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

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Q.. A I 1 9 5:24 M A . 2 Before that first curtain ever goes up on opening n various jobs must be performed in advance through the auditorium. Fran Tinsley and Linda Smith, sen practice their parts backstage during an afternoon reh sal fleftj. SophomoreShellyRay fabovej positions a p on stage before the first act, while in the dressing roi Mr. Bob Davenport, drama club sponsor, fbelowj supp stage make-up to Mike Wakefield, senior. I V I R.

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Liz Baxtey 1 l Melinda Hargrove K Sarajarze Phillips Ginger Graves Emily Lewing Sara Smith Debbie Hardgraue Pattie Bateman Zem DeLay would determine the new Miss Southern Belle. The air was full of excitement as the judges arrived at their decision. Donna Worst, sophomore, was named second runner-up and Stacy Geren, senior, was first runner-up. And finally, Lisa Perry, junior, was chosen Miss Southern Belle. Kelly Easley, last year's winner, crowned Lisa and presented her a silver bell inscribed with her title. The uMiss Congenial- ityw award, a Ufirstl' in the pageant, was given to Mary Ann Parish, senior. She was chosen by her fellow contestants. Reacting to the honor of being chosen Miss Southern Belle, Lisa said, This experi- ence has been a big thrill for me. lt has taught me to have faith in myself and my abilities and to keep on trying. In addition to Lisa, and the runners-up, other finalists in the pageant were Liz Baxley, Ginger Graves, Debbie Hardgrave, seniorsg and Melinda Hargrove, Emily Lewing, Sara Smith, Sarajane Phillips, Zem DeLay, Patti Bateman, juniors. According to Mr. Baker, the pageant raised approximately 351500 to be used for the senior prom and banquet. Additional money was collected from sales of the 1978 Southern Belle Calendar, in which all of the finalists, pictures appear. s and surprise appear on the faces of Donna Worst, sophomore, Lisa Perry, WinnerofMissSouthernBelle Lzsa Perry is congratulated and Stacy Geren, senior, after receiving their titles. by contestants and former Miss Southern Belle Kelly Easley.

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All the worldts a stage according to Shakespeare, but for the members of Revel- ers drama club the action this year was mainly concentrated inside the school audi- aorium. The Reveliers, sponsored by Mr. Bob Davenport, entertained fellow students with several productions during the year. , The yearis opening play, held on No- vember 18 and 19, was HMy Three Angelsf, a turn of the century comedy involving three less-than-perfect 'angels' dressed in prison stripes. The action centered around F trio of escaped convicts from Devil's sland, portrayed by Brian Brooks, junior, and Mike Wakefield and Chris Walker, sen- 'ors. The three repaired a roof for a local amily, the Ducotels, who in gratitude invit- d the criminals to stay for Christmas. As the convicts became endeared to the family, lother problems more serious than a leaky roof were conveniently tfixed' by the trio. After tryouts were held and roles were assigned, after school rehearsals were sched- uled. Scripts were abandoned after three weeks of practice and lines were recalled from memory. The first day without scripts was roughf, according to Lucy Williams, a senior and veteran of four drama club pro- ductions. MThe prompters all but read the lines for us. While the actors prepared for their gparts, other drama club members were busy with behind the scenes work. Lcontinued on page 471 ious faces are seen as senior Sally Curtis and sopho- re Barbara Humphreys fbelowj select some hats to be frn by the three convicts in the Reveliers'pr0duction the comedy My Three Angels and as junior Phil lard and senior Chris Walker frightl rehearse their 25. , 4. Aw- aa 1 After having her hair grayed, senior Lucy Williams sits patiently while her stage make-up is applied. Lucy played the part of an eccentric matron in My Three Angels presented November I8 and 19. I l 1 i 7 1