Safford High School - Ocotillo Yearbook (Safford, AZ)

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After the Victory. Seniors Rhonda Bowler and Mindy Allred congratulate each other on a job well done. Tears of joy express the emotions the girls felt as they experienced their last state championship. I .af - Bionlc Sandra Howell No 16 lets go of a spike at the state volleyball games in the match against Round Val e Backfire' Soi-hornore Melanie Hancock and Senior Mindy Allred bloafksa Round Valley hit and send it back towards the opponent Safford came back after losing the first match against Springerville and won the State i e ' ll, rii ill ,X N ' tw i ut L ,dx f 1 XSL ' rrrrr 7 ..... ,,,, , i, i it it - - ' w:ef'mr,5. in Q, f ,y 5, W ' l i as to R QM M-we Mwxw Q l o rorilli t rlrrllr Wwfwwfffw jf it 'ffm jf ,gm

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Q A CONFERENCE STATE V0lLE'!BALL PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Safford High School Volleyball Team has won the 1984 Class A State Championship: and WHEREAS, the coach of the Safford High School Volleyball Team is Norma Bellamy: and WHEREAS, Coach Norma Bellamy has led her lady Bulldogs to sixteen out of seventeen state championships, and WHEREAS, State Championship play-offs in volleyball have existed only seventeen yearsg and WHEREAS, all citizens should be aware of this tremendous and extremely rare achievement. NOW THEREFORE, November 12-19, 1984 is proclaimed as Norma Bellamy and Safford Championship Volleyball Week for the community of Safford. DATED this 13th day of November, 1984, and signed by the mayor of Satford. MJ

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Oh! What A Feeling.. Y When The Feeling Comes Around. Feeling is believing and believing in ourselves is feeling a sense of accomplishment in any- thing we do. Volleyball has been one of the strong points and highlights of SHS for the past 17 years. What went on behind the scenes and the feelings that were expressed were memo- ries which will last a lifetime. The volleyball teams shared many experiences that they will never forget. Every team has its originals and Safford was no exception. Senior Frank Armijo was named Honorary Team Member of the state champion team. Apparently, Mr. Armijo practiced with the girls everyday. He wasted no time falling down and getting back up again only to find himself tangled in the net. He also spent the entire season trying to learn how to do a volleyball roll. He never succeed- ed. How many lady teams can say they had a male member? Safford stands alone again. A tradition that has been a part of the state championship for years is that all the girls, excluding coaches and managers, meet in a room at the hotel and sit in a big circle and hold hands. Each girl then had a turn to share her feelings about the season. These feelings were expressed only once a year and when the feel- ing came around it needed to be shared with everyone. Lady Bulldogs, Safford High School salutes you. Row 1 Vicky Polanco Dondi Richins Rhonda Bowler Mona Jurado Charo Puckered Out Coach Norma Bellamy lets out a breath of relief as the Lady Bulldogs narrowly escape the loss from Round Valley at the state cham lette Carrasco, Mary Quintero Row 2 Stacey Walton, Melanie Hancock Toni plonshlp Safford took the mle after Scroggins, Sandra Howell, Mindy Allred, Lori Peralta putting up a good fight ' K - Q k:,kL 5 it vii 7 A A