Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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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

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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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Who would think seniors would have to learn words to the 'Alma Mater? On the morning of graduation they pay good attention as Mr. Powell directs rehearsal. Rehearsing, waiting Over, seniors Practicing diploma ritual, A.James, Mr. Rowden check with Mr. Bowman. Attaching collars is unexpected prob- lem for P.CIaridge, others. Right: A. James gets one last look at a maga- zine; J.Crotts is ready and waiting. 22