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

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student interests. Since the early editions, the yearbook has followed community history and progress-taking tiine to record local changes-and in 1963 to give recognition to the 50th anniversary of Arizona statehood. I he staff yearly entered national contests and by 1950, was receiving consistent first class ratings and the first of a series of Medalist ratings from Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The coveted All-American proved more elusive, and was first awarded by the National Scholastic- Press in 1963, for an edition which featured Hal Empie’s mural of Greenlee County History on its end pages. That honor has been retained for the past seven consecutive years. In 1967 the AIPA instituted awards for Arizona yearbooks and the local book has received an All-Arizona Award for both books published since that time. Another high point in Copper Cat history was the recognition of the '66 edition, with a theme of a Salute to the First Americans'', as one of the best ten yearbooks in the United States. And with tlie publishing of this, the 25th Copper Cat, it is a TIME TO REMEMBER- The Year 6 Sports and Activities 26 Academics 70 Classmates 98 Community 138

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4 VIEW OF MORENCI at completion of new MHS building, above. Left, USED in 1963 Copper Cat is H. Empie mural. Below, RECEIVING first All-American. In 1945 there were 28 seniors and 15 faculty members, with a student body of about 200. Today we have 130 seniors, 600 in the student body and 31 on the teaching staff. Our present high school building was completed in 1950, at a cost of $739,000, and the move set the theme for the Copper Cat, It’s a Great Life in Our New School”. Six additional classrooms were added in 1954, and the new auditorium was built a year later. Curricular offerings have increased and activities have come and gone, according to

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Crammed Halls, The beginning of another school year brought sleepy summer days to an end and happy students back to old friends and busy schedules. New students and teachers were seen making their ways through the jammed halls. Freshman boys and girls were disappointed when the traditional whitewashing of the M” had to be postponed because of a drizzling rain. MODERN VS TRADITION! Students do new dances at traditional Frosh Soc Hop. PRE-SCHOOL bluest Students exchange gossip before the morning bell, right. ALWAYS HUNGRY, C. Lemons enjoys New Year Brings