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

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Joseph Ortiz Dale Patterson James Petty Penny Pingleton Vera Ramirez Melissa Rocha Alfred Joe Rodriguez Marc Ruedas Not Pictured: Jose Olivas Laurie Peinkofer As a member of the flag corp. Laurie Canonne performs during halftime of a football game. MHS welcomes French student After an absence of three years, MHS once again had the opportunity to host a foreign exchange student. The following is a transcript of an interview between staff reporters and our AFS student, Miss Laurence Canonne. Q: We know you are from France, but specifically what part of the coun- try do you come from? A: I am from Nimes, France, which is located in the southern part of the country. Q: Tell us about your family. A: My father’s name is Robert (same last name), my mother is Vivaine (with an e), and little Richard (who is a six foot thirteen year old) is my brother. Q: What do your parents do for a liv- ing? A: My mother is in advertising and my father sells insurance. Q: Did you graduate from high school in France? A: Yes, I did, but it is not called a high school. It is what we refer to as a Lycee. Q: Is there a big difference between American and French schools? A: Yes, the hours are very different. In France we go from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., but we have more breaks. and we get two hours for lunch. It is also much more free. Q: What do you mean by “more free”? A: We can go outside and talk to our“ friends, and maybe smoke a ciga-( rette. Almost everyone smokes in France, you know. Q: What age were you when you graduated? q A: Eighteen. I will be 19 in May of'85 Q: What is your impression of Mor j enci? A: It is very small and there is nothing to do, but I like the country as a whole. g Q: What do you think of the people here? A: They are very, very friendly. Ir France the people are not so friend ly. They are more studious, and the average teenager is more matureQ I’ve noticed this: people here like tc laugh. They’ll do anything for laugh, whether it be making fun o other people or themselves. Q: How are American and French guys different? A: American guys are more friendly and they’re not shy. French guys are not as friendly, but yet they are more romantic. 16-Seniors Forelgn Exchange Student

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Seniors earn spending money Instead of the usual routine of go- ing home, raiding the refrigerator, watching Superfriends”, and pre- tending to do homework, many sen- iors spent some of their after-school hours working. Reed Goodwin began working at Naccarati’s during summer vacation and continued on a part-time basis when school started. His duties at the local gas station consisted of changing tires, pumping gas, and giving lube jobs. For Reed, the disadvantages of having to deal with grouchy custom- ers and working outside in bad weath- er, were out-weighed by the money he made. “It’s great not having to ask my parents for money all the time,” he claimed. Phelps Dodge Mercantile provided employment for several students. One of them, JoAnn Sierra, was a salesclerk in the men’s department. For JoAnn, the only disadvantage of working was “1 don’t have time to do anything other than go to school, work, and do homework.” Sometimes the hours of a part-time job were not very desirable. During the fall and spring months, Ev Gordon worked at the ice plant from 4 to 6 a.m. seven days a week. “I usually stayed up when I got home in the mornings waiting for time to go to school,” claimed Ev. “Sometimes it was just too hard, however, and I would crash on the couch until it was time to leave.” After working as a DJ on Saturdays, Gerrie Velasquez signs out from her job at KCUZ. Linda Kovacs Jimmy Leaman Darlene Lizarraga Louis Lopez Barbie Martinez Patti Madden Callie Maldonado Lisa Malloque Stephanie Medina Carol Mena Shane Milligan Michael Moreno Seniors At Work-15

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Debbie Salcido Ramie Sanchez Duane Sanders Carrie Short Jose Luis Olivas: Transferred from Sun- nyside High School. Tucson 3, Football 4. Wrestling 4. Junior Rotarian 4. Joseph R. Ortiz: Basketball 12, Football 134. Baseball 4. Junior Prom Attendant 3, Letter Club 34. Dale Edward Patterson: Transferred from Silver City High School. New Mexico 2. Football 3. Boys' State 3, Junior Rotarian 4 Laurie Peinkofer: Transferred from St. David High School 3. James Aaron Petty: Marching Band 12, Concert Band 12, Pep Band 12, Basketball Manager 12. Tennis 123 Penny G. Pingleton: Marching Band 1234, Concert Band 1234, Pep Band 1234. Choir 12, Honor Roll 1 Vera Lynn Ra- mirez: Marching Band 2. Play Cast 2. Melis- sa Ann Cervantez Rocha: Marching Band 1234. Concert Band 1234. Pep Band 1234. Class President 2. Class Vice-President 3, Class Secretary 14. Spanish Club 34. Secre- tary-Treasurer Spanish Club 4. Basketball 1234. Track 2. Volleyball 1234, Basketball Sweetheart Attendant 13, IGAA 34. Health Award 3. Perfect Attendance 1. MVP Bas- ketball 1 Alfred Joe Rodriguez: March- ing Band 12, Concert Band 12. Baseball 124. Basketball 1234. Football 14. Junior Prom Attendant 3, Junior Rotarian 4. Letter Club 4 Marc Steven Ruedas: Class Re- presentative 1. Student Council 1. Baseball 234. Football 1234. Wrestling 1. Wrestling Manager 2. 1000 Club 4, Junior Prom King 3. MVP Football 1, Outstanding Football Player 3. Honor Roll 1. Junior Rotarian 4, Letter Club 34. Outstanding Metal Shop Award 2. Debbie Salcido: Transferred from Miami High School 3, Marching Band 4. French Club 4 Ramie Chacon Sanchez: Football 14. Wrestling 1234. William Duane Sanders: Class Representative 4. Student Council 4. Spanish Club 1, Baseball 234. Football 1234, Wrestling 34, Junior Rotarian 4. Letter Club 4, Football Home- coming Attendant 24. Junior Prom Atten- dant 3, Boys’ State 3. Honor Roll 124 Car- rie Lynn Short: AFS 23. Drama Club 1234. Play Cast 23, Science Club 1. March- ing Band 2. Honor Roll 234. What are your hobbies; what do you like to do? I like to dance, draw, act and meet Q: people. What organizations do you belong to here at school? A: I am in Drama Club, French Club, AFS, and Student Council. Even though I don’t attend the meetings much, I’m still in them. Weren’t you also a flag girl during football season? Yes, and that was a lot of fun. I Q: enjoyed it because of the trips we took. I didn’t like the early morning A: practices though. Is the food different here than in France? Yyeeess, American food is much Q: more fattening. When I came here I weighed 121 , and now I weigh 130. Can you believe it? Nine A: pounds!!!!! We eat more vegetables and salads in France. Here you eat lots of meat. You can’t find steaks in France like you can here, and that Mexican food is delicious. Be- fore 1 came to Morenci I had never had burros or tacos. I must learn how to make tortillas! What do you think of our American holidays such as Halloween and Thanksgiving? Well, being that we don’t celebrate those events in France, I really en- joyed them. Halloween was so neat because everyone was in costume. Thanksgiving I really liked. I don’t think I have ever eaten as much as I did that day. Do you celebrate Christmas in France? Yes, we do, but the dude that you call Santa Claus we call Father Xmas. It’s the same person and the same suit though. Have you had any embarrassing moments while you’ve been in the U.S.? No, not really — only when I can’t understand someone and they have to repeat what they say over, and over, and over. But if I can under- stand Mr. Senne, I can understand anyone. Enjoying the fun during Spirit Week. Laurie Canonne wears the appropriate attire for “Toga Day.” Senlors-17