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

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One prospective stage design for the Sixth Annual Rebel Awards is explained by Gernot Pomrenke, chairman of the stage committee, to Optimist club members Bob Joyce and Eugene Nelson. qt' l Optimists donate banner, labels, and silver Canned food, Christmas trees, and school pennants were all a part of the Junior Optimist Club activities as the 32-member organization performed its annual service projects for both the school and the community. The group, composed of stu- dents chosen for their citizenship, scholarship, and character, worked closely with the local chapter of Optimist international in the sale of Christmas trees, December 1-24, and in the activi- ties of the Optimist-sponsored Boy's Clubs. At school, the mem- Leadership, character, and hard work on club projects won Craig Harris, Optimist president and outstanding drafting student, the Opti- mist of the Year award. 132 Junior Optimist bers sold Southside flags, spon- sored the Miss Can contest, and presented the Sixth Annual Rebel Awards in the spring. . , if lVloney from the club's proj- ects was used to buy a parade banner for the band, to label the office doors, and to purchase a sterling silver serving tray and candleholders for the Home- making department. The club cited as its purpose to instill the spirit of service, to d evelope potential leadership, and to train its members to be optimistic. Loading Christmas trees was just one of the jobs assigned to junior club members work as E3 , .Q . ,..,W.s-1, L A , , f f -7 if fs QV, :lil . . T ..- t .gk :E-,J -v- ilxi 1 iisff 'f iff ing in the Optimist I I ,,.V C, tree sale December 7-24 Mr. C. Ray Baker's tree is loaded by sophomore Tim Pollard.

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, fl: ollecting toothpaste and brushes r needy children, ancy Jacobi, senior, packs ese aids to dental ygiene for the Red Cross drive uring January. Red Cross What's the total? asks Bill Friday, Marshall Stouffer, and Mark Anderson as Nancy Jacobi and Ann Seamans count the money collected during the Red Cross fund drive in January. RED CROSS: Bottom Row-Amos, Coleman, Beene, Swlft,' Middle Row-Rob- inson fsecretaryl, Seamans ltreasurerl, Choate, Friday, Anderson.,' Top Row-Jacobi lpresidentl, J. Flanagan, Moran, Walters, V, Flanagan. sv? . 1' flswtz-?2' . stages annual fund raising drive Jangling money could be heard as it fell into the containers throughout the vveek of January 25-29 when the Red Cross held its annual fund-raising drive. Each morning during home- room periods, representatives collected donations which even- tually totaled 350. The money went to support the community Red Cross programs and to pur- chase the Red Cross Journal for the club members. The fund drive was part of the purpose of the Red Cross. The club also promoted the activ- ities of the local Red Cross. They informed the student body on programs involving candy stripers, swimming, individual safety, and first aid. Under the direction of lVlrs. Elizabeth lVlcBride, sponsor, the Red Cross also sponsored a tooth- paste and toothbrush drive. These goods went to needy children. l A :wi , 1: 5' Presentation of the Red Cross plaque for outstanding monetary contributions is made by Mark Anderson, February 26, to Linda Robinson and Sharon Erwin, Red Cross representatives of Mrs. McLane's homeroom. Red Cross 1 31

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Sterling silver candleholders and a serving tray, purchased with proceeds from club projects, are presented by president Craig Harris to Mrs. Flora Mae Doville and Mrs. Adel! Whitfield, representing the Homemalcing Department. In After lunch with the Optimist Club on February 8, junior club members participate in a demonstration program by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. . .dh-. tm. A. NIOR OPTIMIST: Bottom Row-Mr. Lewis iS,00f7S0fi, Joyce fff93SUI'9fi, Nelson, Griffin, lico, Pollard, Lieber, Ballenger Isecre- kpatrick, Jones, Reedg Second taryi,' Top Row-Duffy Newton, Loudermilk, Moran, Beshoner, w-Riser, Brantingham, Vitale, Gilley, Harris David Newton esidentl, Maloney Third Row-Bennett, Lambiotte, Pomrenke, iVfC9',Uf9Sfd6'Hti, Gladwin, Berry. Junior Optimist 133