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

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Competition competitiong later they weighed the food and decorated a tree for the lobby. The French Club also held a charity food drive, and a turkey pur- chased from the clubs funds was added to the basket. A Christmas concert by the Vocal Music Department was given on December 15. The first weekend in December basketball season began, with the Wildcats playing in Saf- ford and the Lady Cats in Clifton. Then came the two weeks of Christmas holidays ............. .f , 1 S'EST LA VIE, Mr. Senne discusses first nine weeks grades with parents at the annual Open House. 2 FIRE IT UP, Coach Nuttall gives the Cats peppy talk at the bonfire. 3 OUCH! THAT HURTS, Diana Reyna and Jean Maldona- do at the Spanish Club party. 4 WE'RE GONNA WIN, determined Lady Cats dur- ing state volleyball finals. 5 THE WIN- NER IS, underclass attendants and can- didates for Homecoming King and Queen awaited the final decision. 6 THAT'S MINE! Hungry members of the mime troupe dig in at Drama Club hosted lunch.

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Girls Volleyball Team Takes Second In State Students shed their summer clothes and took on winter coats as the second nine weeks began. Early in the month a mime troupe from Safford High School, KIMERA, put on an assembly showing drama techniques. That evening the troupe gave a show for the public. All proceeds went to the Morenci Chapter of A.F.S. For the first time the girls vol- leyball team took first place in the State A divisional playoffs then, to the state tour- nament where they were runners up. The student council helped organize the annual Open House. November seemed a month of holidays as school was dismissed for traditional Veterans Day and Thanks- giving. Homecoming ceremonies took on a different look this year when the tradition al floats were canceled. Brenda Kay Nelson and Steve Lopez were chosen to reign as Queen and King. Early in December many organizations began preparing for holiday festivities. Student council held the annual food drive for class.

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1 WHAT COLOR STONE are you get- ting? Ronnie Gomez, Debbie Hodge, and Bobby Gomez examine ring style and sizes. 2 ANYONE HAVE an oar? AFS students and hosts are towed out after being stranded in the Gila River while returning from picnic. 3 R-QB1? Phil- ip Perkins contemplates move while team analyst Ed Yetman watches. 4 HAVE it your way , Lettermen cook hambur- gers during basketball game. 5 UN- WARY passers-by are bombarded with snow by students. 6 FORMER TEAM members present Coach Hudgens with autographed basketball during ceremony. 1-. 1 'H A. 8 W is wg . . . , ' 1 ' , . , . Q i 1 if .:x+M,QX?b 5' I in 4 lj - i , -n ef! ' , 1 32' S -If , Q A A 'Qf .s. f ffjj' 3 , I xg? 'X f b iS'Mfi?A6L A 3 X, l , t A f , ' ,l a . 9' I Winter Wonderland School Dismissed with First Returning to school from Christmas vacation was agony for most students because it meant semester exams. Early in January the jazz ensemble competed in a contest at the U of A, where they received a one rating. Snow! The first major snowfall of the year left most students amazed and the administration in a bind. School was dismissed after lunch and a financial aid program for senior was postponed due to icy road conditions. Near the end of the month ten Southern Arizona AFS students and their host siblings paid us a visit. Members of choir and glee club participated in a music festival. Early in February, anxious sophomores ordered class rings. Hopeful tennis players and trackmen struggled to make the team. Seven students attended the Arizona Model United Nations Sixteen initiates were inducted into the National Honor Society. W, 3. 5 Q xv '. X ' M.. as .. ...M ..,... to 7 f ' R X ' fs- ffgai --W. 231, :- ., .s J-bla 'N -P4