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

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PM Ma-sawn Swift, Edwards, Harris, Chaffin, Win ters, Nobles, K. Simpson, Snitker, Evans, Kingg Second Row-Griesse, L. Simpson, Cattaneo, Ferguson: TOP ROW-5m6'df9V, D- Brown, Sites, Dunn, Patridge, Coleman, Belcher, SGHWIHIIS, LSOHBFU, 59Sh9afS, Third Row-Pafford, Hart, Hough, Shamfffl, 7'6'fT7l3f9, Walton, Hudson, Baker, Phillips, Redman, MCCfUf76'V, Findlay, H9f'dffX- CHORUS: Bottom Row-Sharp, Sgnnigrl Danielsj Fourth Row-Atkins, Shepherd, Skinner, M. Brown, Practice is the lifestyle for Judy Pafford and Jackie Amos, seniors, as they prepare for the Christmas choral program held December 78. Chorus 103

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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 .,, ,,.. ..

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Dedication and long hours as shown by Judy Pafford incorporate to produce a top-rate, involved choral department. Robing ceremony initiates choral members Selected as Choral All-Staters at tryouts in Conway, lBottom Rowl Denise Reinking, Jackie Amos, lSecond Rowl Debbie Smedley, Judy Temple, lTop Rowl Danny Evans, Judy Pafford, and Gary Leonard went on to the competition in North Little Rock. MIXED ENSEMBLE: Bottom Row-Smedley, Temple, Cutting,' Middle Row-Stanton faccompanisti, Pafford, Amos, Carson laccompianistig Top Flow-Newton, Evans, Winters, Leonard. 1 O4 Chorus