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

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Mrs. Fran Atkinson, sponsor, along with sophomore Julia Porter, picks out signs to decorate the halls. Sophomores Jill Eubanks, Tina Sophomores Denise Mesamore, Sara Gilbreath, Suzan Marks, and Tina Fulgham, take a break from cheering during halftime. WWW Fulgham, and Denise Mesamore visit during a break between games. Watching in anticipation during a crucial moment in the game are sophomores Sara Gilbreath and Jill Eubank. if

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Dixie Belles show their spirit and Senior Eden Parker enthusiasm for the Southside football watches as the next team contagion starts. 'ta ' V , . 5 f . . . 3:12735 ' .x fy .Q i W tag T P . ' 'iff - , Q f cf Zia , .I K A ., - , ' 3 T me ', x ,Z f , V M if ,K ft 'X iff.. 5- 2 ,f..L,,, 1 3 .X ' Q WZ ,V ,',..L,.13 ,, 2 . . f.,gy,,.w, ixie B Iles: Good as Gold Hard work rakes in rewards. T his school year turned out to be another good year for the Dixie Belles, according to the team spon- sor, Miss Catherine Foster. With captain, Meredith Green, and co-captains, Danielle Weisse and Marilyn Cooley, heading up the 21 other girls, the team returned home from the Memphis State University drill team clinic with the best percen- tage of highest ratings overall. They did a very good job, Miss Foster said. They were awarded 57 first place individuals awards and eight second place individual awards. They also came home with the spirit stick, she added. The team also received a superior overall rating for its home routine, third overall, and a trophy for ex- cellence of the squad overall. Last spring, the team sold cookies, pies as a fund-raising project and raised about S300, according to Miss Foster. Close to the beginning of this year, the girls also sold candles and raised about S150, she said. We used the money to buy two speakers, a cassette player, legwarmers for the girls, and we had the girls' jackets monogrammed, she said. The team performed at every home football and basketball game and at a few away games. They also travel- ed to Greenwood, Russellville, and Springdale and attended all playoff games to help cheer the Ftebs to victory.

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SW ll A large pep squad turns out to support the Rebs putting on a new face might be a good description for the Pep Squad this year. Not only was the sponsor new - Mrs. Fran Atkinson - but several of the projects were also different than in past years. For instance, members had a big success with the sale of ribbons which had each of the football players' names inscribed on it. They did exceptionally well on this, Mrs. Atkinson said. Some of the projects that the group undertook, of course, were traditional ones. Again, Pep Squad members sold programs at the games and booster ribbons to the student body. The girls also painted signs which were placed on each of the football players' homes during homecoming. i Pep squad member Denise Messamore cheers the Rebel basketball team on to another home victory. Spirit is generated by pep squad members Tina Fulgham, Lisa McConnell, and Sara Gilbreath as they cheer at a pep rally.