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

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THE BELL RINGS . . . fcontinuedj Surviving the shuffle in the crowded challenge for 1475 Southsiders this year. halls is a big termined that their candidate was though they didn't have a class yell, absolutely certain to Win. David Pry- they did have a chant which would or remained Arkansas' governor with- have sounded better had the juniors out much of an opposition. Other and seniors been yelling it. But the things were going on in classes be- sophs did get the usual silent handw sides political discussions, however. and a chorus of Mickey Mouse . As The human senses, all five of for the sense of taste-ah, lunch. them, were really given a workout. Nothing is as good as that midday meal When those chemistry classes started when all are completely devastated. concocting their solutions, you Taste buds feast themselves. Eyes do wished such a thing as the nose had not always look upon pretty sights- never been invented. However, when like grades. Ugh! passing the cooking room, the pleasant The nine weeks started rolling scents drifting into the halls cleared around to the end. Thatts when panic students' noses quickly. The sense hit. 'tA's slowly started turning to of touch was really hit upon drastical- B's,', B's to C's , and so on. ly. The hot weather nearly melted Nothing shall be said about that DH many students and the sudden, freezing turning to an F , Most students were weather caught many by surprise. Pep deeply concerned. Some may have rallies were heard-loud and clear. A gone so far as to get down on hands sickening sound came out of the sopho- and knees and plead for just a few ex- mores at the first pep rally. Al- tra credit points . A few tears helped a Another masterpiece is created by Clarence Fell, senior, on the new potter's wheel in the art room. little, also. But not much could be done except to try harder. Clubs and classes started their money-raising projects right at the beginning. Car washes, dances, and doughnut sales helped to bring in the income needed by many organizations. The Southern Belle Pageant and the 4'Up With Peoplenconcert were two of the more successful projects. Enrollment was at an all time high. Approximately 1475 students roamed the halls every day. Sophomore numbers rose over the rest with 527. Juniors came next, then seniors with 499 and 449 respectively. Yes, school had started on its Way. Classes were settled. Homework was done. Grades were received. And as the first nine weeks started to sink down into the sunset, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. A L -. gg - K .. A N 'it as . , 1 f .1 fi? ' gi.-I J' 4. . H if- - if .. . sf Q. ' 1 .,.' 1 ' -4 e. X' ., Hx 1 .2-. .., - - A fr L. ,, , , j t it - f - K .-Amy, Yfztgr- Q 5 .Q . . .1 Chip shots are practiced by Laura S quring the individual sports class. tanulis, sophomore, Vigorously serving a tennis ball, Martin Waelder, junior, J he shows one shot taught in the individual sports class. 12 X

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f mf N Sitting pretty for her yearbook pho tograph is Jan Garner, junior, as Mr. Henry Barnett captures the smile on her face fleftj. An unoccupied stair- well fabovel is not a common sight at Southside. The large number of stu- dents enrolled this year keeps all six ofSouthside's stairwells uncomfortal bly filled. x J f 1 Policies, new and old, were carried out this year. The traditional I.D. cards fabovej were given out to every sopho- more student. A new policy was installed, this year. The snack bar with every junk food item imaginable in it was ta- ken out and two vending machines took its place with a few varieties of chips and candies lleftj. However, the long line still remains at lunch.

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mime week shake MED . K X K k 1 m . ,V p . EQ c 'gf' g .r 1- V Am . X a ,r f ' A Q by fix, .3 1 Mew... t TT J- f to o The saying goes, A pot that's watched u 1 never boils. But in this case ftop leftj Debbie Casey and Cathy Barton are just sho wing off the new equipment do- nated by Whirlpool to the homemakingde- partrnent, Among the new equipment were an electric range, dishwasher, trash masher, and refrigerators. Also, the school system provided the classroom with a garbage disposal and a microwave oven. Many other things were new this year, including a few new policies that went into effect, such as attendance, ftop rightj and the popular free day . Another new item evident during 77 was the .Z'200,000 all-weather track completed this spring fbelowj. Vg. SS lay, in J 13