Morenci High School - Copper Cat Yearbook (Morenci, AZ)

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 DON'T YOU DARE.” screeches Paula Montgomery as she turns cantankerous at the All-Girl Costume Party. Copper Cat wins top honors...copper ingot retained. Crisp autumn days replaced sweltering summer heat. Following the first frost, fishing, hunting, picnics and painted leaves” gave many an ex- cuse to plan expeditions to the mountains. Octo- ber days were highlighted by the....organization of a pep boosters club....press release of Cop- per Cat All-American and Medalist” awards.... first national assembly....Arizona Interscholas- tic Press Conference....All-Girl Masquerade Party ....juniors ordering class rings....retention of the prized copper ingot by a dose 19-18 victory over archrival Clifton....end of the first six weeks.... Halloween....bonus day for good behavior.... and another refreshing breather from school life as the teachers attended the Arizona Educational Association Convention in Tucson. November enkindles poignant memories of the ....enchantment of the Cloud Nine” Girls' Lea- gue Formal....crowning of King Angel Flores. 8 DEEP CONCENTRATION! Iris Betts ponders over PSAT.

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The first days were excitingly busy....regis- tration....meeting our new principal....bucking the crowds to buy books....getting back into the swing” of things....mastering totally different courses.....biology......geometry.......F rench..... Spanish....clockwise and counterclockwise be- wildered freshmen struggling with locker combi- nations....catching up on gossip....visiting with friends....especially those who were out-of-town most of the summer....welcoming new comers ....making that all important first impression.... ...and sizing up....recent faculty replacements. September school life flourished in many forms .... mug shot” day as we donned our colgate” smiles for Copper Cat pictures..........circulating petitions for class offices....elections...dancing cheerleaders, pom pons and twirlers adding that special touch to assemblies and games....thrill of winning the first football game....and the disappointing postponement of freshmen initi- ation day because of rattlesnakes around the M”. Club add pre-game color. WHITE MUMS for varsity moms presented by team. MHS WILDCAT CO-CAPTAIN, Robert Martinez, smashes through caged Globe Tiger in pre-game ceremonies. 7

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WE ENJOYED an occa- sional out-of-town trip. left Publication members prepare to leave forAISPA Convention in Phoenix. GRACEFUL DANCERS, Linda Landrum (in heels no less) and Randy Nations, bop at the Girls' League Formal. PHOTOGRAP HER CATCHES unaware pic- ture writers Donna Brad- ford and Sharon Reed.