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

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Q Ili? Q l Ummer clinics l Susan Holland, captain, Leah Daniel, co-captain, and Ms. ly Jones, sponsor, led the 3'- m to Eufala, Oklahoma, the i for summer clinic. They were ,. arded the highest honors pos- e, despite the threat of escaped lvicts in the area. The girls :ed pom-pom alarmsn in their , ins so that wif they came in, could hear them, chuckled a Griffin, sophomore. Routines were learned at ic, and some were even created i -L the girls themselves. They ' 'e rewarded for their inventive- with extra merits. All to- ier, the team had about 15 5 W-1-.Xu tines, over half of which had n their own originals. In order to help finance the xense of their 100 miles travels, girls held such projects as a lwash, bottle drive, rummage doughnut sale. lit comes in many forms. It might be a well- lned skit by the cheerleaders such as the hang- bf the Grizzly bear ftop rightj before the thside game, October 22. Or it might be the iety shown on the face ofLeah McDaniel fcenterj he watches the scoreboard clock tick away during i7-7 deadlock with the Bruins. Or it can be rs ofpractice put into a new routine by the le Belles fabovej to build enthusiasm at apep L. Or it can just be that smile of senior rleader Kelly Easley, frightj as she urges lent support for the Rebels before the last .ball game of the season against the Springdale Viogs. j . .. I

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GREEN CARDHOLDERS lcontinuedj Leading the Alma Mater is senior cheer- leader Staci Stancil fabouej. Sponsor, Ms, Judy Jones fbelowj joins the girls in an afternoon practice session. . t . N gf 0 '-'. . ,ft 3?-5 A,.f X - 1, If .. . , , r, ,A , , .iw-P ,Af l 3 CHEERLEADERS: Fronl rou1'S!aciStancil foo-headj, Gladwin fheadj, Easley fco-headj, I., Nordin. Hack rowmPatti Skinner, Paddock, J, Snider, Tinsley. T Rllllllllllli CBI! Spirit leaders take prizes c Backing Rebel teams were eight 'tGrand Championsi' who participated in approximately 100 athletic events this year. These students were Patty Gladwin, Kelly Easley, Staci Stancil, Patti Skinner, and Jan Snider, sen- iors, and juniors Fran Tinsley, Lisa Nordin, and Liz Paddock. Training began early in the sum- mer months. Clinic was held in Aus- tin, Texas, where the group studied in order to get ideas for skits and also to learn new cheers? Ms. Judy Jones, sponsor, accompanied the girls and commented, t'They were very mature and professional in their executionfl Officials at the clinic declared them Grand Champions over all and presented the group with a commemor- ative plaque. Patti Skinner described the feeling she felt as . . . soooo good! 'i They were also given the 'tSpirit Stick for displaying the most spirit and sportsmanship throughout the week. Practice ses- sions began at six o'clock during the entire summer vacation. The squad traveled approxima 1000 miles to and from games and clinic. All this activity, according to Staci Stancil, made them feel 4' . . . like a vital part of the school. During these 100 games and 11 miles, embarrassing moments hap- pened to some of the girls who wer constantly being reviewed by the public. At one football game, Spi1 Leader Kelly Easley fainted due tl heatstroke. Another incident was w the girls followed tradition by in- tentionally embarrassing the head cheerleader. HDuring a cheer on the court, we just stopped and let Patty finish it all by herself, laughed Jan Snider. Despite practical jokes, they appeared to be continually co: tented. It's the unity of our squad that makes us so happy,', explained Kelly Easley. 'tSpirit Leadern was a title carried over to the 776-'77 Dixie Belles. Happy with the score, Kelly Easley and Patty Gladwin relax at the Blytheuille halftime. g . 1 y. .xfffl 4 Fourth period meant practice for Patty Gladu Kelly Easley, Liz Paddock, Jan Snider, DIXIE BELLES: Front rowfTreadway, S. Phillips, K. Graves, L. McDaniel for captainj, Susan Holland fcaplainl, A. Randall, Bass, E. Lewing. Second row' Greenfield, Ransom, T, Griffin, C, Price, Geren, Vance, Laura Smith, A, Johns S, Lewing. Back rowAD, Clark, K, Wells, Weslerman, Turnbeaugh, Nobles, Ud M. Bradford, C, Waits, J, Johnston, P. Bateman. 108

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GREEN CARDHOLDERS fcontinuedj g - -1 .N Striving for perfection is the key to it all as shown in fourth period boys'gym class fabouej as a student practices his free throw shot while others await their turn. llllillll llhllhd A grab bag of extra Physical education . . . While many students went for the glamour of the athletic pro- gram quite a few students sweated it out in the physical education classes. Upon taking the course, they really found themselves challenging one ano- ther in a gruelling game of bat- tleball, agonizing themselves as they scored in basketball and disgracing themselves af- ter being thrown out of the game for having hit a fellow teammate instead of the puck in a thrilling round of hockey. As one student passed by that familiar caged window of the girls' gym, she remarked, Those girls really try to kill each other. It may not have been quite that dangerous, but it did have its exciting points. Publications . . . Where's the pica ruler? Who stole the cropping tape? Has anybody seen an exacto knife? These are a few of the familiar ques- tions which were constantly be- ing tossed about Room 111 fthe publications roomj. Creeping up like a cat in the night, deadlines pounced unex- pectedly, as many yearbook ed- itors soon learned. As deadline time drew nearer, Mr. Tom f T.0. J Oliver, sponsor, ini- tiated more and more lectures 110 f' on promptness and ne ness. Beethoven, the n IBM composer, and th headline machine did t some of the load off. M issues of the literary n azine were allowed to published, and the ner newspaper, Southworl C,