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

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10,000 raised e , v Q 5 v 1 , I wb Q., , , , 'l 4 7 Q .. , V iw' 3 lf- ' wx . 'fx , r ': ' lf, , , over. Maids Jeanne Apple and Kathy 'ein discuss the ceremonies, while Marcy coat watches the Rebels take the field. - - ts. 7' v - H: .. will ' A 5 in Matlock saw during the Band Queen were bottles, which he collected sold for his candidate. sales were on the mind of Craig Beck, during the Band Queen contest, musicians' major money-making proje Ct. s Jn, Q' ff L Youth took part in Band Queen ceremonies as Marcy Jeffcoat and Greg Squirrel approach the court with roses and crown for the queen. sets new record Being the 1976-77 band queen was termed a real honor by Cindy. alt was a hard jobfl she added, 'tbut I had a good group working for me. The queen was crowned in pre- game festivities during the Rebel- Blytheville game, September 17. She was escorted by Gary Lambright, while Mr. Stan Cate, band director and the queen's father, crowned Cindy Cate as the reigning monarch of the Rebel Band. The money raised was used in many areas of the band department. It was used for additional music, uni- forms, instrument repairs, and band trips. Mr. Stan Cate commented on the importance of the money to the band, It's very important. It means the difference between participating in events and sitting here in the bandroomf' It is apparent from the profits made this year that the band fell upon a very successful and popular money-raising tactic when they organized the Band Queen contest thirteen years ago. close-up After the Band Queen contest, Terrie Faldon seems to be happy for Cindy Cate, the winner. Raising money is what it's all about at the Band Queen garage sale where Jill Matthews and Lance Bogoslausky browse. 119

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BAND Qcontinuedj Cindy Cate wins Band Queen title Rummage and garage sales, bottle drives, car washes, and doughnut sales kept seven girls and their helpers, all members of the band, busy during the early part of September. These Workers were raising money for the annual Band Queen contest, an event which climaxes with the crowning of the girl who has raised the most money. This yea.r's candidates included Nancy Myers, Jeanne Apple, Terri Faldon, Cindy Cate, Debbie Wheeler, Dana Foley, and Cathy Haskin, all seniors. The contest lasted one Week, 118 with each contestant holding as many projects as possible to raise money. All contestants were re- quired to sell band queen tickets, but could do any additional money- raising projects they thought would be of profit. Throughout the week, there was a constant race to see who could pile up the profits. Despite the work, most band members considered the contest fun. HWe were all working for some- one We liked, Carol Myers, sopho- more, said in explaining the enthusiasm with which the activity was received ryan.. s 4 1 :Ho Band Queen and court. Far lefbtop- Debbie Wheeler, second-Terrie Faldon, and third-Nancy Myers. Center-Cindy Cate fBand Queenj. Top right-Dana Foley, second-Jeanne Apple, and third-Kathy Haskin. among the musicians. Since the girls kept the amount of money they raised secret until the end, constant rumors about one person being ahead only made the other groups work harder. And Work hard they did since at the end of the week a total of 810,000 had been raised, a record amount during the thirteen-year history of the contest. Winner and undisputed queen was Cindy Cate Whose group raised S2,475, another record breaker for the activity.

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WE MAKE YUM EEEL LUKE SHNEHNE If one read the ear s com lete schedule of performlaincels for tlie C O n C e S I C O n 1 e S 1' choral music groups it would look like the arrival and departure k b boards of the airlines at the e e p S I e r S U S y Municipal Airport. For example, the listing would include school concerts, public performances, special Christmas pro- grams, variety shows, regional contests, all-state competition, etc. The list could go on and on. To tackle such a schedule, the 100-member-strong choral department Was divided into three main groups, each specializing in certain repertoires. The Johnny Reb Singers, the most specialized group, was made up of twelve vocalists, both male and female, from the eleventh and twelfth grades. This group was in demand to sing for dinners and special meetings in addition to the regular concerts scheduled by the department. The Mixed Chorus Was made up of juniors and seniors as Well as soph- omore boys, while the Girls, Chorus was composed of girls from all three classes. Students and public alike probably got their clearest view of the versatility of the singers from all three groups when they attended the production of Southern Showboat, February 11-12. ln solos, duets, trios, and quartets, the choral stu- dents were a major part of the success of the production, singing songs from the various musical eras the United States has gone through. While performing in such activ- ities as Showboat, the singers also were preparing and participating in a more serious aspect of their work. For instance, the All-Region tryouts were held at Westark, November 13. Seventeen Southsiders placed in the competition with five of these making it into the top five of their fcontinued on page 1221 120