Las Animas High School - Trojan Yearbook (Las Animas, CO)

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1981 volume:

Sponsor Lawrence Sena Editor Theresa Torres Assistant Editor Sherri Camilli Staff Members Mark Archuleta Peggy Chapman Lisa Pennock Dean Chapman LITTLE BIT •r EYEIYTHiMe TROJANS 1980-1981 LAS ANIMAS HIGH SCHOOL 300 GROVE AVENUE LAS ANIMAS, COLORADO 81054 VOLUME XIX LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING It takes a little bit of time to get ever- ything together, as we worked during the year and proceeded to reach our goals we found it takes a bit of everyone to get everything . . . Dedication ome on people lets get to work! This I just one as- pect of Lawernce Sena. This year he has taken on the responsibilities of stu- dent council, teachers ne- gations and annual staff. For all that he has given to our school this year, 1980-81 annual staff is proud and honored to dedicate this 1980-81 an- nual to Mr. Lawrence Sena. The senior class of 1981 would like to dedicate this page in memory of those classmates who have been tak- en from us. These people will always be remembered. They entered our lives and touched our spirits. As the class of 1981 journeys into life and have gone their separate ways they will have memories of those fun and serious times, and remember the tragic time of losing classmates who have, too, gone their separate ways. Douglas Delaney Michelle Heath Mark Elder Memories Memories are all the thoughts That echo from the past To linger in the human hearts as long as it may last They are the vision of a day . . That vanished into night Except for one eternal star . . Forever clear and bright . . . And memories are diaries Of many moons ago When promises were painted on . The whiteness of the snow When everything appeard to have A more enduring name . . Where now the beauty of it all . . . Is never quite the same. SENIORS 6 We’re the Seniors Beat by none, We’re the class of ’81, uring the 1980-81 school year, the senior class was very active. The class had responsi- bility of organizing Homecoming and Winter Sports activities. They also were in charge of sponsoring the Ranchburger on Sante Fe Trail Day. All of these pro- jects were of tremendous success. Seniors looked upon graduation with a mixture of anticipation and excitement in the beginning. There was the senior gift, class motto, col- ors, and flower to be chosen. As the class gift, it was decided to pur- chase lounge chairs and an end ta- ble in order to create a wainting area in the office. The gift was dedicated in memory of the mem- bers of the senior class who had died. Class motto was “Live for To- morrow, for Yesterday is a memory, and Today is almost gone.” Cham- pagne and Wine were chosen as class colors, and the carnation as the class flower. But as the time for graduation approached, a certain sadness was felt at leaving the familiar behind. Yet, there was an anticipation of what the future would hold for each senior. + B. Medina. President; N. Smith. Secretary; D. Durga, Trea- surer; T. Torrez, Vice-president. 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Randy Banister: football, wrestling; honors: Honor Roll, perfect attendence awards; plans: join the Navy. Jim Barber: football, wrestling, baseball; honors: Honor roll award, best defensive back in football, most inspira- tional in baseball, named all conference and lettered in both football and baseball; plans: Christian Bible College. Cheryl Barnes: Y-Teens, Key Club, chorus, DE, FBLA, NHS; honors: first in General Merchandising and Second in Business Math at the DECA state contest; plans: work in the Denver area and attend college „there. Tim Baublits: Key Club, chorus, student council, drama, FBLA, band, jazz ensemble, basketball, track; honors: A Award, Boys State, NJS; plans: University of Northern Colorado and study music. Melody Blackburn: Pep Club, Y-Teens, BOE, FBLA, FHA, band, powderpuff football; plans: Metro College or Adams State College. Charles Brown: FFA, 4-H, chorus, A Club, football, wres- tling, basketball. Edwina Brown: plans: work after graduation. Lane Brundage: baseball, A Club; honors: most improved, Industrial Arts Award. Brenda Burkepile: FHA; plans: work at Bent’s Fort Inn. Brenda Burnside Tim Butler: A Club, football, track; plans: work. Riene Candelaria: Y-Teens, student council, DE, annual staff; plans: work in Denver. James Day: football, basketball; honors: all conference football, most improved football and basketball; plans: join the Army. David Daze: FFA, 4-H; plans: work for Darrel Jones. Rhonda Deal: Pep Club, Y-Teens, chorus, student council, BOE, FBLA, band, NHS, cheerleader, FBLA state reporter, class and club officer; honors: typing and shorthand awards; plans: work at the Soil Conservation office and attend Otero Junior College. Diana Durga: Pep Club, Y-Teens, Key Club, student coun- cil, DE. A Club. DECA, Powderpuff football, basketball, volleyball, NHS, class officer; honors: most valuable in basketball; plans: work at Safeway. Mary Eadler: Y-Teens, annual Staff, Tutor’s Club, Pow- derpuff football; honors: Winter Sports queen; plans: at- tend college in Kansas City Mo. then go to the University of Missouri. Robert Eckert: FFA, annual staff, football, baseball; hon- ors: lettered in baseball; plans: do construction in Vail. Alvin Edmunds: Key Club, FBLA, NHS, football; honors: received in sports and FBLA; plans: Adams State College. Lola Everson: Pep Club, Y-Teens, IRC, BOE, FBLA, band, Powderpuff football, NHS; honors: received in BOE, Awards from BPW and AAUW and the A Award; plans: Aims Community College in Greeley and major in busi- ness. Travis Essary: Key Club, chorus, student council, drama, IRC, FBLA, A Club, band, football, NHS; honors: first in public speaking in the district and state FBLA confer- ence; plans: University of Northern Colorado. Anthony Forex: plans: Adams State College. Shawn E. Foster: Pep Club, chorus, BOE, FBLA; plans: to get married and find an office job. Frank Frausto Jr.: freshman class president, member of NHS, football; plans: DeVry Institute of Technology. Alicia B. Freed: Pep Club, Y-Teens, BOE, FBLA, gymnas- tics, volleyball; honors: typing pin, letter-girl, FBLA; plans: Otero Junior College. Roxanne Michelle Garrier: honors: honor roll; plans: col- lege. Stella Marie Gonzales: Spanish club; honors: four year’s perfect attendance. Yolanda Marie Gonzales: Pep club, Y-Teens, Powderpuff football, 100-hour volunteer at Fort Lyon; plans: join the armed services. Steven Bryan Grasmick: Key Club, A Club, band football, wrestling, track, baseball; honors: Boys State delegate, all-conference in wrestling, most inspiritional athlete, and most dedicated athlete; plans: Adams State College. Teresa Carol Keenan: Pep Club, Y-Teens, FFA, 4-H, Key Club, chorus, student council, drama, IRC, DE, FBLA, an- nual staff, FHA, Tutor Club, Powderpuff football, basket- ball, NHS, Ritz Theatre manager; plans: University of Southern Colorado and University of Northern Colorado. Edward Lee Kester: Key Club, chorus, student council, drama, IRC, BOE, FBLA, held class offices; plans: Metro- politan State College. Kerry Kibler: Naoko Kamukai: Y-Teens, drama club, FHA, basketball; honors: 1st achievement in mathematics, athletic achievement in basketball, honor roll; plans: college in 16 SENIOR PROFILE Tokyo. Donald Womer Kuhns: Key Club, chorus, IRC, A Club, band football, basketball, track, NHS; honors: best offen- sive lineman, No. 1 drummer in Arkansas Valley Honor Band; plans: work at Las Animas Airport, Bell and Howell College of Electronics. John LaSalle: DU, football, basketball; plans: DeVry Insti- tute of Technology. Jesse Joe Lemuz Jr.: DE, A Club, football; honors: football honors; plans: work at Bent County Hospital; Colorado University. Randy Losey: DE. Ron Losey: plans: work in North Dakota. Curtis Martenson: Elizabeth Mary Martinex: honors: outstanding office aide, plans: Otero Junior College. Freddy Raymond Martinez: wrestling, baseball. Marie Theresa Martinez: Y-Teens, DE, Powderpuff foot- ball; honors: Powderpuff football freshman year; plans: move to Pueblo. Victor Martinez: Spanish Club, football, wrestling, base- ball; plans: work then go to college. Vincent Alan Martinez: DE, baseball; plans: DeVry Insti- tute of Technology. Bernadette Delores Medina: Y-Teens, Key Club, student council, DE, GAA, basketball, volleyball; honors: Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership seminar, alternate Girls State, honor roll, held class officers. Rick Allan Medina: football, basketball, track, student council, DE, A Club; honors: awards for sports, including outstanding Senior athlete; plans: University of Southern Colorado. Steven Paul Miles: Key Club, student council, IRC, FBLA, football, basketball, baseball, band; honors: band FBLA; plans: Colorado State University. Kenneth Miller: FT A. Monica Lisa Miller: Pep Club, Y-Teens, 4-H, student council BOE, FBLA, Powderpuff football, Santa Fe Trail Day Queen 197 8, held class offices, cheerleader; plans: Otero Junior College. Mary Ellen Muniz: track, DE; plans: work at Bill's Drive Inn, possibly go into service. Patrick Joseph Neil: football manager, wrestling, foot- ball. Matthew Jamie Palomino: DE, A Club, football, basket- ball, baseball; honors: all-conference pitcher. All state honorable mention, honor roll; plans: work C S Auto, then college. Valentin Palomino: football, basketball, track; honors: sports; plans: work at hospital. Price Daniel Quarles: A Club, football, basketball; honors: football, all-conference, all-region, all-state, best offen- sive back, basketball, all-conference, most valuable, base- ball, all-conference; plans: Missouri Institute. James Rich: