Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Left: The class ol '84 held a picnic in the courtyard alter graduation, lunior quide Dale Carlson ioins seniors at their celebration. Below: Mr. Richard Keller, director ol student activities, portrays Moses as he holds back the flood ot students trying to leave the lunch room early. Bottom: Stepping out of the warm pool onto the startinq blocks is a chill- inq experience lor freshman and sophomore qym classes that were re- quired to take swimming. i W Wt' . C85 X , , ,. f 1 4 I f 'I N Y I ll p J X X X A will . , X X of X XX M if Xt MX ,gt1lii jX,, W A fl 1 . I 1 A if - v N , A MX X ,, igXX.1i-'-Mfr X -fu ,X dY,X.,M . ,XA ,f Q . We A . X -we-' y'a,.X,1..e ,, 4, X ' - ' -uf. --ei ,-. , -4 -fel ff f . , ,V 4 fum, - ,X , , , , 'gar y -sb gf--i -,v -. . , Q ,i,5' v:,efQ-., g 'ig 3, - , . V M . fh sf i i lf ' -1 - .- 'Y-'X 1 X ' M ' -Y 6 Opening 9

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Right Making sure that all tree branches are covered with toilet pa per Kim Kelly and Gable Garcia par tit ipate in one of the most popular ac tlvities on weekends Below The dress styles ot music per sonalities were reflected in many stu dents such as left Shepard who bears a Q lose resemblenne to Michael lack son www Sf' goining new ourloolss Seniors had to make several adjustments as well. Accus- tomed to seeing the same counselor for three years, some were confused when the alpha slices were changed twice - first at the beginning of the year and later after the new faculty contract reduced the couselor! dean! student ra- tio. The new counselor did not know as much about us. They did not know how we did in our first three years, said Bolden lones, senior. Howev- er, counselors learned the 5aElEarLSurYas af fihhfi-2175561 ETH! 8 Opening dents and were able to help them plan their future. Their last year also proved to be expensive as money was shelled out for college applica- tions, entrance exams, and transcript releases. The new Discovery computer program, located in the guidance office, offered college information. This program could call up a list of colleges that was based on career choice, location, money or requirements. It did not take long for that senioritis epidemic to set in. Term paper? No, seniors didn't have to write term pa- pers! With this attitude many seniors abandoned books and anything else resembling school work. Without its balance of changes and traditions, Thorn- ridge would have ceased to be the pulse of students' lives. At all levels were opportunities for educational growth and so- cial interaction. Good times? Ot course. Bad times? There .were some, there always are. But Thornridge had the silver lining that helped students put their lives into pe

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ESTLJDEN LIFE Sixties Flings, informal dances, were held after football games in the main gym. During homecoming week, lawn decorations were con- structed and placed in the courtyard as well as around the grounds. A common meeting place was Nagler's Dog and Suds lo- cated at the corner of Sibley and Greenwood. A large glass of frosty rootbeer tgted re- freshing after a fling. Danceable jazz music was performed by such artists as Benny Goodman, Glenn Mill- er, Henry Mancini, and Ray Charles. Seventies Donkey basketball games were held in the main gym as a source of entertainment be- tween athletic seasons. I SCOT held its spirit week, - ,ARightLI..assies,pom,pons, anclcheerls by the band, perform to Onward. ' the son since 1961 with dress up days and con- tests, during the spring instead of during homecoming week. Bell bottoms became the rage in both girls' and boys' wardrobes as the dress code was changed to allow girls to wear pants to school. ' Eighties Designer jeans gained pop- ularity along with other styles such as preppy, punk, or GQ. Shorts above the knees were not allowed and SCOT fought for sweats to be permissible. Teens hung out at Video ar- cades and White Castle. Tastes in music varied wide- ly as Gym lams began to adopt D.l.'s rather than bands. New slang included bust- ed, excellent, I'm sure, straight up,'.' cool out, and You're gay! ' 1 984-85 . . . c Above: At the 1963 homecoming Peggy Alver- son was escorted by Durrie Monsrna. V 10 Student Life