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

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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

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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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MRS. MARY RANDALL-DYER, A.B., M.S., Certifi- cate d'Etude, dean of girls, sponsor: Senior Council, MR. MILES SHOPFNER, B.S., M.E.D., assistant principal, dean of boys. MR. PHILLIP LEWIS, B.A., M. V.E. D., director of guidance, sponsor: Junior Op timist,' MR. THOMAS L. MERRITT ' M.S., M.E. D., Advanced Diploma, guid- ance director. X r P N Among his various duties, Mr. Victor E. Stewart director of instruction and assistant confers with Mr. Calvin Patterson, superintendent of schools, during Teacher Appreciation Day director of secondary education, and Mr. Ralph Riley, held November 3 at Southside. Administration 43