Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1977 volume:

the well in which your laughter rises 2 your joy is your sorrow unmasked, when you are joyous look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. kahlil gibran the deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain, when you are sorrowful, look again in your heart, you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. kahlil gibran . . . has often been filled with your tears friends meet, classes start, spirits rise the school year began on a new foot, we received a new principal, travis gilliland and a new superintendent, don wagner. we were priviledged to get a new office and science lab. classes elected officers and participation during the first few months of school was great, many students entered the county fair and won awards, various clubs and organizations joined in the fun of the halloween carnival, cheer and pom led pep rallies before most of the football games. 6 1) smiles from the cheerleaders add to the beauty of the salt river canyon. 2) sophomores bill and andra participate in a pep rally contest for spirit points. 3) the photographer from roger williams studios carefully poses kathy for her senior portrait. 4) robin and rose wait eagerly for lunch at the yearbook convention at shadow mt. high. 5) corrine spends her lunch hour helping fha earn money. 6) gerald and david show their spirit for col. juarez by dressing as juarez cheerleaders. 7) pom-pon girls perform at the homecoming pep rally to the music of rock-around-the-clock. 8) nora assists the photographer by smoothing tousled hair of 1st graders. 9) football team spirit is high as team members shout for victory at the lordsburg pep rally. 7 cold months bring many club activities homecoming week introduced all sorts of class competition, from pie eating to pep rallies and hall decorating, ending with presentation of royalty during halftime, thanksgiving brought a school dance, turkey and dressing and a short rest from school, with december came the sports banquet ending the football season, fbla and fha prepared gifts for children and the elderly while the chorus and band gave a concert, seniors were busy taking the nelson-deny reading test and preparing for the ball, but the biggest event was the long two week vacation. 1) randi waits eagerly as kristi serves the cake. 2) loretta, karen and ruth busily make popcorn and cranberry strings for Christmas ball. 3) home ec. girls proudly show off their salad. 4) seniors taking the nelson-deny reading test. 5) donald and patty filled with anticipation. 6) choir sings at concert. 7) fha’ers make god’s eyes. 8) durwood, lucille and loretta enjoy the Christmas ball. 9) eddie and loretta dance their hearts away. 10) dhs wildkat band plays at the Christmas concert. 9 students enjoy early spring happenings spring opened with a gymnastic performance given by mr. wagner, sonny germaine and randy cox. the last dance of the basketball season was given by fbla. later the d-club held their annual d-club vs. faculty game, then the sports banquet came and brought an end to the basketball season, in february the school started building the baseball dugouts. other activities included the student eye exam and felipa gave advice to the home ec. classes on hair care. 10 1) felipa and assistant patsy, demonstrate good tips on hair care. 2) d-club and faculty members participate in basketball game. 3) mr. wagner and sonny showing their gymnastic talents. 4) mr. montoya works on baseball dugout. 5) karen and loretta, alias donny and marie, participate in the lip sync contest. 6) mr. wagner is ready to fill his plate at the sports banquet. 7) the school nurse with volunteers conducted eye examinations. 8) frances and vicki immitate the captain and tennille at fbla dance. 9) randy just misses terrified victims. 10) hector, jon, Stephen and kevin at the sports banquet. 11 years closing sparks students interests spring continued to be an active part of the school year, we had a very active spring season athletically with track, tennis and baseball, many students were involved in these sports and there were hardly any kids in school on fridays because of meets and games, activities also included career day at eac where a. berkley compton, a self-made millionaire spoke to local jrs. and srs. and demonstrated the hooey stick, one of the many toys he invented, other activities the administration provided included assemblies and programs presented by such groups as the Polynesian club from ea. meanwhile down at hidden valley, seniors enjoyed ditch-day as they looked forward to graduation. 1) mr. newall shined shoes at the pta auction. 2) art students sketch rachel's contour. 3) adam consults mr. vokosky in a posed picture for nhs initiation. 4) mr. powell directs the band for the elementary concert. 5) who was the lucky winner drawn by mr. vokosky during the auction? 6) yearbook photos for sale attract glances of dina and clementine. 7) a. berkley compton inspired jrs. and srs. at eac’s career day. 3) mr. montoya gets down with the Polynesians. 9) arts crafts students work on macrame’ pot hangers. 10) Polynesians from eac brought specialties to us from their home islands. 13 community, club activities highlight year many students participated in activities other than school, things were slow to get started throughout the winter months, fha girls helped cheer occupants of mt. graham convalescent home during the Christmas season, square dances were held on friday nights year around, spring brought many new, exciting things to do. in april, juniors and seniors boarded a bus and journeyed to eac for a day of career opportunities, may 6 was senior ditch day, seniors and a few underclassmen partied at hidden valley, leaving an empty school, on the weekend of may 20-22, cowboys tested their skill at the rodeo. o 14 1) el taco’s a stop to eat for madleine, lori, dianne, dorothy and kathy before continuing on the fha trip. 2) dolly, pam, renada and cindy wait patiently in line for lunch at eac. 3) deanna and jim square dance on friday night in the new school’s gym. 4) max ger- maine, auctioneer for the pta, gets bids on a uke. 5) kim, karen, melissa and cindy ooo and ahh over wo fats from hawaii 5-0. 6) a.b. compton, self-made millionaire, spoke to juniors and seniors on career day at eac. 7) wesley demonstrates his skill at motocross. 8) karen, who placed first in barrels, cuts it close as she rounds the second barrel. 9) dick and sheri work as a team in calf roping and tieing to place third. awards assemblies are noted for being long and boreing. however this year that all changed from an all morning affair to a 6th period presentation on may 20. eliminating most of the sports awards, except mentioning those who lettered, cut most of the extra time, seniors receiving academic awards from eac were cindy in art and mark in music, awards presented through dhs went to wyla in typing and ag; dick in ag and patty in business, scholarship winners were: karen-lehman award and pta scholarship; loretta-cow bell award; adolph-asu scholarship; lyle-phelps dodge award; adam-u of a scholarship; and jack-eac, elks and pta scholarships. long hours, hard work pay off in awards l) jack, salutatorian, and adam, valedic- torian, display their awards. 2) seniors re- ceiving academic awards pose before lining up for graduation. 3) juniors congratulate each other on academic awards. 4) karen and adam were named outstanding citizens. 5) steve examines his band award as he walks back to his seat. 6) sophomores hold up their typing and choral awards for all to see. 7) sophomore girls wait impatiently for their choir awards. 16 17 graduation brought about the very end steps toward graduation began with baccalaureate on may 22. the duncan high band and choir provided the music throughout, while the invocation, scripture reading, baccalaureate address and benediction were given respectively by kim, wyla, mr. wagner and richard. on may 26 again the choir and band provided the music for commencement, the invocation, salutatory address, valedictory address, benediction, presentation of graduates and conferring of diplomas were respectively given by karen, jack adam, adolph, mr. gilliland, and mr. poage. 18 1) seniors make their final preparations. 2) franny can’t wait to get away. 3) the alma mater adds a touching finish. 4) seniors hold a final meeting before graduation. 5) terry and vince concentrate. 6) the valedictorian and salutatorian stand at attention. 7) the choir sang a thoughtful song. 8) the seniors trying to get everything tucked in just right. some awful commotion beneath the surface competition . . . at times the plains are bright and calm and quiet; at times they are black with the sudden violence of weather. always there are winds. duncan ’kats pull out tail end victories wildkats began the season poorly, but as the season progressed so did the team, the starting game of the season was against lordsburg. defensively it was a good game but the wildkats failed to score, the improved offense put up a good fight against col. juarez with an 85 yard kickoff return by jack and a 13 yard touchdown by sonny, but duncan lost in the short overtime by two points, offensive unit again weakened for both the alchesay and tombstone games but defensive action kept scoreing down, despite attempts to bring down rival team thatcher, wildkats couldn’t score or keep the eagles away from their goal, upsets continued when duncan lost to both clifton and benson. finally striking back, duncan took baboquivari with two runs by jack aided by sonny’s passing, valley union was the final wildkat win. with the help of Stephen running for a 71 yard touchdown, the season ended with success. 1) sonny, randi, dick, gerald and lewis slide into a tackle to stop valley union during the big snow. 2) giving instruc- tions to mike rodriguez and jack rapier is coach marc newell. 3) jack rapier makes ready to stop the col. juarez offense. 4) injured during a play in the thatcher game, ernest garcia was helped to the sideline. 5) sonny germaine winds up for a pass during the tombstone game. 6) leaping for yardage against tombstone is Stephen rodriguez. row 1-harold hille,50; vince buckner,62; phillip, alien,74; dick mcbride,3; keith wilker son,88; jack rapier,5; lyle mortenson,55; richard wright,44; row 2-joel miller,59; michael rodriguez,2; Stephen rodriguez,22; hector sanchez,33; randi germaine,4; emest garcia, 63; sonny germaine,?; alan day,6; dan lunt,ll; row 3-gabriel mungia,66; orson merrell, 1; david martinez,73; darrell ball,77; mark spalding,87; lewis keller,76; randy cox, 61; kevin attaway,89; gerald lunt,83. varsity football season 2 wins loss 7 duncan opponent 0 lordsburg 14 15 col. juarez 17 6 alchesay 12 0 tombstone 20 0 thatcher 27 13 clifton 26 15 benson 16 34 baboquivari 12 20 valley union 6 j.v. work to win, injuries cancel season the highlight of the season was defeating clifton at clifton with injuries claiming 2 people, only 13 made the trip, when clifton fielded 36 people, victory seemed far away, the most outstanding backfielders for the season were Stephen at tailback; scott at slot back; byron qb; and joel filled in where needed, linemen that showed potential were dan, tight end; burl, guard and tackle; charley at tackle guard; and kevin at tackle, due to injuries, the second clifton game was the last game played and ended the season with a win. the remainder of the season was cancelled due to more injuries, leaving 9 players. 24 row 1-joel miller, 10; burl stacy,56; row 2-barry crockett,83; dan lunt,80; hector sanchez,30; byron wilkerson.il; kevin attaway,74; jerry burkett,75; bill cauthen,55; row 3-coach frank vokosky; scott rapier,40; Stephen rodriguez, 31; charles hatch,50; rumaldo romero,33; coach kip bingham. jv football season 2 wins 1 loss duncan opponent 6 thatcher 20 16 clifton 0 6 clifton 3 1) injured early in the season, barry crockett and bill cauthen walk off the field. 