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

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Brightening up the campus, Cindy West and Suzanne Harmon, juniors, arrange pansies around the marquee as a service for the Columbians. , . - ' ' fsfs wfz. COL UMBIANS: Bottom ro w-Rappeport, Curtis, Randall, lpresidentl, McCullough, ltreasurerl, Shaw, lsecreraryi, Putnam, Narramoreg Second row-Pomrenke, Haney, Moser, Adams, perennials 62 COLUIVIBIANS B. Jernigan, Cate, Libby, Sosebeej Third row- Lee, West, Davis, J. Jernigan, McCann, Harmon, Dillahunty, Page,' Fourth row-Haupert, Hewett, Faier, Vernon, Shotzman, Bell, Martin. Beautifying the front campus became the major service project ofthe Columbians this year as the group planted pansies around the front marquee. With the help on school campus from the Key Club in preparing the flower bed, Columbians covered the area with over thirty ofthe purple and yellow perennials. Flowers also played a major part in another ofthe club's activities. Prior to the Christmas holidays, Columbians joined with the other girls' service clubs to provide poinsettias for each classroom. Other projects included spearheading prepara- tions for the homecoming tea and selling Go Rebels! Win! stickers and now and later candy. This year's Columbians consisted of 35 members. The officers were Betsy Randall, president, Beverly Kimbrough, vice-presidentg Cindy Shaw, secretary, and Susan NlcCollough, treasurer. Sponsor was Nlrs. Helen Rockwood.

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Christmas cheer spreads through the halls as Cheryl Byrd, junior, and other Hebelette members distribute poinsettias to all the teachers as a service project. Assisting the Student Council in transforming Homecoming into an exciting event, the Rebelettes initiated Southside's first Home- coming Court reception. The purpose being to acquaint the student body with the royalty. Afterwards the students were treated to a mid-morning appetizer consisting of cake decorated with flags and fruit punch. ccikes decorated ln an effort to wish teachers a Merry Christmas, the Rebelettes also assisted the other girls service clubs in distributing poin- settias to each teacher. Later in the year the Fiebelettes joined in the festive spirits of the Roaring 20's at the all- school carnival by operating a photo booth. Rebelettes elected officers for the '72-'73 school year were: Jo lVliles iPresidentl, and Gail Stanton lSecretary-Treasurerl and Julie Wakefield lVice-Presidentl.

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, . if By selling over 700 directories, Billy Taylor became the new champ during lnteract's main annual service project. Bellringing and soliciting donations, members of the Interact club braved the cold to help the Salvation Army serve the needy of Fort Smith during the Christmas holiday. Community service was not the only activity for the members, however. During the fall, the club compiled names, addresses, and telephone numbers for the annual student directory, publish- ed and distributed in December. directories, spo school-wide projects, also, as members sponsored the sponge- throw booth at the all-school carnival in December. The group Q gave its proceeds from this activity to the Senior Council to aid in paying off the debt on the new outdoor tennis and basketball courts. Spearheading these projects were Paul Strang, presidentg Steve Nc, M J, ' Couslns,v1ce-president: Ralph The Interact Club supported Broadwater, treasurerg and Bob Griner, secretary. Sponsoring the club was lVlr. Claude Lumpkin. 5'7- Q l ges, ond bells ,le if- ff tan- ' WTERACT: Bottom Row-Sawyer, Strang VanZandt isweetheartl, Henson,' Third Row- bresidentl, Cousins lvice-presiden tl, Broadwater Logan, Shepherd, Holley, Loudermilk, Brockman, 'treasurerl, Griner lsecretaryl, Mr. Claude Taylor,' Top Row-Robertson, Gebhart, Gately, Lumpkin lsponsorl, Second Row-Whitsitt, McDaniel, Catsavis, Pitts. Vaughn, Meadows, Saviers, INTERACT 63