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

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.1 Filling the runners-up positions were junior Lisa Wofford, 1st runner-up, and junior Rebel Ward, 2nd runner-up. ,Ao-uns C315 Seniors Brett Alberty and Steve Litzinger, emcees for the pageant, congratulate the new Southern Belle. Sonya Needham, and the twelve finalists smile happily after the pageant. Melissa Beasley, senior, provides entertainment in the pageant for the second Q3-Tw! g ' ' nt year in a row. t ag 31' 9, 4 High hopes and anticipation fill the contestants minds as they wait backstage.

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BERUTIFUL EVENING Sonyo Needhorn 'Srl' Queen ,, s usual, it was a night to remember. On September 24, junior Sonya Needham upset the sophomores' reign when she was crowned Southern Belle 1984. I wasn't expecting it, Sonya explained, I thought it would be another sophomore. Sonya succeeded Pam Stephenson who was a junior this year. Given time to let some of the excitement wear off, Sonya said she felt very privileged at receiving the title of Southern Belle. Knowing that I could do that out of so many girls really gave me a lot of support. Sonya revealed that the only thing that could calm her nerves during the actual on-stage events was looking at her friends in the audience. My mother gave me a lot of support by waving at me and making faces at me from her seat, she explained. Sonya was in the pageant last year and was a semi-finalist. She was also a football homecoming maid during both her sophomore and her junior year. For being chosen Miss Southern Belle, Sonya received flowers, a crown, a charm, and a bell. Lisa Wofford, junior, was named lst runner-up, while junior Rebel Ward was second runner-up. Lisa explained how she felt about being chosen first runner-up. l couldn't believe it, l thought one of the seniors would get it. Both Lisa and Rebel were in the finals last year. This year's finalists included seniors Rebecca McCristian, Julianne Lee, Teresa Titsworth, Jamie McCord, Cari Nolte, Gina Angelleti, and Bess Yarbrough. Juniors were Carle Roberson, Cara Magness, Lisa Wofford, Rebel Ward and Sonya Needham. This was the Senior Council's biggest money-making project of the year. Senior class president Steve Lltzinger commented, This was the best Southern Belle pageant ever. . ,. , fissile 5ilE07l 03 Showing tears of joy, junior Sonya Needham hears that she will be the 84 Southern Belle during pageant September I Excitement filled the air as the contestants stand before the audience for the first time

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- ag, MM AK, M-www. ffm .fwif 527' PEP RHLLIES! . What a feeling as band plays 'Dixie' B oosting the football team's spirits, motivating students, and providing a break during the day are a few things the excitement of pep rallies create. This year was no dif- ferent at Rebel pep rallies. They got the team wound up, said Shannon Schmidly, junior foot- ball player, especially the starters. They have a lot to do with the out- come ofthe game. The pep rallies also intensified the already prevalent spirit for the Rebel football team. Everyone seemed to get excited about the game and coming to sup- port the Rebels, commented Cara Magness, junior Dixie Belle. Senior James Hornsey summed it all up. lt motivated the students in supporting Southside High School. It gave them a break from day-to-day classes besides motivating the foot- ball team.