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

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Competition was a key to JROTC activities this year as the cadets matched their military skills against units in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In one of their outings at the Russellville Rifle and Drill Meet, the boys' drill team placed fifth overall, November 19. The girls' drill team placed second overall in the meet. Both squads competed in meets in Van Buren, Northside, the Nationals in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and in the First Annual drill meet at the University of Arkansas, February 25. Cdt.!CPT. Rob Rowton and the rifle team placed second in pellet competition in their first meet in Russellville, November 19. Other matches this year included, winning the annual SHS-Van Buren match and competing in matches in Arling- ton, Texas and Hot Springs. The rifle team also sponsored Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter turkey shoots. Using compass and pencil, the new Orien- teering club participated in matches at Spring Lake and in the Northside orienteering match. ln November, the color guard competed in its sole match in Conway. The color guard also performed in the Annual Formal Inspection. The NCO, officers, and parents' clubs raised money for the Annual Military Ball, May 6. Members of the ROTC corps participated in field training exercises in October, March, April, and May. The chance to share good times came at the year-end awards ceremonies. The cadets bid fare- well to the senior officers, and one in particular, Cdt!LTC. Mike Coggins, Battalion Commander. 62 JROTC is not all outdoor work as organizing classroom study is also involved in members' duties. As well as having a top boys' drill team, the girls' fbelowl have brought in many trophies for the school. H0 tv , . fl ww-,ff ws.. :1 5:.Q px' -1. N.. 2 awe-My ' -- , C., . ie, , , 'z 'L ew A 1 1 C? t ' ' N Tigfww- ' Q, Fat' .1 . .1-igi arsi'

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Crafty, students trave The death mask of King Tutankhamen and other artifacts fabouej were viewed by the Art Club members in New Orleans. As a start on her assignment for art, Maruetta Strang, junior, fbelowj opens a can of enamel paint. Art Club members sold an army of gray clad rebel statues Cbottom leftl to Southsiders as a fund- raising project. Commercial art students, Sandy Hendricks and Cherie Meeks, juniors, fleflj work on the ad section of tlze yearbook. 44 44 64 u,4r'4'1v ,' .x 'K 5 K.: 'W al fcstylcs King 'I'ut's Treasures ?t ,Lfitld new liilu ui: Q rout!! . . .Y