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

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F W, 1. Shrouded in fog, Mr. Stan Cate watches the early morning practices in preparation for the Fayetteville game, September 23. 2. Kim Myers, Terri Hunter, jun- iors, and Steve Jenkins, si tior, sit for instructions as to when to be at Northside. 3. Mr. Richard Peer, band direc- tor ofthe sophomore band, aids marching band members to remember their entrances during practice for the Northside-Southside game in October. 4. Band members strive for perfection in their diamond drill formation for the homecominggame againstRussellville onNovember 4. 5. Caruth Alexander, junior, practices rudiments for the upcoming All-Region tryouts. 6. Lance Perry, Billy Bob Dempsey, seniors, and junior David Green, demonstrate the wrong way to unload a flintlock pistol at the band's annual Halloween party. 7. Senior bass players Tommy Hough, Alan DeWitt, David Keeny, and David Bohen- kamper, sophomore, maintain a brisk step as they go into concert formation in expectation of the first game against Conway on September 9.8. Some band members also doubled on flags rduring football season. Here they perform to the theme song from the movie Rocky at the Texarkana game, October 14. K X Southside represents Arkansas Rot Four-States bond convention f HWhen I'm playing in band, I feel different from when Iam in any other class. An intense pride in what I am doing and a desire to do it Well comes over me. I suppose thatts what itls all about, thatts what it takes to be in band. I strive for perfection and never settle for second best? Ask Steve Young, sophomore, about band and this is what he'1l tell you. In a sense, this is the way many of the members feel. Lance Perry, senior, puts it this way: I am proud to be a part of this great association, especially on out-of-town trips when We get to represent our school. And this year Lance and his colleagues received an oppor- tunity to display their talents on behalf of, not just Southside, not just Fort Smith, but the entire state of Arkansas. This convention occurred in Texarkana, Texas, on Janu- ary 6 and 7. Its full title was the Midwinter Conductors Conference of the Four States Bandmasters Association. However, most people just refer to it as Four States. At this convention, one band was invited from Arkansas, one from Louisiana, one from Oklahoma, and one from Texas. They were chosen, according to Mr. Richard Peer, sophomore band director, by a group of composers and directors who heard about them and their reputation as a band by word of mouth. Concerts were prepared and given in front of an audience that consisted mainly of band directors from all over the four-state area. Southsidels sophomore and symphonic bands played back-to-back with a group from Shreveport, Louisiana. Keith Bateman, sophomore, looking back on Four States, fcontinued on page 523 Concert formation attained, the band pours out Police Story at the Texarkana half-time show.

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MUSICIANS SPARK SPIRIT fcontinuedj Lance Perry and Billy Bob Dempsey, seniors, concentrate on music which they will perform at the 4-States Band Master Convention in Texarkana on January 6. A Membership hits l29 os Rebel bon? becomes largest in scl1ool's historyy .1352 -...mx fin' x Clarinelists Leslie Gibson, Laura Stanulis, and Pam Reather, juniors, prepare V Selections from Rocky for the Band Parents Appreciation Concert. 52 K. E ! L 5 I Building its halftime performance around smash hits, tl Rebel Band performs the main theme from the mor Star Wars. had his own reasons for enjoying the trip. I thought it was a good experience becaus we could see how we stack up with bands froi other states. The band we saw was from a large city, and we were just as good as they were. Greg Dixon, junior, had a different explan: tion. 'Alt was an honor to be asked to come an represent Arkansas? Four States was just one of many activitie the band participated in. The full Rebel Band had a total of 129 meir bers. This is the largest it has ever been. Howevei this year, for the first time, the group was divider into two sections. A Symphonic Band, compose' of juniors and seniors, and a Sophomore Band Mr. Stan Cate directed the upperclassmen, whill Mr. Richard Peer, a newcomer to Southside, lei the sophomores. Bryant Dooley, sophomore, expressed hi views about having a Sophomore Band. 'LI think it was a good idea because higl schools play much harder music than junio: highs, and this way you have an intermediatf step so you don't have to make such a big adjustment. On January 24, after three delays due tc snow, individuals from both bands traveled tc Clarksville to try for positions in one of the twc fcontinued on page 53,