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

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Spirit-boosting is the goal of Leo Club members when Doug Pogue, Allen Glenn, Kelley K irpatrick, and Dick Gotcher lforegroundl ,JE 32525. 1:5251 :safet- ,ns 1' H.: . :rss-P V ,H j, 138 Leo complete a sign for the Benton basketball battle on January 29. Leo Club activities highlighted Bright ideas came to mean money in the treasury. At least it did for Leo Club members when they held a light bulb sale during January which netted the group approximately 3129. For the first major project of the newest club on campus, the sewice organization got off to a successful start. Proceeds from the activity were marked for serv- ice projects which would benefit the school. by bulb sale Organized September 30 by the Fort Smith Lion's Club, the Leo Club hoped to stimulate and develop leadership qualities among its members through serv- ice to the school and community. Keeping with this goal, members followed in the footsteps of the parent organization which pro- motes sight conservation and aid for the blind. The Leo Club became the fifth boy's service club organized on campus. --an-1-. K E.. W ....f,,! f

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CLUB: Bottom Rowvlldr. Withers, Rappeportf Row-Cousins, Saviersp Third Row-Scruggs, Woody, Savvyer,' Fourth Johnson, Borum, Meadowsg Top Row-Yerton, HSFVYNTON, Shipley, K ukar lvice-presiderztl. Key Club sponsors annual Christmas parade Tidings of good cheer began to come alive as clubs and organi- zations prepared for the Decem- ber minature Christmas parade, an annual activity sponsored by the Key Club. This year's event attracted the largest number of floats in the club's history. Highlight of the parade-as usual-vvas the Key Club's own float which carried Santa Claus and his bag of candy handouts. The holiday period also offered Key Club members a chance to render service to the community by ringing bells for the Salvation Army,, another nts catch candy thrown Santa Claus lPat Bouldenl as his helpers, Kerry Brown Cathy Simca, guide him through Key Club parade. yearly activity on the organiza- tion's calendar. Other Key Club projects dur- ing the school year included the selling of spirit decals and the collecting of bottles for resale to soft drink companies. A radio auction netted S600 for the group. Members of the club were also given a chance to attend a regional meeting of the national Key Club at Harrison, Arkansas where they elected governers for each district. Those who attended from Southside were Pat Bouldin, Mike Rappeport, Dennis Woody, Neal Pendergraft, Johnny Kukar, and Rick Scruggs. Rebel spirit is boosted by Mike Rappeport and Neal Pendergrafr as they place a sticker on their car window. These spirit decals were sold by the Key Club. Key Club 137

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,f 5' X , Net gains are on minds of Leo Club members Frank Westmore- land, Mike Loyd, and Charles Strauser as they check the financial results of the light bulb sale held in January. LEO CLUB: Bottom Row-Mr. Cecil Humphries lLion Glenn, Kirkpatrick, Peak, Winters, King, Club presidentl, Loyd lpresidentl, F. Westmore- Rhodes, Staffordf Top Row-Oldham, land ftreasurerl, Pogue lsecretaryl, Mr. Gotcher, A. Westmoreland, Dickinson, Strauser, Haver lsponsorlf Middle Row-Stanfill, Garner, Christian. Lighting up when Mrs. Sprigg, family living teacher, buys a carton of light bulbs, Doug Pogue and Ray Winters help the Leo Club to reach its sale goal in the project. Leo 139