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

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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

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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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Leadership, experience, and service were the main goals of the Leo Club. ln fulfilling these objectives, members helped both their school and community through various projects this year. For example, when the North-Central Association arrived at Southside, Leo service plus ccindy, light bulbs members served as guides in and out of the school. When members ofthe NCA arrived in the morning, the club was there to direct them to parking areas. During the day, they showed the committee members where various classrooms were located. Also the Leo and Exchange Clubs ran the 'jail' during the all-school carnival, November 16, the money was donated to the Senior Council to help pay for the new tennis courts. Other projects, such as selling Halloween candy and light bulbs were conducted ' in order to raise money to purchase needed educational aids. her Second-French, Klusmeier, Curnel, Scalesf Third- LEO CLUB: First-Kirkpatrick ivice-presidenti, Gotc fpresidenti, Glenn Isecretaryi, Gladwin ftreasurerip Stubblefield, Lapczuk, Corley, Flanafy, Cousins. 64 LEO CLUB Point-less was the among Leo members such Dick Gatcher and Kirkpatrick after spending day acting as guides the North Central con when their educators at Southside December 'z fl g, Responsibilities are shared throughoi the school: Terry S tubblefield, senio sees that the menu is posted for each wee