2) sonny germaine runs for extra yardage while Stephen rodriguez blocks. 3) Stephen rodriguez escapes from two trojan tackles trying for a first down. 4) sonny germaine cuts through the middle for some extra yardage. 5) Stephen rodriguez runs towards the sideline while hector sanchez clears the way. 6) clifton trojan 17 is tackled and brought down by Stephen rodriguez. 7) in a full team effort, the jv defense stops clifton just short of their own territory. 25 tina price, rachel garcia, brenda cox, carol douse, frances rodriguez, lori nichols, susan seitz, sandi germaine, kristi elmer and coach burnside. rhoda hooper, kaylene french, kathy crawford, coach barbara stauffer, cindy se- graves, sandi tipton, jeanne lunt, melissa peru, sabrina rodriguez, ruthy garcia and lucille mcbride. 26 duncan varsity opponent 15 thatcher 4 11 pima 15 11 safford 15 4 thatcher 15 15 wilcox 10 15 valley union 0 15 tombstone 8 12 morenci 15 15 thatcher 12 17 morenci 19 8 wilcox 15 15 clifton 10 15 clifton 5 15 pima 4 15 Denson 8 i 15 baboquivari 10 duncan jv opponent 16 pima 14 15 safford 13 12 thatcher 15 15 wilcox 8 16 valley union 14 15 tombstone 8 4 morenci 15 15 thatcher 7 3 morenci 15 15 wilcox 4 15 clifton 12 7 clifton 15 15 pima 7 15 oenson 2 15 baboquivari 4 duncan 3rd string opponent 15 pima 9 14 safford 16 15 thatcher 9 11 wilcox 15 15 tombstone 2 8 morenci 15 15 thatcher 9 15 morenci 9 15 wilcox 8 10 clifton 15 12 clifton 15 15 pima 11 coach barbara Stauffer, betsy elmer, celia mendez, adele merrell, theresa luna, shelley white, ruthy garcia, elaine lunt, cindy segraves and isabel herrera. girls play hard, place second at state 1) as susan comes in for a spike against the thatcher eagles, the crowd yells, “kill it!” 2) “love that figure,” rachel even though the wilcox cowgirls don’t. 3) sterling sets up the ball for cindy in a home game against wilcox. 4) lori and brenda team up a spike for tombstone. pride led the volleyball season as the varsity fought hard to the end. two made it to all-state: frances on first string and tina on second, the team walked all over valley union during the conference and beat them 15-0. other teams like morenci and thatcher were a little tougher to beat, making it to first in the district tourney helped, but the state championship was lost to thatcher. jv had a very good year and came in with the best win-loss record of the three teams, the girls played a few easy games and some tough ones too, against safford, pima and clifton. team energy and spirit made scoring go fast, high scorers were sandi, sabrina and rhoda. third string played challenging games, shelley, cindy, and elaine did their best and were high scorers. After being beaten by morenci on home court, third string went on to beat them there and to show more strength. 27 kats struggle through successful season playing several tough opponents, such as morenci and tombstone, the 1976-77 varsity wildkats completed a successful season and established a 15 win and 9 loss season, despite this, they were unable to get to the state tournament at phoenix after facing staff competition in the district tournament, the highlight of the season was an exciting 62-61 victory over the thatcher eagles, other big wins for the wildkats were 19 and 21 point thumpings of clifton. the dhs team also finished fourth in the eac tournament, the kats breezed past wilcox in the first round but bowed to the tough tombstone yellowjackets in the semi-finals, losing all hopes for first place, duncan, although losing twice to the class a morenci wildcats, gave the cross county rivals a scare at dancan. the season ended with a heartbreaking 46- 67 loss to thatcher. 1) driving past two blue devils, gabe scores an easy lay up. 2) jack scores and draws the foul for a possible 3-point play. 3) coach burnside discusses strategy with the players during a time out. 4) skying above tombstone’s reishl, richard hopes for a basket. 5) richard drives for the bucket as gerald moves in for a rebound. 6) pre- game warm up finds gerald concentrating on upcoming game. 28 1976-77 varsity basketball-center, coach burnside; jack abeyta, 24; donald pena, .14; alex morales. 32; adolph benavidez, 22; anthony lee, 40; richard wright, 30; barry crockett and randy cox, co-managers; gerald lunt, 44; gabriel munguia, 42; orson merrell, 14; norm germaine, 12; jack rapier, 10; alan day, 20. varsity basketball season 15 wins losses 9 duncan opponent 40 reserve 32 69 ft. thomas 60 57 pima 58 75 wilcox 74 75 pima 57 64 benson 48 84 clifton 65 86 baboquivari 69 56 thatcher 59 77 tombstone 79 59 valley union 41 61 morenci 92 80 clifton 59 81 benson 50 62 thatcher 61 69 baboquivari 57 74 morenci 84 70 tombstone 88 61 valley union 53 76 eac tournament wilcox 61 58 thatcher 75 44 tombstone 53 66 district tournament benson 38 46 thatcher 67 29 jv, freshmen cagers prove their skill the season was all improvement for both the jv and freshmen, both finished well, the jv group showed a lot of improvement since their freshman year with new coach don wagner. “about all that can be said about jv basketball during the early part of the season is that it was extremely low-key,” said don wagner. “however, as the season lengthened, the players began to enjoy the taste of winning.” these wins included a tremendous victory over morenci after having lost to the wildcats earlier by thirty-seven points, the freshman group also had a good year and showed a lot of talent for their first year, “this group has the talent to go a long way,” said coach newell. with these two groups of boys moving up, duncan should be tough. jv basketball duncan 7 wins losses 10 opponent 54 reserve 47 52 ft. thomas 56 49 pima 72 52 wilcox 79 44 pima 57 33 benson 48 48 clifton 38 52 thatcher 63 59 valley union 43 43 morenci 82 79 clifton 39 55 benson 45 50 thatcher 54 56 baboquivari 66 70 morenci 68 40 tombstone 58 69 valley union 40 frosh basketball duncan 5 wins losses 5 oppom rit 46 reserve 15 56 pima 26 39 wilcox 54 47 pima 43 52 iordsburg 47 54 morenci 76 50 benson 49 42 Iordsburg 54 55 morenci 63 55 morenci 57 30 76-77 frosh basketball-row 1-scott rapier, 14; steve rodriguez, 32; remaldo romero, 22; joel miller, 10; row 2-delbert alien, 30; byron wilkerson, 12; kevin attaway, 40; coach marc newell; bill cauthen, 42; dan lunt, 24; john wright, 34. 76-77 jv basketball row 1-jon lunt, 12; daniel rodriguez, 10; pete hamilton, 22; hector sanchez, 14; randi germaine, 30; row 2-lewis keller, 32; anthony chavez, 44; doug dixson, 42; coach don wagner; george cuthbertson, 24; steve mendez, 34; daniel ortega, 40. 1) sonny passes the ball into bill for a possible two. 2) persuaded by a bobcat, sonny goes in for two. 3) fighting for a rebound are steve and bill. 4) surrounded by mavericks dan may find this shot a bit difficult. 5) delbert puts in two over a maverick. 31 girls basketball 1976-77-row 1-kaylene french, 13; cindy segraves, 33; sterling waters, 43; adele merrell, 31; sabrina rodriguez, 25; melissa peru, 11. row 2-barbara stauffer, frank vokosky, assistant coaches; celia mendez, 23; tammy wells, 45; robin erickson, 35; jeannie lunt, 15; kate mccluskey, 41; carol ballard, 21; travis gilliland, coach. girls basketball season 1 win losses 13 duncan opponent 25 ft. thomas 45 24 wilcox 33 16 benson 75 14 clifton 74 24 thatcher 33 28 tombstone 37 29 valley union 40 12 morenci 86 1 baboquivari 0 18 clifton 59 34 wilcox 61 34 thatcher 52 22 morenci 93 30 tombstone 42 32 girls give basketball their best shot ending their first year on the low end of the scoreboard, duncan high’s new principal took over girls’ basketball and did a good job at coaching the girls facts and statistics about the game, the game scores picked up towards the end of the season and many of them looked forward to the 77-78 season striving towards improvement, the girls were quite enthusiastic and a few raised money to go to camp during the summer, although they made many mistakes, they gave it their best shot and never at any time did they give up according to their coaches. 1) kate shoots for two as cindy looks on. 2) linda and sabrina wait for kate’s pass. 3) sabrina guards while tammy waits for the pass. 4) tammy shoots during half-time. 5) melissa shoots for two. 6) adele takes a break to play kickball as tammy and sterling race down the court. 7) sabrina jumps for the ball. 8) sterling jumps for the roundball. 9) sabrina shows her skill at a foul shot. 10) sterling waits for the roundball. 11) kate recovers an out of bounds ball. 33 the 1977 track season ended with the district track meet where ten girls and six boys qualified for the state meet, both the boys and the girls team came in third at district, at state jeanne lunt placed third in the 110 yd. hurdles, the boys track team surprised everyone at state with the best performance even in the history of duncan high school as they came up with the 1977 class b state runners-up trophy, six boys scored enough points to defeat 26 of 28 schools, at state the boys also broke four school records: jack rapier 440, 50.4; adolph benavidez 2 mile, 9:58.2; richard wright high jump, 6”3’; jack rapier, alan day, vince buckner and orson merrell, mile relay, 3:34.7. state champions in their events were richard wright, high jump; jack rapier 220 and 440, also breaking the 100 yd. dash record at district with 10.0. during regular season both the boys and girls performed extremely well, the girls won a meet at clifton and the boys and girls won at pima. consistency was the key to wild kat success. boys take state track runners up title 1977 boys track row 1-coach luis montoya, harold hille, bill kelley, vince buckner , jack abeyta, manager vie stacy. row 2-mark nelson, anthony lee, orson merrell , richard mcclusky, richard wright , adolph benavidez , randy cox, alan day , jack rapier , (‘qual- ified for state) 34 1) orson, a stride ahead, won this close race at clifton. 2) winning by a large margin in the 440, is robin. 3) coming in for what looks like an easy victory is adolph. 4) loretta won this race with a last second kick and lean. 5) shot- putter tammy throws at a clifton track meet. 6) is it a bird? is it a bee? no, it’s just jack long jumping. 7) state champion richard clears the bar once again. 1977 girls track row 1-rose davis, teri luna, kathy hille . jenny sanchez, patsy onate, melissa peru . row 2-kaylene french , shelly white , carol ballard, jeanne lunt , dianne moore, linda moore , tammy wells , kirn cox, sterling waters, celia mendez, coach barbara Stauffer. ( qualified for state) track 1977 boys meets and place girls 2nd clifton 2nd 4th morenci bosters 3rd 3rd clifton inv. 1st 5th safford inv. 7th 4th wilcox 4th 1st pima bye 3rd pima 1st 2nd morenci rotary 7th 5th morenci 2nd 3rd district 3rd 2nd state 22nd 35 this year’s tennis team was young and inexperienced, the boys’ team had only one experienced player, durwood. the girls’ team had 13 beginners along with 7 returning players, the boys’ season ended with a 10 loss 5 win record, with delbert as first man. susan held the number 1 position throughout most of the season while sandi g. had two losses during the season, the girls ended with a success of 4 losses to 14 wins, two gills and one boys doubles team along with four singles players went to district, district winners that went to state were sandi t. and carole; dan and pete in doubles; sandi g. and delbert in singles. 76-77 girls tennis-jv-michele lee, peggy morris, adele merrell, sabrina rodriguez, lori nichols, betsy elmer, sterling waters, lemoyne rapier, terri goodner. varsity-elaine lunt, kristi elmer, sandi tipton, carole douse, sandi germaine, margaret best, sonia peterson, susan seitz, sandra best. 36 tennis teams practice hard, make state boys tennis 76-77- scott rapier, delbert alien, dan lunt, barry crockett, durwood gould. pete hamilton, Charles hatch, billy french, h.t. clothier; coach. 1) during practice, lori waits to backhand the ball. 2) in singles, susan sends the ball across the net. 3) durwood shows his style while practicing. 