Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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club projects As basketball season neared its end and winter went out with snow falling and the Gila rising again, the student council, cheer- leaders, and pompons stirred Wildkat spirits with stunt- accented pep assemblies, pompon sales, Color Day, Parents’ Night, halftimes. Social highlight was the annual FHA-FFA dance, with a Valentine theme and a checking station for boots and shoes. The Sweetheart and Beau, chosen but not announced, would be recog- nized at the clubs’ spring banquets. The American flag flew at half-mast for Harry. S. Tru- man and Lyndon B. Johnson. Not since the deaths in 1826 of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had America mourned two presidents at the same time. WHILE FLAG was at half-mast for two presidents, it was saluted at school functions. TOP RIGHT: Marsha Lunt. with Nancy Merrell, Billie Lackey, decides where to stand for basket- ball opening ceremony. SNOW at end of February encouraged sculp- tor Mary Lou Gentry. 1 1

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Winter ends SPIRIT WEEK featured pompon sales. Nancy Keller. LEFT, twirls hers. ALSO: Honoring basketball parents. Kirk Hooper's mother (Mrs. Pat), receives corsage from cheer- leader. VARSITY. JV cheerleaders did half- time show at last game. M.J.Arring- ton does last-minute repair for M. Lunt. FHA dance had checking sta- tion for boots. J.Dozier. L.Allred peel theirs off. Last pep assembly used volunteers for foolish capers. L.Montoya takes D.Tellez for an exciting, slipping ride. With spirit-raisers for games, 10

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JUNIOR CLASS president S.Bailey fold napkins for Junior-Senior Ban- quet. SINGING at Banquet. Prom: C.Merrell, J.Nelson. D.Green, L.Mor- tensen. L.Nelson. C.Weisling, N.Mer- rell, S.Pugmire. M.Lunt. S.Elmer Sweet Spring Gives opportunity for dancing and playing NEW STUDENTS in April were Tom O'Neal, Roxanne Pope. Ray Farns- worth; and, LOWER. Kathy Kelly. LEFT: Mr. Montoya reads with J. Clouse instructions for her trip to Washington, where she would be guest of Representative John Conlan. After one last gasp of winter (snow fell March 14), the sun came out; the ground began to dry; but Coach Stauffer said her softball girls wore fins for practice; and the baseball team moved to the fairgounds. Spring caught young men's fancy, as usual. In 1971, it had been yoyos; in 1972, the frisbee; now it was pitching pennies. Juniors began work on the the Prom. Like the FHA-FFA and GAC dances, it was held in the high school gym; unlike them, it was not a sock dance. One Friday, with coaches and teams away, the student council sponsored a Junior Olympics with many undignified events (archery and shot put resulted in bare chests sticky with coke and ice cream); and lots of spirit points (juniors edged seniors for most). Long live spring! 12