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

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V . fr va rf Q- r . M 7 A . I. pve: Running through the rifle drills just one more time before the SHS-NHS game jhe girls' JROTC drill team. They present the colors at each home football game. ftom left: Photographer Jim Phillips, senior, takes pictures for the yearbook of the id on a foggy December day. Bottom right: After an all day rehearsal Renae thews, senior, along with other choral students prepare for the evening choral icert at the Northside gym during the choral festival in November. l l A i-, 1 K Iwi, , , .iffy gil'-f t Y I New Policy of P.E. Classes sports class at least one year. But whether thatls good or bad depends on the person speaking. 'SI only took gym because I needed to ful- fill a requirement I wouldnlt take it because I really donlt enjoy itf' That idea is echoed by both Laura Worden and Sandy Robbins, sophomore and Carol Myers, junior. I hate being forced to do things that I donlt want to,'l remarked Laura, while Sandy reflected, 'LI do enjoy playing volleyball, but that's about itf' t'The worst part is dressing outj' Carol said. HAnd next has got to be the stupid games we play in gym. But the best time was when gym was co-ed, she smiled. On the other side of the battle is Rita Safranek, sophomore, and Julie Nolte, junior. HI really enjoy it, Rita enthused. 'Tm in tennis fa part of individual sportsl and tennis helps build your discipline and that is good. But the best part is winninglll Julie added, Itls a good thing that we now have a good girls' sports program and I really love gymnastics. Of all the so-called gsecondaryl activities, publications has become like a second home for approximately 120 students who are divided between the newspaper and yearbook staffs. Only one half of these students take publica- tions as their activity. Room 111, better known as the 'pub' has turned into a room, not unlike the bandroom, where students seem to congregate before, after, and often during their other classes. Deadlines, pica rulers, and blue offset pen- cils as well as exacto knives seem to be tossed around with equal and fervent abandon. Atten- tion is mainly given to the first-deadlines. A sign, posted conspicuously on the bulletin board, says it all. 'tWe are always prompt in meeting dead- lines . . . no matter how long it takes. This year for the first time ever, students who are untrained in journalistic writing have been placed on the newspaper staff. HI thought that publications would be pretty easy, but it's not at all,'l remarked Beverly Bates, sophomore. uI've learned alot this year about pasteup, deadlines and alot more. Although publications is an activity, very 164,251 Boy's athletic class line up for the cross country race. The first meet is held in Russellville on March 2, the race is approximately two miles long and it takes about twelve minutes to run to the whole length. 57

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Some Activities Tougher than Academics often the students in the 'pub' do much more work in there than in any of their other aca- demic courses. 'This is the only activity at Southside in which you do more work than in any of their other classesf' reflected Robert Beck, Junior. Roger Day, senior, agrees, Hlt's a business that we are in not just a class. You learn quite a bitf, Publications is divided into smaller groups than the different staffs, on the yearbook-small groups work on the various yearbook classifi- cations like ads, homecoming, class sections, etcetera. On the newspaper staff, there are groups devoted to pasteups, composing, proofreading, and ads, as well as writing. When things on the paper go okay, I like itf' said Gina Pike, senior, Hbut it's a real pain when something goes wrong. There is something bad, though if you work on the paper or the yearbook, you always know what it says before it ever comes out. UI never feel pressed in publications, said Mark Strack, junior. USO it's much easier to get good grades. There's an important extra in here- you meet people easier than you can in other classes. '4lt's a total challenge in here, both in and out of school, reflected Rita Safranek, junior. You learn to write better and that helps you in other classes. And there is always a chance to earn a scholarship. 'A new world, has been opened for many Southside students this year and in the past. And despite the many 'bummersf the general thought among students is t'Activities are great! l' Above, practicing for the invitational gymnastics meet to be held here March 10 is Helen Jernigan 38 sophomore. She has been tak ing gymnastics four years and practices at least an hour each day. i31jf??faf' wifi ec .2 ' '51!:s if, A Above: After running a mile each morning, Becky Miller along with the rest of the girls track team lift weights to stay in shape. Below: Member of the girls basketball team, Annie Powell practices for the NHS-SHS game which the confederettes won 43-32, December 15. F..- 5'-14' ' rf X f . uv' , W. , , , ' g ea QJXA 1 A 4' New -x