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

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Pep genera tes through the gym as Steve Kesner leads the Rebel Band in Dixie during the pep rally before the game with the No. 1-ranked Hot Springs Trojans, Ibelowl. Baritones: fRighti, Bottom Row-K ing. Second Row-Bailey, Butler. Top Row-Adams. Flutes: Bottom Row- K ing, Pettit, Braswell, Newton. Second Row- Sharp, Fahrner, Gately, Tobin, Ferguson. Top Row-Garnett Mullins, Coleman, McDonald, Cate. 52 BAND

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For the Rebel Band, the year began in the early mornings of August. The musicians forfeited some of their summer holiday to perfect their halftime football shows and pep rallies. Generally recognized as the school's most avid boosters, the schools most dvd boosters group also served the community by ' performing at such events as the Christmas parade in December and the rodeo parade in lVlay. ln concert the band performed at the Patriotic Assembly in November and presented the annual Christmas and spring concerts. The band, under the direction of lVlr. Stanley Cate, was composed of 98 members, and led by head drum major Johnny Mendenhall and assistant Steve Kesner. Alto and Bass Clarinets: Bottom Row-Seay, Jones. Second Row-Spicer, Berry. Third Ro w-Elliott, Bracken. Top Row-VWnters, Beck. Cold weather does notprevent the band from per- forming at the Southside-Hot Springs football game at Mayo-Thompson Stadium, November 70. BAND 51

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Saxophones: Bottom Row-Pollard. Second Row-Wells, Ridener. Third Row-Howard, Rogers. Fourth Row- Johnson, Woods. Top Row-Moore, fLeftl. Percussion: fbottoml, Front Row-A nderson, Thayer, Payne, Vaughan, Fish, Howard, Evans, Joyce, McDaniel, S tan ton. Clarinets: Bottom Row- Lester, Turner, Bohnenkamper. Second Row-Pickle, Cowan, 71 Patterson, Goodin. Top Row-M. Pa tterson, K. Simmons, Campbell, D. Simmons.