Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Susanne Thompson Michele Thornberry Traci Thorson Daniel Tibbets Kathleen Tihanyi Gayle Tillman Dawn Tonkin Pam Tracy David Trahan Paul Tropio Kristie Trujillo $ Jeff Tucker Ben Turner Kimberly Turner Laurie Ulreich Kevin Urbanek LeeAnn Valadez Alex Valenzuela Eric Valliere Dennis VanderPluym Rick VanDeWalle Tamara Vanhangen Shawn VanNingen Jeffery VanSant Christina Velastegui Darin Vigesaa Jeanette Villa Khiang Vongsachang John Voss Brooks Wachendorf Tim Wadley AnnMarie Walker Scott Walker Melinda Walters Debi Ward Gail Watson Heather Webster Kevin Weil Lee Weiss Kim West eople 221 wujZ“Ob:w

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Stacy Stump Michael Subiran Bernadette Sublett Laura Sullins Hilary Sutter Rachel Swallow Richard Swisher Kym Talavera Chris Tamburrelli Roger Tang CRUSHING THE WALL OF DEFEAT Backed up by the great Wall of China, Wrestler Robbie Cassidy prepares to take on the world. Darren Tewes Carla Thelen Kevin Thex Kent Thomas •Kris Thomas Charlena Thompson David Thompson Imagine the confidence that comes with knowing that you can take anyone on in wrestling and beat them • in a snap. For senior Robbie Cassidy, this was only one of the many benefits that came along with being in the top 16 Arizona wrestlers. Robbie’s ability won him a spot on the USA wrestling team to China in the summer of ’86. There he wrestled opponents that were placed as high as 6th in the world and 2nd in the Communist Olympics. Scholarships will let Robbie further his education at Cal. State or Long Beach Uni- versities. Reflecting on his China visit. Robbie said, “It was mostly sight-seeing, but we trained hard for nationals while we were there. 220 S emors

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 Kimm Westover Angie White Laura White Tracy White Steve Whittemore Making A Statement Laura Wilcox Allison Wilder Chris Willey J’Ollieen Williams Michael Williams Traci Williams Shari Willisamson Just how do you make a differ- ence? Get involved. This is one con- cept that was stressed at Girls Boys State this summer. While many stu- dents lounged at poolside, a select group of seniors attended assem- blies, seminars and participated in mock courts to get a closer view of how our legislatures operated. NAU provided the opportunity to meet people state wide and become more aware of government through guest speakers and hands-on experiences. Keith Connolly commented, “It was interesting and gave me something better to do with my summer than watching ‘Leave it to Beaver.’” Boys’ State delegates: Robb McBride, Keith Connolly, Roger Tang. Mike Morales and Mike Bender. 222 Seniors