South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Chuck Nelson Earns Basketballls Trester Award The spirit of South Side is traditionally extremely high during the athletic season, and this year was no exception. Adding a humorous touch to the spirited pep sessions were skits put on by the Senior Class, Hi-Y, and several other groups. The boy Hcheerleadersf' and the Snoopy-Red Baron battle are part of a memory of the spirit commensurate with the word athletics On the night of the State Finals, South Side won an unexpected victory in Indianapolis. Chuck Nelson, 6'4 guard who has played varsity ball for three years, re- ceived Indiana's highest recognition for an individual player- the Arthur L. Trester Award for mental atti- tude and outstanding ability. 134 ff.-:teh 1.7 T l . wwf I i . 'I With the same great skill he displayed all year, Chuck Nelson maneuvers the ball at the State tournament in Indianapolzs. f - 2 Q 2' .xv 4 ! With proud smiles for a proud moment, Chuck Nelson and his mother pose just after Chuck received the A. L. Trester Award.

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Students Honor Archer Team's Statewide Acclaimg M55 s il ,,, It is curtains for Bloody Red Baron Mike Danley as Snoopy, in the person of Scott Lougheed, swings in to save the day. 4, Cyndy Petersen breaks through just in time to disclose the hiding place of the long-missing Archer football uniforms. South Side's own secret agent, Green Arrow, alias Len Peak, searches for clues with his trusty sidekick Fredai' Seabold. Kellys' graceful young cheerleaders, Tom Fleming, Miles Frederick, and Greg Gaulden, lead another hilarious cheer. -.

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Victorious Archers Beat No. 1-Ranked Red Devils, Indianapolis Hinkle Fieldhouse-the dream of Hoosier Hysteria. Everyone said South could do it again in 1967. After eliminating a tough Central Tiger Team, the Archers won sectionals and regionals. Then came the miraculous victory over number-one-ranked Michigan City - and the semi-state crown. The Lafayette Bronchos became the team to beat. In the second game of the afternoon at Hinkle Field- house, the tension and excitement reached a feverish pitch-to the climax of an unbelievable defeat. Through it all, however, there remained in everyo-ne's mind the conviction that the 1967 state champion team attended South Side High School. As they leave the bus at Baer Field, the squad is met by a crowd of fans. .. , f f fr, -1 1 ' i , r . f :iq Kelly rebounders try to gain control against Lafayette. The Archer basketball squad poses for its victory picture after defeating North Side 39-36 in the final game of the The boys make their way through the well-wishers' praise as they ride the firetruck to the giant Southgate celebration.