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

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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

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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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,y Flogteom becomes regular feature X of 'Marching Rebels' ot halftime. Left: preparing to represent SHS at All-State Band t r y o u l s o n February 11 is Kathiiyn Cowan's main m usical goal. BelowgPrac- ticing for a per- f o r m a n c e o n February 23 are Suzanne Wester- man and Cindy Nonomaque. Left: Gettingready for the half time performance at the SHS-Russellville game, Danny King thinks over last minute details. A- bove: Pre-school rehearsals such as this one conduct- ed by Billy Bob Dempsey are a good way to or- ganize the bands marchingpatterns. Right: Masquer- ading as zz rabbit, Mr. Stanley Cate gets into the spirit of the Bands Hal- loween festivities. K' ble Contest held at Northside in March, the Region Playing contest at Russellville the same month, as well as numerous football half-time shows, basketball games, and pep rallies. Extra effort was required on the part of all band students to prepare for their first football game ofthe year against Conway. Pre-school rehear- sals started on August 15. Concentration was mainly on learning music, some of which had to be mem- orized. However, music was not the only concern for 16 band members this year. They made up South- sidels flag team. This group performed with the band, to music that the band played, at half-time shows. Members included: Mary Jo Cook, captain, Michaela Pomrenke, co-captain, Shirley Lairamore, Kathi Roark, Sherry Pryor, Mary Sue Wheeler, Regina Widman, Carol Perry, seniorsg Ginger Allen, Pam Turner, Janet Didion, Terri Hunter, Toni Robertson, juniorsg and Cathy Newhouse, Leslie Bagby, and Debbie Wheeler, sophomores. A great deal of dedication and hard work was required on the part of each band member. Thus, most members had some strong feelings about band. J i X, 5 Q ' f- '-ft ' wif 4 -,,.x.i.frnma.' ' t , gm: . 'f, 'ff- . 1 ,, ' 13 ali' 11' . 'sg' .,. , -1141? its s- V1 ,I gf' ' V i t -1 R, af isf if f, f ' t 'i'i' r U i i -...:, A- Ni l M' 1' ei L ,. :?n l --- '-f - - ' 1, ,....-.n-.....a . . 'f , .? ? sr':,,,...,, ., ., 1 ,.f- .fu 1 l' f , M 5 , - X ir if ,i of x rf .el 55 L . V W, Y V l , 4