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

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1986 PROM ROYALTY. FRONT ROW: Teresa Dayao. queen; Richard Ruedas. king. 2ND: Kristina Richardson. Libby Chavez. Lorraine Sierra, Shelly Bryant. Kathy Verdugo. Becky Tellez. Lisa Garrett. Sandy Casiano. Suzie Valdez. Monica Lopez. BACK ROW: Jay Petty. Rick Bendel, Brad John- son. Eric Forstrom. Raul Dayao. Steve Wene, Ernie Zevallos. Jon Day. Anthony Murillo, Bill Sheridan. ALL MALE CREW. Transforming the multi-pur- pose room into a blue and gold paradise for an evening of memories. Richard Ruedas, Eric For- strom. Anthony Murillo and James Cooper cut streamers to go across the ceiling. GRAND MARCH. After reaching the end of the Grand March tunnel. Michelle Ray and her date. Rick Weathers, prepare to take their places next to Kristina Richardson and Jay Petty. SPECIAL MOMENT. With the music of Kool and the Gang inspiring romance, Dodi Stout and Alex Florez enjoy each other’s company while dancing to Cherish.” 16 Junior-Senior Prom

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HOMECOMING COURT. The six finalists and their escorts include Dianne Hartley. Jay Petty. Kristina Richardson. Steve Wene. Shelly Bryant. Matthew Forstrom. Amy MacFarlane, James Torres. Mona Sanders. Anthony Murillo. Libby Chavez, and Brian Montoya. PEANUT CHAMPIONS. Following the freshman peanut roll. Sammy Garcia and Beverly Scroggins start their reign as Peanut King and Queen They were crowned by last year’s “royal couple.” Paul Trujillo and Christine Cervantez. LITTLE ATTENDANTS. Carrying the crown, flowers, and banner for the sweetheart are Timothy Padilla and Kelly Navarrete. Winter Sports Homecoming SPECIAL THANK YOU. In appreciation for er help. Lisa Garrett receives a hug and flowers rom Lisa Velasquez on behalf of the cheerleaders IEPRESENTANDO EL CIRCULO ESPANOLJ Representing Spanish club is Judy Moreno, escort- d by Danny Levyas. 15

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Adding That Little Touch When the word “prom” is men- tioned, formal dresses and tuxedos are the first things that come to mind. But just what is it, other than the attire, that sets the prom apart from other dances? Ask any junior who has spent three years raising money by sponsoring dances, bakesales, raffles, and car- washes in addition to spending countless hours decorating in the multi-purpose room, and they’ll tell you the difference is in the decorations. “Decorations are the most popular part of the prom and we went all out,” claimed Monica Lo- pez. The juniors had promised everyone a memorable prom and they made good on their promise. “We worked very hard to make enough money to buy everything we wanted,” explained class vice-president, Libby Chavez. “It was a first-class operation from the printed in- vitations to the special prom favors.” The favors, which included key chains for the girls and garter belts for the boys, were a success. “The garter ceremony added ‘just that little touch of class’ ”, bragged James Cooper. “I hope we’ve started a tradition.” Hundreds of balloons were incorpo- rated into the decorations along with the usual metallic streamers. “They really came in handy when we got low on streamers and they made great centerpieces,” remarked Shelly Bryant. Although locating scissors, tearing off strips of masking tape, measuring streamers, and blowing up balloons was work, the juniors had fun decorating for the dance. “It was a lot of hard work and it took a while, but we all had a good time,” reminisced Jon Day. “Plus, we had great participation from our class.” “And,” added Ernie Zevallos, “decorating for the prom gave us a chance to be around each other. It made us become closer as a class.” Of Class “The Prom is one of the most memorable events in high school. Going with the special person in your life makes it a great night ... it’s really something neat to share with each other and you’ll remember it forever.” —Kathy Verdugo ON BENDED KNEE. Following the Grand March. Clint Burke removes the garter from Anna Navar- rete’s leg. Once the garters were removed, the boys put them on their arms. PICKING UP THE PACE. Couples enjoy dancing to the fast music booming from the speakers of the prom’s DJs. the Pleasure Seekers Junior-Senior Prom 17