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

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR blood type? Al- berta Williams tries to find enough cour- NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY initiate, Rudy Porras, receives pin from Annette Duran. age to stick herself for a blood sample l 'XQMNNR THE WILD KNIGHTS HELD MORENCPS first Chess Tournament on January 8. Guests included Buena, Willcox, and Tombstone 11

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WARMING UP WITH CALISTHENICS, the Safford High School Mime Troupe prepares for an assembly given for students and faculty Special Half-Time Ceremonies Honor Marinsi, Give Mr. B. Large Valentine With the end of first semester, students were busy cramming for exams and getting ready to start the third nine weeks. Basketball games filled all Friday and Saturday nights. Wrestling matches continued. Students and teachers took time to enjoy an assembly given by the Mime Troupe from Safford High School. The Concert Choir went to a music festival held in Tucson. They left early in the morning, and returned late, with members tired, but 10 happy about their ratings. Morning practices were long and hard for Early in February juniors elected their royalty and both seniors and juniors began working on the banquet tennis players. Soon all spring and prom. sports practiced after school. Boys and girls alike fought for places on the teams. One senior and eight juniors were honored when National Honor Society initiates were announced. Ten juniors were surprised and excited s when they were chosen as Boys' and Girls' State and Anytown representatives. Waiting for English class was hard for excited Sophomores on the day class rings were ordered. Then they had a hard time deciding what color of stone to order. Six Model United Nations delegates went to the annual Model United Nations held at the University of Arizona The Wildcat Activity Bus was returned.

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' v 'Q VOTING STUDENTS PARTICIPATE in student council election, held in early spring. JUNIOR Olympians, D.Redelfs, A.Duran SOME OBSERVERS watch baseball game. '?'F ?z- SIGN HERE. Alicia Settle picks up her annual from staff member, Donna Brice. 12 Spring Events Include Yearbook Distribution, Exams As the days grew sunnier and warmer, students began to think of summer vacation. Tennis, baseball, and track gave participants a chance to be out- doorsg also to acquire sore muscles and sunburns. Juniors, sophomores, and freshmen chose new subjects and registered for another year, while eighth graders planned for their first year of high school and with their parents attended Freshmen Orientation. Copper Cat members celebrated their final deadline with a picnic at lower Eagle Creek. While band members prepared for their annual Spring Band Concert, excited couples planned for the Junior-Senior Prom. Finally, a much needed vacation arrived, the Easter holidays. Spectators went home with sunburns after spending the day at the Morenci Invitational Track Meet, in early May. Some upper newspaper and year- book staff members were honored by initiation into the Quill and Scroll Society. After months of nerve-wrecking practice, the Drama Club staged a very successful play, Harvey. A proud Copper Cat staff distributed the annual causing many students to realize that another school year was almost over. Seniors relaxed while the rest of the school struggled with final exams, and then suddenly, Commencement.