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

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1 lOLISE AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE Planning a hiilletin board for Teacher Appreciation Day are Alice Armstrong, chairman Kaye Goodson, Sandra Teague, and Pam Burt. Maintaining beautiful school grounds and property was the primary goal which the House and Grounds Committee members strove to achieve. To aid in attaining this goal, the committee sponsored numerous locker checks during the year. In addition a Christmas door decoration contest was sponsored by the committee. Participation and Co-operation Among Students CAFETERIA COMMITTEE To provide a pleasant dining atmosphere for the student body and faculty, the Cafe- teria Committee decorated the cafeteria for all special school activities and holiday sea- sons. As an aid in this undertaking, the com- mittee urged all students to practice proper eating habits in the cafeteria. Putting up decorations for Valentines are Cafeteria Committee members Alice Sadler, James Sadler, Beth Gray, and chairman Linda Gray. Mrs. Foster and Mr. Tucker check club award forms with committee members Julie Beatty, David Strawn, Pam Hirst, and David Zimmerman. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Having chosen the Student Council theme and goals for the school year, the Executi ’e Committee, consisting of the four Student Council officers and the two faculty advisers, met to consider council problems and to eval- uate its projects. To plan and coordinate ac- tivities of the Student Council and to see them fulfilled were objectives of the Execu- tive Committee. Page Fifteen

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1 1 NANCE COMM EJ TEE To the Einance Committee fell the re- sponsibility of making the tickets for all dances. The committee members were re- sponsible for designing the tickets, cutting the stencils, mimeographing and cutting the tickets, and later collecting the money for them, fn addition to this duty, the committee ordered pins for Student Council members. Committee chairman Julie Beatty cuts dance tickets as Nancy Lyerly and Carolyn Lingerfelt count them. Committees Sponsor Various Projects to PromoU Posters displayed by committee members Linda McArthur, chairman Betty Blythe, and Gigi Wilson inform students of school activities. PLlBEICfTY COMMITTEE By means of artistic and imaginative posters, the Publicity Committee successfully fulfilled its primary responsibility of publicizing all Student Council activities. Through its posters the committee presented worthwhile information to the students concerning erents such as dances, registration to vote for Stu- dent Council officers, and the summer ex- change student program. RECORD COMMITTEE Although hampered by a broken record player for the first half of the year, the Record Committee selected and played music in the cafeteria for the remainder of the year. I wo days a week the music was jdayed for the students’ enjoyment during all three lunch periods. Jean Gregory, Bonita Batten. Patricia Curlee, chairman; Diane Disk, and Carol Bail) ' choose records for playing during the lunch periods. Page Fourteen

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Committees Boost Interest m School Activities Committee members Barbara Laine. Bob Werth, chairman Cherc Randall, David Strawu, and Cathy Navey prepare note cards for sale. Preparing to give devotions during Youth Apprecia- tion Weeh are Carson Rhyne and Kay Mabry. C E S P COMMITTEE To assist Sigricl Wischhusen in becoming accustomed to her new school, the Charlotte Exchange Student Pro- gram Committee appointed “big brothers’’ and “big sis- ters’’ for periods of two weeks to aid her in many ways and to acquaint her with school activities. By selling Friends-Around-the-World note cards, the committee raised o ' er one hundred dollars toward the financing of the trip for the summer exchange student. DEVOTION COMMITTEE Under the leadership of chairman Carson Rhyne, the Dexotion Committee endeavored to accomplish its goal of providing a stimulating devotion at every Stu- dent Council meeting. Students, faculty members, and guest speakers were prcx’ailcd upon to present these de- votions at the council meetings. In addition during Youth Appreciation Week, Noxember 8-14, the Devotion Com- mittee xvas responsible for furnishing daily dexotions to the student body oxer the public address system. Decorating the gym for The Eve of Destruction are Carole Graham, Johnny Kinley, Karen Cline, and Troy Harkey. SOCIAL COMMITTEE Strix ing to fulfill the responsibilities placed on it by the Student Council, the Social Committee planned the three school socials. To execute its duties more efficiently, the committee dix ' ided into txvo main subcommit- tees. One subcommittee arranged for the bands to provide music and for the intermis- sion entertainment. The other subcommittee planned and purchased the refreshments and serx’ed them during the intermission. All committee members co-operated to make the decorations and xx ' ere responsible for helping to put them up. After the socials, xvhen the other students had left, committee members stayed to take doxvn decorations and clean up the gym, putting it in order for classes the next day.