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

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Star Wars during the Rebel-Grizzly game October 21. ll-Region bands. Sixty-four people-33 sopho- ores, 11 juniors, 20 seniors-received place- .ent in one of these bands. , The following weekend, January 27 and 28, oth of these bands, plus a second band formed iom members of smaller high schools, met at amsey Junior High here in Fort Smith. Many ing, hard hours of practice ensued. The climax as a concert presented that afternoon for any- ne who wished to come. Every year following the All-Region tryouts, ie best players from all the regions in Arkansas bmpete for positions on the All-State Band. Twenty-four Southsiders qualified to tryout Jr All-State. They includedg Marcia Foster, 'athy Newhouse, Staci Jenkins, Mike Medrick, Jphomoresg Kathryn Cowan, Carol Jones, Pam urner, Laura Stanulis, Leslie Gibson, Jim iswal, Lisa Bateman, Katherine Feild, Roger ightower, David Green, Caruth Alexander, lniorsg Linda Gilham, Carol Perry, Gary Simp- on, Donna Joyce, Billy Bob Dempsey, Lance erry, Ralph Kidd, Tommy Hough, David Keeny, eniors. All-State tryouts were held February 11, at Iionway, Arkansas. These were just a few of the major events in e lives of this year's bandsmen. Others included three annual concerts the Solo and Ensem- MFI Drip-in X, 5, Seniors Ken Yoise, .Gary Simpson, and Michela Pomrenke pay parliculgr arte,-,tion to the music Candide for the Christmas Concert given on December 15. fNew record set when 19 selected for All-State honors in February. K 9 , . Cathy Newhouse, sophomore, waits for her cue during the h If-t' h fcontmued OU Page 55D against the Fayetteville Bulldogs September 23, a Img S ow 53

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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,

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MUSICIANS SPARK SPIRIT fcontinuedj sentatzon al Mayo Thompson Stadium in Septembe port of schedule for musicians. mmzsfsi-in SQ? LW Spirit is promoted by get togethers such as the bandls Halloween party. Carol Jones, Pam Reather, Pam Turner, and Eric Stein enjoy the fun of wearing costumes. Q, as-. kv X A ,, ifgfftfg' 4 A Ciompeting with other high school bands is one thing, butjust as important is getting fifteen-hundred students j imping up and screaming spirit at the pep rallies preceding the home games. 54