FFA: plans: Otero Junior College. Doug Rodriquez: CAVOC; plans: college Debbie Shaw: Pep Club, Y-Teens, chorus, drama, BOE, FBLA, FHA; plans: Cottey College. Paul E. Shriver: football; honors: honor roll; plans: join the Marines. Christine Teresa Sisneros: Y-Teens, DE, GAA, basketball, volleyball; honors: volleyball, basketball; plans: Universi- ty of Southern Colorado. James Frank Slack: FFA, football, wrestling; honors: all- conference and most valuable wrestler freshman year; plans: Otero Junior College. Bret H. Smith: FFA. 4-H; plans: work. Nancy Irene Smith: NHS, FBLA, BOE, Y-Teens, Key Club; honors: held offices in clubs, class, placed in FBLA state contest; plans: work at Fort Lyon or Stanton County Air- port, then attend Aims College. Theresa Jo Torrez: Stuent council, BOE, FBLA, annual staff, Trojan Spirit, NHS; honors: BOE student of the year, AAUW award, class officer; plans: University of Southern Colorado, University of Northern Colorado. Charles David Trujillo: football, basketball, track; honors: all-conference in track; plans: University of Southern Colorado. Lilly Mae Trujillo: Y-Teens, BOE, FBLA; plans: Otero Ju- nior College. Lara Rose Williams: FFA; honors: held offices in FFA; plans: work. Sandra Lexcina Ybarra: BOE, FBLA, Powderpuff football, honors: FBLA, Powderpuff football, honor roll; plans: Otero Junior College or join the service. Paula Jean Zamora: Y-Teens, BOE, FBLA, Trojan Spirit staff; honors: FBLA, BOE; plans: University of Southern Colorado. Aw, come on you guys! Full house, I win! We’re The Juniors Proud And True Were The Class Of ’82 his call was to let everyone in the gym know that the Juniors had arrived in the school for 19 80-81. The Juniors started the year out with good intentions. They set out with some goals and fulfilled them. With the passing weeks of school the Juniors became involved in such activities as Homecoming, Winter Sports, and San- ta Fe Trail Day. These activities proved successful for the Juniors and brought the class closer together. The Junior class also had the responsib- lity of preparing for the Jr.-Sr. Prom which was a great success. During the year the Juniors had two money-making projects, concessions at home football games and selling Christ- mas Paper. The Class of ’8 1 proved to be a very re- sourceful class, and played an important part during the year in setting a good ex- ample for the other classes. Class Officers: Bobby Joe Roberts, V-Pres.; Jamie Jones, Pres.; Stacey Davis, Sec.; Lisa Pennock, Treas. Helen’s Beauty Shop And Andy’s Barber Shop 456-1191 18 Naser Alnasorallah George Alvarez Manuel Archuleta David Arrona Veronica Ballez Ron Barks Shari Baublits Rick Birkey Karen Bogner John Allen Burns Sherri Camilli Jon Cardenas Robbie Cardenas Libby Carr Peggy Chapman Eric Cleveland Trudie Davidson Stacey Davis How high do you think we can flip him? Lone Ranger and Tonto? I think I’m going to be sick!! 20 Patti Dillon Doug Gabehart Anthony Gallegos James Gallegos Pam Gardner Wesley Hale John Heady Bryan Herbaugh Frank Herrera Kathleen Hogue Marilyn Hogue Susie Holman John Hopper Cathi Irish Jamie Jones Kevin Kelly Yvonne Martinez Cathy Medina Jack Miller Vivian Miller 21 Donna Mondragon Donna Morlan Debbi Munch Patty Neil Jill Nicklos Greg Ortega Ron Ortega Tom Parsons Barbie Pender Lisa Pennock Tino Quintana Shelley Reed Doug Ricken Bobby Joe Roberts Jim Robertson Benny Sena 22 Victor Viapando Scott Warner Jerry Wheat SOPHOMORES We’re The Sophomores Proud And Free Were The Class Of 83 enerally, the Sopho- mores, were not as active during the year as other classes due primarily to the fact that most mon- ey-making projects were assigned to Juniors and Seniors — a traditional way of doing such things. However, the Sophomores participated in many of the clubs and activities which were offered. The class was in charge of selling beanies to the new freshmen crop and, of course, introducing them to the tra- ditional but controversal buttoning rit- ual-this was a task they enjoyed great- ly- Several fine scholars were members of this class, and it also produced some fine athletes. All in all, the Sophomores’ year in school went well as their experiences helped them to prepare for the more difficult job of being a Junior. Appetizers, anyone? Denise Aceves Darren Adame Bobby Alvarez Cora Anaya Kathleen Anaya Veronica Archuleta Sheila Banks Tom Barber Dee Bewley Joell Bilyeu Tammy Butler Mike Cada James Casebolt Mike Chambers Dean Chapman LONG’S MACHINE AND WELDING 456-0958 25 Christine Childers Jeanette Cortinez Jeff Craddock Danna Delaney Wendy Dennis Alfred Diaz Stephanie Faust Paula Fernandez Ethie Fipps Johnny Gallegos Grant Garcia Keith Garcia Louis Gonzales Rhonda Gonzales Brenda Grasmick Cathy Gribble Elaine Hedgecoke Virginia Hogue David Howerton Tammie Inskeep Richard Luna Kathy Martinez Levi Martinez Richie Martinez Tommy Martinez 26 Frank Medley Clinton Miller Jason Miller Troy Miller Patrick Mondragon Julie Moore Randy Moss Mike Murray I Timmy Neil Ady Olivares Ted Ortega Michelle Oveido Barbara Palomino John Parsons Carrie Pender Andy Pointon Patti Quarles Fred Ratzlaff Cindy Reed George Schaffer 27 Margaret Schmeiser Larry Sena Calvin Shade Jody Sherwood Bobby Slack Debbie Smith Karen Smith Jennifer Stephens Troy Stephens Valerie Torres Susie Tully Helen Tyscka Steve Vanderpool Joe Vigil Keith Vincient Rick West 29 We’re The Freshmen Pm Bound For More We’re The Class Of ’84! ust like the new kid in the neighborhood, the fresh- men were a little scared on the first day of school. On registration day, most classes just straggled in, but the freshmen were a different story. They came in a big groups most semingly insecure and anxious about the new ex- periences they were going to face. As they moved through the registration line, they probably had many questions in their minds. Many of them were answered as the year went by. Their enthusiasm grew as the year pro- gressed, and they joined in the buttoning rituals, decorating goal posts, collecting wood for the Homecoming bonfire, and of course, float building during the year. By the end of the 1980-81 school year, the class of 1984 was an experienced group who had done well in many areas. Class Officers: W. Smith, V.Pres.; T. Shiba, Pres.; C. Cook, Treas.; D. Gallegos. Sec. 30 • « ■ Priscilla Aceves Rex Allen Mark Archuleta Matthew Archuleta Kenneth Ballez John Belcher Sherri Bilyeu Marcia Bly Monica Bonnet Elizabeth Brown Celeste Cardenas Tabitha Cardenas Janet Casebolt Ray Chapman Connie Cook Roger Deal Malinda Denton Craig Ellis Calvin Feik Ricky Fernandez Bennie Gallegos Danny Gallegos Tammy Gallegos Virginia Gallegos Anthony Gonzales John Hester Patti Hickam Penny Hogue Amy Holman Kenny Jerome Kelly Jones Kent Kelly Kenny Kibler Sam Koury Mike Lay Boh Lilienthal Mario Losano Rachel Losey Darlene Lucero Jill Lucero Debbie Manzanares Arley Martindale Luis Martinez Darla Miller Jeff Morrow David Muniz Donald Potter Lisa Rice Randy Rich Martin Sauceda Janice Sena Trudy Shiba Rodney Shipman Tim Shiver Mike Slack Joanna Smith Wesley Smith Jan Stuart Yvonne Tomlin Hope Torres Frances Trujillo Kathy Trujillo Shirley Trujillo Laura Tully Joe Vialpando Lisa Wilson Oakley Wade “Stories of my retirement have been grossly exaggerated.” 33 STAFF acuity members at Las Animas High School en- joyed a good year despite the usual problems which cropped up during the year. The staff, as ususal, felt that there was insufficient time to get everything done especially in the classroom. Before they knew it, the school year had gone by and it was time for final exams. Teachers looked toward summer vaca- tion as a time to relax, attend summer school to renew certificates and improve their teaching skills and finally to revi- talize themselves for the following year. Superintendent: Robert Scharf Secretary: Katy Kortz Business Manager: Sandy Cox he staff in the school ad- ministration office com- posed of two secretaries, a business manager, and the superintendent were responsible for the overall operation of the school. Although the school district experienced a difficult year financially and with other problems which arose, this staff was able to get the job done. Without their hard work and dedication, many goals would not have been reached and new goals would not have been set. Secretary: Josephine Bowman 35 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Secretary-Katie Riggs Principal-Mark Ricken Secretary-June Hale t Las Animas High School, the Adminis- tration con- sisted of the principal, two administrative assistants, two secretaries and, of course, the stu- dent office aides. There was a great amount of work necessary and a tremendous amount of planning that went into coordinating and managing all as- pects that make up a school and its operation. The individuals in the of- fice were the ones responsible for do- ing the work and making the school run efficiently. If it had not been for their hard work, the 1980-81 school year would not have been the success that it was. Counselor-Sue Wallace Admin. Assist.