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

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'F- Y rf CHORAL AND ORCHESTRA Ccontinuecu 9 To have an outstanding orchestra, members must have materials, direction, patience, talent, and the ability to work together: Next to the instruments themselves, guide- lines in the form of sheet music fll are an important facton Orchestra students f9l include Gaylon Patterson, Randy Davis, Audrey Covington, Marcia Cauiness, Marion Beaty, and Keith Sanders standing. Mrs. Mary Alice Nantz f8l directs with ease during an orchestra class. Marion Beaty f7j prepares for All-State tryouts in October, while Keith Sanders ffij rehearses for one of the orchestra 's many performances. 124 Five musicians from orchestra attain top honors in state contest .4 fi Playing a stringed instrument is not quite as easy as it looks. It takes many hours, Weeks, and years of practice to be able to perfect the talent of playing a stringed instrument. The orchestra is composed of 178 elementary, junior and senior high students in the Fort Smith Public School System. It is under the direction of Mrs. Mary Alice Nantz. Unable to give a school performance because of students attending various schools, the orchestra gave three concerts

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it W 4' , MJ v I ? 7 x-e. I 'ix Q .3 fx! X' PV' ln ,Elm in 9 y ?'!hw- - W , 2 , Xt. 533 W' O , J - JOHNNY REB SINGERS: Front row'Melissa Priscilla Rhodes. Second row Tim Shaw, Julie Hendrix, Holly Cameron, Marian Branscum, Tim Rhodes, Jimmy Moore, John Beaty, Melissa Cattaneo, Renae Matthews, Haupert, Randy Davis, Mrs. Nantz. CHORUS II: Front rowrMrs. Nantz, Doan Bui, Butler, Jill Matthews, Marty Edwards, Bfenna B0bbiff, DUHPW Evans, Angela D0f-5011, Rachel Bernthal, Kathy Hill, Susan Bolin, BGCFYY Solomon, Ruth Martin. Cindy Penn, Lynda Lewis. Third row-Terri Shopfner, Cheryl Gassman, Carol Vernon. Second row- Kelly King, Brenda Snow, Julie Gattis, Brucinda Langham, Diane Shumate, Libby Jody Green, Tammy Gaunf, Cindy Nut-130115, Tracy Shelton. MIXED CHORUS: Front row Mrs. Nanfz, Sandi Renee B11rt0f1,Pam Mitchell. Lisa Ennis- Winters, Nancy Myers, Carol Jordan, La! Fourth row'Karla Marsten, Eva Riddle, Donna Stone, Shirley Ross, Maureen Scott, Marcella Morton, Channing Boele, Guy Kim Cleavenger. Second rowfDebbie Klee, Fletcher, Jeff Cole, David Tasler, Mark Sandi Johnston, Van Martindale, Randy Davis, Allen, DeeA nna Anglin. Fifth row'Bryan Karen Hudson, Eugenia Salter, Renee Bucella. Fowler, Paul Newhouse, Gary Hunt, Bill Ward, Third row-Marion Denny, Michelle Cox, Mitch Madden, John Haupert, Ronnie Leonard Lucy Williams, Bary Willis, Niki Austin, Tim Rhodes, Ellen Henderson, Janie Freeman. 123

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'MHZ gf ri to the public. The senior high portion of the estra, comprised of seven Southside ents, along with Northside students, 'fed for various banquets, club meet- , and provided background music for ers throughout the year. ' As an addition to playing themes from dway musicals and popular music ning from the roarin' twenties to the in' seventies, the orchestra began ing jazz selections this year. The All-State tryouts for orchestra were held in the middle of February. Violins-Marcia Caviness, juniorg Randy Davis and Gaylon Patterson, seniorsg viola-Marian Beaty, juniorg and bass-Keith Sanders, junior, placed in All-State. In State tryouts last year, Gaylon Patterson and Elizabeth Crofton from Southside were ranked the first and second best violinists in Arkansas. Q ' 5,1 .- ' fy Many skills are involved in playing any instrument. Gaylon Patterson 121 places his violin in the correct position and waits for instructions on his playing. The metros nome L32 proves to be a useful aid to any musician in marking the rhythm of his music. Tuning your instrument C42 is an es- sential skill in producing a good sounding tone throughout the orchestra. Audrey Covington f51 plays her violin with ease and skill in preparing for All-State Tryouts in orchestra that were held in October. 125