4) sandi moves for the ball during a match. 5) serving the ball, dan scores again. 6. sandi gets the ball back over the net for more points. varsity baseball row-1 daniel rodriguez, steven rodriguez, mike rodriguez, hector sanchez, randi germaine, juan mendez row-2 david martinez, richard mcclusky, dick mcbride, john presley, tom stacy, craig virgin, not pictured- ken moore, j.brad miller. diamond men improve throughout season the duncan high varsity baseball team found success in the season this year, although the kats record was 7-11, they won many important games, including a 14-6 routing of thatcher. the team was young, including one freshman, 4 sophomores and 6 juniors, getting off with a slow start duncan lost to morenci’s jv 10-12, but defeated them in their second meeting, a tough conference schedule was an important factor in the teams record, but duncan pulled off a big upset against benson 8-6. the duncan jv team had its problems during the season, but the young players made up for lack of experience by hustle and determination, the jv team played 8 games and ended with a 2-6 record. 1) craig stretches to pick off an opponent leading off the base. 2) awaiting their turn at bat, j.brad and dick watch the game attentively. 3) with a loud crack, tom’s bat connects for a base hit. 4) juan warms up his arm before a game. 5) ken gets away a quick throw during a warm-up session. 6) randi heads for first base after a hit to left field. 38 jv baseball row-1 jon lunt, kevin attaway, berl stacy, charles 9egraves, cindy segraves, jack abeyta, joel miller, row-2 hector herrera, emest garcia, darrel ball, bill cauthen, tony Campbell, sam bradford, mark spaulding, not pictured- bill johnson. . 6 - varsity baseball season 7 wins losses 11 duncan opponent 10 morenci 12 6 benson 9 14 baboquivari 3 1 9 valley union 0 8 morenci 7 14 thatcher 6 1 tombstone 6 10 lordsburg 12 5 lordsburg 7 8 benson 6 14 baboquivari 0 12 clifton 18 7 silver city 12 15 valley union 6 2 clifton 11 1 tombstone 9 5 thatcher 7 3 wilcox 4 j.v. baseball season 2 wins losses 6 duncan opponent 2 pima 11 2 pima 8 13 ft. thomas 7 2 morenci 13 14 ft. thomas 16 6 thatcher 3 12 thatcher 13 0 morenci 12 39 imitation, distortion and complexity prefer to be interests and expressions . . a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord spirit winds its way in and out of dhs 1976 homecoming activities began class competition on the fifth of October with dress-up day, the sophomores receiving spirit points, on sadi-hawkins day everyone was backwards, naturally freshman were awarded points, then Wednesday, the pie-eating contest livened up lunch when junior kathy and senior phillip ate their way to spirit, hall decorations were judged thursday with seniors winning, followed that night with the bon fire and snake dance, friday was color day and the game and dance where nora and adolph were named king and queen. one glorious moment, nora and adolph “made it” for homecom- ing king and queen! 1) in an attempt to win spirit points, sophomores hung streamers across the hall. 2) nora and cindy are in a hurry to get senior hall decorations finished before the deadline. 3) loretta, haven’t you learned how to eat a pie yet? 4) is the fire too hot or are karen and loretta just making faces? 5) daniel and sabrina represent the sophomore class at homecoming half-time activities. 43 favorites chosen to reign in 76-77-78 the Christmas ball, sponsored by the senior class, was the first formal affair of the year, it was also to be the last activity sponsored by the “class of 77”. lyle and karen were chosen by them to reign as king and queen, royalty played a big part in many clubs and activities, gabriel was chosen during basketball season as next year’s gac beau, jeanne was chosen ffa sweetheart with kaylene and susan as her attendants, this was the first year the fha chose “friends”, j. brad and jenny, to reign instead of a single boy as beau. Christmas ball royalty-tommy varela, kim cox, lyle mortensen; king, karen fitz- hugh; queen, loretta wright, donald pena. harold hille. 1) peggy and charlie find that a slow dance can be very romantic. 2) adele serves punch at the Christmas ball. 3) mark and teresa enjoy a slow dance. 44 jeanie was chosen as 1977-78 ffa sweetheart with kaylene and susan as attendants. the seniors chosen to reign as 76-77 Christmas ball king and queen were lyle and karen. ■■■PM I gabriel displays his gac jacket after he was elected gac beau. 45 fha members chose j. brad and jenny to reign as “friends” for 1977-78. pieces of april remain in our memory the prom had the hightest attendance of any dance during the year, almost everyone was there dressed in suits and ties and lovely dresses, pictures were taken by fran smith photographers upon a beautiful log bridge built by ken. the band “friends” was hot all evening with pieces of april and other songs, everyone danced under the canopy near the fountain, preceeding the dance was a banquet where the will and prophecy were read, the juniors and ms. smith spent fourteen hours in preparation and their efforts were not in vain, for the evening turned out to be very nice. _ 5 1) sherri seems a little preoccupied, doesn’t she? 2) watch out adam! hugga, hugga, hugga. 3) the candle flickers as some of the seniors listen to the music being played by the band. 4) paul looks awfully interested in nathan and sandi’s conversation. 5) the band learned “pieces of apriP’ especially for our prom. 6) cheers! to the shrimp that everybody thought was still alive. 7) as you can tell by the table, the april showers didn’t dampen the kids spirit. 8) i wonder what j. brad and rhoda were thinking as they danced by the wishing well? 9) after a short course in manners, seniors wait patiently for the chow. 10) remembering the “good old days,” mr. and mrs. wagner dance at the prom. 11) ron and jackie shake a leg. fbla members row-l-dorothy parks, karen mckinney, carmen sanchez. row 2-debbie norte, carole douse, susan seitz, kathy norte, rose davis. row 3-paul johnson, tom stacy, j.brad miller, darlene teeter, rachel garcia, richard dixon, sponsor. clubs help organize student government starting a good year, fbla had a “get acquainted” picnic at roper lake for members to get to know each other and their sponsor better, elections for 76-77 officers were held in September, pres.- rachel garcia, v. pres.-debbie norte, sec.-susan seitz, tres.-kathy norte, hist.- dorothy parks, and carole douse pari. participated in a leadership conference at asu and in a district conference at u of a. many service projects were hard work, but fun. they collected and distributed toys at Christmas and took treats to the old folks’ home in lordsburg. they made phone calls for the pta auction and had numerous fund raising activities: a booth at the pta carnival, two school dances, sold posters, had a bake sale and showed a movie to raise money for trips and their final banquet. student council wasn’t too active this year, although they held a few meetings and sponsored a few dances, they also got a new coke machine that gave cans instead of bottles, this kept them busy making money and refilling the machine. 4 76-77 student council-clockwise-nora vega, treasurer; loretta wright; ruth whipple; george cuthbertson; tommy varela; karen fitzhugh; lui§ montoya, sponsor; wyla hooper, secretary; adam luna, president. 1) debbie, kathy, susan, rachel and carole all play volleyball at roper lake. 2) karen, debbie, paul wrap presents for Christmas. 3) bill and tony help coke man unload cokes for the coke machine. 4) nora and coke man figure out how much to pay. 5) debbie, carmen and teresa help run fbla booth at halloween carnival. 49 fha members-row 1-betsy elmer; tammy wells, secretary; linda moore, president, row 2- tom stacy; richard mcclusky; corinne payne, parlimentarian; jack abeyta; celia mendez; patsy onate. row 3-lemoyne rapier; kathy dixon; mrs. powell, advisor; jenny sanchez, public relations; melissa peru; jo ann gonzales; gracie salazar. clubs rolls grow through group efforts fha strove to reach many goals, beginning with October and the halloween party, children took part in a costume contest and games. Christmas was a big success with a party where girls exchanged gifts between secret santas. continueing to spread Christmas cheer, fha visited mt. graham nursing home with gifts and song, in march a panel discussion involving the era ammendment was presented to the public, march also included a program presented by the march of dimes, the year ended with a banquet and new officers. 1) linda and aria look on as anna opens her gift from her secret santa. 2) hungry kids buy goodies from fha members on chocolate day. 3) jenny patiently works on valentine cookies. 4) mrs. powell blindfolds shelly for a game of blind man’s bluff. 5) Christmas stockings wait to be filled by secret santas. 6) peggy works on posters that urge voters to the polls. 7) tammy takes notes as other fha members listen to the business at hand during a meeting. 8) freshman fha’ers express Christmas cheer. 9) linda takes up her presidential role during a program given by the march of dimes. 1) gracie and sandra manage the money at an fha bake sale. 11) girls sing and joke on the way home from safford’s old folks home. tntKiitNir t ai i ffa travels far, earning many rewards hayrides, judging, banquets and kansas city were just a few of the many things that the future farmers did this year, as the results of the members working extremely hard this past year, they enjoyed many rewarding experiences and honors, the farmers attended many field days in which they judged everything from cotton to livestock, they also attended the leadership conference held at wilcox for which the parlimentary procedure team won first place, the poultry judging team also won first in state and the right to represent arizona at tl e national convention in kansas city, they also had many fun activities including the ffa-fha sweetheart ball, a hamburger fry and hayride and a rodeo, the awards banquet in april was the highlight of the year, with many deserving people receiving awards. 52 1) byron judges livestock at the state fair. 2) caught with a dip and a spit can, ffa boys head for wilcox. 3) student teacher, mr. downs and lyle sack ice for the banquet. 4) the girls model hats at the state fair. 5) connee gives ffa creed at leadership convention. 6) sweethearts fill plates at the banquet. 7) adam conducts banquet with his parents at his side. 8) members enjoy hamburgers after the hayride. 9) chapter officers enjoy their trip to Kansas city. ffa members row 1-mr. downs, adam luna, president; dick mcbride, vice-president; lewis keller, secretary; jack rapier, treasurer; kenny wagley, reporter; keith wilkerson, sentinnel; karen fitzhugh, sweetheart attendant; renada vork, sweetheart attendant, row 2-rocky mccarley, brenda cox, andra harris, pam snider, eddie harris, scott rapier, jackie wagley, joel miller, sheri babers, phillip alien, wyla hooper, sweetheart; ken moore. row 3-mr. crotts, advisor; randy crotts, carol ballard, kathy crawford, rhoda hooper, loretta alien, doni fisher, john presley, bill kelley, vince buckner, ronald link, burl stacy row 4-lucille mcbride, connee thygerson, j. brad miller, phillip thorne, darrell ball, gerald lunt, bill cauthen, toby ward, row 5-jon lunt, alan day, hector sanchez, mike nuttall, richard sanders, ron teeter, billy french, bobby wagley, steve nuttall, byron wilkerson, durwood gould, row 6-rocky snider, lyle mortensen, jim fisher. cheerlines’ spirits high . . . go! fight! win! cheerleaders got an early start on the 76-77 season by practicing on their own and going to cheer camp with other girls from the state, when school started, the cheerleaders helped encourage the team by cheering at home games and traveling to away games, to help build spirit, they held pep rallies and sold spirit badges for football and basketball games, to raise money, the cheerleaders sponsored two concession stands and sold tumblers. through their efforts they raised $300, which went toward the purchase of their uniforms. 