . G.S.T.C., Mercer Uni- versity, B.A .... English II, Reading . . . Adviser to the Viking . . . MISS PANSY HOPKINS . . . Catawba, Emory Univer- sity, B.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.R.E. . . . English II, IV, Remedial Reading . . . Adviser to F. T.A .... MRS. PEGGY HUNT . . . A. S. T. C., B. S .... Engish II . .. MRS. RUBY KLUTTZ . . . Western Carolina, B. S. . . . English III, Spelling and Word Study . . . Adviser to Iunior Class . . . junior-Senior Sponsor . . . MRS. SYLVIA SIMS . . . High Point College, B.A. . . English III, IV . . . Adviser to Hospitality Committee... MISS MARGARET SMITH . . . Flora MacDonald, B.A. IVinthrop, M. A .... English II . . . Adviser to Red Cross . . . .. -R

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Counselors Offer Varied Services ,,, a 'K f A ,,.. 'Z , Q lv40g.1,s?W?fQg MRS. CHRISTINE G. HOLBROOK . . . W.C.U.N.C., A.B .... Guidance Counselor. Many students at North seek the guidance of the school counselors, but not always about their personal problems. Mr. Iones and Mrs. Holbrook not only inter- view each student at some time during the year, but seek to help each student when he needs their assistance. ch-u A.- K' MR. TARON S. JONES . . . N.C. State, B.S.g A.S.T.C., M.A .... Guidance Counse- lor . . . Adviser to Student Council . . . The Counselors give scholarship infonnation to qual- ified students, administer tests to individuals and to classes, interpret test scores, and fill out school records on college applications. Their work is always in the in- terest of the student and is a vital part of Northis pro- gram. You mean this is my score? said Mike Whisenant, as Mr. jones fright? handed janet Cherry her College Board 'score f R ,.,, ,,

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Out, out, damned spot. The sleepwalking scene from Macbeth came alive for a senior English class when Virginia Cornue dramatized the part of Lady Macbeth. 1' Juniors in Mrs. Kluttzis English class studied The Scarlet Letter. They found that note taking was helpful for review at test time. English Offers Enrichment English teachers of North Mecklenburg strive to teach each student to think clearly, to read intelligently, to communicate effectively in speech and Writing, and to listen critically. They try to instill in each student a desire to read good literature for enjoyment and also for in- sight into moral and spiritual values. Three units of English are required for graduation, one unit being earned each year that a course is successfully completed. Wforld litera- ture is an elective in the field of English. Students who find a need for remedial or speed reading are given a chance to improve their reading. Spelling and Word study is an elective, also. Book reports are a requisite for a unit in English. MRS. ESTELLE MOTT . . . Lees-MC- Rae, Catawba College, B.A.g U. N. C., M.A .... English III, IV, VVorld Litera- ture . . . Adviser to Senior Class . . . aww English Department Head . . . MISS MARY RICHARDS . . . Converse, A.B., Emory University, B.S .... Libra- nan. 19 I .