-Vernon Hale Counselor-Kathy Pruett 36 COOKS AND CUSTODIANS Dietitian: Ruth Syring Cook: Joana Hawkins Head Custodian: Chris Muniz Cook: Connie Gallegos Cook: Catherine Weigel Custodian: Margarito Sanchez Cook: Clara Villa Custodian: Larry LeDoux Cook: Ruby Weigel 37 FACULTY What Was Your Ambition In High School? David Aaberg-Social Studies “To be an archeologist. Diane Baublits-English Department My ambition was to go to college, travel in Europe and become a school teacher.” Gerald Bryning- Industrial Arts “To teach at Las Animas High School for thirty years and also to become a millionaire. William Cooper-SIEBD When in high school I wanted to go on to college and then thought I would travel. Kaye DeMaio-English Department “My ambition in high school was to go to college and become a Latin Teacher. Charles Donkle- Vocational Agriculture I wanted to be in agriculture and to raise sheep. Don Earls-D.E. Department “My ambition was to teach for a while, sell cars and then go into the oil business.' Vernon Hale-Math Department “Be a petroleum engineer or a professional baseball player.” Louise Hansen-English Department “My ambition was to become a school teacher. Ruby Jones-Typing Department “My ambition was to become a business teacher, and to be a wife and mother two children. Jack LaSalle-P.E. Dartment “To play college football and to become a high school football coach.” Janice LaSalle- Business Department “As a high school graduate, it was to be an air-line hostess or work in the transportation field.” k I Jesse LeFebre-Music Department “In reference to the question of my ambitions in high school, mine was to perform (play) with a famous band.” Terry McGee-Special Education Department “My ambition was to become a high school math teacher, coach, and raise a family of 1 0 children.” Charles Morley-Science Department My ambition in high school was to get out of school and get a job.” Jerry Nickell-Social Studies “My ambition in high school was to play college basketball and go to pharmaceutical school.” Frank Payn-Music Department My ambition was to become a lawyer or go into drama.” Kathy Pruett-Science Department My ambition during high school included: attending our church college majoring in physical education in order to live a totally comitted Christian life. Beverly Proctor-P.C. Department When I was in high school, my ambition was to go into business. Jennie Russell-Science Department To graduate!! 40 Joe Tanner-English Department To turn 18, get out of high school and avoid the draft. Nancy Tanner-Social Studies My high school ambi- tion was to graduate and then be a teacher or a TV news reporter. John Slater-Librariqn Carl Spinden-Social To be a librarian. Studies To be a history teacher.” Lawrence Sena-Math Department My ambition was to become an annual staff sponsor. Seriously though, my ambition was to become a high school math teacher. Becky Six-Home Economics My ambition was to be a dietitian. GUESS WHO? 42 CO PQ 2 J O 44 as Animas High School's clubs of- fered a variety of activities for those students interested in participation. The activities ranged from school politics, to business, and to farm- ing. The clubs raised money by sell- ing ribbons; raffle tickets; football, basketball, and baseball conces- sions; buttons, coloring books and other imaginative projects. Pro- ceeds from the projects were used to pay for club activities and trips, conventions and to provide services for the school. Through participation in the many clubs at LAHS, the student learned responsibility, leadership, and to get along with others. The student also had the opportunity to bring recognition to himself and to Las Animas High School. Don’t move Steve theres a bug in your hair! 1st Row: T. Keenan-Pres., S. Baublits-Sec., L. Pennock-Treas. 2nd Row: E. Hedgecoke, B. Grasmick, K. Jones, J. Nicklos, M. Miller, P. Quarles, S. Davis, M. Blackburn, L. Everson, J. Jones, J. Lucero. 3rd Row: T. Shiba, C. Pender, S. Tully, D. Durga, B. Palomino, B. Medina, T. Torrez, R. Cande- laria, P. Chapman, V. Miller. 4th Row: Mr. Sena, M. Archuleta, E. Kester, T. Arrona, A. Gallegos, J. Hopper, T. Baublits, J. Wheat, T. Essary. STUDENT COUNCIL s in previous years, the function of Student Coun- cil was to mon- itor student activities and provide services for the student body. Commu- nication between students and Student Council was stressed as was communication be- tween students and faculty. Student Council sponsored a Mexican dinner again this year and it was a huge success. The organization also held two joint Student Council Faculty meetings which helped im- prove communications and led to many helpful suggestions to improve the school. In addition to the above and other activities, Student Coun- cil sponsored Santa Fe Trail Day which was one of the big- gest undertakings during the school year. All in all, it was a successful year for Student Council. Very good opinion, forget it! Teresa did that! Really there’s a fly on my shoulder. 1st Row: K. Kibler, J. Rich, S. Reed, K. Bogner, C. Sisneros, R. Candelaria, M. Martinez, F. Herrera. 2nd Row: R. Losey, S. Davis, J. Nicklos. Y. Martinez, M. Archuleta, V. Martinez, P. Chapman. 3rd Row: T. Keenan, B. Medina, C. Barnes, J. Lemuz, D. Durga, R. Medina, Mr. Earls-Sponsor. DECA he Distributive Education club began last year full of plans. Some of the pro- jects included setting up foosball tables and holding a raffle for a free show pass to the Ritz Theatre for one year. The club’s money-making was so successful that the following class will be able to finalize plans for the DECA Store. Thirteen members attended the DECA District Lead- ership Conference held in Pueblo. This left nine mem- bers to attend the State Leadership Conference in Colo- rado Springs at the Broadmoor Hotel. Shelly Reed was elected Regional Vice-president, and Cheryl Barnes received first place on her Anti-Shoplift- ing manual. Both attended the DECA National Confer- ence in Anaheim, California. What did I do now? Good going Cheryl! 1st Row: R. Rich, M. Denton, S. Koury, K. Jones, J. Rich-Pres., C. Brown- VP., P. Dillon-Sec., K. Miller-Tres., B. Burnside-Rep., J. Miller-Sent., J. Stuart, D. Miller, 2nd Row: R. Fipps, E. Ashcraft, C. Miller, K. Garcia, M. Cada, F. Ratzslaff, J. Slack, M. Chambers, A. Martendale, T. Warren, T. Stephens, K. Kibler. 3rd Row: J. Casebolt, D. Gabehart, A. Anaya, C. Anaya, K. Anaya, J. Robertson, R. Barks, K. Kibler, C. Feik, M. Slack, J. Casebolt, R. Orr. 4th Row: K. Vincent, B. Smith, J. Miller, J. Jones, D. Morlan, V. Miller, J. Daze, D. Cole, D. Ricken, E. Cleveland, R. Luna, S. Warner. 5th Row: C. Donkle, R. West, T. Miller, G. Schaffer, B. Alvarez, F. Medley, R. Williams, R. Allen. FFA FA was busy during the year with many and varied activities. In January, FFA members at- tending the Stock Show in Denver where they spent the night. The month of February brought FFA week to the school. Activities such as a greased pig contest and a hay bale race were held in which all students and teachers were invited to participate. In March, the club went on a ski- ing trip and enjoyed them- selves greatly. The annual Donkey asketball game and slave sale was held in April to raise money for club activities and it was a huge success. Overall it was a good year for FFA. Your going to take my picture? | j Closer girls! F.H.A. H.A. or otherwise known as Fu- ture Homemakers of America has a very busy year. They had worked with Future Business Leaders of America on the March of Dimes Walk-a-Thon at the beginning of the year. They had various money-making projects which have kept them busy. These projects were bake sales, alu- minum can drives, and coloring books. F.H.A. also put on the Santa Fe Trail Day Dance last year. In 1980-81, the LAHS F.H.A. won the chap- ter Merit Award at the state convention held at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Many people thought that this was a club to learn how to cook and sew. This was wrong. F.H.A. was a club to learn more about yourself. Last year the club had 2 1 members. Becky Six was the sponsor, and Mrs. Christina Miller was the chapter mother. 1st Row: V. Miller-Pres.. D. Cole-V-Pres., M. Schmeiser-Sec., S. Banks, H. Tyscka, J. Daze, P. Chapman. 2nd Row: P. Dillon, M. Bonnet, V. Ballez, C. Reed, V. Torres, M. Oveido. 3rd Row: K. Porterfield, N. Komukai, T. Butler, V. Gilliland, B. Burkepile, M. Archuleta, B. Six-Sponsor. Naoko McKomukai? and Friends. 1st Row: J. Wheat, S. Baublits, E. Kester, P. Gardner, T. Baublits, T. Essary, M. Archuleta, D. Shaw. 2nd Row: V. Gallegos, J. Lucero, A. Anaya, D. Manzanares, M. Bonnet, D. Howerton, J. Parsons, T. Keenan, J. Crad- dock. Trojan Theatre Guild embers of the LAHS Trojan Theatre Guild had an exciting year. The play produced by the group was Adrift in New York or Her First False Step. The melo-drama, which started in mid-October and was produced in January, went very well; and all cast members really enjoyed themselves. Each member had an extra job to do; besides acting in the production. Some were on the set construction committee, and publicity committee as well. Every member did an excellent job in both areas. The club also had an awards banquet on April 1 0 to recognize TTG members. City Pharmacy 456-1122 - 1st Row: L. Everson, T. Torrez, T. Davidson, S. Baublits, T. Essary, E. Kester, N. Smith, R. Deal. 2nd Row: M. Balerio, L. Trujillo, S. Foster, D. Shaw, T. Keenan, T. Baublits, M. Archuleta, S. Reed, A. Edmunds, S. Tully. 3rd Row: J. Smith, T. Shiba, M. Miller, A. Freed, Y. Martinez, L. Pennock, B. Grasmick, P. Quarles, S. Faust, K. Smith, M. Schmeiser. 4th Row: P. Zamora, S. Maes, M. Blackburn, J. Jones, S. Camilli, D. Morlan, P. Gardner, S. Davis, A. Anyaya. FBLA ith various types of projects, such as mums, and T-shirt sales, FBLA was able to raise money for their activities during the year. FBLA attended the district conference in La- Junta and had many winners. Those indivi- duals went to the state conference where win- ners were Travis Essary, 1st in public speak- ing; Nancy Smith, 1st in stenography II; Lilly Trujillo, 3rd in job description manual; Paula Zamora. 3rd in office procedures; Lola Everson and Ed Kester placed in the top 1 0 for Mr. and Miss FBLA. Attending the national conference in Chicago were Travis Essary, Nancy Smith, Lola Everson, and Ed Kester. NHS 1st Row: J. Hopper, T. Essary, D. Kuhns, N. Smith, P. Quarles. 