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

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Students sweat out the heat After three months of fun in the 'un, 1,501 students converged on outhside's 30 acre campus to begin the , chool year on August 31, With temperatures ranging from the id to upper nineties everyone literally lgveated out the first few weeks with windows open and fans going full blast in an effort to beat the heat. i For many people, August 31 was just the culmination of a lot of preparation for the beginning of school. The main office opened in August so that schedules could be completed for the students. We generally have to make three computer runs to get the schedules worked out,', Mr. Stewart, principal, said, and this year was no exception. Even though we had an increase of ,students and teachers we had fewer problems with scheduling this year than we have in the past. The counselors came to school in the middle of August in order for students to see their schedules and work out any problems they had with them. Others began early too. For instance, the Student Council started meeting last May to plan activities for the year. Also, the band, the newspaper staff, the ,yearbook staff, and the football team started meeting August 15 to practice and polish up on their respective skills. Expansion was the key word in 'changes made at Southside during the Qcontinued on page 153 N Left, Mr. Stan Cate, band director, checks role before beginning morning band rehearsals while band students, above, give their approval of their band and their rehear- sal by. displaying their rank. The band students began early in the summer to prepare themselves for the up- coming school football and basketball games. Tired and hot were the general feelings for everybody during the first few months of school, below, shown by juniors Theresa Korkames, Kim Treadway and Melinda Hargrove during their first study hall class of the year. 13

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me .mf .w.f.w,'.... I Flflfn.-.H ..... Many students congregate outside the school during their passing period to grab a breath of fresh air and to get their thoughts organized before their next class. 'Wi , ,' A 'X . I 'i- ' ff , sv , 73555 -l ,V Q , 'V , 33 Band students enjoy taking a 'breather' during their next tune, top. summer rehearsals before playing their Teresa Holley, senior, dazes into thegym, middle, looking for a friend who is waiting to receive their schedule card, Dempsey, Lisa unite with old while Janet Didion, junior, Billy Bob Davenport, and Bob Duerr, all seniors, friends on their first full day ofschool. ,,,w-...,,,, Seniors Linda Smith and Johnna Bach above, cuss plans for yearbook advertising with their advi Mr. Tom Oliver, while Mr. John Sweatt, a new ch istry teacher, awaits the arrival ofparents at theP Open House, below. Both of these events occur at first of the year. K Q 469' 3

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