Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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We Thought We Were Good Our school was proud of herself, and rightfully so. Her activities, organizations, and people gave NHS a unique character, which caused her to strut her stuff just a little. The students, while neither conceited nor pompous, did feel that they carried about themselves a great deal of class. This feeling was English III teacher Mrs. |an Ponder keeps a watchful eye on her fifth period class as they complete a quiz on simple sentences. evident not only in rivalries with area schools and in state and national competitions, but in intraschool competitions as well. The Scrappers prevailed over bitter enemies DeQueen and Prescott on the gridiron. Despite a lack of overall talent, the football team played its way into the quarter-finals of the state playoffs, primarily because of their desire to excel and their willingness to overcome. Excellence in competition did not limit itself to athletics, however. Seniors Rebecca Nivens and David Boden qualified as National Merit Scholarship finalists. Dena White, editor of Senior Suzan Pile, dressed in red and white for Valentine's Day, is surprised by the message accompanying her friendship carnation. During activity period on a brisk lanuary day, Robert Chism, Greg Westfall, Danny Dodson, David Brown, Mandy Hockaday, and Kenny Wilkins congregate around the picnic table south of Mrs. Bernie Heliums' room as Dale Sullivan surveys the courtyard goings on. 2 Theme

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1980 SCRAPPER Nashville High School Nashville, Arkansas 71852 Volume 32

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the Tattler, placed among the top three in the state “What Freedom of the Press Means to Me contest, thereby moving on to the national level. David Teague, Scrapper editor, competed on the state level for a Century III Leaders Scholarship. The Marching Scrapper Band won a rating of excellent at the Ashdown marching contest. Five members were also named to the All-Region band. Within NHS, competition and participation were no less keen. The largest groups in the school's history participated in Homecoming and were elected to Who's Who. Sophomores, juniors, seniors, the band, and the football team vied for the spirit stick on the first twelve Fridays of the year. Likewise, in the winter, these groups, with the addition of the basketball squads, competed for the stick at the seven roundball rallies. Intramural basketball. sponsored by the seniors, further stimulated competition among the various groups and added excitement to what was sometimes a too-long activity period. The Valentine King and Queen of Hearts contest fostered rivalry among the three classes while giving each an opportunity to show its loyalty. After completing their Home Economics I assignment of looking up and defining foreign food terms, Fran Hughes and |anet tones encourage Susan Blakely to hurry and finish her work. Scrapper fullback Junior Wright proudly raises the spirit stick above his head after H was awarded to the squad at the conclusion of the Prescott pep rally while Ray Charles Williamson and Danny Dodson move in to take their turn with the stick. Talent show winner, Cassandra Wright, k congratulated and awarded the first place trophy by student council member Sandy Garner as contestants Ken Bissell, John Sparks, Mike Copeland, Tim Ponder, Phil Brown, Dena Swann, and Denise Leverett applaud the judges' decision. Theme 3