2nd Row: A. Ed- monds, R. Medina, P. Gardner, L. Pennock, S. Reed, C. Barnes, B. Medina, T. Keenan, T. Torrez, D. Durga, J. Jones, S. Baublits. 3rd Row: E. Kester, Pres.; T. Baublits, V-P.; L. Everson, Sec.; R. Deal, Treas. a t i o n a 1 Honor Soci- ety is an organiza- tion that promotes Character, Service, Leader- ship, and Scholarship. Thir- teen new members were in- ducted into NHS last year. In addition to selling pro- grams at football and bas- ketball games, the club don- ated food baskets to needy families in Las Animas at Thanksgiving. This year the club toured various colleges in the Colorado area. These activities proved to be very beneficial and re- warding for the members of National Honor Society. Steve receives well-deserved certifi- cate. Words of wisdom. A - CLUB Club, sponsored by Jerry Nickell, a history teacher and coach, has a membership of twenty-one. This club was open to boys who lettered in a sport. The club helped sponsor the Turkey Shoot Basketball Tour- nament which was designed to raise funds for the Las Animas High School Athletic budget. A-Club also chose Miss Trojan, Karen Bogner, for the 1981-82 school year. Smile! First Row: D. Kuhns. T Arrona, P. Quarles. J. Lemuz, T. Quintana, G. Schaffer, J. Heady. Second Row: D. Chapman, A. Gallegos, S. Gras- mick. L. Brudnage, B. Roberts. J. Hopper. Third Row: P. Neil. J. Galle- gos. S. Vanderpool, T. Parsons, D. Arrona. C. Magana, V. Vialpando. J. Stand on your own feet B. J. Day. 52 Mr. Sena Sponsor Teresa Torrez Editor ANNUAL STAFF nnual Staff, due to fi- nancial and other prob- lems, struggled to com- plete work on the annual last year. But the hard work put forth by the student comprising Annual Staff got the job done. All breathed a sigh of relief when the final copies were sent to the publisher. Annual Staff proved to be a growing experience. Oh my Gosh! First Row: L to R- Teresa Torrez, Sherri Camilli, Second Row: L to R- Jennifer Russel, Virgina Gallegos, Jill Lucero, Shari Baublits, Dean Chapman, Penny Hogue, Theresa Keenan, Cathy Median, Peggy Chapman, Riene-Cande- leria, Mark Archuleta, Lawerence Sena What the heck TROJAN SPIRIT rojan Spirit or Journalism was a club with a class format. It was here that the school newspaper, the Trojan Spirit, was produced. The club taught the students the different skills and rules needed to be a successful journalst. The course of study took the student through skills in writing news and sports; along with the more challenging editorials and features. The staff experienced much excitement and enthusiasm in producing the Trojan Spirit last year, and gained added insight into the happenings around LAHS. L to R: Mr. Tanner-Sponsor, M. Miller, L. Trujillo, T. Baublits-Editor, R. Deal, D. Durga-Editor, S. Maes, L. Everson, P. Zamora, S. Grasmick, B. Medina, E. Kester 54 ey Club was an interna- tional club for high school stu- dents gov- erned by the Kiwanis. The main purpose of Key Club was service to both the school and community. The Las Animas chapter’s projects for 1980-81 were as- sisting the Kiwanis with the election night pancake supper, serving as house managers for the Boggsville Players, assist- ing with the city wide clean-up project, and repainting the car stops in the high school park- ing lot. Key Club also earned some money from a free dance put on by the band “Snowblind.” Where’s the fire?? KEY CLUB First row: B. Medina, S. Baublits, S. Davis, T. Essary. Second row: L. Pennock, S. Grasmick, P. Dillon, P. Gardner, T. Davidson, J. Jones. Third row: T. Baublits, T. Keenan, D. Durga, D. Kuhns, A. Edmunds. Fourth row: C. Barnes, J. Wheat. IRC nternation Rela- tions Club is de- signed to increase the student’s knowledge of for- eign countries and how the United Nations works. This year seven members went to the model United Nations as U.S.C. in Pueblo. I.R.C. had earned their money for this project by selling Valentines and working concessins stands. All in all, it was a very fun and exciting year for the International Relations Club members. Jerry Nickell was the club's sponsor. 56 1st Row: D. Durga-Pres., L. Everson-V-Pres., N. Smith-Sec., B. Grasmick-Treas., P. Quarles-St. Co. Rep. 2nd Row: Y. Tomlin, D. Manzanares, C. Cardenas. L. Tully, K. Jones, N. Komakai, C. Pender, J. Daze, V. Archuleta, J. Lucero. V. Gallegos, B. Six-sponsor. 3rd Row: L. Hanson-sponsor, J. Casebolt, T. Shiba, E. Brown, M. Denton, S. Baublits, C. Sisneros, B. Medina, T. Keenan, P. Chapman, S. Reed, K. Hogue, D. Delaney, E. Hedgecoke. 4th Row: S. Trujillo, C. Cook, P. Dillon, R. Candelaria, H. Torrez, P. Gardner, S. Davis, V. Ballez, P. Hogue, T. Cardenas, A. Freed, S. Tully, S. Faust. 5th Row: L. Rice, J. Sena, M. Bonnet. B. Palomino, D. Morlan, R. Deal, Y. Martinez, K. Bogner, M. Miller, J. Nicklos. 6th Row: M. Balckburn, J. Jones, T. Davidson, L. Pennock, J. Sherwood, K. Anaya. 1st Row: B. Six-Sponsor, T. Davidson, P. Quarles, L. Pennock, C. Cook. 2nd Row: L. Hanson-Sponsor, L. Everson, N. Smith, B. Grasmick. Y-TEENS -Teens was one of the biggest clubs at Las Ani- mas High School. The club was com- posed of fiftv-eiaht mem- bers. The club sponsored such events as the annual Y- Teen formal in December, and the Mother’s Tea, which was held in May. Unfortunately for the girls, Powder Puff Foot- ball was not held last year. Due to some internal con- flicts it was decided not to pursue the game. For money-making pro- jects the club held cake raffles and bake sales, to name a few. “What are my lines? CHEERLEADERS First Row: S. Tully. Second Row: S. Maes, E. Hedgecoke, C. Pender, K. Martinez. J. Stephens, T. Inskeep First Row: M. Blackburn, R. Deal, K. Bogner, Y. Martinez. Top Row: M. Miller. rior to the be- ginning of the 1980-8«1 school year, the cheerleaders had been chosen. It was an ac- tive season for the cheer- leaders as they cheered the football team on to the state playoffs and sup- ported the basketball and wrestling teams. The girls’ cheerleaders did a good job in support of the vol- leyball and basketball teams. The lettergirls, as al- ways, lent their support to both cheerleading squads and did a great job of fill- ing in for the girls’ cheer- leaders when needed. LETTERGIRLS AA, the Girls’ Athletic Asso- ciation, had seventeen members this year and was open to girls who had lettered in a sport. Beverly Proctor, Girls’ Volleyball and Basket- ball coach, was the sponsor. GAA helped sponsor the Tur- key Shoot Basketball Tourna- ment and also sold concessions at baseball games. The club also helped coach PeeWee Bas- ketball. For GAA 1980-81 was a very successful year. Verrry Interresting!!!! GAA 1st Row: B. Palomino, Rep.; D. Durga. Sec.-Treas.; C. Sisneros, Vice-pres.; J. Jones, Pres. 2nd Row: P. Gardner, S. Davis, S. Baublits. 3rd Row: S. Faust, B. Grasmick, M. Blackburn, P. Quarles, M. Denton, J. Casebolt. 4th Row: D. Morlan, B. Medina, T. Davidson, L. Pennock. Happiness is Flowers 702 Orovo Avonuo • loi Animo� , Colorado Phono 456-0343 59 g o X o or the school year, 1980-81, the choir, to- gether with the Ensemble groups per- formed in several places for various functions. The group traveled to Garden City, Kan- sas, for a three-day tour and also traveled to the Denver area for a performance. Atten- dance at the music festival in Lamar in May led to the group receiving a “2” rating, a “1” is the best that groups received. To cap the year off, the awards concert was held on May 21. Many awards were presented. 1st - A. Anaya, D. Lucero, J. Bilyeu, C. Childers, M. Romero, C. Cardenas, K. Anaya. 2nd Row - S. Trujillo, E. Brown, S. Bilyeu, K. Martinez, L. Tully, T. Shiba. 3rd Row - L. Rice, J. Sena, C. Cook, S. Holman, B. Palomino, C. Anaya. lthough the band was few in members, what they lacked in quantity, they made up for in the qual- ity of their music. Several concerts were pre- sented during the year. The band also traveled to Canon City for a festival and attended the music festival held in La- mar in May. The pep band was quite ac- tive at pep assemblies, football, and basketball games. Their performances added to the at- mosphere at games and were enjoyed by the hometown fans. First Row: A. Gallegos, L. Sena, D. Gallegos, T. Arrona, H. Torres, T. Inskeep, M. Bonnet, L. Wilson. Second Row: T. Essary, R. Shipman, J. Beltcher, S. Koury, W. Smith, D. Potter, T. Baublits. Third Row: D. Kuhns, D. Muniz, L. Martinez, Instructor Mr. LeFebre td d ENSEMBLE Jazz-First Row: S. Holman, P. Quarles, T. Inskeep, S. Tully, B. Grasmick, C. Pender. Second Row: D. Kuhns, T. Butler, K. Martinez, S. Faust, E. Hedgecoke, D. Delaney, M. Lay. Thrid Row: R. Fernandez, J. Cardenas, T. Arrona, M. Ar- chuleta, T. Essary, M. Archuleta, J. Wheat. Sophomores-First Row: T. Inskeep, B. Palomino, S. Tully, C. Pender. Second Row: P. Quarles, K. Martinez, S. Faust, B. Grasmick, E. Hedgecoke. r. Payn, choir direc- tor at Las Animas High School had the choir broken up into the following three groups: Third Hour Chorus, Sophomore ensemble, and Jazz ensemble. These three groups performed excel- lently during the year. One of their big- gest concerts was the concert held jointly with the band during the Christmas sea- son. This was probably one of their most enjoyable concerts as well. At the awards concert held in May, the audience enjoyed their performance. Many awards were also given to members. MS1 A j% Ml 1 - ri t Pinochio Lives!! First Row: P. Zamora, A. Freed, N. Smith, L. Everson, L. Trujillo, sponser: Mrs. LaSalle. Second Row: R. Deal, M. Balerio, T. Torrez, S. Foster, D. Shaw. Third Row: M. Mill- er, S. Maes, E. Kester, M. Blackburn BOE ne exciting club at LAHS fSMV was BOE. The club is com- A posed of seniors attending school in the morning and working afternoons in a ____business setting. BOE’s dream was to purchase office- style desks and give the class more of a business setting. Disappointedly, money for the desks was cut from the budget. BOE, with FBLA’s help, raised the money with several projects. Regrettfully, the desks arrived too late to be used but BOE was happy they provided future classes with them. ACTIVITIES Whats under there? Heavens to Betsy, what animals! The life of the party?? tudents at Las Animas High School were offered and participated in many and varied activities during the school year. Each class engaged in ac- tivities which were of a similar nature such as float building, skit planning and implementation, pep assemblies, dances and so on. But, there were activities which were distinctly for a certain class or club. Freshmen occupied themselves with goal post decorating, gathering wood for the Homecoming bonfire and the like. Sophomores tend to be in what one may call a “transitioned” stage in that their activites are limited, but they did have a bake sale or two. Juniors were extremely busy with concessions, selling Christmas paper and the Junior-Senior Prom. The Seniors handled Homecoming, basketball concessions, Winter Sports and the Ranchbnurger for Santa Fe Trail Day. Run baby run!! ASSEMBLIES ifferent kinds of assem- blies were held during the school year. One type of assembly was to honor the teams and athletes who played for and repre- sented the school. A careers assembly was held, giving the students a chance to receive information about different careers. Pep assemblies were required last year. If a person did not attend these assemblies, they were to go to the library. An assembly was held in May to recognize those students who had ex- celled in different areas. The last assem- bly held was to elect the new Student Council officers. Here they come! 65 Outcasts. The royal smooch is applied to Christine Sisneros. mm HOMECOMING omecoming this year started off with a very ac- tive week. The week had such activities as 50's Day, ! Hippie's Day, Hat and Overall Day and Blue and White Day. At noon, competition between classes consisted of an event of some kind. These events were Car Pile-up, Tug of War, Tricycle Race, and Egg Toss. The traditional Bon-fire raised spirits and enthusiasm as the Freshman bid rid- dance to their beanies. The theme of Homecoming last year was “Phantasma- gorical Phantasies.” At the pep assembly, spirits were high. This enthusiasm was carried into the parade. The Homecoming Queen candidates were Melody Blackburn, Christine Sis- neros, Monica Miller, and Nancy Smith. Each class also elected representatives. They were Connie Cook, Frosh.; Patti Quarles, Soph.; and Dawna Cole, Junior. During half-time of the football game, Christine Sisneros was crowned the 1980 Homecoming Queen. It was also an- nounced that the Senior class had won the float and days’ events competitions, while the Junior class had won the pep assembly and skit competitions. Following the victory over Rye, Alumni and students gathered at the school where the traditional Homecoming Dance was held. This topped off a very exciting and fun week for all those who participated in Homecoming. Class Representatives: Connie Cook, Fr.; Patti Quarles, Soph.; Dawna Cole, Jr. The Winter Sports Queen candidates and their escorts. Ph O Oh 03 K U Eh inter Sports fweek started on Jan. 5, 1981. Ac- tivities ranged from an Egg Toss, Tug of War, Three-legged Race, and a Tri- cycle Race. Besides this, each day of the week was a different dress-up day. This year’s theme was “Catch that Trojan Spirit.” Four senior girls, Mary Eadler, Monica Miller, Rhonda Deal, and Bernadette Medina, were chosen as Winter Sports Queen candidates. The following girls were chosen as representatives: Shirley Trujillo, frosh; Carrie Pender, soph; Trudie Davidson, junior. The senior class out-dis- tanced all the other classes and was declared the overall winner of the week’s activities at the basketball game. But the highlight of the evening was the crowning of Miss Mary Eadler as the 1981 Winter Sports Queen. Winter Sports 1981 proved to be a truly exciting and en- joyable time for all. 1 Mary Eadler is crowned 1981 Winter Sports Queen by Miss Trojan, Lola Everson. The patients escape!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Y-TEEN J K O Em ip he Y-Teen For- mal was again a success thanks to the hard work of the sponsors and members. The Y-teen Formal Queen, Miss Debbie Manzanares and the Y-Teen King, Mr. Danny Gallegos, reigned over the night’s festivities. The band, “Freehand,” was from Pueblo. This year’s theme was “This Magic Moment.” The 1980 Y-teen Formal was an important and enjoy- able part of the club’s activi- ties. 1980 Y-teen Formal King nd Queen. Danny Gallegos and Debbie Manzanares. n May 16, 1981 those who attended the Jr. - Sr. Prom climbed up to a wonderful evening. While on their climb the couples enjoyed music from Sweetleaf and flowing colors of shades of blue and silver. To achieve their climb, the couples took the “Stairway to Heaven.” Alicia Freed and Ed Kester reached the top of the stairway as they were crowned Queen and King. Jr.-Sr. Prom King and Queen, Ed Kester and Alica Freed. “Why don't you let me sweep you off your feet Trudy! Gosh!!, How long is this dance? You've got to be kidding! Having fun Frank? You dance divinely Anthony! JR.-SR. PROM SANTA FE TRAIL DAY ociety Belles, cowboys, cowgirls, wagons and bug- gies were a few of the sights to be seen at LAHS on April 2 4, 1981. The theme for Santa Fe Trail Day was “Heritage of the Trail.” Four daz- zling young ladies were chosen as candi- dates for Santa Fe Trail Day Queen. Tere- sa Keenan represented the Seniors; Karen Bogner was Junior class candidate; Valer- ie Torres represented the Sophomores; the Freshman chose Debbie Manzanares. During the day, a variety of events took place. The events included a western cos- tume contest, gymkhana, parade, square dancing. A western dance was held later that evening. At the awards ceremony that night, each class’s square dance team participat- ed in a contest which was won by the Ju- nior class. The Guadalupe Dancers from Pueblo provided other entertainment for the evening. Trophies were presented for the various categories and the Junior class, in addition to winning the square dance contest, won the gymkhana and in the best float category. Valerie Torres was crowned Santa Fe Trail Day Queen. To cap off the evening, FHA sponsored a western dance at St. Mary’s. Valerie Torres, 1981-1982 Santa Fe Trail Day Queen with Jewell Meyers first Santa Fe Trail Day Queen. Daivd Arrona and Bobby Jo Roberts on the Juniors win- ning Santa Fe Trail Day float. 1st Place Winners: Terrie Hunt, Caller, J. Jones, B. J. Roberts, P. Gardner, J. Robertson, S. Baublits, A. Gallegos, L. Pennock, J. Hopper, D. Morlan, J. Miller. L to R: J. Robertson, J. Jones, D. Morlan, D. Daze, F. Ratzlaff, M. Slack, J. T. Keenan, senior class queen candi Casebolt, J. Miller. B. Palomino - Best Senorita, A. Gal- legos - Best Senor T. Warren - Best Saddle Horse, J. Miller - Most Original Costume, S. Baublits - Best Pioneer Woman. J. Robertson helping Bird take off! B. Smith - Best Cowboy, B. Medina - Best Indian Girl, T. Essary - Best Bartender, L. Everson - Best Society Belle, M. Miller - Best Dance Hall Girl. B.J. Roberts - Best Miner, J. Miller - Tough Hombre, R. Barks - Best Pioneer Man, D. Arrona - Best Indian Boy, J. Cardenas - Best Town Bum. 71 t Recognition Day ecognition Day was held on May 8 at Las Animas High School to recognize those students excelling in various activities or simply who had done well in the classroom. The number of honor roll students was high, and the freshmen class was com- mended for its performance in that area. Certificates were given to the presidents or leaders of the various classes and clubs in appreciation of a job well done. Letters and certificates were also presented to the athletes in the various sports. Girls’ State and Boys State delegates were recognized as well. Patrick Neil was recognized for his special achievements. Mrs. LaSalle is honored for being such a good FBLA advi- sor. Patrick Neil receives the Mainstreet Award. Sophomores really getting excited over receiving honor roll certificates. Juniors, eager and waiting to receive their awards. Wish I could get my letter! List Of Awards “A Awards: Tim Baublits, Lola Everson AAUW Award: Lola Everson, Thersa Torrez Bausch and Lomb Science Award: Teresa Keenan Boys State Awards: John Hopper. Anthoney Gallegos, Bobby Roberts Girls State Awards: Pam Gardner. Patti Dillon BOE Student of the Year: Teresa Torrez Outstanding Business Student: Lola Everson John Phillip Sousa Award: Tim Baublits DAR Good Citizen Award: Teresa Keenan 1981 Mainstreet Student Award: Patrick Neil Outstanding Typing Student: Lola Everson Outstanding Shorthand Student: Rhonda Deal Outstanding Industrial Arts Students: Lane Brundage, Steve Grasmick Mr. and Miss. Trojan 1981-1982: Karen Bogner, Bobby Jo Roberts National Math Award: Naoka Komukai Most Improved BOE Student: Paula Zamora Outstanding Typing I Students: John Parsons, Patti Quarles COMMENCEMENT raduation night was a night most seniors will re- member for various rea- sons. This was the night when they became alumni of Las Animas High School. It was a night which brought tears to the eyes of some of the girls and a lump in the throat of several of the boys as they thought about the years they’ve shared together and about the fact they would be leaving all of those times behind. Gradu- ation brought relatives and friends and filled the gym to capacity or beyond. In the process of becoming alumni, the sen- iors listened to words of wisdom from the guest speaker, Ronald D. Anderson, and hopefully stored some of it in their mind for future reference. They also saw their fellow students honored with grants and scholarships to colleges and universities or hopefully received grants without which they could not further their educa- tion. There were self-doubts about their abil- ity to go out to a new experience primar- on their own - doubts not expressed prob- ably but still there because of their hu- man nature. Teachers in attendance saw students who struggled to get to this point and also saw those to whom learning came easily during their four years. Both groups de- served a lot of credit and it was hard to determine of which group teachers were the prouder. Look Mom we made it!! Nancy, Rhonda and Lola exhibit pretty smiles of happi- ness. It goes like this . . Nows the time . . . Congratulations Nancy! LAHS presents the class of 19811! 