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

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lr - Above: Receiving instruc- tions, Keri Littlefield, jun- ior, prepares for the first meet ofthe year. Right: Practicing a layout squat routine, Tracy Stubble- field, sophomore, flies over the vault with ease. Below: Floor exercises are prac- ticed by Cathy Howard, sophomore. n E . M up 1 124 Getting in shape at compulsory meet, Helen Jernigan, sophomore, jumps off the tramp to gain height for a toe touch. Poise, confidence, and expression-these parts all combine to make a talented gym- nast. The members of Southside's gymnastics team practiced daily throughout the school year to develop these qualities for competi- tion. The team, coached by Mr. Clara Alverson and Mrs. Patricia Hof- fius, started competi- tion March 6 and trav- eled to the District Meet in April. The coaches felt confident of the team's success in preseason practice. HI feel we have the ability to become one of the top teams in the state,', Mrs. Hof- fius said, while Mrs. Alverson replied. Mrs. Alverson felt the hardest part of competition was pre- paring for a meet. 'tYou have to psyche yourself upf' she said. If you canlt get yourself psyched for a meet, it's no use competing.

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C , ,, - 4 ' .fb 1 1 L xx 2? 4 . 1 . 1' :dk ft- , .1 ,I . , '59 i , . A s ,f so , ,RJ for points at the throw line fabovej at the tip-off during A -team is Debbie Rush. , Anticipating two points, Annie Powell, senior, puts up a jumpshot fleftj and waiting for the ball to come back to them, the players watch down court fabovej. BHSKETBHLL Court sports proved popular in Confederacy Long reach proves beneficial to sophomore Stacy Wells as she pulls down a rebound against Rogers despite ef- forts by two Rogers players and teammate Cindy Hol- land, A loose ball frightj has everyone trying to get a handle on the ball. Several players seem to be setting their sights on the bounding ball. I - -T Y 123

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hm L- f'-. nnastics season starts with a lot of hard prac- . fUpper leftj Keri zlefield, junior, works improve a back walk- r, while fabovej Kathy ward, sophomore, de- xds into her after flight m a squat vault. fRightJ .lsha Johnson, sopho- re, is midway through a Eut squat. fLeftj Nikki ,sophom0re, works on , side splits. All the girls to prove that prac- akes perfect. S til., 3 , 1 - ' T--gif -4' l -lvl we Q 1 ,ef r fgi: A ., 352553 V. GYITINASTICS i Flips, Turns and Whirlabouts ,,,,,,, L G-Vmnasts have fe make fhe grade .with fU m and Skill- Perfecting her mat skills, sophomore Nikki Cox practices Clara Aluerson concentrates on grading for semester. determinedly during first period gymnastics' 125