Safford High School - Ocotillo Yearbook (Safford, AZ)

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Not just cotton and cows. he return of Future Farmers of America to this year's cur- riculum was welcomed by many students who had been unable to take the class since it was re- moved three years ago. This class helps students with things that they would need to know if they chose a career in ag- riculture, said the new FFA teacher, Mr. Zamu- dio, Mr. Z to most of his students. Most people seem to think it's just cot- ton and cows. Actually, the class covered un- countable units on agri- cultural information. Ev- erything from surveying to insecticides to tractor operations were studied. Surprisingly enough, the students also learned skills in business and mon- ey management. There were only 33 stu- Cultivating answers. After ex- amining some samples of cot- ton lint, Tarrell Harris makes an evaluation during one of the FFA's cotton judgings. 48 dents in the FFA classes, but considering that there were only three classes, it was a good turnout. Cer- tainly one of the things that attracted students to FFA was the fact that the classes sometimes took out-of-town trips to judge livestock and plants. On one particular trip to Tucson, Brad Montierth, Robert Barney and Ruth Ann Skinner placed fourth overall in cotton judging while Brad also placed fifth in individual competi- tion. An added attraction to a livestock judging com- petition at the State Fair was a Charlie Daniel's Band concert which was attended by most of the present students. But even when they weren't on field trips, the class was considered to be one of the most inter- esting on campus. lt's a big change from anything else l've ever done, but it's fun. said senior Bran- don Squire. For everyone involved in the new FFA, it was refreshing change of pace. lt's a big change When one first heard of FFA, the thought of Farm- er Brown standing out in a pasture with a pitchfork in one hand and a piece of straw in his mouth, a hay- stack on one side of him, a red barn on the other, and cows and cotton as far as the eye could see came to mind, but the FFA has proven they are more than that. i

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2 2 YM' Av 41.5, 1 ., , xiii f, fin, ' Bullseye! Watching to see where their arrows will land are, sophomore Ar- mando Flores and junior Lynn Malloque. Their ad- vanced P,E. class is learn- ing the basics of archery before going to the range, Under the hood. Fixing the dis- tributer on one of the Auto shop's cars is junior Robert Brown. Plywood dreams. Eddie Tellez goes over the plans to his wood- shop project with Mr. Clifford before he starts hammering.