Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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Former-Bishop of the Joliet Dioceses, Romeo Blanchette, died on January 10. This enormous chandelien found in the rotunda of the Rialto Theatre, was renovated along with the entire theatre. Senior Traci Newsome and alumni Louie Hondros were among the actors in the Kiwanis Show 176 Omega Just like in the Chicago area, six inches of snow postponed the Detroit Tigers opener on April 15. Cardinal J. P. Cody died in Chicago of a heart attack at age 74.

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Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Corp Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lovati Gigi Hall and Dena Wheeler Debbie Juricic Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Baca and Family Linda Rymsza Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Walsh and Family ' Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Garcia Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Alonso Mark and Margie Corp Robert J. Liberty Sr. PATRCNS Mr. and Mrs. Ted Juricic Gordon R. Corp, Jr. John Walsh, Jr. Nancy Goss Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Griffin Dr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. and Family Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hajurka Bradley Vaughn Robert L. Porter John J. Griffin Robert Wolz A. Utsinger David Krakar Mr. and Mrs. Allan Seeley Mr. and Mrs. James Klein Mrs. Bonnie Fritz Ms. Nancy Wicevic Ms. Pamela Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Goss Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Goss Marco Coladipietro Pat Goss Marianne Goss Sue Wolz Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hallihan Ms. L. Vaughn Junior Terry Mangun goes up for a jump shot during a game against Joliet Catholic. Andrea Johnson and Ken Talarico sway and sing during a swing choir performance. -1 f Q 5 . ' . V by - M-my , if .Lai '- mf' . , .5- 'M . :.'1 t1' 55. f:a'f5'a':x wi . V U'p.t 'Q . ' ' ik. 5,5555 L' M vt ' kr: if A i-'Ji-iii.. W rl 'if . i VV l 'J l t T Uncle Teddy 1Matt Walshj Junior Jill Ferguson entertains a child while the rest of the class prepares prepares for a long stay in a nursing home. Seniors Dave Markley and Dave Martis examine negatives and work on projects for photography. ,-ll ,Ii .. - .mv , , . V., for Halloween festivities. Seniors Chris Thompson and Lynda Ftacich welcome the 1983 band sponsors Terri Denovellis and Tracy Moses.

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Although Mr. Roger Swank resigned as girls' track coach, he will remain a business teacher. Buddy Hombaken Cheerleaders, and Wger Paws present Coach Harr with an appreciation award after his announced retirement from basketball coaching. :rf1:1:112:221:1:2:1:1:iii251Er525152215E1E221i'I',-.1:IE111ErE:E2EvE:15515EfE5EEE2E5f5E3E5E3EjE2SrE'E:-12rErEfErEf?rEfErErE5S5E5EZ'ifiili -52533535E3E5E5?gE5E3E5E55rEv E55Eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifi 6 Ef5ig55iQig-if iifiiifi-52':ff2?42if',fs?1i5ifZis?i3E?55??EE?f 259325552252 :1:1:2:1E2E1E2E1?i '5E?2?iI5I?t?fr?1ff-I:f:I-f:f:f:2:25-2:f:I:12:252121:'E'EfE2I2.1ErSfE'- 'z' -1 - :' 'frrfff'--11. -fEf:1EfE'.1E'IrE2ErE2E22fE2E1ff fffE? f .5fff -' .ilififfii '1' 'i ff153ii5E?E555i'Q555iii5525?EWQEEEEEEEEEBEE 55255. 4' Frances Holmquist resigned as school Ford C. June was elected school board board president on June 8. president on June 8. i June Becomes Board President Seven months after an upsetting school board election, upset and change occurred once again. On June 8, Mrs. Frances Holmquist, school board president since November, stepped down as president and was replaced by Mr. Ford C. June, Save Our Schools write-in candidate in November. Mr. June was elected unanimously to fill the remaining one year presidency. Mrs. Holmquist stepped down saying, according to the Joliet Herald News, There is a need for a strong hand at the helm - a hand stronger than mine. She did not resign her seat on the board. Only days before Mrs. Holmquist's resignation, the Joliet Township High Schools were declared clean of drugs. Superintendent Dr. Marvin Edwards, in cooperation with the Joliet Police Department and the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad, placed an undercover Narcotics officer at West for three weeks and had canineunits from Joliet, DeKalb, and Elmhurst sniff lockers and gym areas at East and Central. With the exception of a marijuana cigarette found at Central, all three campuses were totally free of drugs. While some news was good, some was also bad. The Catholic members of the community felt two great losses this year when both Bishop Romeo Blanchette and Cardinal Cody died. Ailing from Lou Gehrig disease, Bishop Blanchette resigned as Bishop of the Joliet Diocese in January 1979 and died on January 10 at age 69. Cardinal J. P. Cody, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, died on April 25 of a heart attack at age 74. Steve Dahl, Garry Meier, and all of the WLS listening audience also felt a great loss with the death of Marcus Palmer, side-kick to Dahl -and Meier. Palmer died of a freak accident after a routine tonsillectomy. Here at school, loss was also felt with the death of Ms. Marcie Long, art teacher. Ms. Long, teacher at West for 18 years, died in April, With the retirement of Counselor Naomi Hedstrom, a different sense of loss was felt. Mrs. Hedstrom, who had been in education for 35 years and in the Joliet system for 30 years, will be greatly missed. . Coach John Harr and Coach Roger Swank, both resigning from coaching their respective sports will also be missed. Swank, a competitive runner himself, resigned as girls' track coach. Harr, feeling a youngercoach could better relate to the players, resigned as varsity basketball coach. Both remained at West as teachers. Within the Joliet community change was also occurring. On November 27, the Rialto Theatre reopened with Victor Borge headlining the first in a iseries of artists and programs, including the annual Kiwanis Show, Beatlemania, and A Chorus Line. The theatre was completely refurbished through efforts of a group of community leaders and municipal and state support.