Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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Among seniors receiving awards and scholarships, Front: Mary Ann Garcia, Ronda Erickson, Krik Hooper, Melody Jones, Sue Ellen Shreve, Kimmie Cox. Back: Bill Cuthbertson, J. Brent Lunt, Deveral Walters, Scott Wilkerson, Alice Thyger- son, Dean Crum, Dale Howard, Grady Waters, Brent A. Lunt Hugh Nichols, Brad Boyd. Trophies and certificates Accompany presenting of awards, granting Among underclassmen honored, Front: Adolph Benavidez, J.Rapier, ’A.Luna, Back: Susan Seitz, Jeanne Elmer, Wyla Hooper. • With N.Vega, S. B. officers-elect. Leading Duncan High students in honors for the year were MELODY JONES, valedictorian; and KIRK HOOPER, salutatorian. Both received other honors. Melody won scholar- ships on both county and state levels in the Elks Most Valuable Student compe- tition; a tuition waiver at Arizona State University, a four-year scholarship to Brigham Young University, the Joseph Lehman Scholarship, and a Future Homemakers of America scholarship. Kirk won an Elks Club MVS scholar- ship and PTA and University of Arizona scholarships. Both received awards as outstanding music students. Others recognized at the Awards Assembly in May were: DIANE ABEY- TA, Sanford College of Beauty scholar- ship; ADOLPH BENAVIDEZ, award from ASU as Outstanding Junior Stu- dent; BRAD BOYD, Outstanding in Band; BRENDA COX, World History Award; KIMMIE COX, Outstanding Senior Girl Athlete, Volleyball MVP (she was chosen to play in the first annual Arizona All Star Volleyball Game), Sheriff's Award; VINCE BUCK- NER, Football Mr. Specialist; JIM CROTTS, De Kalb Award; ‘DEAN CRUM, Basketball MVP; ‘BILL CUTH- BERTSON, Baseball MVP (and chosen to play in All Star Baseball Game), ASU tuition waiver; JEANNE ELMER, Out- standing Three-Year English Student, 20

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flowers and gifts Crowns began to go out of style, but not flowers and gifts, or sweaters and jackets, which favorites received during the year. For Homecoming, sponsored by the student council, the classes chose princes and prin- cesses as attendants to the senior royalty, and the cheerleaders and twirlers ushered each couple down the field, where at halftime of the Clifton game, preceding year's royalty—Billie Lackey and Sam Martinez— crowned Kimmie Cox and Armando Rendon. Senior runners-up were Norma Crockett, Darla Cox, Sue Ellen Shreve, Bill Cuthbertson, Dale Howard, and Hugh Nichols. At the Christmas Ball the seniors honored Melody Jones and Russ Richins as their queen and king; attendants were Patsy Quinones, Peggy Claridge, Jerry Pena, and Brad Boyd. In the spring, the FFA, FHA, and GAC elected favored ones. First, at a joint FHA- FFA dance, FHA President Melody Jones present- a sweater and a bracelet to Beau Don Pena. Runners-up were Adam Luna and Harold Hille. Then, at the GAC-sponsored volleyball game in April, President Kimmie Cox helped Beau Richard Wright into a GAC jacket. As a highlight of the FFA Banquet April 22, Wyla Hooper, Karen Fitzhugh, and Renada York received FFA jackets, Wyla being the Sweetheart for 1976-1977; and Karen and Renada her ladies-in-waiting. Finally, at the Junior-Senior Prom in late April, Julie Dozier and Bill Cuth- bertson were proclaimed queen and king. Attending royalty were Norma Crockett, Peggy Claridge, Alice Thygerson, Dale Howard, Jim Crotts, and Kirk Hooper. Queen Julie, Left; juniors' president Adam Luna, Far Right. BILL CUTHBERTSON, JULIE DOZIER Junior-Senior Prom King, Queen RICHARD WRIGHT Girls Athletic Club Beau 19

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Juniors' Field Day trophy: Coach Montoya, A.Luna; FHA award: G.Waters, M.Jones; Athletic award: Coach Stauffer, K.Cox of scholarships Volleyball All State; RONDA ERICK- SON, Sanford College scholarship; ‘KAYLENE FRENCH, Track Most In- spirational; ‘MARY ANN GARCIA, Track MVP; RHODA HOOPER, FFA Star Chapter Greenhand; WYLA HOOPER, Girls State, Outstanding in Music, FFA Sweetheart; ‘DALE HOW- ARD, Mary Kidder Rak Scholarship, UA; ‘ALPHONSO JAMES, Tennis MVP; ADAM LUNA, Boys State, UA recognition as Outstanding Junior, Outstanding in Spanish; ‘BRENT A. LUNT, Basketball MVP; J. BRENT LUNT, Star Agri-businessman; ‘JEAN- NE LUNT, Track MVP; JON LUNT, Star Chapter Greenhand; ‘HUGH NICHOLS, Football MVP, Sheriff's Award; ‘JERRY PENA, Baseball MVP; •JACK RAPIER, Track MVP; FRANCES RODRIGUEZ, Volleyball Most Inspira- tional; ‘SUSAN SEITZ, Tennis MVP; SUE SHREVE, Bausch and Lomb Sci- ence Award, All State Volleyball; ALICE THYGERSON, home economics scholarship, any New Mexico college; DEVERAL WALTERS, Star Chapter Farmer; GRADY WATERS, Betty Crocker Homemaker of America, FHA Outstanding Member; ‘SCOTT WIL- KERSON, Football MVP. ‘Athletic recognition, Town Kats' Honor Board. Winning the student council's Spirit Trophy were the sophomores; the Field Day trophy, the juniors. KIRK HOOPER Salutatorian MELODY JONES Valedictorian 21