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

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At the pancake supper sponsored by the Booster Club, Larry Graham satisfies his appetite by finishing his food. At the Red Cross Thanksgiving banquet, foreign exchange student Barbara Murlot samples a typically American meal. Student Life Represents a Continual Chain of Events An unending chain of events surrounded each student from the moment he entered for the first time until the moment he left for the final time at graduation. Included in this chain of events were the common experiences of each day and the special events of greater magnitude. Lunch, lockers, halls, tests, buses, laughter, work—these were the items which constituted a typical school day. Events such as pep rallies, dances, Senior Awards Day, the Junior-Senior Prom, Homecoming, and the barbecue amplified a typical day into a myriad of new experiences. It was in these days that scholastic achievement, individual accomplishments, and athletic success blended into the life of each student. At a pep rally Linda Payseur, Harry Hilewitz, Nancy Easterling participate in “This Is What Our Players Wear .. Pausing in hall, Beverly Huffstickler and Charles Guignard ponder the message presented in the morning devotion. 9

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Completing Lessons, Students Employ Creative Ability To congratulate Coach Peek for a job well-done, Terry Helms, Allen Gayle, and Mike Irby carry him off the field. To increase their knowledge and understanding, the students of West Mecklenburg used their creative ability in completing their assigned tasks. From the wide variety of courses, they selected their avenues of endeavor and applied themselves in learning the required, such as math and English, and the elect¬ ives, such as art and foreign languages. The teachers aided the students in their quest for knowledge. Utilizing new and old techniques, they captured the students’ attention and led the students into new horizons of learning. To further guide the students, they served as sponsors, gave in¬ dividual aid, and offered helpful advice. Employing her imagination, an art student uses a blow torch and wire to create an interesting abstract design. In the newly-established auto body and fender repair course, Max Womack and other students test their knowledge and skill of auto mechanics through replacing the wheel bearings of a teacher’s car.

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Each Class Strives for Various Goals, Accomplishments Natural class rivalry prompted each class to strive to outdo the other classes in spirit, accomplishments, and privileges. To organize the sophomores and to promote school spirit, the Soph¬ omore Class established a Sophomore Pep Club. Urging the junior varsity teams to victory being its main goal, the Pep Club sold special booster badges. Striving to create the most enjoyable and most beautiful Junior-Senior Prom, the Junior Class dili¬ gently sold Christmas cards and later spent long hours in plan¬ ning. Careful discussing and planning brought the seniors various privileges which were rewards for successfully reaching their goal. Although each class worked separately on its goals, all com¬ bined in striving to portray West Mecklenburg’s ideals in all phases of school life. Prior to homeroom, sophomore Diane Williams buys school supplies from Mr. Paul Peek, operator of the student store. Climbing the steps outside the science building, P. Clark, L. Bryant, and N. Combs brave the rain to reach the next class. Scurrying down a corridor in the administration building before homeroom, sophomores, juniors, and seniors chat with friends about the day’s activities, attend to club business, and prepare for the new day.