Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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NHS Assignment: Action When the opening day of school did arrive, students assembled in the gym for the first day, traditional speech from Superintendent Carl Barger and High School Principal Bill Dawson. Mr. Dawson introduced new teachers and made sure certain rules were understood. After the assembly, students went to their assigned classes, met the teachers, received books, and got ready for another year at NHS. Football season occupied many of the students' time during the first semester with pep rallies and band, football and cheerleader practices, (cont.) and the football games themselves. Even though football season was going strong, students still had time for the various organizations in the school. Organizations reorganized, elected new officers and took their place as respectively as in the past. One new organization was also formed. Mr. John Robert Schirmer, journalism and English teacher, saw the need for a club which recognized and praised the aspiring young journalist and creative writing students. Mr. Schirmer applied for a charter to establish a Quill and Scroll Club. After the charter was con- firmed, 16 journalism students in the top 1 3 of their classes and with a grade point of 3.5 or above became members of the Nashville Chapter of Quill and Scroll. The end of football season, which resulted in the Scrappers being the 7AA District Co-Champions with a record of six wins and five losses, signaled the beginning of the upcoming holiday season in December with the annual Christmas parade. Many clubs and organizations sponsored floats in the parade and the senior class took first place with their float. The Honor Society, journalism class, library club, and various other organizations held Christmas parties. The Student Council also sponsored something new to the students, each first period class was asked to decorate their rooms in the best way showing Christmas spirit, later the rooms Garland White brings the basketball down the court for another two points for the Scrappers. Isaiah Lofton uses his artistic abilities in art class. The Christmas spirit is evident as Beverly McCann helps trim a Christmas tree in Coach DeBlack's room for the decoration contest. 4 Theme

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ning August 11, and lasting from 8 a.m. until noon each day. These practices enabled the band to learn new music and prepare for the halftime performance. The cheerleaders also began meeting early in the summer preparing for the upcoming football season by making posters, practicing cheers, and by attending summer cheerleading camps. Registration was the first order of business before the first seven-hour school day began. Teachers and administration registered students and issued locks, lockers, car permits, and made sure each student would be ready to enter the World of Nashville High School on Friday morning August 29 at eight o'clock sharp. Issuing car permits, smoking permits, locks, lockers, and registering students found principal Bill Dawson busy on the first day of registration. Here, Mr. Dawson assisted by his son Billy register Jeff Starr, Billy Carney, Skipper Davis, and Loretta Moore. Superintendent Carl Barger addresses high school students and teachers during an assembly on the first day of school. These freshmen find time at noon break to talk and have fun. To make sure students would receive their right yearbook, Terry Melson, Lance Click, and Allen Kirkpatrick sort out receipts. Theme 3 Sponsored by FIRST NATIONAL BANK

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Agriculture teacher Larry Craver and students Billy Carney, Charles Clayton, Jeff Starr, and Lyle Marshall work at the Howard County Fair Livestock Barn getting it ready for the fair. Doing an honorable duty Lisa Robertson and Gayla O'Bryant help collect aluminum cans for the Honor Society to give to the Howard County Heritage Club aluminum can drive. were judged and Coach Tommy DeBlack's first period World History class won the contest. Basketball season started at the close of football season a few weeks before the Christmas break. Both the girls and boys basketball teams went for several weeks undefeated. One great change appeared this year after the Christmas break. Students had been accustomed to taking semester tests before the break, but this year students returned after Christmas with semester tests staring them in the face. This was due to the second nine weeks not ending until after Christmas, because school had started so late. Action also described the second semester, because many activities became a part of each student's routine. In the sporting world, basketball ended in February which made way for the spring sports, tennis, golf, track, and baseball, to get under way. Athletics took part in a wide Darryl Peak and Ricky Copeland load a bass drum onto the band bus before one of the out of town football games. On the first day of school Shiela Davis makes sure where her new locker is and tries her hand at the new lock combination. Theme 5