76 ELLIS STANDARD 402 Bent 456-1041 uring the year LAHS advanced to the state football quarterfi- nals. Credit must be given to Jack LaSalle as he produces winners yearly. He was rec- ognized for this as he was named “Coach of the Year” in his classification. The wrestlers sent several to state, girls' basketball and baseball did well, Rick Medina captured 2 1st place ribbons in track at state. “Other sports were a credit to LAHS. “Coach of the Year : Jack LaSalle. FOOTBALL 1st Row: M. Johnston-manager. 2nd Row: F. Frausto, J. Lemuz, J. Day, V. Martinez, C. Trujillo, R. Medina, C. Brown, D. Kuhns, T. Butler, M. Palomino, J. Ortega, T. Essary, P. Shriver. 3rd Row: D. Palomino, S. Grasmick, M. Archuleta, C. Martenson, J. Barber, B. J. Roberts, J. LaSalle, P. Quarles, J. Miller, J. Heady, C. Miller, A. Gallegos, A. Martinez, G. Schaffer, J. Gallegos, T. Quintana, C. Magana, J. Cardenas. 5th row: D. Gallegos, T. Neil, M. Archuleta, R. Deal, D. Howerton, J. Parsons, V. Vialpando. 6th row: Coaches and Staff: T. MeGee, A. Medina, J. LaSalle, J. Nickell, J. Barber. MJj OUMITOI TOJ Football Scoreboard L.A. 21 Raton 7 L.A. 34 Centauri 6 L.A. 29 Fountain 30 L.A. 54 Rocky Ford 13 L.A. 14 Falcons 0 L.A. 41 Rye 0 L.A. 16 Lamar 0 L.A. 54 - Canon City 15 PLAY-OFFS L.A. 32 Centauri 12 L.A. 20 Glenwood 34 as Animas began their year looking forward to a good sea- son and hopeful of a playoff berth. The Trojans entered their first league game by playing Fountain-Ft. Carson. The game proved to be quite exciting and very important for both teams. But unfortunately, the Fountain team squeaked by a margin of one point. The Rocky Ford Meloneers were opponents the following week. But only to have the Trojans eat them up and spit the seeds away. Las Animas won by 43 points and evened their league record at one and one. LA then took on John Mall, winning by eight points. This game was important for Las Animas because it put them in second place behind Fountain. By this time LA’s offensive powers and strong defense were being noticed statewide. The mighty Trojans showed everyone what they could do the following week. They shot the Falcons out of the sky with a 47-0 victory. The Rye Thun- derbolts came to stop the LA winning streak. But they failed as the Trojans, celebrated Homecom- ing, ripped Rye and gained 454 offensive yards. LA entertained the Lamar Savages the following week, and this was the first time LA faced Lamar since they had changed to Double A. The LA de- fense gave us another shut out, and the offense generated 368 yards. The Trojans made rugs out of the Canon City Abbey Bears as they beat the Bears by 39 points. The victory gave them a playoff berth against Cen- tauri; and again, they came away the dominant team. Besides winning by 2 1 points, the offense had 47 6 yards, and the defense only allowed Cen- tauri to score 1 2 points. By beating Centauri, LA advanced into the next round against the Glen- wood Springs Demons on Glenwood's home field. The Trojans went into the game with a lot of ener- gy and enthusiasm. With the home town advan- tage, the Demons proved they could put LA down. The Trojans’ season ended with a 1 4 point loss to Glenwood, in playoff action. LA going after a fumble! Trojans will have the ball on the 45! Get ready guys What happened to the ball? BOYS BASKETBALL First Row: Manager D. Chapman, A. Gallegos, R. Martinez, R. Medina, D. Arrona, J. Hopper, Manager D. Howerton. Second Row: Coach Aaberg, J. LaSalle, C. Trujillo, cl. Day, P. Quarles, C. Brown, B. Roberts, S. Vanderpool, Coach McGee. pringfield Longhorns gouged the Trojans in the 1 season opener. After losing to Springfield, it appeared that the Trojans could not repair the hole that the Longhorns left. This hole was made worse in the passing weeks. The Boys’ Basketball team suffered through a losing sea- son but not because of a lack of desire or effort on their part. Even though winning seemed to elude them, the boys gained a lot of experience and did much to make LAHS proud. The team seemed to stay with their opponents fairly well during the first half but lost their momentum during the second half. The junior varsity showed promise, and left the fans looking forward to Trojan Bas- ketball next season. What are you looking for, Randy? Any day now people. 82 C S AUTO PARTS 332 Bent 456-0814 GIRLS BASKETBALL First Row: C. Sisneros, B. Medina, L. Pennock, B. Palomino, H. Torres, N. Komukai, D. Smith, Manager. Second Row: S. Baublits, S. Davis, D. Durga, J. Jones, J. Casebolt, M. Denton, T. Davidson, B. Proctor, Coach. Good lead! Onward to victory! he Girls start- ed off their Basketball Season with Springfield and did not seem to have much luck. But the team had a lot of close wins as the season progressed. At the end of the season, they lost both to Fountain-Ft. Carson and Walsenburg, lowering their rating from 2nd place to 4th place overall. The girls then had to play the Rocky Ford Meloneers in Sub-Dis- trict Tournament, and the girls were victorious. This win advanced LA to the District Play-offs, where they met the number one team, Lamar. They played a good game; but unfortunately, they could not seem to get enough points on the board. Overall the season was a strong one for the girls, and they hope to be even stronger in the seasons to come. LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA Varsity Scoreboard 49 Springfield 65 40 Swink 57 55 Kim 62 51 Crowley County 33 41 Rocky Ford 40 36 Lamar 61 37 John Mall 36 43 Fountain 48 24 Rye 53 55 Rocky Ford 21 40 Lamar 54 29 John Mall 45 26 Fountain 44 JV Scoreboard 26 Swink 10 32 Kim 47 21 Crowley County 21 18 Rocky Ford 18 36 Lamar 37 28 John Mall 40 38 Fountain 32 17 Rye 44 23 Rocky Ford 27 34 Lamar 45 m Take that ball away! Captains: B. Medina, D. Durga, C. Stacey sinks another one. Sisneros Big Bird in flight. Good form, Stephanie. ■I First Row: L. Martinez, R. Cardenas, J. Slack, S. Grasmick, B. Slack. Second Row: J. Gallegos, P. Gallegos, A. Martindale, P. Neil. Third Row: Coach Spiden, J. Miller, G. Schaffer, J. Vigil, Coach Tanner, and M. Slack-manager. WRESTLING n 1980-81 the Wrestling Season brought mixed results to Trojan coaches and fans. The Trojan grapplers wound up with a win- ning season and a third place fin- ish in the league behind Rocky Ford and Lamar. A poor second round at the District Tournament cost the Trojan grapplers dearly as they again had to settle for third place. The Trojans managed to take four young wrestlers to the State Tournament, but had to leave three State returnees home. George Schaffer placed in the State Contigent with a fifth place at the Denver Classic. The Trojans finished with a 5-3 dual mat record and added three trophies to the LAHS trophy cases by their performances at the Lewis Palmer, Crowley County, and Swink Tournament. Pretzel time! 87 Wrestling Scoreboard L.A. 42 Springfield 12 L.A. 32 Holly 36 L.A. 6 Rocky Ford 49 L.A. 42 Rye 24 L.A. 43 John Mall 18 L.A. 18 Lamar 24 L.A. 36 Fountain 30 Tournament Results Lewis-Palmer Tournament First Place Crowley County Tournament First Place 126l 2 Points Swink Tournament Second Place 1 2 3 Vi Points District Third Place 95 Points Take it easy now! What’s in your ear? NO SMOKING BOY’S GIRL’S TRACK First row: J. Miller, J. Vigil, G. Schaffer, J. Fernandez, J. Chapman, M. Archuleta. Second Row: Coach Aaberg, R. Medina, C. Trujillo, S. Grasmick, D. Kuhns, A. Martines, J. Cardenas, Coach McGee. 90 oaches McGee, Aaberg, and Sinclair enjoyed a success- ful season despite the fact that Las Animas did not host a single track meet due to the condition of our track. The thinclads attended meets at Rocky Ford, Lamar, Pueblo, Lewis Palmer, Flor- ence, and Colorado Springs. The District track meet was held at U.S.C last year and resulted in Rick Me- dina qualifying for state in the 100 meter 200 meter dashes. The 800 meter relay team qualified, as did the Girl’s 800 me- ter medley relay team. Although the Trojans did not have a large contingent at state, they did place high in the standings due mainly to the efforts of Rick Medina. He placed first in both the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes at state. The Boys’ relay team also placed fourth at state. Those results were good enough to give the Las Animas Boys’ track team 6th place, the highest stand- ing they have had at the state track meet in a great number of years. First Row: V. Gallegos, L. Pennock, B. Palomino. Second Row: J. Lucero-Manager, M. Denton, P. Hogue. S. Baublits, G. Grasmick. Coach: B. Sinclair Not Pictured: P. Quarles, F. Trujillo. ‘Tve seen storks do this. “Miss Olympian 1st Row: K. Garica, D. Gallegos, D. Arrona. 2nd Row: G. Garica, A. Gallegos, T. Quintana, J. Barber. 3rd Row: L. Gonzales, D. Bewley, J. Hopper, W. Smith, B.J. Roberts, B. Alvarez. 