West Mecklenburg High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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COMMERCIAL CLUB The members of the Commercial Club are those students who have completed at least one commercial course and who are maintaining a B average in another commercial course. The objectives of the Commercial Club are to develop wholesome business leader- ship, to create a better understanding of and interest in a business future, and to encourage better home and community re- lationships. This year the Commercial Club has or- ganized various programs which include speeches by prominent personalities in the Charlotte business world. Directing the club through all phases of its activities are Sandra Greene, president; Judy Smith, vice-president; Cecilia Scarnechia, secre- tary; and Rita Ware, treasurer. D. E. CLUB Members of the West Mecklenburg Dis- tributive Education Club plan for the fu- ture by getting practical work experience today. Ralph Miller serves the club as president; Margaret Reynolds, as vice- president; Cecil Brock, as associate presi- dent; Sue Carithers, as secretary; and Jimmie Poston, as treasurer. The purposes of the D. E. Club are developing leadership qualities and provid- ing social activities to take the place of many school functions which the members miss. Leadership qualities are developed through projects and awards designed to encourage professional improvement and to develop self-confidence. ENGINEERING CLUB Recently reorganized, the Engineers ' Club of West Mecklenburg has instituted a very new and ambitious program. Hav- ing set more rigid requirements, the club is now composed of college bound students. Programs are varied to present, if pos- sible, the whole scope of engineering. Pride in the school is also highly endorsed by the club. Vocational education for the future and technological enlightenment in the everyday world are the principal pur- poses of the club. Jimmy Miller leads the club as president with Jimmy Ballentine as vice-president, Frank Hodges as secretary, and Woody McClure as treasurer. Page Twenty-nine

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1 I Promoting a better understanding be- tween home, school, and community and preparing students for a future life as HOMEMAKERS are the purposes of the Future Homemakers of America ... A program of work for the year was planned during the summer by the executive com- mittee . . . Anne Cherry, President; Bar- bara Hough, vice-president; Judy Entre- kin, secretary; and Judy Howie, treas- urer. Using the state and national plans as guides, a program was organized to in- clude an emblem service, nutrition dis- cussions, a work shop to make toys for hospitals, a Christmas idea session, and a charm workshop. F. F. A. The Future Farmers of America is a national organization of, by, and for boys studying vocational agriculture. The club is designed to develop competent rural leaders; but it also encourages scholarship, thrift, and cooperative effort. Heading the F.F.A. are Butch Mc- Carver, president; Butch Jones, vice-presi- dent; and Bill Millsaps, secretary-treas- urer. The F.F.A. undertakes projects that are beneficial to its members and the com- munity. The motto of the club is Learn- to do, doing to earn, earning to live, liv- ing to serve.

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The Camera Club is organized to pro- mote photography as a hobby, to teach students the proper use of a camera, and to present photography as a vocation. Under the leadership of Charlie Barnette, president; Brenda Walker, vice-president; and Judy Brown, secretary-treasurer, the members of the club are learning how to improve the quality of their photography. During the Christmas holidays, the Camera Club went camera caroling, sing- ing and taking flash pictures. Another ac- tivity planned for the year is a trip to B H Photo Company to view color and black and white processing. LATIN CLUB The Filii et Filiae Romae or the West Mecklenburg High School Latin Club is an active chapter of the Junior Classical League, a nationwide organization spon- sored by the American Classical League of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. The group is also affiliated with the state or- ganization and meets monthly. The officers— president, Paulette Bishop; vice-president, Glen Mabry; secretary, Sallye Preslar; and treasurer, Libby Zealy —are in charge of Latin Week in April. At this time, students turn in projects and the week is climaxed by an authentic re- enactment of a Latin Banquet. FRENCH CLUB The French Club— under the leadership of Tommy Kirkman, president; Frank Ramsey, vice-president; and Carolyn Tay- lor, secretary-treasurer— is composed of French II students and some French I students who are interested in the ever popular subject Parlons Francais. The purpose of the club is to better acquaint its members with the language, customs, culture, and peoples of the French nation, our neighbor in a world which is rapidly growing smaller.