54 1) loretta enthusiastically cheers her team on. 2) cheerleaders lead class yells on sadie-hawkins day. 3) is kathy cheering or showing us the long life of a timex? 4) jv cheerleaders were invited to cheer with the varsity squad at clifton. 5) dianne moore leads a chant. 6) jv cheerleaders practice at the first clifton game. 55 1976-77 pom pon line includes: terri goodner, shelly white, sonia peterson, ronnie rapier, jeanne lunt, kristi elmer, carole douse, sandi germaine, lori nichols and sandra best. poms perform throughout winter season 1) lori, sandi and carole cheer at the clifton football game. 2) shelly and sonia proudly perform. 3) ending a routine in splits is difficult, so sandi moves fast. 4) practicing hard on a thursday afternoon, sonia and shelly perfect their steps. 5) lori, 1976 captain poses. 6) sandi, lori, sandra finish the last routine of the year. ten pom pons were chosen for 76-77 school year, the pom pons worked hard during the summer and during the year to earn money to pay for their uniforms, during the summer they had car-washes and a couple of bake sales, also made a quilt that was raffled off. during the school year they sold snow cones after volleyball and football practice, and sold burros during the lunch hour, altogether the pom pons earned enough money to pay for their uniforms and their way to an asu one day mini camp, where they learned a couple of routines, the pom pons entered a pom contest at the ea Christmas basketball tournament, they performed at all home games except one and traveled to most away games, the pom pons sponsor was susan bingham who helped them to have a very successful year. 1976-77 wildkat band- row 1- sandi tipton, melissa peru, theresa luna, elaine lunt, shelly white, kristi elmer, loretta wright, karen fitzhugh, jeanme lunt, adam luna, alex morales, row 2- anna bejarano, patsy onate, lemoyne rapier, terri goodner, gonzalo luna, steven Johnson, mark nelson, lyle mortensen, bruce wright, orson merrell, barry crockett, ronald link, Charles hatch, row 3- gabriel’ munguia, ken moore, lewis keller, durwood gould. row 4- pete hamilton, paul johnson, chuck segraves, marty chandler adele merrell. concert band plays for varied listeners the 1976-77 marching unit of duncan high started the year with halftime participation in five home games, on november 13, a cold and snowy day, the band left for band day at the u of a. later in december they performed in the Christmas concert held at the new school, in January, adam, durwood and mark played solos at the solo and ensemble festival at catalina high school in tucson. as a result, mark traveled back to the u of a to participate in all regional band, when spring arrived, the band performed for the public in the annual spring concert, later the band made a concert tour to an outlying high school, on april 22-23 they competed against other arizona high schools in the large group festival held at eac. as always, the band finished out the year playing the processional and recessional at commencement exercises for graduation, mr. powell has sent for new samples for new band uniforms to help start off the new year in style. 58 1) during the Christmas concert paul, adele, marty, chuck and pete keep the beat. 2) cindy, anna and kathy partipated in many halftime performances. 3) on the tuba and trombone, barry and Charles harmonize at the Christmas concert. 4) leading the 1976-77 band were twirlers: cindy, anna and kathy. 5) lyle makes sweet music with his tuba at the Christmas concert. the 1976-77 marching unit practices making the duncan “d 59 mr. powelFs 76-77 choir received an excellent rating at the eastern arizona music festival, durwood and lucille were losen by him as the outstanding members of the choir, larger than last year, the choir put on three concerts throughout the school year, the Christmas concert was held at the new school early in december, april brought the first annual concert performance especially for the grade school students, this event preceeded the annual spring concert held late in may, also performed in the new school gym. as always, the choir sang various melodies for the seniors at baccalaureate and graduation. choir harmonizes throughout the year 1) durwood, bruce, harold and richard can only snicker when mr. powell tells them to sing louder than the girls. 2) lucille and durwood happily accept the outstanding choral award. 3) mrs. bingham plays the piano as mr. powell directs during the Christmas concert. 4) choir members performed spring music for the ele- mentary school 5) lucille joyfully sings the “lords prayer” at the Christmas concert. 1976-77 choir, row 1-linda moore, loretta wright, elaine lunt, maria burrola, margaret best, carol ballard, tammy wells, lucille mcbride, shelley white, susie germaine, wyla hooper, kathy crawford, cindy segraves, jill adair. row 2-cindy nichols, tammy Windsor, betty schwanz, beatrice ward, sheila vick, rhoda hooper, sandra best, adele merrell, juanita sanchez, isabell herrera, madeline welk- er, gloria ruiz, clementine salazar, sherry vick, teresa luna, carol snyder, rose davis. row 3-harold hille, bruce wright, tom stacy, richard wright, durwood gould, mark spaulding. mark nelson. 61 students accept publishing responsibility ambitious students attacked the yearbook for the first year ever, there were many changes in various sections of the book, environmental group photos were taken and every student was in the book more than once, the division pages were designed by ruth and nora who also served as co-editors, the cover art work along with that in the book was done by mike, rhonda did the art for the advertising section, other staff members were assigned one spread at a time and were responsible for drawing the layout, cropping the pictures and writing the captions and copy. 62 1) ruth and nora check layouts before they are sent in for printing. 2) teresa designs a layout for royalty. 3) sophomore and junior layouts are completed by vicki, robin and rose. 4) working on clubs give eddie, frances and renada a huge appetite. 5) mike and rhonda discuss the yearbook's artwork. 6) betsy and george finish up sport pages. 7) karen writes copy while kim selects photos for activities. 8) cindy relieves kathy of student life pages. 9) photographer 1st semester, don reminds adolph to hold the camera correctly. things that were truly remarkable . . . learning. . . i have been trying to seize the promises which they made to me; i have been grasping, but i cannot find them, what they have promised me straight way i have not yet seen the half of it. building improvements aid administration dhs received two new administrators this year: don wagner, the superintendent and travis gilliland, the principal, mr. wagner, upon arriving at duncan high school found the students extremely friendly, in his opinion, the faculty was a very competent one. enthusiasm shown in extra curricular activities and the wide ranged program at dhs pleased the new superintendent, many improvements were made during the year: shower stalls were put in the girls’ locker room, the tennis courts were resurfaced and many parts of the school were painted, the administrators hoped for other improvements such as new bleachers and both hoped that the students would begin to take more pride in the school grounds. 1) introducing himself and the faculty, mr. wagner speaks at the first pta meeting. 2) ms. kathy thygerson, secretary, consults mr. wagner about business papers. 3) addressing students, mr. gilliland goes over “wildkat ways.” 4) mr. gilliland studies one of the many school problems. 66 1976-77 school board includes: larry poage, wilbur lunt, henry miller, and ed barlow. school board for 1975-76 were: elvin lunt, alan day, grant howard and wilbur lunt. 67 sec., counselor enjoy remodeled offices changes were really noticed in the office and counceling rooms with remodeling taking place in the summer, the main office was much larger than in the past, mrs. me euen, just like the students, liked the new student service window which made it more convenient for getting passes and bookstore items, a larger storeroom and a new ibm copying machine were also added, reading tests and special ed were added to mr. bowman’s scheduling problems, but his new office made it more convenient to the students. the library also moved back into one room, out of another and gained the old counceling room for storage of av materials, over the summer mrs. van gundy was able to add about two or three hundred new paper back books, the nurse’s office remained in the same place where mrs. me affee waited to aid students on tuesdays and thursdays. 1) handing out books at the beginning of the year is mrs. me euen. 2) mrs. van gundy explains how she wants art work done to missy while ronnie and kathy bind books. 3) carol and rachel, office girls, hard at work for mr. wagner. 4) mrs. van gundy explains the use of the card catalog to roy.jackie, tammy, and sandra. 5) mrs. me affee, nurse, works on student records. 6) mr. bowman administers the betty crocker test to kim and nora. 7) mrs. me euen and susan read over announcements. 8) mr. bowman advises george on his schedule. 69 1) choosing the right chemical, mr. bingham prepares for an experiment, 2) finding a proof difficult to get across, mr. vokosky gives another student a try. 3) grade asks mr. germaine for help in general math. 4) billy works on an algebra I assignment. 5) steve receives assistance from mr. Stephens. 6) setting up a general science lab, mr. bigham searches for ingredients. 7) mr. vokosky and mr. lunt discuss school at a pta meeting. 70 science lab expands student experience a new lab in 1976-77 highlighted the science department, being situated on the first floor with its own exit added to the safety features of the lab. all students were required to do a yearly project instead of a semester one. labs, field trips and outside activities were common in biology while chemistry class was lab oriented. in the math department, headed by mr. vokosky, five courses were offered: general math, pre-algebra, geometry, and algebra Il-trigonometry. factoring and sign number operations were taught in algebra I. algebra II-trig. delt with more advanced concepts, mr. vokosky hopes to add physics or data processing in the near future. 71 skills emphasized mr. montoya is not only the head of the social studies department, he is the social studies department, teaching history with concepts instead of facts was successful for mr. montoya. most of the activities in these classes were done outside the book, such as mock trials and dramatizations of historical events, a teacher for nine years at dhs, mr. tellez is head of the language department, mr. tellez stressed the four main skills of language: reading, writing, speaking and listening, grammar and literature were required from all english students, especially the underclassmen, the resource class was set up to help students with math or reading problems, the use of tape recorders and individual slide projectors aided the students’ learning, each student had his own individual program, some students came every day, while others came several times a week. in required classes 1) hard at work, karen answers questions in english II. 2) mr. montoya stops to chat after school. 3) mrs. higgenbotham pauses while giving an english I assignment. 4) mr. montoya stresses a point in american government. 5) grading english II assignments, miss smith corrects wrong answers. 6) randy cox expresses himself on an english III assignment. 7) giving daniel a helping hand in Spanish I is mr. tellez. 8) miss nagala assists boyd with a word puzzle. 