Safford High School - Ocotillo Yearbook (Safford, AZ)

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lllwl Local news was prob- - ably more important to Safford residents than any of the major world happenings. Here are some of the events which involved us. Just before Christ- mas, Phelps Dodge an- nounced the closing of the smelter in Morenci. The low price of copper Future construction, These architec- tural plans illustrate what Salford High will look like in future years. The addi- tion of a vocational building is sched- uled to be completed by the end of the '86 school year. was the evident reason for the shutdown that cost over 400 workers their jobs. At this writ- ing, the strike in Mor- enci has been going on for two years. Carol Macdonald was elected as Safford's first woman mayor, succeeding Paul Shedd. The November elec- tion brought some sur- prises, as Republican Jim Kolbe beat Demo- crat Jim McNulty for the District 5 U.S. Re- presentative seat. emma vga.. my I I I A P- ' - - . . wt IA 'Ann l B., , , ..,i.vl.w. w...ta,.. , mlsm um Wm. i... . -' M , ' ' c . if mm g -X l an , .uma e-' 1.5 l T - w, --- - w....m. in--r-0 S ,, ,, 21:51 , gggg J '.......g,..,n uwm i ' sm' 'MJ4i.,. L.. ww.. -. E... . . . - 1,-f . it 'x W. . U i. ..... i E, ., we was l . , . . . . ll , S., st, 1 - . 47.-l..,iL, X vnen.u...t . wwe.. -Q. W-ie . .wt-.-W.-e Austrian- mn -A--ann mn mmm.. .- L Q N. ,f...Mf.-tm.-fm an . 5- ni 5 '4 H ' ' nu-ran ui in n -ucv M j Hugh Hamman and Delbert Householder were beaten out of their Graham County Board of Supervisor seats by Ben Smith and Ralph Orr. And finally, Roy Curtis once again was elected Graham County Sheriff, after beating challenger Steve Vukcevich. The Swift Trail prison camp was converted to a Level ll, Medium Se- curity Federal Prison. For the first time since the Miss Graham County contest began, a local contestant w the state pageant! highest honor. Rhonc White, Miss Graha County was crown Miss Arizona in Yumg Around the schoc new school boa members were ele ed. Jim Brown, Zel Hawthorne, both fo mer teachers fro SHS were chosen ar William Konopnicki wa re-elected. Safford High wa awarded the Don Stone award for tt second year in a row '- - -x ,f- in.- .7 . iv.. -.. ., . ,-. ..t 'LQ-Q4 V ...i ...,..4.-,-,...,w -.,z..,M,,' , Iv A-'ri 'A V V-N 4 T 1 wt-1+--f+i--M. -'aiming-'ff'gg,..' N X -.: - - ' ' -- ,W 1 161: N- Q T 4 i -'.'.,3,1 ,-k- I ef kd I -V ig 4. 1 . -. V 5 , - -' 1 ' ' -'arf ,-if - ' N. ut...-1' .umm IU ' I 4 .,.. -..... .... ..... -A,,c,,a um Awtmn , nr. mu-:mv u 1

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'Round and 'Round. The Super Loop was a ride for the more adventurous people. A-OK in the Model-A. J,V. Cheer- leaders show their charm in the Fair Parade. Harmonizing. Mike McBride and Panda Randal! sing Almost Paradise during Taste of Sound's performance at the Fair. Fishing for fun. Eric Hancock tries his best as David Barney and Marc Stewart give him their winning methods.

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Crowning glory. Rhonda While, Miss Arizona and the former Miss Graham County, was eligible lo compete in lhe Miss llmerica pageanl, which was held in New lersey. Here, she displays lhe crown which she received in Yuma, Arizona. Ready, aim, fire. Minor grass fires sprung up on several occasions around Graham county. Here, hre hghfers lake care of a small blaze. LOCAL NEWS me And November 12-19 Es officially declared Norma Bellamy eek, for her outstand- g contributions to fford High sports. rlier in the year, Mrs. Ilamy led Safford's lleyball team to their xteenth state victory. Tania Lea Pye, a sen- ir from New Zealand, nd the sixth foreign xchange student at afford High, arrived at we beginning of the -econd semester. The weather in Gra- Em County made big ws this past year. igh winds in the May '84 caused damage several homes and ve firefighters prob- :ms with grass fires. A iajor storm hit the val- ley one weekend, caus- ing- flooded streets, downed tree limbs and electrical outages that lasted as late as Mon- day afternoon. Most of the damage was cen- tered in the downtown Safford area. The Gold- en Corral and Tiki signs were badly damaged, as well as the roof of the Pizza Hut. And fi- nally, the events that caused the most joy and wonder, the snows. People woke to a winter wonderland once in '84 and again in early '85. Although the snow didn't stay on the ground for more than one day either time, everybody enjoyed it while it lasted, Some students who made lo- cal news included Sen- ior Laura Call, who was chosen by the Rickover Science Institute to at- tend classes in Science and math for six weeks in Washington D.C. Mike Player and Paige Randall both re- ceived 1's at the Dis- trict Music Festival. Paige earned honors in vocal and piano areas and Mike in vocal. He was also selected as lead bass for all-dis- trict. Kim Sansom was se- lected as a Southern Belle and will be travel- ing to Seattle, Washing- ton and Atlanta in the near future. She also won a national award for Order of Rainbow. Taking first place at a Scottsdale bowling tournament were Freshmen Valerie Hartner and Roxanne Martin. They competed against other doubles teams from all over the state. And the FFA traveled to Douglas for another competition. Robert Barney won the District information contest, Reed Larson placed 2nd in Extemporane- ous Speaking and will go on to state, and Ruth Ann Skinner placed 3rd in the same competition. The class's Parliament Pro- cedure team of six placed 4th. A car accident claimed the lives of Ju- lie Peck and Alex Hor- nalez.