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

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Special moments . . . all with the Rebel touch lt might have been a pep rally . . . or a can contest . . . or just a shout of hell0. ' Whatever was brewing from the start of school to the final day in lVlay...whatever hap- pened made its mark on the lifestyle of a Rebel. Renewing friendships? Stu- Those were the days. Mike Rappeport, senior, stands in front of the soft drink machines which were removed from the rnain hall ln January when the school changed lunch programs. dents had a field day in August, when the doors opened for the 197071 term. Celebrating holidays? South- side took on the appearance of a giant Christmas package in De- cember with holiday trimmings in the halls, classes, and offices. Bringing in spring? Rebels Loud shouts ofhappiness lleftl rang through the halls as Mr. Arm- strongis homeroom class wheeled to victory during the Miss Can Contest. lFar leftl Books, coats, and purses piled to- gether in the gym meant one thing in January-yearbook photos were being taken of the clubs did so with another special fling known as Play Day, H elping the unfortunate? Southsiders did so with large con- tributions to the annual lVliss Can contest at Christmas. These were only moments in the life of a Southsider . . . but each represented the Rebel way. Student Life 31

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With a few minutes to spare, Marshall Stouffer, junior, re- news old acquaintances with Mr. Miles Shopfner, dean, dur- ing the first day of school. 30 Student Life Prisoner Michelle Nobles pays the penalty under the guard of Steve Graham. Southsiders wearing green during Homecoming were given a jail term.

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Unique styles develop with relaxed dress ln every day school wear, the traditional was again the most popular. Reece Jaber and Sidney Robbins chose tweed and plaid. Change was the Rebel life-style in fashion for the 1970-'71 year at Southside. A change came about in dress as well as the school dress code. Three times the regulations were revised. The first two 32 Fashions Leather was true fashion leader of 1977. Craig Gilker labovel wears his suede jacket and jeans while Vickie Keener sports a pantsui t. Marshall Stouffer lrightl kept in step with his far-out Donald Duck pan ts. changes allowed for pant dresses and pant suits for girls. A stu- dent-faculty committee proposed the third revision to the School Board. This code allowed for anything within reason. The stu- dent's uniqueness became evident as individual dress styles devel- oped during the second semester. One change most noticed by the boys was the dress lengths of the girls. lVlidi's and maxi's were tried by students. the bolder of the girl