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

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A Q- S 9- Qc!- CURRICULAR Office Staff Serves School Mrs. Wallace, after giving Mr. Haynes a hard time, finally consented to give him an aspirin for his ills, Mrs. Marian Beard Guidance Secretary Mrs. Shirley Brown Treasurer Mrs. lean Helms Secretary Mrs. Claire Pigg Secretary Mrs. Annie Mae Styers Media Center Secretary Mrs. Virginia Wallace School Secretary This was a typical day for Mrs. Shirley Brown, our school treasurer. She seemed pleased as she counted the moneya club brought in from a project they had. Mrs. jean Helms types the absentee list each day. 13

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CURRICULAR Mr. joe Hunt, Principal Qualzfied Princzpals Head our School 2. Mr. joe Hunt, the new principal, worked hard to make his first year at North a success. Here he was caught by the camera while doing paper work. 3. One assistant principal, Mr. Bruce Hurd, worked with student schedules. Here he's checking records of Seniors to help them get the subjects they need for graduation. This was just one of Mr. Hurd's many jobs. 4. The man that worked with the bus drivers was Mr. Frank Gadsden, a new assistant prin- cipal. Mr. Gadsden made sure that he had a driver for every bus. Naming a substitute driver when a regular driver could not drive was a dailv task. 12 M .W

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CURRICULAR This year the English teachers strove to improve the department by making a few changes. ln previous years, seniors were required to take British Literature, but not so this year. British Literature is an elective now. Members of the senior class had a greater variety of electives from which to choose. The new courses were offered to spark further interest 1. Duringapep rally,Mrs.Ellenlohnston read one of her many poems about North Mecklenburg High School to the student body. 2. One day in the library, Linda Cavin and Eva in the study of literatu re. Three of the new courses offered were Science Fiction, the Bible as Literature, and the Feminine Image in Literature. The English Department added in- creased interest in classes by inviting speakers in to speak to the classes. One such speaker was the Rev. Ran- dal Dockins speaking to the Bible as Literature class. Morris, members in one of Mrs. Maye's Eng- lish classes, listened for directions. 3, Mrs. Johnston was pleased to autograph her book for Helen Morris, and Mary Clark waited to ask of her the same honor. Mrs. Dorothy Bratton Mrs. Doris Crawford Mrs. lennie Greene Mrs. Peggy Hunt Mrs. Ellen lohnston Mrs. Doris Maxwell Mrs. Diane Maye Mrs. Estelle Mott 14 1 4, ....,,,,a 2 3