72 electives uncover students hidden talents. this was a busy year for home ec., choir and band, a few changes were made when mrs. powell began teaching after a three year vacation, the girls learned sewing, canning and pickling and the department added a new stove and dishes, a great Christmas dinner was served to teachers and administrators, bachelor’s survival was once again taught and mrs. powell said she enjoyed teaching the boys, the band was also busy playing at all home games for both football and basketball seasons, along with the choir, the band presented Christmas and spring concerts to a filled gym. mr. powell said he was proud of both groups’ presentations. 1) performing at halftime to a patriotic theme are pom and band. 2) tommy makes his own shirt in bachelor’s survival. 3) vicki. jill, isabel and gloria practice singing in 3rd hour choir. 4) jenny, lucille, adele, sandra and elaine learn new songs for spring. 5) mike enjoys every bite of his biscuit. 6) nancy and lavonne measure ingredients. 7) mrs. powell and nancy sort canned goods. 8) gilbert makes donuts to help fha. 9) mr. powell practices for half-time on the field with the pom line. 75 1) rhonda and ruth check out the carborator of mr. bigler’s truck. 2) mr. newell figures out grades for his driver’s ed class. 3) mr. bigler tightens a wing nut on the air breather of a car in auto mechanics. 4) carol looks calm as she prepares to drive the school car. 5) while in auto mechanics tina puts a piston in an engine. 6) gerald squints through the surveying transit as myron looks on. 7) adam figures out points for ag students. 8) mr. crotts instructs sonny on using the metal saw. 9) lyle allows grade school kids to pet his mule during the ffa farm show. 10) rick and ron learn the basics of welding. 76 practice brings perfection in vocationals during the 1976-77 school year some of the vocational classes offered to students were agriculture, welding, shop, drivers education, car maintainance and auto mechanics, under the supervision of mr. crotts, the students of ag and welding tore down and rebuilt engines, learned to weld and build projects, drivers ed. was taught by mr. newell this year, the students took turns driving the school car from oct. to dec. in order to receive the required 30 hours in class and 6 hours behind the wheel, the students in shop built shelves in the food van and built partitions in mr. wagner’s office, mr. Stephens supervised this. mr. bigler taught auto mechanics and car maintainance. 77 electives offer students actual experience some of the electives which were offered during the 76-77 school year were art, business and drafting, these classes allowed students to gain experience in the skill they were studying, portraits, modeling and sketching were just a few of the many things which mr. clothier’s art classes did. each art student worked at his own pace, according to the number of years they had been in art. typing, office procedure, business machines, accounting and business math were all taught by mr. dixon. shorthand was taught by mr. clothier, in drafting, students were instructed in designing houses and the landscape around them, mr. Stephens instructed these design classes. 1) mr. Stephens averages drafting grades. 2) loretta learns lettering techniques from mr. clothier. 3) geometric butterfly is drawn by sonia. 4) looking at drafting from a different angle are mike, jerry and adolph. 5) karen listens while mr. dixon explains fundamentals. 6) typing skills are practiced by sandra, kathy, rhoda and connee. 7) in drafting, kenny and toby test their bicepts. 8) eddie practices filing under mr. dixon’s supervision. 78 79 equipment brings advantages to students this year the p.e. classes have many advantages over last year’s classes, the school has furnished more and better equipment to work with, the new equipment added was tumbling mats, parallel bars, port-a-pitts and a weight machine, the new equipment is available to all students in p.e. classes and on team sports, mrs. Stauffer says that the new equipment has made a great deal of changes, the p.e. classes are now willing to try new things with this equipment. 1) phillip tries hard to score points for his team in a p.e. soccer game. 2) athletic director, mr. burnside sweeps the floor during his p.e. class. 3) richard goes for a dunk shot and makes two points for his team in p.e. 4) lifting weights sure does seem easy as albert and chalo smile. 5) joanne and lenora string bows and aim for the target. 6) celia waits patiently for the service. 7) being watched by Uoyd, kevin and fernie, sabrian struggles through parallel bars. 8) coach Stauffer prepares a volleyball bulletin for her office. 80 81 left to right-helen boyd, della chapman, maude hartley, sharon buckner, ruth ansley, josie todd. 82 1) mr. buckner works on the drinking fountain. 2) mrs. hartley and mrs. chapman admire the finished product. 3) mrs. norte uses lots of “elbow grease” on dirty desks. 4) mrs. chapman stacks food wagon to transport to new school. 5) mrs. thygerson gets caught off guard. 6) mrs. thygerson gets ready for the long ride home. 7) bob fixes door while topper advises. maintainance staff keeps school going row 1-dean chapman, john fry, antone thygerson. row 2-john henry smith, topper johnson, jimmy sanders. “fridays,” said mrs. hartley, “was one of our busiest days, many hungry students enjoyed hamburgers which we served without fail.” “work was much harder trying to get food ready and out to the new school by 10 a.m. to get those hungry students fed,” commented mrs. amsley. custodians had about the same job as years before, topper and mr. buckner worked hard at maintaining the campus and getting the girls’ p.e. locker room new shower and toilet stalls put up. mrs. norte was kept busy cleaning up for the yearbook staff daily after school which was greatly appreciated. for “parent-teacher conferences” some bus drivers had to make double-runs for elementary and high school students. Many of them thought this was nice because the high schoolers weren’t so noisy as with the small ones riding along, busses didn’t seem so crowded either. always more than you imagined. . . faces and friends. . . - i am all the people Z i have ever met, and i am going to be 84 I (� ) (.) (♦) (.) (.) (.) (.) {•) eo .) (o to (.) (.) (.) to c,j 85 seniors of 77 zapped through final year the seniors started out ’76-’77 looking forward to graduation, as the year progressed, the last season of football was ending, senior pictures were taken, announcements were ordered and measurements for caps and gowns were taken, for the very last time the seniors participated in homecoming week, then came a break for Christmas that provided a much needed rest, basketball and volleyball season was also over and there were only spring sports to look forward to. cap and gown pictures were taken and then only graduation to wait for. graduation finally came along and adam was the valedictorian and jack the salutatorian, ’76-’77 was over. 86 1) senior class officers clown around: tommy, president; karen, vice-pres.; loretta, secretary; ruth, treasurer. 2) mary ann and pam ex- press the two common feelings: happiness and amazement. 3) tommy assists dolly in the final count down. 4) keith and nancy enjoy an almost empty dance floor. 5) lyle has his presents and is ready to go. 6) could nora and mark be sad at leaving dhs? 7) class meetings were well-attended, but never calm. 8) changing the tassel was the final good-bye. 87 88 'Rj c . 89 ' arijQjj fyOUA. rfyLj Uwu MAX xfxantciyfl CL vdL , TXjuCsK Cqj Gilbert 0rtt-JCL 90 aXT rr- ■ TTl t-c a WLp'lXfyvz tsfy ' 91 5L J%) Olaa Ij-aA- CO dUO-Asi •+ - h o4 OcvajAc - w ro'tH� _ coH ppte 'rfjQ ia. UiJU dLo' bOJ fycAa U uy fc, $a J r 1?£0Jflo 9 JJoRK 93 jack abeyta darrell ball carole douse randy cox honoring the football team, ronnie, kaylene and kathy pre- pare a list of the players for homecoming hall decorations. to start off the year, the jr.’s ordered class rings and while restless moments passed, they went to work having car washes and concession stands to raise money for the jr.-sr. prom, after reaching their goal through many discussions, “pieces of april” was chosen as the theme with pastel rainbow colors representing spring, the banquet began the evening activities in the cafeteria, followed by the formal dance where “friends” was chosen to play. the junior officers were: orson, president; me- lissa, vice-president; jeanne, treasurer and juanita, secretary (not pictured). wes Craighead denise dozier kaylene french rose marie davis robin erickson ernest garcia 94 rachel garcia norman germaine kathy hille paul johnson lewis keller money, sports, clubs, start juniors off anthony lee gerald lunt jeanne lunt orson, susan, randy and rachel all help in raising money for the junior class at the halloween party. david martinez richard me cluskey orson merrell j. brad miller sheila miller ken moore 95 they’ve got that good ’ole spirit back j. brad and melissa work to raise money for the junior senior prom. corinne payne melissa peru myron price tina price ronnie rapier mike rodriguez carmen sanchez juanita sanchez betty schwanz suzan seitz % 9? sophomores scramble to raise money sophomores contributed greatly to the total school spirit, winning the yelling contests at several football pep rallies, they also won dress up day and hall decorations award during homecoming week, the second year wildkats also participated actively in both junior varsity and varsity sports, especially volleyball and football, in an attempt to prepare for their expensive junior year and the prom, they sponsored the traditional spookhouse in the halloween carnival, other fund raising efforts such as cake raffles and a mexican dinner were other efforts at increasing the sophomore treasury. taking a step back in time, rhoda, secretary and george, presi- dent visit kindergarten, doni, treasurer and andra, vice-presi- dent are not pictured. 98 jill adair loretta alien vicki alien carol ballard sandra best sam bradford phyllis buckner arthur cauthen anthony chavez brenda cox kathy crawford george cuthbertson barry crockett deanna daniel mike daniel alan day rhoda, connee, sandi and gail decorate the sopho- more hall for points during homecoming. kathy dixon betsy elmer kristi elmer doni fisher billy french ruth garcia 99 rough and rowdy soph’s rack up spirit sophomore spirit flares at a pep rally. andra, doni, cindy and carol are living proof of sophomore spirit. a 1 � A 4 randi germaine sandi germaine derwood gould pete hamilton andra harris missy harris isabel herrera bill kelley rhoda hooper margaret llamas 100 theresa luna gail lunt jon lunt juan mendez roy mendez lucille me bride wesley me bride karen me kinney linda moore albert morales peggy morris 101 good food raises good money for sophs lori nichols dorothy parks daniel rodriguez sabrian rodriguez gloria ruiz hector sanchez linda and andra collect volunteers for a committee. cindy segraves carol snyder pam snider vie stacy 102 andra and doni show their cooking skills as they prepare for mexican supper. sherry wells tammy wells bruce wright organizing the upcoming mexican supper are mr. bingham, bill and george. julie strouse ron teeter connee thygerson sheila vick sherry vie beatrice ward madeline welker charlie wells kristi and sabrina find something humorous at a class meeting. 103 freshmen start year with enthusiasm starting the year, the freshmen class had a lot of enthusiasm, but little experience in high school life, they escaped the hazing most freshmen experience when school policy broke with the traditional initiation day. they participated in the float building and hall decorating contest for homecoming, finishing second and fourth place respectively, fund raising activities included: cake raffle, car wash, bakesale, and a dance, the money earned was used to finance a picnic at the end of the year, and hopefully, to increase their bank account for the next year and lemoyne leads her little brother around the floor at the halloween the years to follow, party. freshmen class officers were: sonia, v.pres.; diane, treas.; and patsy as sec. carol abeyta delbert alien nicky archuleta kevin attaway liz baca anna bejarano 104 «'■Y mary lee edwards susie germaine margaret best jerry burkett maria burrola bill cauthen fernie cazares marty chandler leo dark boyd crabtree lloyd crabtree teela craighead jacque devoll sterling wonders, “what did i do now? carrying m m’s on a knife, charles represents the freshmen in class competion during a pep rally. 