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Ladies In 1956, South was proud to honor its
stand freshman football team. That year they
achieved first place in the Intercity League
and set a new freshman scoring record.
out! The twenty-three member team was coa
ched by Mickey Sparano. The assistant
coach was W.R. Brown. As seen by their
Through the years, South High has given its record below South High had a football
youngwomen many opportunities to excel. These team to be very proud of. Way to go!
opportunities have helped students mature and
see their full potential.
These opportunities included several organi
zations and clubs. One of these clubs was The
Friendship Club, an organization that brought
girls together for the betterment of the communi
ty. This club was known in 1918 to help out sol
diers wounded in World War I, at the Fort Crook
House, by taking them fruit and candy.
Other organizations dealt with JROTC and
the different aspects of it related to young wom
en. One of these opportunities was the Girls' Drill
Team. The other was an annual promotion dance
to elect Miss Non-Commissioned Officer
(N.C.O.). If cheerleading or baton twirling didn't
satisfy a girl's schedule, they could have been a
Red Pepper or a member of the Red Vests. These
were girls who wore cheerleading-like uniforms
and cheered along with the cheerleaders at pep
rallies.
Another all-girl organization was the Girls
Athletic Association or G.A.A. This brought girls
together to participate in sports, when South
didn't offer athletics to girls. Some of the sports
offered were volleyball, tennis, badminton, bas
ketball, bowling, soccer, softball, and swimming.
All of these opportunites allowed South High girls
to develop into mature and responsible adults.
South 2nd in State League
South has always been known for its Standing out among all the fine
superb basketball teams. This can be players of the varsity team was junior Big
seen in the Varsity basketball team of Bill "Stretch" Vincent. Vincent made the
1959. That was a year to remember for All-City, All-State, WOW, KFAB, KMTV,
the team who placed first in Intercity and Council Bluffs Non-pareil teams. In
and Districts, and second in the State the picture on the right we see "Stretch"
League. The team that year consisted of Vincent exhibit his height advantage over
twelve members. Cornie Collins was teammates Kellogg, Bruno and Scarbor
coach, while Robert Urquart was stu ough.
dent manager. The team's season re
cord was 14-2.
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