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

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4 5121 il vo 14 TRANSPORTATION 9 Tmgzks. CROWDING, SHOVING, AND PUSHING to get a back seat is an everyday experience for students who ride the bus. WALKING to and from nearby Stargo is the means Mary Mendoza, Bea Gordon, Fran- ces Buckner, and Cara Goseyun use to get to school. MOTORCYCLES are popular with several faculty members as an inexpensive means of transportation. Coach Tommy Navarrete rides his Suzuki unless the weather is really miserable. Q 0 'ug 3 ll i v . S .1 ,ry ,gun ,, 1ml'v'wW' 1 ...N ' vm rl, riff 4 x Q, 1.4 ,,.- RFQ'--. ' is b v l ' wiv! ,. , ,W mf u ' my-gv:'9'1

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EATING LUNCH, Carolina Espinoza and Vincent Peru spend same time together dur' ing the school day. COUPLES HOLDING HANDS are a com- mon sight around campus. SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER at a home football game are Sheila Bishop and Jerry Rodriguez. OPEN WIDE! Michelle Cross feeds her steady, John Ontiveros. STEALING A KISS at the Homecoming bonfire are Billy Kingsley and Leslie Sherk. THE DATING GAME THE DATING GAME 12

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No Two Ways About It Students prefer driving to riding the bus Getting to and from school, or anywhere else for that matter, might have been one of the biggest problems you had as a student. Although driving was the easiest and most popular method of trans- portation not everyone owned a car or could afford to drive one Many students found the econom ics of owning a car very rough to handle with the soaring price of gasoline and materials for the car s upkeep High insurance costs also hampered many students who drove to school For those students not fortunate enough to own their own car there were some occasions on which they were allowed to bring the fam ily car. This was much cheaper for the student since the parents paid for the gas and upkeep. On the other hand, some students pre- ferred leaving the driving in the hands of a friend. For the people who lived in the nearby Stargo Area there was an other alternative to driving walk mg Except for the days when the weather was bad many students could be seen hoofnng their way to and from school Last and usually the least popu lar was riding the school bus As Vincent Martinez stated It isnt cool to ride the bus However for many students it was the only choice LOWRIDER VEHICLES are a current p-iv.-Q-....n.--.-.iota-..., mode of transportation Although cars are usually connected with low riding Paul Sierra lowered his truck and added a chain steering wheel and curb finders '- . 7: mm, OLD VEHICLES, such as Coach Chavez's truck, are also popular. POSING on the hood of Fred Lanphar's MG sportscar is Ronda Campbell. i-A 55.15. 9',..,f-f , ', if 1 . , .mmf -A g r -,f....:3a,q,, . l