4th Row: M. Sauceda, T. Parsons, M. Palomino, L. Brundage, V. Vialpando, P. Quarles, Allan Median. Asst. Coach; J. Nickell, Head Coach. aseball fans were treated to an exciting baseball season during the year although the final standing did not turn out as well as many hoped it would. The Trojan ball team had an excellent chance to take the title as the race was decided during the final two weeks. Baseball Scoreboard L.A. 0 Canon City L.A. 1 Canon City L.A. 3 Lamar L.A. 7 Lamar L.A. 9 Fowler L.A. 8 Fowler L.A. 16 Rocky Ford L.A. 8 Rocky Ford JV Scoreboard 12 IS 6 9 4 4 5 7 J PQ H m kC PQ In league play, our boys swept doubleheaders from Walsenburg and Rocky Ford Both at home and away. How- ever, Lamar, the league cham- pion swept doubleheaders from us in the same manner. Errors at crucial times were our downfall as unearned runs crossed the plate in the Lamar games. The Trojans always made a determined comeback in those games but seemed to fall just short of the winning margin. The Junior Varsity had a fine crop of players coming up and the Varsity lost only 5 players as the saying goes, “Wait until next year!” L.A. 7 McClave 0 L.A. 11 McClave 4 L.A. 6 Crowley County 9 L.A. 5 La Junta 12 L.A. 14 La Junta 2 L.A. 9 Crowely County 5 L.A. 17 Fowler 5 L.A. 7 Lamar 13 L.A. 4 La Junta 3 93 94 t was a season of bumps and blocks for the girls who played volleyball. The girls put on a gallant showing in their games only to have victo- ry elude them. The varsity started to play better volleyball as the season came to a close. Some of their later games were won or lost in the third game. With the closeness of the games, it was difficult to gain the two-point lead needed to win. Junior varsity played some close games. Most of their games usually ended with a tie breaker. In the tie breaker the Trojans just could not seem to muster up enough to win in that third game. The 1980-81 season proved to be one of learning and one of new friendships for the girls who played volleyball. VOLLEYBALL First Row: B. Palomino, D. Morlan, V. Archuleta, S. Trujillo, D. Miller, L. Pennock, C. Sisneros, D. Manaznares, S. Reed, C. Irish, B. Medina. Second Row: B. Proctor, Coach; P. Hogue, M. Denton, B. Grasmick, P. Quarles, S. Baublits, P. Gardner, S. Daivs, B. Pender, S. Faust, A. Holman. It’s a bird, no it’s a plane no, it’s Concentration! Something funny going on! Lose your contact, Barb? Let's all give it a good thump! Lisa gets it over as team and fans watch. Glad to meet ya! 97 uring the 1980-81 school year sports at Las Animas High school helped to unify the student body as no other activity could. In a small town like Las Animas, athletics was the focal point of interest for many community members and provided many hours of entertainment. As in many activities, there were ups and downs that cheered and frustrated the loyal sports fans. The football team was coached by Jack LaSalle, who seems to be able to produce winning or competitive teams year after year, had a very successful season. The team possessed a tremendous 1-2 punch in Rick Medina and Price Quarles, both of whom had over 1000 yards rushing for the season. Naturally one had to realize that a running back is only as good as the offensive line and it was evident that Las Animas had an excellent line. A team does not live on offense alone and so the defense also exhibited a great amount of talent throughout the season. The Trojans were the number one offensive unit in the state and the defense was not to far behind. LAHS traveled to Raton for its 1st game and although they stalled and sputtered for 3 quarters, they put 21 points across in the 4th quarter winning 21-7. Centauri was the next victim as LA overwhelmed them 34-9. In the third game against Fountain. LA lost their only league game 30-29 in a great display of offensive powers on the part of both teams plus some sparkling defensive plays. In the next 5 ball games, the Trojan defense gave up only an average of 7 points per game, this included 3 shutouts, while the offense generated an average of 35 points per game. The only weakness in this Trojan team seemed to be the great number of penalties it incurred. In the state playoff action, Las Animas met Centauri once again and the game was almost a replay of the 1st meeting as LA prevailed 33-12. Penalties in the second playoff game were the downfall of a team that was state-championship material as they fell to Glenwood Springs 34-20. Glenwood Springs was the eventual state champion. All conference seletions were George Schaffer, defensive safety; John LaSalle, guard; Jim Day, tight end; Price Quarles, running back; Chip Brown, center; Don Kuhns, tackle; Jim Barber, middle linebacker. Jack LaSalle was recognized by his fellow coaches as he was selected Coach of the Year. In competition during the football season was the girls’ volleyball team. The team produced some exciting games for fans as the girls’ played hard in each game and exhibited some potential for next year. While they did not reach the playoffs, the girls volleyball team had its moments of glory, as they surprised some teams with their determination and hustle. The boys basketball team suffered through a disappointing season as they won 2 games. The season started off with a loss to Springfield but despite that fact, there seemed to be some potential as they lost by only 1 2 points. However, turnovers and mental mistakes and lack of hustle and determination, plagued the team during the season. As people say, wait until next year! In girls basketball, the team was in the thick of things up to the last 3 games. Led by Stacey Davis and Diana Durga the girls were in 2nd place for some time chasing league-leading Lamar. At the tail end of the season, things went sour as we lost to Walsenburg, Fountain and Lamar. The season ended with the team logging an 8-8 record. Both Stacey Davis and Diana Durga were named to the all-conference team. Much credit must also be given to the rest of the members of the team as it takes teamwork to do as well as the girls did this year. Since most of the girls were underclasspersons, fans and students are looking for good things next year. Our wrestling team with many returning lettermen showed promise of finally challenging perennial champion Rocky Ford for the league title. The team started off the season on the right foot by beating Springfield 4 5-12 and then placing 8th in a 1 5 team tourney in Rocky Ford. These two were followed by a first in the Lewis-Palmer tournament with 1st place honors being gained by Luis Martinez, Jim Slack, Steve Grasmick, George Schaffer, and Jack Miller. Second place honors went to Robbie Cardenas, Bobby Slack, and Randy Bannister. LA then lost a close match to a very good Holly team (when isn’t Holly good in wrestling?) by a score of 26-32. The Trojans then took first in Crowley County Tournament and second in the Swink Tournament. George Schaffer was named the outstanding wrestler for the tournament. Disappointedly, Las Animas lost two of their last few matches one to a very strong Rocky Ford by a big margin and the other to Lamar by a mere 6 points. At District, LA qualified 4 wrestlers as George Schaffer gained 1st place, 2nd place went to Robbie Cardenas, Luis Martinez, and Bob Slack. The Las Animas Trojan baseball team was one of the favorites to capture the league title and the team stayed in the race right up to the end of the season. Las Animas swept two pair of doubleheaders from both Rocky Ford and Walsenburg but were in turn, swept by Lamar in the same manner. Leading the pitching corps for Las Animas was senior right-hander Matt Palomino who wound up with a 5-3 record. Price Quarles led the way for the hitters with a .374 batting average, Matt Palomino followed with a .373 average and David Arrona was third at .368. Chris Magana was honored for his fielding ability and Jim Barber for being inspirational. 98 The team provided fans with many hours of enjoyable action and left them with hopes that next year could be a good year as there are some excellent ball play- ers coming up. Rick Medina led the Trojan tracksters throughout the year as he excelled in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes as well as running a leg of the 800 meter relay team composed of Medina, George Schaffer, Charles Trujillo, and Steve Grasmick. Malinda Denton, a freshman, progressed quite far during the season and qualified for the state track meet along with Rick and the 800 meter relay team. Rick Medina was the only double win- ner at the state track meet with wins in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes. Ma- linda Denton and 800 meter relay team also did well at state. The team finished 6th place at the state track meet, one of the highest placing in some time. As was said in the beginning, sports provided much for the students and com- munity members and both groups were looking forward to next year as the final sports season ended. SPORTS BANQUET n May 8, the Las Animas Booster club together with the Kiwanis and Lions clubs sponsored the All- Sports Banquet honoring the athletes at Las Ani- mas High School. A large group of ath- letes, coaches, administrators, and com- munity members were in attendance to hear the guest speaker, Kory Cornum, of- fensive line coach at the Air Force Acade- my, as he stressed that each athlete should work to become a whole person and urged athletes to use athletics to de- velop their mind, body and spirit. Larry Huddleston, president of Booster Club, served as Master of Ceremonies while Price Quarles took part in the ac- tivities as president of A-Club. The high point of the evening occured when Carl Spinden, athletic director, presented awards to those students who had at- tained special heights of achievement in