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

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Teachers and videos spark enthusiasm S ocial studies is a word many people would rather not hear. But once they take a social studies course at Southside, most change their minds. For instance, this was particularly true this year. Mr. C. Ray Baker U.S. History teacher, was chosen as Teacher of the Year for Arkan- sas. Apparently he had an unusual ap- proach to complete learning, with strange visual aides. I think Mr. Baker is very unique. He uses pitchforks and Barbie dolls for human sacrifices. But also he really made us learn, U.S. History in a fun way. I know why he got Teacher of the Year, said Stephanie Karr, junior. Other things made social studies in- teresting, new video machines were used as supplements in teaching the classes and brought out important current event topics that students might not have learned about. The videos I saw helped me to better understand the topics we discussed dur- ing the year. They made history class a lot more interesting than I thought it would be, along with outsidesspeakers and projects,'Lf-said'Eleanorwlglartfield, XD junior. 'r?i Ql:i:l-W Some other social studies classes in- clude psychology and contemporary affairs. Laura Douglas, junior, commented, lt's important for people to understand themselves so that they can make the most of their abilities. Mr. Keith Mahaffey brings out the best in everyone by treating them as individuals. Other classes received the same type of reaction. I think Contemporary Affairs gave me a better insight to the worId, Shawn Mc- Connell, senior, said. Through Mr. Larry Loux's answers and lectures, I became a more intelligent person about the world around me. Also, he brought in outside speakers to give his classes an expert opinion. In the past year, for many students, social studies became an unusual learn- ing experience. Noel Harvey, junior, catches up on his homework in Mrs. Ruth Ann Newton's U.S. History class. Junior Kyle Harwood portrays a rugged For an out of class history assignment mountain man in Mr. Ray Baker's U.S. junior Van Peer chooses a book from the History honors class. school's library. 'MW 3 5... 3 , 5 , , A ISM a 1 iy, -Q.,

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Zi QA A . ,,, .4 , a,,,,...w--'- 9 ---n.,.,uk Tina Fulgham My favorlte part of biology was doing dll- ferent experlments. We did one on an egg where, in dlfferent types of solu- Accuracy counts. Tim Cramer, iunlor, works on a chemistry experiment ln Mrs. Van Cleave's room as Kara Fenwick W8fCh6S. NBS tions, the egg elther ex- panded or shrank. In My Opinion Tracy Armbruater l flnd chemlstry very ln- terestlng and challenging. The experiments are par- ticularly lnterestlng to me. I look fonuard to more lab work. Debbie Hagemeier Biology ls a lot of fun because of two thlngs. One ls Mrs. Wlngfleld and two ls all the lnterestlng class dlscusslons and partlclpatlon. ' Safety flrst, Charles Halle, junlor, wears safety glasses whlle worklng on an experiment.

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Class Cotton from the field and a home made cotton gin are examined by juniors Bret Hood and Annette Holden in Mr. Baker's history class. 'v L? X fl.. I quuvlig is portrayed by junior Sarah Wright chains on junior Tim Kramer. fa- -mst. A get in-as rw is,. ...se 1 x 's. An Arkansas History assignment is explained by Mr. Norris Byers to senior Extra studying is applied by junior Charles Jerry Barr. MacKay in Mr. Larry Loux's class ln My Opinion Deana Ezell - junior History is a tough subject, but Mr. Loux makes it fun and a lot easier. Matt Wagner - senior lt's interesting. lt tells about the past. And Coach Byers really brings it to life. Johnny Salter - sophomore I like history because it's a record of man's early accom- plishments,