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

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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

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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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GIRLS SPORTS Ccontinuedj yi ,Il Limbering up in the gym is junior Kim Henderson fleftj. Kerry Sanders fabouej watches Coach Pitts re- cord weights pressed while Cindy Wohlford fright! works at the leg press under watchful eye of Ronnie Vaughn. 2 -Mil? .a mai -'13, 'llfiigil . 'Mitre e W kan Pressing weights is one of the many requirements for getting in shape for womens, track events. Sophomore Ronnie Vaughn exerts her strength at the chest press while Coach Pitts waits to record the results. Track members donlt always get their start on the tra A good example of this is sophomore Teri Davis on real runner. Beverly Welk' awaits her turn. iw-yn ,ASQ S ..., Y' -:NN -w.,s, -s., X... Q N-qv E 's. - Q-4 msmcusu-. 126 Running doggedly on, sophomores Kim Hughes, Elizabeth Carson, and Lana Ta fleftj race one another in a running drill during one of many early morning track pi tices. Through a maze of machinery known as the weight machine, Coach Pitts fabo watches sophomore Kerry Sanders on the leg press.