Clifton High School - Trojan Yearbook (Clifton, AZ)

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EEMORE Overcoming childish ways on the road to becoming responsible young adults, the members of the senior class have learned much about themselves. Realizing, as seniors, how very quickly our high school years pass by, we can now reflect on the first feelings, emotions, and relationships we experienced early in our high Gtutdxa Jo Dom U school years. For the graduating class of 1987, the freshman year was probably the most memorable of all our four years. When asked some of the feelings felt by classmates the first day of school, a lot of people replied that it was really scary. When one student was asked how she felt, she said, 1 was really looking forward to it all summer; then, when it finally came down to that day, I Clad E. Bribi Atula M. Eipuuaa regretted even being alive! So, as anyone can see, coming into high school is a big move that everyone has to face. Besides the pressures of being new high school students, our class had to face yet another challenge. In October of '83, there was a devastating flood which swept through our town and school. Our school was hit mildly, and our football field was virtually destroyed. AhmiM Gaum 18 Seniors

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Working at Tonja Sandoval's on the homecoming float, several Preparing for college, Lauren Oliver and Raymond Maza concen- juniors take a pizza break: Valery Garcia, Raymond Maza, Toni trate hard in advanced math. Peru, Gabriel Saucedo, and Ralph Rodriguez. A juniors' year is full of adventure. Here, a small group of anonymous juniors let off steam one night by toilet papering a truck. Taking time out from a junior officer's meeting: Geri Nelson, vice-president; Ralph Rodriguez, representative; Tonja Sandoval, secretary; Mario Licano, president; and Anna Montoya, treasurer. Not pictured is Representative Janet Provencio. Juniors 17

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WE LAST YEAR. . . The, Beit Yeav During clean-up, school was closed for two weeks in order to repair damages caused by the flood. After returning to school, we found that the remainder of our football and J.V. volleyball seasons had been cancelled. It was disappointing because the football team was scheduled to play our rival Morenci; but Decause of the flood, we never had the chance to play our rival game for the Copper Ingot. The freshman class of '84 also experienced a great loss; it was that of our classmate, Paul Lopez. This was a tremendous emotional FuuJde, Cxiu Ganna setback for the whole class. The morning of his funeral, the school took a day off and the entire freshman class attended the services. As freshmen, we showed ourselves to be a very active class, never shy or left out. Instead, we held our heads high and stuck out our freshman year to the fullest. We were the largest class that year, consisting of forty class members. Although the seniors of Fftiabttk Gaua '84 gave us a hard time, we still succeeded in showing great charisma. We finished the year having accomplised many goals, sticking together with mucn pride in the hopes of becoming the graduating class of 1987. (Story continued on page 24.) Lonttta Zu'toua. Lujan Ltia Lovjvo Lana, L. JcuuU Seniors 19