Wooden football chart - 1937
This wooden board shows the plays in a Nov. 20, 1937 high school football game between Tombstone High School and Bisbee High School. The final score was Tombstone 19 to Bisbee 7. The coach was Joe B. Wisdom. On the team was David Sulger who would become the first mayor of Huachuca City.
Wool contest
This article in the Tombstone Epitaph tells about two Tombstone high school students, Brenda Phillips and Jackie Pitts, who won first and second prizes in the senior division of the district wood contest. All entries were made of 100% American manufactured woolen fabric.
School bus accident
Tragedy was averted and only minor injuries were sustained when a Tombstone school us was hit by a car, according to this April 1, 1965 Tombstone Epitaph article. The car ran a stop sign and blinking red light at an intersection in Huachuca City.
Huachuca City Lions Club
This photo in the January 14, 1965 issue of the Tombstone Epitaph shows Huachuca City Lions Club members reclaiming a Lions’ bell that had been taken in Tombstone.
1962 high school grad awards
At the fortieth Tombstone High School commencement, 30 seniors graduated, according to this June 7, 1962 article in the Tombstone Epitaph. Patricia Ordonez was the valedictorian, and Betty White was the salutatorian. Nancy Meloa was given the DAR good citizen award and also won the faculty’s scholastic award.
School renovation
This photo in the Tombstone Epitaph on September 7, 1961 shows the renovation of the Tombstone High School surveyed by Superintendent James Clark and Ben Ridge.