Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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Band Night Royalty: ln Front- Chuck Henry, Rebecca King,' Front Row-Sally lVlcCrigh t, Betty Williams, Brucille Harvey, Anita San- ders, Karen Stallingsg Back Row- Eddie Matthews, Carter Kimbrough, Doug Coleman, Pat Moran, Dennis Brown. Q , tx Royal dignity falls by the wayside during an exciting moment in the Benton game as Karen Stallings shouts for a Rebel first down. . K fs f . ff , W 'H Betty Williams, exert Carter Kimbrough, await the crowning the 1970 Band Queen as Mr. Stanley Cate res crown and roses from Rebecca King and Chuck Henry. Band Queen 101

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With traditional red roses and jeweled crown, Brucille Harvey begins her reign as 7970 Band Queen. Doug Coleman served as her escort. Queen 's contest accumulates Tension mounted with each footstep as the 1970 Band Queen contestants anxiously awaited the official announcement during the long trek across the turf at lVlayo-Thompson Stadium. Each of the girls: Brucille Harvey, Sally lVlcCright, Karen Stallings, Anita Sanders, and Betty Williams, combined their skills for two and a half weeks to amass the sum of four thousand dollars by selling tickets in an 1970 Band Queen Brucille Harvey begins her reign as the seven th queen in the royal tradi- tion. A t far right, band maids include, Sally McCrigh t, Betty Williams ltopl Karen Stallings, and Anita Sanders lbottoml. 100 Band Queen 54000 in '70 attempt to get the royal title. Band Night, the final prod- uct of this money-making project was held September 18 prior to the Rebel-Benton football con- test, when lVlr. Stanley Cate, band director crowned Brucille Harvey, the 1970 queen. The winner was decided on the basis of the girl selling the most tickets. The money accu- mulated was used by the Band for out-of-town trips.

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City-wide festival begins year for choral members QW, f W 'R Rhythm being an important factor in music, Judy Temple, junior, keeps time 102 Chorus with the metronome as she prepares for All-State Festival held February 7.9-20. Coming from the University of Southern Mississippi, Dr. David Foltz served as guest director for the City-Wide Festival held October 19 at Northside High School. With its usual full schedule, the choral music department began its pdblic appearances at the annual City-Wide Festival, October 19, at the Northside Gymnasium. Dr. David Foltz of the University of Southern Mississippi was guest director. Competitive tryouts also started for the singers. Early in November, 11 singers made All- Region Choir presented in Fayetteville. Tryouts for All- State Choir were held February 5-6 at State College in Conway. Excelling students from this competition went on to All-State Festival in North Little Rock, February 19-20. In addition to individual competition, large groups, such as the Mixed Chorus and Girls Glee Club, participated in con- tests under the direction of lVlrs. lVlary Alice Nantz. These groups first vvent to Region-Festival, lVlarch 19, at Fayetteville, and later attended the State-Festival in Hot Springs, April 15-16. To finance these trips tht choral department presenter Southern Showboat, lVlarcl 26-27. The annual talent shov used students to depict shov business during different eras The theme of this year's produc tion concerned Dixieland up tc the 20th century. . , if .,, ,,.. ..