105 joann gonzales terry goodner Charles hatch lisa hayden david herrera hector herrera lilly herrera arthur holguin homecoming helps to involve freshmen steven Johnson cheri keller michele lee ronald link gonzalo tuna dan lunt 106 marty, liz, sonia, carol and michelle all work diligently for homecoming hall decorating com- petition. elaine lunt jay me affee rock me carley celia mendez kate me cluskey lenora mendez adele merrell lori miles joel miller dianne moore dina munguia kevin nichols steve nuttall patsy onate 107 jackie and cheryl work on reflecting designs in art. freshmen finish year with spring dance patsy struggles through a math test. le moyne rapier Stephen rodriguez clementine salazar scott rapier rumaldo romero graciela salazar 108 julio salazar chuck segraves berl stacy jim thompson philip thorn bobby wagley jackie wagley sterling waters sharon welker sheila wells shelley white byron wilkerson sandra williams tammy Windsor freshmen leave the pep assembly in high spirits. 109 donald and tammy were chosen “hot lips’ couple for the freshman dance. i am the wind, the trees, the birds, and the darkness, you are all things you have ever known and will ever know. -• ';o y f'Vj o ? 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BOWS ANVJNO -- BUT JUSTJ ARRERS DON'T C“I-U.OOK WHAT HE C, MAKE ANV NOlSE-JJlS LIABLE T' HIT IP ---V — —(he misses th’tarsetI THE crisis COMPLIMENTS OF ART GALLERY DRUG - HAL EMPIE Safford 428-2442 Duncan Phone 359-2221 202 W. 8th St. Safford, Arizona Ask Operator for Enterprise 191 Stopping to enjoy a Coke with driver Dave Archibald are: Jeanne, Carole, Jenny, Adam, Ronnie, Adolph, Kristi. 3G COUNTIES BOTTLING CO. 113 Rhonda, Loretta, Richard, Jenny, and Denise pause out front of Riley’s Drug. PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY VETERINARY SUPPLIES FINE CANDIES Your Business Is Appreciated 865-2252 Cosmetics Counter 865-5441 Snni; COUNTRY STORE SAFFORD 801 Central Ave , P.O. Box 787,85546 • PH 428-0321 ision ol Arizona Feeds! RESTAURANT U.S. Highway 70 428-9971 Thatcher, AZ 428-0734 OPEN 24 HOURS BLUE GEM Indian Arts Crafts Navajo-Hopi-Zuni Arts Congratulations Seniors of ’77 288 Chase Creek - 865-3827 — Clifton, Arizona 114 , - ■—-—I� '. i j J. LllrliL Covering All Greenlee County 112 East Main SAFFORD 428-1740 “v - Broadcasting From Clifton S.Coronado Blvd. CLIFTON 864-4597 KCUZ - 1490 CALDWELL FUNERA L News — Sports — Country Music HOME Gordon Rider - General Manager IZSL. GOODS S and S Sporting Goods and Western Wear Phone 864-4440 342 Chase Creek Clifton DICK AND MARLENE McLAIN SANITARY MARKET “It Pays to Shop at Reay’s” Clifton iimmnnsaV for ijoDr hotn m A s 253 S. Coronado Blvd. Phone 864-3688 TAPPAN MAYTAG BIGELOW WESTINGHOUSE N. Coronado Blvd., Clifton 864-4155 115 Ad crew checks out motor at Water’s Mobil. THE HOLLYWOOD SHOP CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 1976 255 Chase Creek Clifton Phone 864-2142 WATERS Mobil® SERVICE Engine Tune-up Refrigeration Service VIRGIL WATERS LLOYD WATERS Clifton Phone 864-4943 STUTE'S JEWELRY All of Your Gift Needs 509 Main St. Safford Phone 428-2901 FANNIN’S SERVICE SUPPLY CO. All Kinds of Seeds Dependable LP Gas Service Complete Line of Agricultural Chemicals 201 Eighth St. Safford Phone 428-0641 VAL'S DANENHAUER APPLIANCE FURNITURE INSURANCE AGENCY 606 Main St. Thatcher, AZ General Insurance Since 1914 Park Avenue 116 MAYTAG FLEXSTEEL GIBSON SYLVANIA BERKLINE DOUGHBOY SWIMMING POOLS Clifton USED PARTS USED CARS Free Locator Service Covering Five States Park Avenue Next to Lewallen Mortuary Valley Auto Wrecking, Inc. 851 MAIN STREET — P.0. BOX 812 THATCHER, ARIZONA 85552 CLIFTON FLOWER GIFT SHOP Lee Mow, Owner-Manager P.O. Box 1565 Phone (602) 864-4251 Clifton, Ariz. 85533 Day or Night CHUCK WADE JERRY WADE PHONE 428-3645 LOWEST PRICES IN EASTERN ARIZONA Safford Phone 428-1844 Across from Southern Pacific Depot THRIFTEE SUPER MARKET PHELPS DODGE MERCANTILE CO. MORENCI SHOPPING CENTER Phone 865-4121 Groceries Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Drugs, Sundries Men's Clothing Furniture STARGO Food Store, Phone 865-2292 117 IRiety 4 'punnitune N. Coronado Blvd. Clifton Phone 864-4138 428-1080 LAYTON YARDSTICK Fabrics for All Occasions 617 5th Ave. Safford MORENCI VARIETY COX UPHOLSTERY 297 Chase Creek Clifton Phone 864-3108 Driver Bill Napier stops to visit with Ruth and Nora. Congratulations to the Class of 1976 LAUNDRY CLEANERS LINEN SUPPLY SHIFLET’S DAIRY QUEEN Bill and Byron Lewis 807 Thatcher Blvd. 428-0790 Safford 428-3200 Safford Morenci 865-3303 Rhonda and Jenny look over the big selection of paperbacks at Estes Drugs. ESTES DRUGS MORENCI SHOPPING CENTER FOUNTAIN, COSMETICS 865-3171 PRESCRIPTIONS Phone 865-3112 118 BILLM. KIMBLEY INC. SHELL GOODYEAR PRODUCTS Box T Lordsburg, N.M. 88045 RON CHERPAK U.S. NAVY RECRUITER SAFFORD, ARIZONA PHONE: (602) 428-1114 Bonanza Drive-Inn N. Coronado Blvd. 864-5561 Clifton Box 776 COLE'S PIZZA PARLOR Featuring STEAK LOBSTER SALAD BAR Ward's Canyon in Clifton Phone 864-5291 JOHNSON'S GIFTS 212 East Railroad Lordsburg HOLLOWAY TRIM SERVICE 1208 Thatcher Blvd. Safford Phone 428-0502 For Those Who Want the Very Best VIKING WHIPPLE’S SEWING CENTER 510 Main St. EL RANCHITO DISTRIBUTING CO. Park Avenue Clifton 865-4412 EL CHARRO 628 Main 428-9042 10 am to 10 pm daily Safford Safford Phone 428-0454 516 5th Ave. IRENE'S 428-1303 Safford, AZ 85546 119 Sears G W Safford__________428-0710 RANGE Restaurant Motel MR. and MRS. JOHN KIRBY 836 E. Railroad Ave. Lordsburg, N.M. WESTERN AUTO Sporting Goods AUTO SUPPLY 625 Fifth St. Safford Phone 428-3873 428-0081 Safford ERMES' DRY GOODS CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS OF ’77 105 Railroad Ave. Duncan B E MUSIC Phone 359-2425 Transamerica Title insurance Go BECKY AND EDDIE DIAZ Owners 520 West 4th St., Lordsburg, N.M. Phone 542-9585 or 542-9382 Grant Greenhalgh, Manager of Graham and Greenlee Counties Congratulations, Class of ’77 Sincere Wishes for a Great Future Safford Office 426 5th Street Phone 428-3660 120 EL CHARRO RESTAURANT FRANKLIN HOOD Proprietor CIRCLE H GROCERY Open from 6 to 11 Daily Open Sundays Holidays MEATS GROCERIES PICNIC SUPPLIES ICE 200 Duncan Highway, Lordsburg, N.M. GILA VALLEY BLOCK CO. Building Blocks for Every Purpose COLORED PATIO SPLIT FACE BLOCK CUSTOM LEATHER WORK SADDLES, TACK, BELTS, CHAPS, PURSES, WALLETS EXPERT REPAIR ON ALL LEATHER GOODS 428-6720 2 Miles South on Bowie Highway Safford LUCKY S SADDLERY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:00 5:00 SATURDAY 8:00-12:00 Phone 428-2360 1222 THATCHER BLVD. SAFFORD CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS! Compliments of GRAHAM COUNTY DUFFEY'S CAFE NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION Duncan Phone 359-2369 Safford, Arizona 121 MORENCI BRANCH Congratulations, Class of 1977! COMPLIMENTS OF CLIFTON 5 10 Chase Creek Box 806 Clifton Arizona Compliments of GENERAL UTILITIES INC. 109 Main Street Duncan 359-2442 m Lordsburg Drug Prescription Service — TPexa 24 HR EMERGENCY We Fill PHELPS DODGE FAMILY PRESCRIPTIONS We Appreciate Your Business 330 Railroad Ave. Lordsburg, N.M. Phone: Day 542-9142—Night 542-3595 SURPLUS CITY E. Highway 70 Safford Phone 428-2747 AL’S BARBER SHOP ALFRED ATTAWAY Railroad Avenue Duncan JCPenney The Values Are Here Every Day 517 Main St. Safford, Ariz. Phone 428-2500 PRESTON AGENCY FARM BUREAU INSURANCE REAL ESTATE 1401 1st Ave., Safford 428-4250 CIRCLE K — Clifton Open 6-11 KOOL SPOT CAFE 123 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of Lordsburg, New Mexico Serving the Lordsburg Area Since 1907 Pm Three Locations to Serve You MEMBER, FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION JEWELRY Complete Gift Department N. Coronado Blvd. Clifton Phone 864-3742 MERRELL MOTORS SALES SERVICE Always Bring Your Ford Back Home to Us DUNCAN PHONE 359-2491 Ringing it up and carrying it out are only two of many jobs for brothers-in-law Sandy Pace and Orson Merrell. MERRELL'S MARKET Taylormade Feeds BEST WISHES to DUNCAN HIGH SCHOOL Ned and Jean Merrell, Owners 124 SANFORD COLLEGE OF BEAUTY CULTURE “Eastern Arizona’s Finest” Offering Superior Training in Beauty Culture State Board Approved School 201 E. Main Safford Phone 428-0331 Kathy Windsor and Lynn Jewell at Sanford College demon- strate new products to Ronnie, Gail, and Jeannie. Yellow Front stands ready to serve you. YELLOW FRONT BEST BUYS Clothing Recreation Gardening Novelties Home Care Decorating 705 CENTRAL AVENUE, SAFFORD Open Daily 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Open Sundays 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ACROSS FROM THRIFTEE SUPERMARKET JOHNSON GALLO West Highway 70 Safford, AZ 85546 Phone 428-1223 NOTHING RIDES LIKE A DEERE! EMIL CROCKETT INSURANCE 427 Main Phone 428-3840 Safford Ronnie, Barry, Jeanne and Gail ride a Deere. 125 BOYD BROTHERS GROCERIES LUMBER HARDWARE GENERAL MERCHANDISE 109 Main Duncan Kaylene and Kathy enjoy the friendly service you find at Boyd Brothers. Phone 359-2552 CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS OF ’77 SEARS CATALOG SERVICE Sales Clifton Call 864-4551 Fabrics Notions Patterns THE PIN CUSHION 176 S. Coronado 865-3991 CLIFTON, ARIZONA CLIFTON AUTO SUPPLY A division of RPS Products of Arizona AUTO PARTS and ACCESSORIES Clifton Phone 864-3562 Congratulations Graduates Serving Arizona Schools over VALLEY WEST MALL - 59TH AVE. NORTHERN - GLENOALE odern dress shop 411 MAIN STREET Complete JUNIOR FASHIONS Safford Telephone 428-0056 COMPLIMENTS OF DUNCAN VALLEY GIN Virden Highway Duncan, Ariz. Phone 359-2231 Wherever you live, work, or travel in Arizona- AAfe go out of our way for you. Villey National Bank More than 170 offices throughout Arizona Member FDIC 127 Compliments to the Class of DRESSER MINERALS Preserve Our Free Enterprise System M Y SEPTIC TANK INC. NORTH OF DUNCAN Rt. 2, Box 23-A Dial 359-2582 HANK MILLER — OPERATOR B D AUTO SUPPLY Your NAPA Jobber 200 N. Coronado Blvd. Parts for All Makes of Cars Clifton TASTEE-FREEZE BIG T BURGERS, SANDWICHES, TACOS, BURROS, CHILI Coronado Blvd. Clifton Phone 864-5157 128 M. L. SIMMS TEXACO “Trust your car to the man who wears the star.” P.O. Box 1535 Phone 864-2712 Trucking Texaco to Duncan is Arnold Garcia CARTER MOTORS I M 1 N. Coronado Blvd. Clifton 864-4135 Phone 864-3682 CUCA PERFECTO 364 Chase Creek Clifton Toni Magallanes, Eloisa Polanco, Cuca Perfecto and La Wanda McBride wait to serve you. PERFECTO’S BEAUTY SALON 129 Hhnda Haeienda SAFFORD ARIZONA 918 THATCHER BLVD. PHONE 428-4700 Motorcycle Mamas, VROOM, VROOM! Arnold’s Shoes, Inc. 430 Main St. Safford, Arizona 85546 Phone 428-2891 Hush Puppies Lazy Bones Dexter Carol, Gail and Rachael admire the new fall shoes. Keds Converse Adidas BALENTINE Office Products, Inc. OFFICE AIDS FOR ALL TRADES 612 Main Street—P.O. Box 988 SAFFORD, ARIZONA 85546 PHONE 428-0840 CRYSTAL MIRROR BEAUTY SALON FELIPA MADRIGAL, Owner Our Customers are the nicest people in Duncan and we’re proud to serve them New Location: 338 North Ave. Duncan Phone 359-2213 130 Kristi and George pause for a Pepsi. Join the Pepsi People feelin’free! PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO. 17 North 8th Ave Safford Phone 428-2192 PHILPOTT SON Distributor in Duncan Valley EL RANCHITO PRODUCTS HOLSUM BREAD COLONIAL CAKES RAINBO BREAD LINDSEY DAIRY PRODUCTS Copper State Motor Co., Inc. Wild Wheels — Cobra CB Radios — Quads — AM-FM 8 Track — Stereos Is your porthole to cruising fun? 131 Scott and Connee discuss insurance needs of teens. McGrath AGENCY Automobile Casualty Fire Life Theft Notary Duncan Phone 359-2451 THE MEN’S SHOP Chase Creek Clifton Safford Tel. 428-2560 Clifton Tel. 864-4186 EASTERN p f TT T T1 T3 ARIZONA W U U ru 1 Jj ru and GRAHAM COUNTY GUARDIAN Serving Graham, Greenlee, and Northern Cochise Counties 132 kilowatts. That’s Watt... Nuclear...geothermal...solar...coal gasification and liquefaction—all are potentially important electric pow- er resources for the future of our energy-short world. Right now. though, we need to stretch the resources we have, while we work on developing others. With fuel costs so high, we can’t promise you lower rates—no one can. But we can help you use kilowatts economically and efficiently. Give us a call; we’ll give you some tips. Duncan Valley Electric Co-op 133 Welcome to the KACTUS KITCHEN The DUNCAN TOWN COUNCIL Backs the Under New Management WILDKATS ALL THE WAY! STEAKS a MEXICAN Mill Chaparral Enterprise AMERICAN jW| ARCO STATION 728 W. RailroadAve. Lordsburg, N.M. Phone 542-9944 MOTOR LODGE Second High Street Box 254, Duncan, Az. Ed Margaret Perry Congratulations to the Senior Class of 1977 Circle P Market WARREN or OTILA PETERSON, Owners Railroad Boulevard Open 7 days 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. 