Blue Ridge High School - Cresta Azul Yearbook (Lakeside, AZ)

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Currier retires, Waldo builds new field house By Annette Mack Mr. Doug Currier had been teaching for 26 years. He came to Blue Ridge in 1970. He taught auto-mechanics because of trade experience. As of December 31, 1983, Mr. Currier retired. Taking his place was Mr. Howard Williams. Mr. Paul Moro has taught boys physical education since 1978. He came to Blue Ridge because of the love for the moun- tains. Mr. Moro loves teaching at Blue Ridge, but feels that the students should encourage more school pride. Ms. Mary Riley taught school for 21 years. She came to Blue Ridge in 1978. Coming to Blue Ridge to start a new life as a single parent, Ms. Riley enjoys teaching girls physical education very much. Ms. Riley holds a Bachelors of Science in Health and Physical Education which she received at the East University in Pennsylvania. Mr. Sumner, the Driver's Ed. teacher has been in the White Mountains for 18 years. He began teaching 22 years ago after graduating from East Central University at Ada, Oklahoma. Mr. Chuck Waldo has been teaching for 14 years. He came to Blue Ridge in 1973. Mr. Waldo said, I have always planned on teaching woodshop as a hobbie and part of my life. In addition to teaching woodshop and construc- tion, Mr. Waldo taught drafting after 4 years of leaving it behind. 3 x f session. MSPaqEgll2tZ.sl?cEllhSdgcl2f?5'l1h1dur construction class pour concrete in a special morning 2. Brad Willmott stands on the roof of the f' ld h new ie ouse. 3.Ms. Riley's 5th hour P.E. students par- ticipate in the dragonfly's tail . 4. Troy Johnson's car is being tuned up by 3rd hour autoshop students. Page 25. 1. Mr. Waldo's 2nd hour draft- ing class is taking a test. 2. Mr. Sumner and Beverly Fish are preparing to take a drive to Show Low. 3. Mr. Sumner's 2nd hour driver's ed. students are working on manuals. CONSTRUCTION AUTOSIl0P WO0D HOP, DRIVEIPS ED., P.E. 25

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V! 4 by - Currier, Doug 5' to ur W J' t ff fm Y . :V ,r 't'v Riley, Waldo, Mary Charles 'yr ,V in 1 4. The groups Black Sabbath and Led Zepplin were out when alumni teacher Howard Williams went to school here. Graduating with the class of '72', Mr. Williams was labeled most unlikely student to succeed? Mr. Williams has proven his classmates wrong and started his first year at Blue Ridge as the auto-shop teacher. After graduating from Blue Ridge, he spent two years at Mesa Community College majoring in General Education. He left and spent the next four years at Arizona State University, where he majored in Industrial Arts. Opportunity to teach at Blue Ridge came after Mr. Williams taught at Snowflake for two years. Because of the distance to Snowflake and the opening at Blue Ridge, Mr. Williams packed up and headed to the Pinetop- Lakeside School District. Hobbies of Mr. Williams are auto racing, hiking, hunting, and listening to rock-n-roll and Jazz. 243 ACADEMICS 4

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Clubs take a hike as far as the Superstitions By Dawn Usinowicz The Hikers Club was started for the thrill and enjoyment of out- door life and to experience nature to the fullest extent, according to sponsor Mr. Chuck Ellsworth. They have been to the Supersti- tions including Canyon Lake, First Water, Boulder Canyon, and Labarge Canyon. They also went to Arrivipa Canyon and Copper Creek. Mr, Ellsworth would like to thank everyone who made their trips possible. He would like more people to become interested in the Hiking Club, and if enough people are interested, the club will be con- tinued next year. Vocational Industrial Clubs of America promotes industrial education and vocational educa- tion. VICA provides another alter- native for students who are not athletically or academically inclin- ed, said Mr. Jim Petersen. On March 2, VICA went to the Regional Competition at NAU where Tom DeBorde took second place in drafting. In the graphic communication section, Julie Clester took second place and a silver medal. Danielle Terrill also won a bronze medal in job inter- view competition. Future Business Leaders of America provides additional op- portunities for high school students in business and office education. It develops vocational and career supportive competen- cies and promotes civic and per- sonal responsibilityf, stated Ms. Inez Webb, FBLA sponsor. On February 9, Kim Curry took 5th place in Business English at Regional Competition. On March 8-9, they went to tour a large com- puterized office. They then went to Prescott for Yavapai College Skills Day where Jeff Ellsworth took third place in economics. Future Homemakers of America has taken on a new name this year. IMPACT, or Individual Members Participating in the Community Together has been working hard to improve the community. This group has also been working hard on improving their image by show- ing how much they can do such as cooking, sewing, consumerism, family relations, child develop- ment, and housing. They took a career trip in May and went to the district conference in Snowflake taking richest in the enchilada contest. Sponsor Devon Connolly accompanied the group to the state conference in Phoenix at A.S.U. in April. i K A E. '.-.2 EE UFHEFINIZFITIDNE1