Northside High School - Bruin Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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Headquarters of the Northside JROTC battalion is the Peabody Annex, including the main JROTC office and the offices of Col. Rucker and Sgt. Loyd. For riflery practice, an indoor rifle range is provided. The Peabody campus is used for marching and drill. Left: Ronald Pettway and J ROTC staff prepare to inspect the battalion in formation. Below: Junior ROTC sponsors and the cadet staff-Front row: Linda Pettway, Cathy Fields, Diane Kolb, Dixie Hall, Pat Bryson and Jan Counts. Back row: Ronnie Dukes, Dave Roberts, Pettus Kincannon, David South, Steve Crump, Ray Martin and Ronald Pettway. Bottom: Captain Wendell Warford leads the battalion in the annual homecoming parade.

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JROTC alms dlsclplme, leadership Patriotism, self-confidence, respect for authority, discipline, leadership and drill-this is the training of 140 cadets in the '68-'69 Junior Reserve Officer Train- ing Corps program. Regular activities scheduled by Col. Choice R. Rucker, senior instructor, and Sgt. William Loyd, commandant, include marching in the homecoming and Christmas parades and staging a ball in the spring. March 25 inspection officers from San Antonio, Texas, graded the Northside battalion in all phases of Junior ROTC training. Such items as personal appear- ance, record keeping, classroom instruc- tion and facilities were considered. Top honors in the annual inspection were awarded to the Northside battalion in 1968. Each company of the JROTC pro- gram is represented in the battalion staff. Battalion commander is Col, Ronnie Pettway. Other members are Majors Pettus Kincannon, Ronnie Dukes, Steven Crump, David South, David Roberts and Sgt. Major Ray Martin. Bars and Gripes, the battalion newspaper, is in its second year. Cadet James Smith is the editor, James Ains- worth, assistant editor, and Jim Reeves, reporter. Left: The Junior ROTC color guard raises the new flag presented by the Junior Lions. Senior instructor Col. Choice Rucker and Sgt. William Loyd discuss J ROTC schedules.

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Music Department opens year with robin Miss Edna Earle Massey robes Mark Barker as part of the annual ceremony for new members. Named to the All-State Choir-Front row: Allen Haley, Sherrye Langham. Middle row: Cindy Barnett, Tom Millican, Marcia Teeters. Back row: Ron Hall, Dale Giles, Walter Ahart, Eddie Boyd. Mixed Chorus-Front row: Mary Jane Hennig, Jeanne Kamerling, Shen'ye Langham, Patti Kymer, Sharon Roberts, Kathy Wiley, Kathy Stewart, Chris Bearden, Julia Kutait, Pat Muncy, Cindee Cox. Second row: Sharon Hedges, Marcia Teeters, Michele Williams, Cathy Cook, Debbie Pitts, Rebecca Anderson, Sue Vines, Nancy Gardner, J an Counts. Third row: Peggy Young, Elizabeth Haley, Delores Walker, Trude Alley, Philip Howard, Harold Elder, Steve Andrews, Monte Hale. Fourth row: John Mailer, Lattis Campbell, Lindy Cotner, Rodney Weeks, Don Lumpkin, Don Israel, James Gillespie, Ricky Carter. Back row: Miss Edna Earle Massey, Charles Young, Chas Winters, Bill White, Dale Giles, Mack Skeen, Eddie Boyd, James Brewer.