359-2011 “It is our pleasure to serve you!” 134 tf- UL4t SnuJJt St+edUo- 4150 N. 35th AVENUE PHOENIX, AZ. 85017 246-0113 • 246-0142 Congratulations Seniors BARLOW’S TEXACO 102 Railroad Blvd. for Complete Automotive Needs MEN-WOMEN The World’s largest training school is hiring. Where else can you learn the jobs listed below and get paid while you learn� Electronics Communications Food Preparation Construction Law Enforcement Radio Repair Motion Picture Administration Photography Personnel Missile Repair Accounting Data Processing Truck Mechanic Truck Driving Wire Maintenance And hundreds o others Call Army Opportunities 881-1121 (Collect) Join the people who've joined the Army. An f quol OpportuMty Imp!oyer Congratulations Class of ’77 Welch TV 725 High St. Duncan POLLOCK'S WESTERN WEAR 610 5th Sr., Hwy. 70 Safford, AZ MONTGOMERY WARD 312 E. 10th St. Lordsburg Phone 542-3559 LEHMAN’S 201 Railroad Blvd. Duncan Phone 359-2571 ‘Betty’ Bty ‘Dififten 307 S. Coronado Blvd. Clifton, Arizona 85533 Phono 864-9942 Okay Feeds by Worley Mills “No better stock feeds in the world.” Farm Ranch Supply 419 High Duncan f mi GERMAINE FEEDS 135 advertisers support annual publication al’s barber shop ....................123 amin’s department store..............112 arizona feeds........................114 arnold’s shoes.......................130 art gallery drug.....................113 b d auto supply....................128 b e music..........................120 ballentine office supply.............130 barlow’s texaco......................135 betty’s big dipper...................135 blue gem indian arts crafts.......114 bonanza drive inn....................119 boyd brothers........................126 caldwell funeral home................115 carter motors........................129 chaparrall enterprise................134 clifton auto supply..................126 clifton circle k................... .123 clifton 51 10 ....................123 clifton flower shop..................117 coca cola bottling co................113 cole’s pizza.........................119 copper state.........................131 cox upholstery.......................118 emil crockett insurance..............125 crystal mirror.......................130 danenhauer insurance agency.........116 dairy queen..........................118 dresser minerals.....................128 duffy’s cafe.........................121 duncan town council..................134 duncan valley gin....................127 duncan valley electric...............133 eastern arizona courier..............132 el charro-circle h...................121 el ranchito..........................119 ermes dry goods...................120 estes drug........................118 fannin service and supply ........116 first national bank, arizona......120 first national bank, lordsburg....124 g w auto supply.................120 general utilities.................123 germaine feeds ...................135 gila laundry......................118 gila valley block.................121 graham county new car dealers ... 121 honda hacienda....................130 holloway trim ................... 119 hollywood shop....................116 irene’s boutique .................119 joe’s furniture...................115 johnson-gallo.....................125 johnson’s gifts...................119 kactus kitchen....................131 kcuz..............................115 bill kimbley shell................119 kool spot cafe....................123 lay ton yardstick ................118 lehman’s..........................135 lordsburg drug....................123 lucky’s saddlery .................121 marstons supply...................127 me grath agency...................132 men’s shop........................132 merrell’s market..................124 merrell’s motors..................124 modern dress shop.................127 montgomery ward, lordsburg........135 morenci variety...................118 m y septic tank co................128 pepsi cola bottling...............131 j.c. penney’s......................123 perfectos beauty salon.............129 peterson’s market..................134 phelps dodge corporation...........122 phelps dodge merchantile...........117 philpott son.....................131 pin cushion .......................126 pioneer cafe.......................114 pollocks western wear..............135 preston agency ....................123 range restaurant...................120 richards music co..................113 rietz’s furniture..................118 riley’s drug.......................114 s s sporting goods...............115 sanford college of beauty..........125 sanitary market....................115 sears, safford.....................120 sears catalogue service, clifton .... 126 simm’s texaco......................129 stutes jewelry.....................116 fran smith photo...................135 surplus city ......................123 thriftee market....................117 transamerica insurance.............120 thygerson brothers.................112 u. s. army.........................135 u. s. navy.........................119 valley auto wrecking...............117 valley national bank, arizona......127 val’s appliance furniture .......116 water’s mobilgas...................116 western auto.......................120 whelan jewelry.....................124 whipple's fabrics..................119 yellow front.......................125 faculty, staff have varied backgrounds joseph a. bigler-e.a.c.; one year voca- tional experience; car maintance, auto mechanics; senior class sponsor. thomas kip bingham-b.s. u of a; chemistry, niology, gen. science; jv football, jv baseball coach; sophomore class sponsor. j. hubert bowman-b.s., m.s.; western new mexico university; counselor; student council, freshman class spon- sor. joseph b. bumside-b.s. grand canyon college; physical ed.; athletic director; asst, football coach, v. basketball coach; d club sponsor. h.t. clothier-b.a. bethany college, m.a. Colorado state; art, shorthand; tennis coach. erwin crotts-b.s. u of a; vocational agriculture; ffa sponsor. richard dixon-b.s. asu; accounting, typing I II, office procedures, busi- ness math; fbla, freshman class spon- sor. travis gilliland-b.a. pepperdine col- lege, ma. our lady of the lake col- lege; principal; girls’ basketball coach. jan higginbotham-b.a. texas a i university; english I. maxine me afee-good samaratin school of nursing; school nurse. loma me euen-lamson’s business col- lege; secretary. luis montoya-a.a. eac, b.s. m.a. nau; american government, american history, world history; track coach; student council, d club sponsor. Christina nagala-b.s. nau; resource teacher. marc newell-b.s. nau; drivers ed., english I, p.e., free enterprise; football, freshman basketball coach; d club sponsor. barbara powell-b.s. u of a; home eco- nomics I II, bachelor survival; fha sponsor. foy powell-b.a. western new mexico; band, choir; marching band sponsor. marie smith-b.a. u of a, m.a. asu; english II, IV, reading, yearbook; junior class sponsor. barbara stauffer-a.a. eac, b.s. asu; girls’ p.e.; jv, 3rd string volleyball coach, girls’ track coach; gac sponsor. daniel h. stevens-b.a. asu; industrial arts, drafting, pre-algebra. don tellez-b.s., m.a. nau; english III, Spanish, french; junior class, nhs sponsor. nathalie van gundy-b.a. monmouth college, m.a. university of illinois; librarian. frank vokosky-a.s. hartford state tech- nical college b.s. Utah state univer- sity, m.a. university of new mexico; algebra I, II, geometry, trigonometry, general science; asst, football, girls’ basketball coach; senior class sponsor. 136 involved seniors conclude active years rose finds cocoa a hot item during winter concessions. phillip alien-transfer from morenci 3; football 1 2,3,4; d club 3,4; ffa 3,4. adolph benavidez-asu medallion of merrit 3; Spanish club 3; yearbook 3,4; student council vice-president 4; homecoming king 4; d club 3,4; basket- ball 1,2,3,4; track 1,2,3,4; state track 2. dolly best-fha 1; fha recreation chair- man; fha palimentarian; volleyball 1. vince buckner-ffa 1,2,3,4; football 1,2, 3,4; baseball 2. john cauthen-ffa 1,2,3; pep club 2; football 1; track 2,3. mike cervantez-transferred from al- burquerque 4. kim cox-fha 1; fta 1; newspaper 3; yearbook 3,4; choir 1,2; band 1; prom committee 3; track 3,4. rhonda damron-choir 1,2; newspaper 3; yearbook 4. pamela darby-choir 2; newspaper 2. kathy davis-fha 1. im fisherTfa 1,2,3,4; baseball 2. caren fitzhugh-fta 1; class secretary 1; class president 2; class vice president 3; class vice president 4; student coun- cil 2,3,4; Spanish club 3,4; girls state 3; ffa 4; ffa sweetheart attendant; news- paper 2,3; yearbook . 3,4; Christmas ball queen 4; citation' f achievement award, nau 3; band 1,2,3,4; pep band 1,2,3,4; solo and ensemble festival 1,2; honor band 3,4; band president 4; all-arizona bicentenial band Washing- ton, d.c. -Philadelphia 3; who’s who among american high school music students. rose garcia-fha 1: track 3. eddie harris-ffa 1,2,3,4; football man- ager 2. harold hille-transfer from las cruces 2; football 2 3,4; track 3,4; basketball manager 3; d club 2,3,4. wyla hooper-fta 1; fha 1,2; class secre- tary 2; class treasurer 3; student coun- cil secretary 4; homecoming attendant 3; ffa sweetheart 4; newspaper 2; choir 1,2,3,4; honor choir 1,2,3,4; who’s who in american high school music; tennis 1; volleyball manager 3; gac 1,2,3. adam luna-class vice president 1; class representative 2; class president 3; student body president 4; ffa 1,2,3,4; ag I president 1; ag II president 2; ffa chapter secretary 3; ffa chapter presi- dent 4; national ffa convention 3,4; nhs 3,4; newspaper 2; boys state 3; band 1,2,3,4; honor band 1,2,3,4; pep band 1,2,3,4; solo and ensemble festi- val 1,2,3,4; all-arizona bicentenial band, Washington, d.c.