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

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KA .aw-V 7 pf ff' 1 .cf ,. L .ki if . X in if MR. RALPH B. RILEY, assistant superin tenden t and director of instructionf MR. CAL VIN G. PA TTERSOIV, director of secondary instructiong MR. WALLACE C. FL OYD, director of elementary instructiong MR. GUY HIXON, director of finance and business affairs. Heading various positions at the School Service Center: Mr. William Stancil, director of athletics and physical educationf Mr. Donald M. Stewart, director of Materials Cen ter,' Mr. William E. Gordey, accoun tan t,- Mr. Richard Holmes, social worker,- Mr. Rex Cochran, coordinator of federal programsg Mrs. Virginia Mae Folkes, health supervisor and school nurse. Meetings of the School Board are open to the public the fourth Monday in every month. .. ' N-,NN Administration 41

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Superintendent of schools and chair- man of the State Retirement System, Mr. Chris Corbin reports on his trip to the national meeting of Teacher Retirement Association in Honolulu. School leaders institute new programs Three major changes which affected Southside garnered a good part of the attention of the Fort Smith School Board and the administrators at the School Service Center this year. Alteration in the cafeteria program was carried out fol- lowing the School Board meeting in November. At that time the board voted to include the high school cafeterias in the federal lunch program to participate in the free lunch plan and to allow the cafeterias to receive govern- ment su bsides. ln October, a revised plan to Nlodern art is the topic between Beth Reedy, Daniel Beckham, and Mr. Bill Moran, president of the School Board, when Mr. Moran visited the art room during one of his trips to Southside. SCHOOL BOARD: lVlr, Felice Cialone, Dr. Neil E, Crow, Mr. E. J. Embry, Mr. Luther Hodges Jr., lVlr. Bill H. Moran, president, Dr. Theodore Skokos, vice-president, Mrs. Blanche Tinder, secretary. 40 Administration improve teaching in the school began under the title Search. The program, developed by Dr. Louis Armstrong, of lndian Spring School, Helena, Alabama, was to achieve more creative learning experience situations for students by encouraging teachers to try new methods in classes. Another program aimed its goal at the improvement of read- ing in all grades-of the public school. A team from the North- west Arkansas Supplementary Education Center tested students and recommended remedies for solving problems in this area. F -e me

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More students add to lVlore responsibility and time were required from Principal Vic- tor E. Stewart, during the 1970-'71 school year because of the increase in the number of students. Besides lVlr. Stewart's various duties performed at Southside, he participated in activities in- volved with different organi- zations. He is a member of the AAA, Arkansas Athletic Associ- ation, and TEPS, Teacher Edu- cational and Professional Stand- ards. This year, he attended their meetings in Little Rock Decem- ber 2 and 3. Despite the increase in the number of students, this school year offered the two deans, lVlrs. lVlary Randall-Dyer and lVlr. Miles Art prints bought by the 1977 senior class are being prepared for distribution by Mrs. Randall and Mn Shopfner. 42 Administration staff's duties Shopfner, an easier job. Several reasons noted were the fewer disci- pline problems, the moderated dress code, and the Student Hand- book published by the Student Council and given to each student. Both of the deans belong to the Fort Smith Education Asso- ciation, the Arkansas Education Association, and the National Education Association. Also, Nlrs. Randall sponsored the Sen- ior Council. In charge of guidance counseling were lVlr. Phillip Lewis and lVlr. Thomas Merritt who handled the largest group of stu- dents they have ever had. Throughout the year they dis- cussed college plans and academic achievement with students. MR. VICTOR E. STEWART M.S., M. E.D., principal