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

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CHARITY DRIVE contributions were counted daily above. Hootenanny mu- sicians, S. Kemplon and G. Hunt, per- form at TAP charity dance at right. DELIGHTED WITH HER class ring, Jean Fierro proudly displays her sym- bol of upperclass standing (at right.)

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Rings, TAP drive, gown Vacation and it.s slumber time were soon over .....the new year brought a rash of soon-to-be- broken resolutions......long purple-haired troll dolls...audacious imitations of Beatle coiffures .....an epidemic of ridiculous elephant jokes... dreaded semester examinations.......and the pro- mise of future thrills..............laughter.and friends. ith the beginning of the new semester, school life donned an excited face with thearrivalof jun- ior class rings. February.....spring winds play- ed briskly with tumbleweeds and dust.....basket- balls shrank to become baseballs and red track logs became tbe style....class competition reach- ed a zenith during TAP charity drive and Clean- l p Week....freshmen cop both honors....charity class....Miss Irashcan winner.....S600 donated. 1 he man at the double bell switch was kept ex- ceptionally busy as we were called from classes to attend a variety of six assemblies during the year s shortest month. I welve students were ini- tiated into the ranks of the National Honor Soci- ety and the Dramatics Club successfully present- ed two dramas, Sky Fodder” and Cracked Ice.” ''THEY’RE ALL AROUND us!” Ronnie Aker, Sammy King and Harry Landua portray three plane-wrecked men in a Dramatics Clab presentation of Sky Fodder. ” YOU’LL NEED A size 6Vt cap.” Albert Calderon lines up with other seniors to be fitted by a company representative for their correct cap and gown sizes. WITH PIONEER fortitude ice resistetl the troll dolls for a year, only to capitulate to this year’s version. 16

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CLEAN-UP WEEK found students working after ATTENTION sometimes wanders auav from studies, school. Activities crowd calendar, royalty chosen, prom date 18 Our school hours seemed to follow a routine ....classes....meetings.....organizational acti- vities......................English assignments.seasonal sport practices....rehearsals....homework. The days passed one by one. Before we knew it, March was here and only three months ofschool remain- ed. Students were sold into servitude for a day” at the yearly slave auction. March 6....the Cop- per Cat staff met its final deadline....only to se- lect next year’s staff and formulate plans for '65. The year named ’64 moved onward. That fri- volous time when minds wander from studies to special extra-curricular” activities arrived.... spring. The biology department acquired amate for Henrietta the skeleton”...............Henry. Juniors presented their history-making operetta and desert-themed prom. Outstanding high school journalists were initiated into the Quill and Scroll, and then the Copper Cats arrived for distribution. Suddenly, the present became the past....to- morrows turned to yesterdays....and the last days rolled around....exam week,....honors as- sembly. ...baccalaureate.... GRADUATION. MISS TRASHCAN, .. Ames, representing the winning freshman class is crowned at a dance in their honor.