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

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PROUDLY receiving her NHS color ribbon from C. Newton is M Figueroa. BOASTING? Surely not! Mothers converse backstage after initiation. Right. of Basketball Term February’s gray days brought brisk winds to play with desert dust and tumbleweeds. Solemnity and laughter mingled, as students attended two assemblies... NHS initiation, and the annual Dramatics Club production. As the season ended, athletes traded basketballs for catcher’s mitts or track spikes. Seniors greeted each day with new relish, as the realization that it was soon to be all over” finally hit them. Musicians attended helpful clinics held at EAC, and several vocal groups attained high ratings in the competitions. TALENTED TRIO. J. Alcorn, P. Paz, and J. Alcorn, received superior ratings in EAC competition. Right. 19

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THERE’S ONE IN every crowd! A. Sircy' portrays a fumbling criminal in the Dramatics Club production. HOW IS my little Sunshine today?” croons B. Mari- elti to her baby in the annual play for students. Right. Cupid Finds NHS Induction, End THE PULSEBEAT OF high school! Halls are crowded from early morning to late afternoon, five days a week. 18

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ORATORS, Diana Gonzales, uho later won the district, and Dolores Alvillar, check with judges after the local oratorical contest. Left: PERCHED ON A paper sea, Danny Troutman prepares background for assembly. Kite Season Brings Auction, Musical, March came in like a lamb, bringing a renewed frenzy of activity. As spring approached, students felt the familiar longings to go to the river” and hauled swimsuits and cut-offs out of the mothballs. We scraped together loose change to purchase slaves to clean our lockers, carry books, and sometimes serenade us. Twirp Week gave boys a chance to live the good life”, as gals made dates and picked up the tabs. After long weeks of practice, junior cast members presented a polished musical, putting money in the kitty for prom expenses. The final Copper Cat deadline was met, and staff members became reacquainted with the pleasant habit of sleeping-in on Saturdays. FROLICKING flappers are viewed by travelers during balloon descent over Paris in eighth grade assembly.