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

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Self-learning is a continual process that is not broken into discrete phases by the individual. How- ever, for journalistic reasons the editorial portion of the 1965 TOMAHAWK is divided into five some- what arbitrary sections. West’s reason for being is academic learning; and to better serve this func- tion, its administration, faculty, and curriculum have all been augmented. West was made vibrantly alive by over thirteen hundred active students. Each student wished to pursue certain goals outside the regular curriculum. Therefore, West sponsored a host of extracurricular activities to provide outlets for a large number of individual interests. With many people engaged in activities, there naturally arose competition for recognition of su- periority. Competition invariably resulted in choos- ing certain people as superior. That such choices were made by other humans should mitigate both the satisfaction and the disappointment instigated by the choices. Self-evaluation, not external judg- ments, determine the actual success or failure of the mature person. a Social Committee members Pat Williams, Mary Ann Linker, Andy Spain, and Melvia Bishop prepare decorations for a school dance. But | Cannot Grasp At a Whole The Rivieras, a well-known local band, provide music for dancing at the ‘’Winter Wonderland’ school social. — CHARLES LAMB Page 13

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During a study on child care, home economics students conduct a day nursery for small children. Mike Helms, following the blocking of David Wise, crashes through the Myers Park line. To receive a copy of the TOMAHAWK at West’s traditional annual-signing party is an exciting event for West students. TABEE OF CONTE as Administration = === Page Glasses =a aaa Page Seniog Classs=sa=amaas Page Junion €lcss a Page Sophomore Class Page Athletics Se Page Organizations == Page Features pate Se Advertisements | cde Index La eee Page 36 38 68 80 92 Tal :2, 144 168 204

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West aims to provide each student with opportunities for expression and exploration of individual interests. The purpose of the high school curriculum is no longer to offer formal education alone since for many people formal learning has little value. The West curriculum was widened this year by the addition of advanced academic courses like Chemistry Il, advanced biology, French II1, and Latin III and by the addition of |.C.T. and C.0.0., two work-study programs. To present the many courses to an enlarged student body, eleven additional teachers joined the West faculty.