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

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Two Plays Are Better Than One “In Australia, everything connected with a play was done completely by the students; there was no adult supervision. I actually enjoyed doing the play here in Morenci more because there wasn’t any pressure.” —Samantha Byrne Deviating from the usual multi-act plays, Drama Club presented two one-act productions in the spring of 1986. “I didn’t want to have one play with detailed props,” commented drama sponsor, Miss Susan Johnson. “Our props for the two short plays were very simple.” The dramatizations included a chil- dren’s play, “The Three Wishes”, and an adult comedy, “The Affected Young La- dies.” The trees in the children’s play were a problem for James Giacoletti, who played the part of the woodsman. “Dur- ing the performance at Fairbanks Middle School, I accidentally kicked down a tree causing rocks to roll everywhere. The kids all thought it was funny, so I wasn’t too embarrassed.” During the night of the second perfor- mance at the high school, Lisa Garrett, who played the tree fairy, got the giggles when James almost knocked over the tree under which she was hiding. “All I could think of was how stupid I would look if the tree fell over and I was just standing there,” Lisa said laughing. Foreign exchange student Samantha Byrne played the lead role in “The Af- fected Young Ladies.” “I had quite a bit of experience because I acted in six plays in Australia over a period of five years,” admitted Samantha. “I also co-produced and co-directed one of the plays. Our plays in Australia were done on a com- petitive basis; we were judged on the overall production and appearance of the play.” DANCE OF THE FAIRY. Before granting the woodsman his three wishes, tree fairy Lisa Garrett twirls across the stage. S-H-H-H-H. Village children Samantha Byrne. Crissie Fencil. Darren Ivey and Julie Baker debate whether to wake up woodsman James Giacoletti in the children’s play. The Three Wishes ’. Drama Production 13

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YOU DON’T SAY. Trying to impress the ladies, Pat MacLaughlin tells stories of heroism to Beth Phelps and Samantha Byrne. THREE WISHES! Trying to explain everything that happened during the day to his astonished wife Julie Reyes is James Giacoletti. . x DUMBFOUNDED.Surprised by an unexpected question. Eric Forstrom struggles for an answer in “The Affected Young Ladies.” 12 Drama Production

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From Twenty To Six To One “Challenging New Horizons” was the theme chosen by Student Council for the eighth annual winter sports homecoming. Guest speaker at the all-school assem- bly held on Thursday, January 22, was Fred Sanders, class of ’84. The oldest alumnus present at the assembly was Mrs. Amy Rodriguez, representing the class of ’53; and the classes of ’63 and ’64 had the most alumni present. Twenty clubs, organizations, and classes chose attendants to represent their groups in the homecoming festivi- ties. Six finalists, chosen by the student body, were announced at the assembly. They included: Dianne Hartley, represen- tating the cheerleaders; Amy MacFar- lane, freshmen class; Mona Sanders, Cop- SP1RITED GUEST. Alumnus Fred Sanders, class of ‘84. addresses the student body on the impor- tance of school spirit and pride at the Winter Sports Homecoming assembly. WINTER SPORTS SWEETHEART. A happy and surprised Mona Sanders is crowned by Annette Rocha, last year’s Sweetheart. Mona represented the Copper Cat staff. per Cat; Libby Chavez, I.G.A.A.; Kristina Richardson, S.N.H.S.; and Shelly Bryant, Rowdies. Prior to the basketball game with Ben- son on Friday, January 23, Mona Sanders was crowned homecoming sweetheart. “1 was surprised I won,’’ confessed Mona afterwards. “There were so many senior candidates I wasn’t sure 1 had a chance. I’m sure it was close.” The Homecoming festivities were a success in every way but one: the Wild- cats lost an overtime thriller to the Bob- cats, 74-71. “It was a great game, even though we lost,” commented basketball player, Steve Wene. “It was the first time all year that the crowd really showed a lot of enthusiasm and spirit.” “Since people see me as a ‘rowdy,’ 1 think 1 was the right choice to represent the Rowdies. Being one of the six finalists gave me a feeling of importance. It’s nice to know so many people voted for me.” — Shelly Bryant 14 Winter Sports Homecoming