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

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Mr. Tucker, one of West’s guidance counselors, watches as Mark Wingate, a junior, takes the Stanford-Binet test. Many psychologists recognize the ability of the human personality to change under influence both from the individual himself and from his environ- ment. Since the individual frequently changes, he should frequently examine the goals and values guiding his life. Perhaps a goal formerly coveted seems less important upon re-examination. Perhaps a value formerly considered indisputably right is not flawless in the light of a new experience. If such changes have occurred in the individual, he should modify his goals and values accordingly. West Mecklenburg provides the atmosphere for self-change and self-improvement; each student of West must provide his own will for change. Time Will Change and Students on the way to their homeroom pause in the hall as the morning devotion is given. Even Reverse Many of Your Dr. Craig Phillips, superintendent of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system, chats with several teachers and parents prior to addressing West’s P.T.A. Page 10

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Mrs. Foster accepts a United States flag that Tony More- Surrounded by Steve Turner, Bill Squires, and Diane Thompson, land presents to the school on behalf of the Key Club. the school spirit machine boosts school spirit at pep rallies. You Must Keep Your Goal in Sight — WITTER BYNNER So that he will not become a static individual, a person determines certain goals toward which he will work and certain values under which he will guide his life. Quite often, goals and values are subtly forced on the individual without his con- scious realization of the coercion. Because he suc- cumbs unthinkingly to environmental influences, a teen-age person may follow certain routines chosen by others. Such a person harms himself by not rec- ognizing his distinctiveness as a product not only of his environment but also of his biological heredity. Since he is unique, the goals and values chosen by parents, school, or some social clique may not be conducive to his development into a healthy indi- vidual. Ultimately, only the person himself can de- cide goals within his capabilities and values mean- ingful to him. Nevertheless, almost every teen-age person needs assistance in determining the goals and values that are right for him. West Mecklenburg provides both the assistance in helping an individual to guide himself and a wide variety of activities from which to choose goals and Being fitted for his 1966 senior ring reminds ; d the junior that his second year at West has in Which to test values. nearly ended. Page 9

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Faye Helms gives directions to a student teacher, Miss Sally Davis, at the information desk in the main hall. Present Opinions — PLATO Symbol of evaluation, the report card represents a relative judgment by others of personal accomplishment. Like many thoughtful teen-agers, Skip Dunnington finds in a book ideas pertinent to problems about which he must decide. Deaths of such great men as former President Herbert Hoover and Sir Winston Churchill tend to cause a student to reevaluate his patriotism and his loyalty to both his school and country. Page 1]