Southside Christian School - Sentinel Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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Two times a year our students get caught up in special feelings of spirit that coincides with a holiday. The spirit of Christmas is always very strong. At the Southside Christian School Simpsonville Christmas program, Miss Martha Abbott, a fifth grade teacher, di- rected Hear the Bells, an original play written by Dr. Nicky Chavers. All of the classes performed in the produc- tion. Mr. jeff Billingsley, a sixth grade teacher, supervised the construction of the stage and purpose. In the spring Mrs. loe Wood directed the Patriotic Program which empha- sized the theme honoring our flag. The high school choir sang The Red, White, and Blue. The junior high choirs sang l'm just a Flag-waving American, and the elementary choirs sang Fifty-Nifty. Several of Mrs. Wood's speech students delivered readings on patriotic lives. Many of our state and local govern- ment officials were present, and Mayor jesse Helms closed in prayer. Th Spirit of Patrioti m and Chri tmas l .fl Mr. joe Wood led the school band in l'm a Flag- Waving American. 78 Patriotic Program .ii l 2 2 e K i fl Ni 'V i 8 I.. The Southside Christian Singers provided stirring Eric Moncrief, Gaye Sullivanfand Scott Sprous+ patriotic music for the annual spring program. delivered stories of great American unsung he roes.

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Ahh... Ahh ...Ahh ... Mr.Sipe prepares to in tempo while conducting the junior high chorus. Did someone just fall out of the balcony? May- be the senior high choir is just gaping at faces made by Father Wood. Firsts in the F ll The junior high band, ever increasing in size, was a big part of the Fall Concert. Let's see. I knew the words this morning! Mem- bers of the choir rack their brains to remember what the cat said. It's a good thing Mr. Wood put cue cards on the front row pew. Our first annual fall concert was cer- tainly a momentous occasion, especially for Mr. joe Wood, chairman of the mu- sic department. Not only was it his group's first big performance, but also Mrs. Wood had given birth to their first child, joseph Raymon Wood, Ill, two days prior. Mr. Wood did not need a podium to rise above the musical groups that he directed that night. In spite of the exhilaration of becoming a father, Mr. Wood, assisted by his stu- dent teacher, Mr. Eric Sipe, was able to complete the performance without a hitch. Virtually all of the musical groups in the junior and senior high school per- formed. For variety, three speech class students acted in a reader's theater style version of Uncle Remus' Tar Baby, under the direction of Miss Phyllis Turner. A large crowd was the icing on the cake. Fall Concert 77

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'nv b I A Ah ackie Hoffman and Emily Bosamond were two of The Simpsonville teachers and students worked lim Bonville WHS the bell finger in the 5imPSOl'1 he wise men in Hear the Bells hard to produce a realistic manger scene in the ville Christmas PI'0dUCliOr1 of Heir U16 Bells Simpsonville Christmas program. directed by Miss Martha Abbott. The Simpsonville third grade choir sang the heme songs in Hear the Bells. Christmas Program 79