the sports in which they were involved. S. Grasmick, most inspirational; R. Medina, outstanding senior, most valuable track; B. J. Roberts, outstanding junior; M. Sauceda, outstanding freshman; G. Schaffer, outstanding sophomore. rirst row: o. DarDer, Dest detensive oacK; K. Medina, best offensive back; J. LaSalle, best offensive lineman. Second Row: P. Quarles, best offensive back; J. Day, most im- proved; J. Lemuz, best defensive lineman. S. Davis, most improved volleyball, most valuable basket- ball: M. Denton, most valuable track; B. Palomino, out- standing soph, girl, most improved track; J. Jones, most inspirational girl, most valuable vollyball. R. Cardenas, most improved wrestler; P. Quarles, most valuable basketball; G. Schaffer, most valuable wrestler; J. Day, most improved basketball. Steve Grasmick- Most inspirational Jamie Jones- Most inspirational George Schaffer- Outstanding Soph Athlete List Of Awards Football Best Offensive Back - Price Quarles Rick Medina Best Defensive Back Jim Barber Best Offensive Lineman - John LaSalle Best Defensive Lineman - Jesse Lemuz Most Improved James Day Volleyball Most Baluable - Jamie Jones Most Improved Stacey Davis Basketball (Boys and Girls) Most Valuable - Price Quarles Stacey Davis Most Improved - James Day Malinda Denton Wrestling Most Valuable - George Schaffer Most Improved - Robbie Cardenas Most Dedicated - Steven Grasmick Track (Boys and Girls) Most Valuable - Rick Medina Malinda Denton Most Improved - Barb Palomino Baseball Golden Glove - Chris Magana Best Hitting Percentage Price Quarles Most Inspirational - Jim Barber A-AWARDS tudents, one boy and one girl, At LAHS were chosen for the A-award. The students chosen ex- hibited four very impor- tant traits; good character, leadership, scholarship, and service to the school. Last year, Lola Everson and Tim Baublits were recipients. Lola was not only academically talented but was also very active as a cheerleader, Stu- dent Council, Journalism, and FBLA. Tim Baublits, in addition to his ex- cellent academic performance, was also very active in Journalism, Student Council, Trojan Theatre Guild, and Track. No doubts were expressed as to the pairs success in the future. Lola receives her A-award. 103 Among Friends. MISS TROJAN t the Recognition Day as- sembly held on May 7, Miss Karen Bogner and Mr. Bobby Joe Roberts were selected Miss and Mr. Trojan for the 1981-82 school year. The honor received by each of these young people was based on their en- thusiastic participation in and support of the athletic program at Las Animas High School. Karen was a member of the cheerlead- ing squad during the year and main- tained her spirit throughout all of the sports seasons despite some loosing streaks. She was active in other areas as well. Bobby Joe was a member of the varsity football team, a member of the junior var- sity basketball team and played some var- sity basketball. Bobby Joe is a very active person in other areas as well as an excel- lent student. Karen Bogner Bobby Joe Roberts MR. TROJAN 104 ft Phone 456-1691 mrpenn 2%“ ’Jn£- -t SL_==gg= 159 BENT AVE. LAS ANIMAS. COLO 159 BENT AVEv LAS ANIMAS. C0L0RA00 Gambles Gene Janice Keenan Gamble Store Las Animas, CO 81054 4668 Meatier, cheesier Pizzas Premium quality hand-dipped ice cream Meaty sub-sandwiches, 6 -12 Twofoot party sub-sandwich CHARGE YOUR NEEDS WITH CHARG-ALL Fast service? You bet! 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Rachel Losey-32 Randy Losey-11, 4 6, 74 Ron Losey-11,74 Darlene Lucero-32, 60 Jill Lucero- 30, 32, 45, 49, 53, 57, 91 Lawrence Lucero- Richard Lund-26, 47 M Sandra Maes-38, 50, 54, 63 Chris Magana-19, 52, 66, 75, 78, 92. 93, 94 Debbie Manzanares-30, 32, 49, 57, 68, 70 Arley Martindale-47, 87 Anthony Martinez-19, 7 8, 90 Elizabeth Martinez-6 6 Freddy Martinez-1 1 Kath Martinez-26, 58, 62, 60 Levi Martinez-2 6 Luis Martinez-3, 32, 61, 78, 87, 88 Marie Martinez-12, 4 6 Richie Martinez-26, 81 Tommy Martinez-2 6 Victor Martinez-9, 12, 43, 67, 78, 89 Vincent Martinez-12, 46, 69 Yvonne Martinez-21, 46, 57, 58, 65 Curtis Martinson-8, 11, 78 Terrance McGee-34, 39, 78, 81, 82, 83. 90 Allan Medina-7 8 Bernadett Medina-6, 9, 12, 4 5, 46, 51, 54. 55, 57. 59, 67. 68, 71. 71, 84. 85. 86. 96. 97, 103 Cathy Medina-20, 31, 53 Rick Medina-12, 15, 43, 46, 51, 66, 78. 81, 82. 90, 92, 99, 100, 104 Frank Medley-24, 27, 4 7 Steve Miles-3, 12, 14, 43, 44, 51, 68. 102 Clinton Miller-27, 47, 7 8 Darla Miller-3. 20. 32, 47. 60 Jack Miller-3, 6, 21, 47, 67, 70, 71. 78, 81. 87. 88, 89 Jason Miller-27, 29, 47, 67, 71, 78. 90, 91 Kenneth Miller-3, 12, 47 Monica Miller-12, 15, 43, 45, 46, 50, 54, 57, 58. 63, 67. 71 Troy Miller-27, 29. 47 Vivian Miller-21, 34, 44, 45, 47, 48 Donna Mondragon-1 9, 22 Pat Mondragon-2 7 Julie Moore-2 7 Donna Morlan-20, 22, 47, 50, 57, 59, 64, 70. 71. 97, 99 Charles Morley-40 Randy Moss-27, 82, 83 Jeff Marrow-3 2 Barbara Mulqueen-34, 39, 42 Debbie Munch-2 2 Mike Murry-27, 29 Chris Muniz-2 7 David Muniz-3, 37 Mary Muniz-12, 46 113 N Pat Neil-52, 52. 72. 88 Patty Neil-2 2 Tim Neil-27, 88 Jill Nicklos-1 2. 22, 43. 44. 45. 56. 56. 57 Jerry Nickell-40. 46. 73. 78. 101 O Ady Olivares-24, 27, 29 Rodney Orr-27 Greg Ortega-2 2 John Ortega-6, 12, 78 Ronald Ortega-2 2 Ted Ortega-27 Michelle Oveido-27. 48 P Barbara Palomino-25, 27, 28, 29, 45. 57. 59. 60, 62, 68, 69. 71, 84. 85. 91. 92. 96, 97, 100 Dan Palomino-7 8 George Palomino-7 8 Matt Palomino-12, 46, 64, 68, 73, 78, 80, 92, 93, 94 Val Palomino-12, 78 John Parsons-27, 29, 49, 73, 78 Tom Parsons-22, 52, 78, 93, 95 Frank Payn-20, 60, 62 Barbie Pender-2 2 Carri Pender-27, 45, 57, 58, 62 Lisa Pennock-3, 18, 22, 23, 43, 45. 50, 51. 53. 55, 57, 59. 84, 91, 96, Andrew Pointon-27 Kathy Porterfield-4 8 Donald Potter-3, 32, 61 Beverly Proctor-40, 42, 59, 73, 84, 101 Kathleen Pruett-36, 40 O Patti Quarles-24, 27, 44, 45, 50, 56. 57. 59. 62, 66, 72, 73, 97 Pijice Quarles-6, 7, 13, 15, 43, 51, 52. 64. 75. 81. 82, 93, 94. 95. 99, 100, 101 Shirley Quarles-34, 42, 51 Tino Quintana-22, 43, 52, 76, 7 8, 92 R Fred Ratzlaff-27, 29, 47. 71 Cindy Reed-27, 48 Shelley Reed-22, 46. 48. 50. 51. 57. 59. 68, 96. 97, Lisa Rice-32, 57, 60 James Rich-13, 46, 47, 76 Randall Rich-21, 29. 32. 47 Doug Ricken-22, 23, 47, 68 Mark Ricken-26, 42. 51. 73, 75, 102, 103 Kitie Riggs-2, 26, 51 Bobby Jo Roberts-18, 22, 52, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83. 93, 100 Jim Robertson-22, 37, 66, 70, 71, 76 Doug Rodriquez- 1 3 Leroy Romero-60 Marcella Romero-60 Jennifer Russell-34, 40, 42, 53 Susan Russell-41, 4 2 S Maggie Sanchez-3 7 Martin Sauceda-30, 32, 78, 93, 94, 95, 100 Robert Scharf-35 George Schaffer-25, 27, 28, 29, 47. 52, 62. 67. 78. 87. 89. 90. 92. 100, 101 Margret Schmeiser-25, 28, 48, 50, 73 Benny Sena-22, 64 Larry Sena-25, 28, 61, 94 Lawrence Sena-4, 34, 40, 41, 42, 44. 45. 53, 56, 104 Janica Sena-32, 33, 57, 60 Calvin Shade-28, 29 Debbie Shaw-13, 43, 49, 50, 63 Jodie Sherwood-28, 57 Trudy Shiba-20, 33. 45, 50, 57. 60. 69 Rodney Shipman-33, 61 Paul Shriver-13, 69, 7 8, 80 Timmy Shriver-31, 33 Chris Sisneros-4, 13, 15, 46, 4 7, 57. 59. 66, 68. 84. 85, 86, 97, 99 Bill Sinclair-9 1 Rebaoca Six-2, 34, 41, 42, 48, 57 Bobby Slack-28, 87 Jimmy Slack-14, 43, 47, 77, 88 Mike Slack-33, 47. 71. 87. 88 John Slater-40, 41, 42 Bret Smith-3, 71 Debbie Smith-28, 84 Joanna Smith-30, 33, 50 Karen Smith-28, 50, 73 Nancy Smith-7, 12, 14, 4 4, 50, 51. 57. 73, 74, 75 Wes Smith-3, 30. 33. 61. 93 Carl Spinden-36, 41, 42, 55, 87 Jennifer Stephens-28, 29, 58, 76 Troy Stephens-28, 29, 47 Jan Stuart-20, 33, 47 Ruth Syring-37 T Joseph Tanner-38, 41, 54, 89, 101 Nancy Tanner-34, 41 Yvonne Tomlin-33, 39, 57 Hope Torres-33, 43, 57, 61, 84 Valorie Torres-28, 48, 62, 70 Theresa Torrez-6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 45, 50, 51. 53, 63. 70. 75 Charles Trujillo-78, 81, 90, 99 Frances Trujillo-30, 33, 92 Kathy Trujillo-3 3 Lilly Trujillo-14, 43, 50, 54, 63 Shirely Trujillo-33, 57, 60 Laura Tully-21, 33. 57. 60 Susan Tully-28, 45, 50. 57, 58. 62, 63, 69, 73 Helen Tyscka-28, 48 V Steve Vanderpool-28, 52, 81, 82, 83 Joe Vialpando-78 Victor Vialpando-19, 20, 22, 52, 64. 78. 82, 83, 92, 93 Joe Vigil-28, 82, 88, 90, 92, 97 Clara Vila-3 7 Keith Vincent-28, 47 W Sue Wallace-26, 36 Scott Warner-22, 47, 72 Thomas Warren-47, 71 Catherine Weigel-3 7 Ruby Weigel-3 7 Rick West-2 8 Jerry Wheat-20, 22, 45, 55, 61, 62. 68, 77 Bob Williams-3 Rose Williams-7, 11,47 Lisa Wilson-33, 61, 69 Y Sandra Ybarra-14, 43 Z Paula Zamora-13, 14, 43, 50, 54, 63, 103 A Awards- 102, 103 A-Club-52 All Sports Banquet-100 Annual Staff-5 3 Assemblies- 6 5 Band-6 1 Baseball-93. 94. 95 Basketball, Boys-81, 82, 83 Basketball, Girls-84, 85, 85 BOE-63 Cheerleaders- 5 8 Chorus-60 Class Favorites- 1 5 Commencements-74, 7 5 DECA-46 Ensemble-6 2 Faculty Profiles-37, 38, 39, 40, 41 Football-7 8, 79. 80 Freshman-30, 31, 32, 33 FBLA-50 FFA-47 FHA-48 GAA-59 Homecoming- 6 6 IRC-5 6 Juniors-18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 Key Club-5 5 Lettergirls-58 NHS-51 Prom-6 9 Recognition Day-7 2 Santa Fe Trail Day-70, 71 Senior Profile-1 6, 17 Seniors-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. 16. 17 Sophomores-24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Student Council-4 5 Track-90, 91, 92 Mr. and Miss Trojan-104 Trojan Spirt-5 4 Trojan Theatre Guild-4 9 Volleyball-96, 97 Winter Sports-6 7 Wrestling-87, 88, 89 Y-Teen Formal-6 8 Y-Teens-57 The Las Animas Yearbook Staff would like to give spe cial thanks to those persons who contributed to the com pletion of the 1980-81 yearbook. Bill Cooper Bill Boulter Anthony Gallegos Katie Riggs Steve Miles Shari Baublits B. J. Roberts Joe Tanner Teresa Keenan Barbara Palomino Student Council Members AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPH