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Melanie Antone Lives in: Ak-Chin Village
Vanessa Diaz Lives in: Alterra Fun fact: For Vanessa, this month marks 15 years of employment with the Ak-Chin Indian Community. “My favorite MHS memory was adventure education with Torri Anderson. It helped me get over my fear of heights. Another one is our or pep rally.”
Thor Mallet Lives in:
Adreanna (Thacker) Slade Lives in: Thunderbird Farms Fun fact: Adreanna is a full-time mom. “The biggest changes at Maricopa High School since I graduated are that the elementary school is gone, and so are the brick buildings with mud stains from the 1980s flood.”
Heather (Parr) Burger Lives in: Safford Fun fact: Heather is an accountant for the Arizona Department of Corrections. “The school is the biggest change for me in Maricopa. I never imagined the school getting so big. The football field and the hallways ... we never had hallways.”
Hidden Valley Fun fact: Thor, along with Vanessa Diaz, was voted most likely to take over the universe in high school.
Fun fact: Melanie still can’t get over the fact that MHS is made of buildings, not trailers. “Who knew that one day we would have girls’ flag football? When I was in high school, girls only had track, cheer, volleyball, softball and basketball. My senior year, we added golf. My favorite memories are basketball and volleyball seasons. The passion, the energy and loyalty to each other and the sisterhood we built on the court on the bus or on the way to games will never be matched.”
Back row from left: Eliazar Martinez, David Lewis, Joseph Moreno, Kelly Antone, Shane Martin, Justin Francis, Carolyn Paez. | Front row: Orenda Ortiz, Mayra Flores, Regina Arias, Vanessa Diaz, Prscilla Rodriguez, Lorenza Manuel
Catching up with the class of ‘04 BY BRIAN PETERSHEIM JR. F Varsity Basketball
ACEBOOK LAUNCHED. BUSH BEAT KERRY. THE LAST episode of Friends aired. Remember when? Seven graduates from Maricopa High School’s class of 2004 gathered at their old stomping grounds Sept. 27 for a homecoming game and an unofficial 20-year high school reunion. These folks were a part of the first graduating class after the city was incorporated in October 2003, during their senior year. It was a class of 52 kids. While the group let slip the occasional hoot and holler en route to the Rams’ 27-10 home-turf win over Gilbert’s Mesquite High School, they spent most of the evening just catching up. Two longtime Maricopa Unified School District educators who taught at MHS in 2004, current MHS marketing teacher Bernadette Russoniello and Maricopa Wells Principal Thad Miller, joined their former students.
Bernadette Russoniello
Spirit line
Back row from left: Coach Miller, Teela Ladd, Nicloe Copeland, Lindsie Clark, Kayla Valisto, Daniel Calderone, Coach Smith Front row: Andrea Peters, Melanie Antone, Kasey Hampton, Rachelle Peters
Thad Miller
Back row from left: Julie Turley, Ashlea Manuel, Andreanna Thacker. Middle row: Danielle Adams, Cesselsa Cortez. | Front row: Brittnee Robles, Christina Arroyo. Coach: Amber Fowler Captains: Ashlea Manuel, Andreanna Thacker.
From left: Teacher Bernadette Russoniello, Vanessa Diaz, Melanie Antone, Thor Mallet, Adreanna Slade, Heather Burger, Kelly Tisdale, Michele Derwin and teacher Thad Miller.
Varsity Volleyball
Back row from left: Coach Jenny Miller, Danielle Calderone, Nicole Copeland, Kelsey Early, Sarah Gray, Captain Kjersti Snow, Coach Wendy Heun. | Second row: Jessica Mead, Melanie Antone, Teela Ladd- Captain, lone Ladd. Front row: Ashley Doty,
Michele Derwin Lives in: Alterra Fun fact: Michele was the class of 2004’s student body vice president and
was voted most likely to run for U.S. president.
Kelly (Morris) Tisdale Lives in: Rancho El Dorado
Jaquee Adams, Lindsey Clark.
InMaricopa.com | November 2024
November 2024 | InMaricopa.com
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