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

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MISS LEILA IOHNSTON . . . Salem, B.S., Presbyterian School of Christian Education, M. A .... Bible I, II . . . Adviser to Bible Club . . . MR. WILLIAM RATTEREE . . . Mercer, B. A., U.N.C., M.A .... U. S. History, World History . . . Football Coach . . . MR. WILLIAM ROSS . . . A.S.T.C., B.S .... U. S. His- tory, World History, Sociology-Economics . . . Football Coach . . . Baseball Coach . . . Miss Rigncy's U.S. History class listened as she dictated history notes. 24 fr-JP f s - 1 .Z

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Sponsored annually by the Science Club the Sci- ence F air provides an opportunity for interested students to demonstrate their ingenuity and lxnowledge It gives them a chance to do further study in a field of science that particularly interests them Students report on and exh1b1t the projects in a display which 1S open to every- one at North The Science Fair is kept open through one PTA meeting so that parents may have a chance to see the projects winners compete in the district District winners go to the state all contestants have a chance to win prizes of value The Science F air IS an excellent means for students to gain a broader more lasting knowledge of scienceg it also may help steer some student in the direction of a science career Projects Encourage Science Careers North's projects are judged at the school, and the Preparing an interesting and informative project took much time and hard work. Sandra Harrill and Vemessa Woodrow chose Hydra as the topic for their investigation. Their project was entered in the biology division of the science fair. As the deadline for Science Fair Projects drew near, students began setting up their projects to make sure they worked. Here Nelson Perry and Johnny Blackman experimented to find the heat of solution of sulfuric acid. 23

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-Qs. Mr. Ratteree's class found debating an interesting way of leaming. Mary Kay Davis Cstandingl led the discussion. MR. MACK HAYNES . . . A.S.T.C., B.S., M.A .... Physi- cal Education, U.S. History, World History . . . Adviser to Key Club, Football Coach . . . MISS ELEANOR RICNEY . . . W.C.U.N.C., B.A. . . . U. S. History . . . Adviser to Dramatics Club . . . T.V. classes were new experiences for some. Students soon leamed not to get behind in note-taking. Social Studies Aid Future Decisions As Ways of living and thinking are developed, this civilization improves. This year North offered a wide variety of courses in the Social Studies curriculum, in- cluding Bible, Family Living, American History, NVorld History, and Sociology-Economics. To be informed of local and world affairs, one must have a specific amount of understanding of one's history and that of other people. History is studied not only to learn of the past but to better one's life by avoiding the mistakes made by others. But most of all, North hopes to instill in its stu- dents an appreciation and interest in past happenings and ways of life. l iw- if 25