- Philadelphia 3; who’s who among american music students in high school; outstanding junior award, u of a 3; citation of achievement award; nau 3; football 3; prom king 4. dick me bride-ffa 1,2,3,4; ffa green hand reporter 1; ffa sentinel 2; ffa vice president 4; pep club 2; band 1,2,3; football 1,2,3,4; basketball 1,2,3; base- ball 1,2,4; d club 2,3,4. kenny me carty-ffa 1. mary ann menaoza-fha 1; track 3. max montoya-basketball 1,2. baseball T. lyle mortensen-ffa 1,2,3,4; ffa sentinel 1; ffa reporter 2; band 4; Christmas ball king; football 1,2,3,4; basketball man- ager 1,2; track 2. mark nelson-band 1,2,3,4; honor band 1,2,3,4; regional band 3,4; band repair- man 4; pep band 1,2,3,4; choir 2,3,4; track 2. cindy nichols-pep club 2; choir 3,4; newspaper 2; yearbook 1,4; Christmas ball attendant 4. gilbert ortega-basketball 2,3; baseball -------------- donald pena-ffa 1; Spanish club 3; newspaper 3; yearbook 4; fha beau 4; football 1; basketball 1,2,3,4; baseball 1; track 3; homecoming attendant 4; Christmas ball attendant 4. john presley-ffa 3,4; football 1,2,3,4; basketball; track; baseball. jack rapier-ffa 1,2,3,4; ffa secretary 4; class treasurer 1; student council executive committee 2; student body secretary 3; nhs 3,4; football 1,2,3,4; basketball 3,4; track 1,2,3,4; state track 1,3,4. d club 2,3,4; d club presi- dent 4. frances rodriguez-fha 1,2; student council 4; newspaper 3; yearbook 3,4; homecoming attendant; volleyball 2,3,4; first team volleyball all-con- ference 4; volleyball first team all- state 4; gac 3,4; gac president; prom queen 4. richard sanders-ffa 1,2,3.4. rick snider-football 2; baseball 1,2,3,4. rocky snider-ffa 1,2,3,4; football 2; base nail 2. donnavarela-volleyball 1. tommy varela-class president 4; yearbook 4; football manager 1; track 2. nora vega-transfer from bossier high 2; pep squad 1; teens for jesus 1; pom pon 2; newspaper 2,3; yearbook co-editor 4; class secretary 3; student council treasurer 4; fbla treasurer 3; fha 3,4; fha chairman of encounters; home- coming queen 4. patty villalobos-homecoming attend- ant 4. kenny wagley-ffa 1,2,3,4; ffa reporter 4. ruth whipple-transfer from lewisburg high 2; astronomy club 1; scholastic art award 1; gold key 1; Spanish club 3; choir 3; class treasurer 4; newspaper 2,3; newspaper editor 3; yearbook co- editor 4. keith wilkerson-transfer from globe; rodeo club 1,2; ffa 3,4; ffa sentinal 4; football 1,2,3,4. loretta wright-fta 1; fha 1,2,3; Spanish club 3; pep club 2; student council 4; class secretary 4; band 1,2,3,4; pep band 1,2,3,4; newspaper 2; track 2,3,4; cheer 4; gac 3.4; homecoming atten- ant 4. richard wright-transfer from silver; football 4; basketball 2,3,4; baseball 3,4; d-club 4. renada york-fha 1,2; ffa sweetheart 4; volleyball 2; volleyball manager 3,4. 137 carol abeyta 9, 104, 106 jack abeyta 29,34,39,41,50,94 jill adair 9,61,74,98 delbert alien 2, 11.31,37,42,104, 108 loretta alien 9, 53,78,98 philip alien 2, 3, 23, 47, 52, 53, SO, 88 vicki alien 9, 11,62, 74,98,101 nicky archuleta 104, 139 kevin attaway 5,11,23,24,31,39, 50.104 sheri babers 15,53,97 liz baca 104, 106 darrell ball 7,23,39,53,94 . carol ballard 4,9, 32, 35,47, 52, 53,61,76,98, 100 ed barlow (school board) 67 anna bejarano 50, 58,59,104 adolph benavidez 2,8, 29, 29, 34, 35,42,50,63,68,79,88,113 dolly best 14, 18,47,86,87,88 margaret best 36,55,61,105 sandra best 7, 36, 47, 56,57,61,74, 79.98 joe bigler (faculty) 76 kip bingham (faculty) 25, 70, 71, 103 butch bowman (faculty) 8,69 sam bradford 39, 79, 109 phyllis buckner 9,41,51,98, 101 vince buckner 3,19,23,34,53,87, 89 jerry burkett 25,79,84,105,132 joe burnside (faculty) 26,29,80 maria burrola 9, 50,61,105,132 tony Campbell 39, 49 arthur cauthen 11,98 bill cauthen 5, 24, 25,30,31,39, 53.105 john cauthen 8,18,89 fernie cazares 81, 105,108 mike cervantez 8, 75,89 marty chandler 58,59,105, 106 anthony chavez 12,98, 109, 131 leo dark 105, 108,132 h.t. clothier (faculty) 37,78 car ole douse 7,8,9, 17,26,36,49, 56,68,94,113,130 brenda cox 26,27,52,53,98 kimberly cox 1418,19, 35, 44,46, 63,69,84,88 randy cox 4,23,29,34,47,73, 94, 95,96 boyd crabtTee 73, 105 lloyd crabtree 81,105 teela craighead 105, 110 wes craighead 4, 73, 94,109 kathy crawford 9, 26,53, 58,59,61, 79.99 barry crockett 5, 24, 25, 29, 37, 58, 59,64,99 erwin crotts (faculty) 53, 77 george cuthbertson 11,49,63,69, 9S.99,101,103,109,131 rhonda damron 4,63 , 73 , 76,87,88, 114,116,118 dcanna daniel 9, 14, 17,99 mike daniel 99 pam darby 14,86,87, S9 kathy da vis 6, 47,89 rose davis 6,9, 35, 48,61,62,94, 96 alan day 23,29,34,53, 99 alan day (school board) 67 jacque devoll 8,105 frank downs (student teacher) 52, 53 kathy dixon 50,51,63,99,100 richard dixon (faculty) 10,48, 79 teresa dixon 2, 18, 42, 44,49,62, 84,87,88 douglas dixson 31, withdrawn 9 8 77 terri dodge 19,88 denise deeier 94, 96,114,116 mary lee edwards 71, 105,132 betsy elmer 27,36,50,63,99 kristi elmer 7,8, 17, 26, 36,56,58, 59,99,103,113, 131 robin erickson 6, 20, 32, 34, 35,62, 73,94,96 doni fisher 52, 53,99,100, 102 jim fisher 14,47,52,53,88 karen fitzhugh 8J10, 15,16, 17, 18, 43,45,47,49,53,58,59,63,84, 86,89 billy french 37,53,70,99 kaylene french 2, 26, 32, 35, 45, 94,96,126 ernest garcia 7, 23, 39,94,96 rachel garcia 8,12, 26, 46, 48,68, 113,130 rose garcia 87,89, 137 ruthy garcia 8, 26,27,99 max germaine (faculty) 70 norm germaine 7,10, 22,23, 24, 28, 29,30,77,95 randi germaine 7,8,11,22, 23,38, 39,100 sandi germaine 7,8, 17, 26,36,37, 56,57,99, 100 susie germaine 9,61, 105 travis gilliland (dhs principal) 32, 66,67,72 joann gonzales 9,50,81, 106 terri goodner 9, 36,56, 58, 59,61, 106,108,132 durwood gould 9, 36, 37, 53,58, 59,60,61,101 mary ann and her shadow look forward to graduation. pete hamilton 37,58,59, 100 andra harris 6, 52,53, 100, 102 eddie harris 8,9, 18,53,62,79,84, 89,138 missy harris 13,46,47,51,68,100, 101 Charles hatch 25,37, 58,59,70,75, 105,106 lisa hayden 106, withdrawn 9 29 76 david herrera 106, withdrawn 1 10 77 hector herrera 39, 106, 108 isabel herrera 8,9, 27, 51,61,74, 100 1 illy herrera 9,50, 106 jan higginbotham (faculty) 72 harold hille 3,10,23,34,44,47, 60,61,65 kathy hille 6,18,35,47,54,68,94, 95,126 arthur holquin 106 rhoda hooper 9,17,26,47,53,61, 79,97,98,99,100 wyla hooper 8,18,41,46,49,53, 61,90 grant howard (school board) 67 bill johnson 49,102 paul johnson 13,46,47,48,58,59, 95 steven johnson 9,58, 59, 106 cheri keller 53,106, 110 lewis keller 9, 22,23,53,58,59, 95,97 nancy keller 53, 75, 87, 90 bill kelley 6,34,52,53,97, 100, 103 anthony lee 7, 29, 34,95,97 michele lee 36,71, 106 ronald link 53,58,59,106 margarita llamas 100, 103 adam luna 8, 12, 16, 18, 40, 46,49, 53,58,59,77,84,91,101,113 gonzalo luna 9, 58,59,81, 106 theresa luna 9, 27, 35, 58,59,61, 101,103 dan lunt 7, 23, 25,31,37,106,108 elaine lunt 27,36,50,55,58,59, 61,74,107 elvin lunt (school board) 67 gerald lunt 7,22,23,28.29,53,77, 95,96 jeanne lunt 7,26,32,35,45,56,58, 59,94,95,113,130 jon lunt 11,39, 53,101 eddie works hard at his part time job at texaco. students of dhs search for own identity wilbur lunt (school board) 67, 71 dnvid martincz 7, 23, 38,95,96 cclia mendez 27, 32, 35, 50,81,107 juan mendez 38, 39, 46, 101 lenora mendez 81,107 roy mendez 69, 101 Steve mendez 28, 30, 31 mary ann mendcea 19,86,90, 138 adele merrell 9,27, 32,33,36,44, 58,59,61,74,95,107 orson merrell 7,17, 21,23, 28,29, 34 58 59 94 95 lori'miies 14,41,50,51,84, 107, 110 henry miller (school board) 67 j. brad miller 5, 38, 45, 47, 48,53, 95.96.97 joel miller 23, 25, 31,39, 50, 53, 107, 109 sheila miller 47,95 luis montoya (faculty) 10, 13,34, 49,72,73, 111 max montoya 8,81,90 dianne moore 9, 35, 51,55,84, 104, 107,109 ken moore 2,9,39,46,52,53,58, 59.95.96 linda moore 9, 14,35, 50, 51,61, 101,102,131 albert morales 81,101 alex morales 29,58,59,96 lavonne morris 75,91 peggy morris 17, 36,44, 51,101 lyle mortensen 45, 52, 53, 58, 59, 77.87.91 dina mungia 13, 107, 109 gabriel mungia 9, 17, 23,28,29, 45.58.59.85.96 jay mcaffee 84,107 mrs. mcaffee (school nurse) 69 lucille mebride 9,17, 26,53,60, 61.74.96.101 richard mebride 15, 16,22, 23, 38, 47.52.53.91 wesley mebride 10,101 rock mccarley 53,107,108 kenny mccarty 8, 47, 79, 90 kate mccluskey 32, 33, 107 richard mccluskey 4, 34, 38,41, 50,95 mrs. mceuen (secretary) 68,69 karen mckinney 17,48,72,79, 100.101 chris nagala (faculty) 73 mark nelson 9, 16, 18, 34,44, 58, 59.61.87.91 marc newell (faculty) 4,10,12, 22,31,76 cindy nichols 14,15, 16, 19, 43, 63,87,90 kevin nichols 81,107 lori nichols 7,8,9,26,27,36,46, 56,57,102 debbie norte 8,48,49,85,96 kathy norte 2,8,42,48,96 mike nuttall 53,96 steve nuttall 53, 71,96, 107 patricia onatc 10,35,50,58,59, 104,107,108 daniel ortega 31,108, withdrawn 2 21 77 gilbert ortega 8, 75, 90,95 dorothy parks 48, 79, 100,102 jacque parks 47,51, 107, 108 corinne payne 6,7, 50, 54, 96, 113, 130 donald pena 2, 8, 28,29, 42, 44,46, 63,84,91,109, 130 melissa peru 9, 15,17, 26, 32, 35, 46.50.58.59.94.96.97 sonia peterson 2, 36,42, 56, 57, 78, 104, 106, 108 larry poage (school board) 67 barbara powell (faculty) 50,75 foy powell (faculty) 12, 18, 75 john presley 10, 38, 47, 53 myron price 64,77, 96 sheryl price 100, 107, 108 tina price 26,73, 76, 96 jack rapier 3, 16, 18, 22, 23, 28,29, 34,35,46,53,91 lemoyne rapier 36,50,55,58,59, 84.104.106.108 ronnie rapier 12,17,56,68,94,96, 113,130 scott rapier 25, 31,37, 50, 53,84, 108.109.132 daniel rodriguez 11,38,43,73,85, 95.102 frances rodriguez 8, 11, 18, 21,26, 46,47,62,92 mike rodriguez 22,23,38,63,79, 96 sabrina rodriguez 26, 32, 33, 36,43, 81,102,103 Stephen rodriguez 11,23,24,25,31, 38.108 rumaldo romcro 25, 31,68,84, 108 gloria ruiz 8, 9,61,74, 102, 103 clementine salazar 9, 13,51,61, 108 graciela salazar 50,51,70, 108 julio salazar 109 carmen sanchez 8, 48,49,65,85, 96 hector sanchez 7, 11,23,25,38,53, 85.102 juanita sanchez 8, 9, 35,46,50, 51, 61,74,85,96,113,114,116,118 richard sanders 3,47,53,92 betty schwanz 9,61,85,96 chuck segraves 39,58,59,102,108, 109, 132 cindy segraves 9, 26, 27, 32, 39,50, 58,59,61,100 susan seitz 26,36, 40, 45,48,53,69, 79,85,95,96 marie smith (faculty) 73 pam snider 41,52, 53, 109 ricky snider 3, 18, 77,87, 93,102 rocky snider 18,52,53,93 carol snyder 9,61, 102 mark Spaulding 7, 39,61,96,97 berl stacy 25, 39, 53, 109 tom stacy 9,38, 47, 48, 50, 51,61, 85.97 vie stacy 34, 79,102 barbara Stauffer (faculty) 26, 27, 32,35,81,110 danny Stephens (faculty) 64,71,78 julie strouse 103 withdrawn 10 4 76 darlene teeter 48,85,97 ron teeter 47, 53,77, 103 donald tellez (faculty) 73 james thornpson 109, withdrawn 12 7 76 phillip thorne 53, 108,109 connee thygerson 47,52,53,79,99, 103.132 kathy thygerson (secretary) 66 sandi tipton 17,26,36,37,46,47, 58.59.97 steve tuey 17,47, entered 2 15 77 nathalie van gundy (faculty) 68, 69 donna varela 92 tommy varela 18,44,46,49,74, 86,87, 92 david vega 5, 97 nora vega 2, 7, 8,9, 18, 42, 43,49, 62,68,69,87,93, 118, 140 sheila vick 9,61, 103 sherry vick 9, 46,61,103 patty Villalobos 2,8, 13, 16,18,42, 87,93 craig virgin 38,39 frank vokosky (faculty) 12,25,32, 70 bobby wagley 55, 109 jackie wagley 53,69,101,109 kenny wagley 53,92 don wagner (dhs superintendent) 10,11,47,66 bcatrice ward 9,61,72, 103 toby ward 53, 79, 97 sterling waters 27,32,33,35,36, 105,109 madeline welker 8,9,14,61, 103 sharon welker 71, 109 Charles wells 68, 103, withdrawn 9 30 76 sheila wells 109, withdrawn 9 30 76 sherrie wells 103, withdrawn 9 30 76 tammy wells 9,17, 32,33, 34, 35, 46,50,51,61,96,103,109,131 ruth whipple 8, 46,49,62, 76,86, 87, 92,118,140 shelley white 9,27, 35,50,56,57, 58,59,61,71, 109 byron wilkerson 25, 31,52,53, 84, 109 keith wilkerson 5, 23, 47,53,87, 92 sandra williams 9,51,69,109 tammy Windsor 61,69,84, 109 bruce wright 58,59,60,61, 103 john wright 31, entered 11 22 76 loretta wright 2,6,8,9,10, 16, 35, 42,43,44,49,54,58,59,61,75, 86.93.114.116 richard wright 8, 18, 23, 28, 29, 34, 35.60.61.80.93.114.116 renada york 14,19,53,62,93 nicky archuleta prepares to water the trees. this year of working on the yearbook has been a lot of things to me. it’s been working together, getting on each others nerves, laughing together and laughing at each other, generalizing, i guess it’s just been a lot of fun and a hole lot of headaches, after everything that we’ve gone through this year i feel that i’ve learned a lot (especially from all the little hen sessions), it always seemed that when we were just beginning to catch up with ourselves we’d end up falling behind all over again, overall, it was a very good year. ' all Hinds'TiTfeelings anchiifemories-are storejl up in tl is hook, i onlvhopr you ffnd asi KgMKirftfC as i have at times, maybe sjncew’all had1 a hand in it, it will mean a little more to us. thanks should be extended to all who . helped and-put jtp with' that's just abou verybody, ’cause without you, this wouldn't he here, we've all changed • -and learned alot. maybe not from school, but from being he rtf’rough smiles and daughter, others bvJear!Tand pain, tills really shouldn’t be thought oTSs an ending, perhaps it’s all a new he y fy finally out of everything. ■ -—nothing more than li y gh ta look forward to! 14Q