Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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» Helping Hands While students are kept occupied with academics, sports events, various organizations, and other activities, they are still able to look beyond themselves and think of others. Occasionally this takes the form of special fund-raising events for well-known charities. At other times it is a local project sponsored by a school organization, or it may be an individual undertaking. No matter what form or fashion the involvement takes, the fact is that NHS is always looking for ways to help people in need. One of the year's more notable Nitionil Honor Society member Kay Marshall attempts to find the right concentration of cleanser to use in removing the stains from the white chairs in the library. Two young primary students raise their hands to question speech class member Mitch Morrison about the evils of tobacco and drug usage. happenings was the Battle of the Sexes sponsored by the FHA and FFA. Most of the student body paid the 50$ admission charge which was donated to the Arthritis Foundation. Just prior to the Labor Day weekend, the Home Ec department manned a roadblock on Main Street to raise money and help in the fight against muscular dystrophy. The youth of the First Methodist Church, a group comprised primarily of NHS students, participated in the Halloween Trick or Treat for UNICEF. Not all of the services rendered by the students were of the moneymaking variety. More often what was generated was simply a warmth in someone's heart. Such was the goal of the FHA as they visited local nursing homes, bringing smiles and good company to brighten the day of the residents. Life

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also helped with the complaints over excessive gasoline bills from steamed parents. Rising prices were not only evident at the gasoline pumps, but were also found at grocery stores and other businesses such as clothing stores and restaurants. Food for a party could be quite expensive if many guests were to attend. Going out to eat on a date was once more or less expected, but after the jump in the inflation rate, going out to eat came to be considered a treat when on a date. Watching television at home in place of going out became more and more popular with daters. If couples decided to take a cruise down Main to break the monotony, a stop for a coke dipped deeper into the pocketbook than ever before. The price of many medium-sized soft drinks leaped from a mere 30 cents to a dollar-breaking 45 cents. A two-cent piece of bubble gum suddenly shrunk in size and climbed in price to three cents — less bubble for the money! Bubble gum was not alone in this price hike. Candy bars and other snacks reduced in size and also reduced the buyer's change from the purchase. Needless to say, a penny became virtually worthless. While many students had jobs to support their spendings, the economic situation still held them within limits. Because some students had to buy their own shoes, clothes, etc., they found out how to balance a checkbook. This was vitally important simply because the dollar had decreased in value to such a great extent that sound money management became a must. Seniors Jeff Jones and |ohn Aylett ponder the possibilities while Bert Johnson gives his order to Big T worker Mimi Taylor and Mrs. Ann Hicks oversees the dining room. Pile Drug Store employee Tim Foltz takes a break from his duties at Pile's to check the prices and styles of shoes at Budget Shoe Store. Checker Susie McKinney waits for senior LaDonna Green to complete filling out her check to pay for her purchase of potato chips and soft drinks for a small get-together. Student Life 21

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The Honor Society was also involved with the nursing homes, as they prepared Thanksgiving and Valentine's decorations for the patients. The Honor Society also rose to the occasion when the secretary of the Nashville Heritage Club became ill. They wrote articles for the club's newsletter and addressed them during their lunch break. The Society also donated a Saturday to the club for annual “Spring Cleaning of the Howard County Museum. With an eye to the future, the speech class journeyed to the elementary school armed with presentations on the hazards of cigarette smoking and drug usage. This giving attitude extended far deeper than the projects of clubs and other groups. It found its source in individuals. Many students were active in their churches and were able to make valuable contributions in this area as well as in school. They sought opportunities in the community itself, helping a neighbor or giving a unit of blood when the Red Cross came to town. Service to others was a special part of NHS, a part which enabled the students to grow — a part which made her proud. The FFA tug-of-war team, limited to 2000 pounds, sets itself to make the final pull in the Battle of the Sexes feature event. At the Nashville Nursing Home, Future Homemaker of America Nita Couch pauses to spread a little cheer to one of the home's patients. During her lunch break, Cheryl McKinnon, along with other members of the Honor Society, addresses envelopes for the Heritage Club. Student Life 23