Morenci High School - Copper Cat Yearbook (Morenci, AZ)

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.ga S' t 2 2 5 i 7 I i I , MQ yr I, ,, 'T' One of the lucky ones who received a Cab- bage Patch Kid for Christmas, Jacqueline Cooper brings Alura Angie to school. Basketball Homecoming Queen, Mary Cork, is flanked by Liz Peralta and Junior Villagomez following her crowning at the Mor- enci-Tombstone game. Finalists and their escorts for the '84 Bas- ketball Homecoming include: Johnny Merino, Mona Sanders, Martin Gherna, Liz Abril, Eliza- beth Enriquez, David Williams, Mary Ann Lo- pez, Chris Scott, Mary Cork, Junior Villago- mez, Renade Kline, and Daniel Lopez. l'l'v ,. I I A I 5, J.w6l2f.!w:ffe1rup7-1qw:-r.:w1vw------ f- H l .lt Qfs Vf' Q49 A-J-ft 1-1'-Qfws Winter Activities 25

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Wu-3 Andrea DeJesus and Junior Attendants, Anthony Padilla carry the flowers and crown for the Basketball Homecoming Queen. A member of the band 'ilmage' presents flowers to Monica Lopez and Barbie Martinez, candidates for Miss Merry Christmas. On the auction block during the freshman slave sale, an astonished Lisa Taylor is sold by auctioneer Leonard Morales for S10 to Mr. Gary Walton. After taking a collection at her table, Car- ol Mena raises the bid on a freshman at the slave auction. 24 Winter Activities SHOPPERS CLAMOR FOR CABBAGE PATCH KIDS Winter Activities By far the hottest items on the mar- ket for Christmas were the Cabbage Patch Kids. The one-of-a-kind dolls, who came complete with a birth certificate and adoption papers, caused riots throughout the country as shoppers fought to buy the scarce commodity. Their appeal was so widespread that many teenagers and adults were as anxious to get one as small children. Junior Jacqueline Cooper was one of the lucky people in Morenci to re- ceive a Kid I started screaming and crying when I got one from a friend for Christmas, recalled Jac- queline. The doll seemed so real I carried it around in a blanket every- where I went for weeks. Everybody wanted to look at her bellybutton when I brought her to school. The annual basketball homecoming ceremony was held in January during halftime of the Morenci-Benson game. Retiring faculty member Jo- seph Galusky was the guest speaker, and Mary Cork, representing the sen- ior class, was chosen Queen.

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AND THE MARCH GOES ON. . . AND ON. . .AND ON Spring Activities If for no other reason, the '83 Prom may be remembered for having one of the longest Grand Marches in history. As junior attendant Anna Lo- pez remarked, l thought we were going to just keep doing the March all night. Michelle Batiste recalled: My fingers started turning blue because we had to hold our arms up for so long when couples went through the bridge. Leading the Grand March were the Prom King and Queen, Fred Sanders and Lorraine Moya. Someone finally just told us to start dancing and every- one else would follow, recalled Lor- raine. Grateful couples followed their lead and the March mercifully ended at last. For a while, it seemed doubtful whether the Prom would ever take place. Problems plagued the juniors from the beginning as they tried to make arrangements for the annual dance. First, there was the matter of set- Elected '84 Junior Prom King and Queen are Marc Ruedas and Renade Kline. Participating in the Grand March at the '83 Prom are the '82 Queen, Mona Rodri- guez, and the '83 King and Queen, Fred Sand- ers and Lorraine Moya. ls that me? , asks Andrea Villarreal as she points out a picture to Evelyn Flores at the annual autograph party. .rj- 26 Spring Activities tling on a date. Because of the various spring sports conflicting with pro- posed weekend dates, the juniors fi- nally agreed on March 12. The early date was unpopular with the faculty, however, as it fell during spring vaca- tion. Our sponsors weren't real thrilled about cutting their vacation short to decorate for the Prom, con- fessed Leigh Ann Owen. Iflit hadn't been for Mrs. Powers, we wouldn't have had any decorations. A lack of funds threatened the suc- cess of the dance. Because of the layoffs, we had trouble all year raising money, admitted class president Me- lissa Romero. Decorating posed a new problem because it was the first year the dance was held in the multi-purpose room. As Leigh Ann explained: No one was really sure which was the best way to put up the decorations. Plus, we had to tape every streamer sepa- rately since they wouldn't let us use staples in the new building.