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

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Honor Society holds annual book sale Candle lighting and speeches marked the ceremony in which 25 new members were inducted into the National Honor Society, on the night of February 18. Before the new inductees could be invited to membership, certain requirements in scholar- ship, character, leadership, citizenship, and service had to be met. Throughout the induction, speeches on the importance of each were given by various senior members of the group. ln addition to the induction ceremony, the most important activity of the year was the annual book sale. The sale com- 126 National Honor Society Final adjustments and l finishing touches are added by E Neva Belcher to the W National Honor Society Christmas float. s x menced near the end of school and continued into the first week of summer vacation. lVlembers then returned two weeks before school started so that students could purchase needed text- books. The club netted 125 dollars from the sale, the highest amount ever received. The pro- ceeds from this activity went to buy graduation collars for the senior members. Other small money-making activities occurred throughout the year. The mistletoe sale for example was held in December, while the annual shamrock sale took place on St. Patrick's Day. S i E NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Bottom Row- Laffoon, Hunt, Osbun, Pomrenke fpresidentl, Gattis, Brockman lsecretary-treasurerl, Cousins, Second Row-Riser, Barbry, Patterson, Putnam, N. McConnell, Patton, Nobles, Belcher, Randall, Boulden,' Third Row-K ing, S. McConnell, Sexton, Faier Jacobs, Ballenger, Harris, Bell, Connor, Taylor, McCollough,' Starkey,'Top Row-Phillips, Vernon, Johnson, Nelson, Coleman, Cooper, Trusty, Walton, Henry, Griesse, Scott.

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. '. 'EjqI215QfA::!4r4' 9 '-ff ,zfiifti flggu 1' Us t M R M s E S 5 5 t if it l iw' -f d t L AND SCROLL: Bottom -Lieber, Gladwin, Johnson, Middle-Henry, Cluck, Brockman, Malone: + .Q Z ww W y, Y 'x A f 3, X' op-Hutcherson, Stanton, Sawyer, Bogner, Skinner, Randall. Checking regularly with the coaches is required of Ouill and Scroll members, Allen Cluck and Curtis Sawyer, as sports editors for the yearbook and newspaper respectively. Early arrivals, Lucy Randall and Susan Brockman, prepare to complete year- book pages during the Thanksgiving holiday. Extra hours spent at Southside earned the two staffers member- ship in Ouill and Scroll. Top journalists join honorary society Journalistic achievement by members of the Rebel and the Southerner staffs merited the induction of nine students into Quill and Scroll this year. Nlembership requirements set up by the International Ouill and Scroll were that a prospective member must be a junior or senior and must have completed one year of work on the year- book or newspaper staffs, show- ing exceptional ability. After the induction cere- mony was held in the spring, the chapter's membership increased to 15 journalists. New members selected from the newspaper staff were Dan Gladwin, Curtis Savvyer, and Bill Stanton. Students chosen from the yearbook staff were Lucy Ran- dall, Allen Cluck, Eugene Nelson, Susan Brockman, lVlary Skinner, and Debbie lVlaIone. Second year members were Sherry Henry, Steve Lieber, Cindy Hutcherson, lVIargaret Law- son, Gary Johnson and Beth Bogner. lVlr. Tom Oliver spon- sored the club. Daily trips to the dark room keep Quill and Scroll member, Debbie Malone, busy with yearbook work. With the help of Mike Hayes, student photographer, Debbie selects appropriate photos from contact sheets. Ouill and Scroll 125

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Unw- Character, one of the prerequisites for membership in the National Honor Society, is the topic of a talk by Jean Osbun during the candle lighting service at the induction ceremonies on February 78. Effectiveness of mistletoe is tested by Tammy Hewett on Bill Stan- ton during the National Honor Society mistletoe sale at Christmas time. Membership cards are handed out to twenty-five indur.-tees by Mr. Victor E. Stewart, principal, at the National Honor Society induction in February. National Honor Society 127