Safford High School - Ocotillo Yearbook (Safford, AZ)

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wx f jflkf. 51 1 I If f W i l i f , , , , s,ggg Real persistance. his school year wel- comed many new clubs, groups and or- ganizations to the school, and one of the most original and interesting of these was the Real People Club. The club was founded by the TMH class a few years ago but since then it had re- ceived a name change and a face-lift. These changes began to come about when a new teacher arrived two years ago. Mrs. Thompson was once a substitute at Safford but after attending a lot of specialized classes, she took over the teaching of TMH with Linda Phillips. I had to do a lot to be able to work with these students, but it's worth it. I really enjoy what I do, Mrs. Thompson said. The class made a lot of progress this year. Two bowling teams went to the bowling tournament of the Special Olympics in Morenci and they came back with both lst and 2nd place tro- phies. The Real People Club also held training sessions at the school to help prepare the athletes for two track and I really enjoy what I do. field events in the Special Olympics. The first meet was in Morenci and was held pri- marily for Graham and Greenlee counties. The sec- ond was in Phoenix at ASU and was attended by TMH students from all over the state. Some events in which the students participated were the 50-yard dash, the 100-yard dash, the relay, and the standing broad jump. Jim Pinsett, who had attended such track meets in previous years, said that he liked to go because I met a lot of interesting people. After the games several members attended a dinner given by the State Special Olympics Commission. Mrs. Thompson said she was very pleased with the greater sup- port given them due to the wider awareness of the pro- gram. Not only in athletics had the class made advances. Angie Foley, an aide for the TMH class, already begun to teach student, Phillip Berri- gan, how to operate the Ap- ple computer located in their classroom. With several ac- complishments and a bright future, the TMH class proved that they were, indeed, Real People. Taco Time. TMH student, Fran kie Smith, does his part with the making of mini-tacos, only one of the several cooking activities which the class undertook.

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gr Steam pressed. Ironing flat a collar that she made in sew- ing, senior Lorie Rawls seems to be enjoying her work. Hard boiled bundles of joy. After signing the newborn eggs, Child Development teacher, Mrs. Baca hands them over to waiting mother Olga Avalos, who will care for them as a class project. W .M if , W VL-f f ' p , ii r uw f, -.-Mfr: f WW ,, iqvagh fm Early turkey. Sitting down to the Thanksgiving dinner which they prepared them- selves in foods are Teddy Lu- cero, Sandra Quigley and Ray Saldana. gtt,t

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Pica perfect. Concentrating on their yearbook pages are Liz Olsen and Mike McBride. Laser power. Many comput- er students used the time after their assignments were completed to improve their scores on some video games. Newspaper knowhow. Dis- cussing the latest develop- ments from around the school are some of the Bull- dog staff. S i N..-A E an 'F U +31 vang Q ,Q-IIQQQL 1--.. -M 5