Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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NHS: Alive With Student Life Sponsored By FIRST NATIONAL Sludonl

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Webster defined school as “any institution devoted primarily to imparting knowledge or developing skills.” But, even as Nashville High was an educational institute, it served also as a place for people to meet, to grow and mature, to learn to live together, and to interact. Although the major purpose in attending school was to learn, students squeezed in enough entertainment to keep them from going off the deep end from too much work and not enough play. That entertainment included working together on class projects, joining clubs and organizations, participating in some form of athletic events, attending assemblies and banquets, helping to raise money for some special cause, or just plain socializing. Fans withstood the nipping, pinching wind of cool autumn weather to attend football games. With each Scrapper victory, the feverish football frenzy flourished. Spirit shirts and towels contributed to Nashville’s local color. The victories over DeQueen, Prescott, and Hope probably stirred students’ heartstrings more than other regular season games, because each of the foes had defeated Nashville the previous season and they finally had their revenge. Assemblies, frequently of a musical nature, furnished students with a respite from class routine and a chance to free themselves of inhibitions and participate in the activities. Even with the school board’s restriction on fund-raising projects, at least one class or club had some form of money-making venture underway at all times. High school girls competed in a number of local, district, state, and national pageants. These ranged from the newly instated Miss Nashville High Pageant to the Southwest Arkansas Junior Miss Pageant to the Howard County Fair Queen Pageant to the Miss American Teenager Pageant. Intramural sports increased in popularity when the Future Farmers of America began a basketball program and the seniors followed up with another. With so much happening, NHS was nothing less than very much alive. A display ol spirit from the junior class revs up an already potent DeQueen pep rally. Students relax and converse on the courtyard lawn during lunch on a sunny Halloween Day. 6 Student Life Sponsored By FIRST NATIONAL BANK

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An Unforgettable Semester With the resuming of school in August, seniors gradually settled into thinking of themselves as seniors and their underclassmen made a similar transition. School and civic events coupled with changes in faculty, administration, and school policy contributed to an unforgettable fall semester. Books, movies, television programs, record albums, and world events influenced lives. 1978 was the year of the Bee Gees. “Mork and Mindy” and ‘‘Battlestar Galactica” made their debut with a list of other shows. “Saturday Night Fever,” “Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” and “Grease” finally made their way to the local giant screen. Locally, football and related activities consumed most of the first semester. From the first Soap and Towel Game to the fateful semi-final playoff with Booneville, all else played second fiddle. Negotiating yearbook sales. Susie McKinney, Scrapper Editor-In-Chief Remmel Henry, Cheryl Steel, and Advisor Debbi Russell, fill out sales slips for John Pipkins, Becky Butler, Sharon Copeland. Lisa Jamison, and Richard Clardy. The Debate Club Halloween party finds clown Stacy Milum stuffing a hot dog into radish Debie Boden. Even the Howard County Fair posed little competition to football. The Scrapper s game with DeQueen drew a record Scrapper Stadium crowd of more than 5000. Although most attended the Friday night game, on the other nights that week the carnival attracted crowds. Students rode the Round Up, Tilt-A-Whirl, ferris wheel, and other rides, tried the booths, and devoured a fair share of cotton candy. School dismissed early Friday, September 15 for the parade. The marching band, cheerleaders. Howard County Fair Queen Gaye Goodrum, Miss American Teenager of Arkansas Renee Chastain, and 4-H clubs represented the student body Students showed up in an assortment of garments during Spirit Week 8 Student Life Sponsored By FIRST NATIONAL BANK