Westwood High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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16-DEDICATION 4 ,R ,. fu, .Q 1 . . . capable of helping other people. The Chieftain 1976 is dedicated to four people who have done so. Sally Bixby, popular coach in the Girls' P.E. Department, has been at West- wood since the 1964-65 school year. This year she coached the Warriorettes through another outstanding and successful term. In the past, Miss Bixby has worked with both the Cheerleaders and the Warriorettes Aalways with the same excellent results. She is currently the head of the fine Girls Department. Dave Gates has been at Westwood since the school opened in 1962. In fact, he played a major role in the selection of the school mascot and colors and was the man who coined, t'War Eagle! From 1967 to 1973, he established himself as one of the most ingenious football coaches in the state with victory after victory. Coach Gates has been at the helm of the JV team for the past two years. Cliff Spain started his teaching career in 1932 at Franklin. He later taught at Irving, Mesa Junior High, Carson Junior High, and Mesa High before com- ing to Westwood in 1962. For many years, Mr. Spain served as head of the drivers' education department here. After over 40 years of faithful service in the Mesa Public School District, Mr. Spain will retire this year. Craig Cummins came to Westwood after starting his teaching at Paradise Valley. For ten years now, he has been active, not only with the Social Studies Department, but also with several clubs on campus. Mr. Cummins has been acknowledged as one of the finest swimming coaches in the nation, having won several state titles at Westwood including one string of five straight.

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