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

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Then. . . 4 5 PROLOGUE 1. Dr. Homer Barton as he looked when he was president of the first Student Coun- cil at North in 1951-1952, the year the school opened. 2. Shirley Hefner, now Mrs. Charles Ballard and mother of Matt, was the first MISS NORTH MECKLENBURG. 3. Audrey Alexander Dick, Ftobert's mother, was the first person to receive a diploma from North Mecklenburg. 4. The editor of the first edition of the VIKING was Bobby Boovy, and Merle King was the production manager. 5. North's first student teachers included Mr. Joe Hunt frightl, husband of Mrs. Peggy Hunt and now principal at Harding. 6. Charles Ballard, father of Matt, was also in the first senior class. 7. Steve Dove's mother, Helen Whitley, was an active member of the Class of '52. 8. Nancy Jetton, a '52 graduate, married Clyde Brown, who attended North, and their daughter Mona is now at North. 9. In the class of '52 was also Carol Wil- son, mother of Randy Mayes, a junior at North this year. 10. Clyde Caldwell is another of the first seniors that has a daughter at North, Gin- ger Caldwell. 11. Mrs. Fluth Barfield came to North in September of '51 as teacher and adviser to the annual. She has remained in both positions throughout the years. 12. Mr. William Cochran came in '51 and has taught at North since then. 13. Mrs. Mary Miller is also one of the three teachers who came to North in '51 and have remained since that time. 14. The first play produced in the auditori- um was The Night Owl by the junior class. 6 7 8 9 10 14 5

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PROLOGUE Do you remember? Many of your parents and their friends do remem- ber. For twenty-three years now, North has been changing, not always for the best, but at least to keep up with the times. Many things have been im- proved. In 1951, North was three wings strong, today there are eight wings - and many mobile units. Progress has been made in other areas, also. Within the pages of this book, we would like to go back and show a few of North's past highlights, but we have not forgotten the present. After some years have passed, we hope that Do you remember when? will bring back fond memories. 1 Table of Contents Introduction . . . Features ...... Organizations ...... Athletics .......... Administration-CurricuIum ....... 75 Classes ........... Seniors .... Juniors ..... Sophomores . . . Advertisements . . Records ........ Senior Directory Faculty Directory Index ........... Epilogue . . . ....51 ...1 ....13 ....29 ....97 .....98 ....123 ....138 ....149 ....173 ....196 ....201 ....203 ....207 4 3 1. Mr. Marion Bird, North's first principal, was responsible for much of the shrubbery around the school. 2. Merle King, along with others in the agriculture department, helped to clear the small pines and the undergrowth from the front campus. 3. Dr. Clyde A. Erwin spoke at the dedica- 1 2 4 tion of North Mecklenburg. 4. Many students helped clear the rocks from the grounds so that shrubbery and trees could be planted. They were helped by the rock pile gang, a group that had to pick up rocks for punishments, usually the same group each time.

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PROLOGUE 1. Sock hops were a favorite with the stu- dents in the 50's. 2. North won its first state baseball cham- pionship in '58. Members of the team were jubilant, Earl Link, Marshall Barnette, and Donald Hampton were on the team. 3. Appearing in the Dixieland Minstrel in '56 were Joyce Sherrill and Eddie Knox. Eddie is now a state senator from Meck- lenburg County. 4. Mr. Bryce Hurd, assistant principal at North, was teacher and coach in '57. 5. After thirteen North losses, the '57 foot- ball team felt they were getting somewhere by winning their fourteenth game. Mr. Haynes and Mr. Hurd were the coaches. 3 i x . 4 6