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

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Grchesis Highlights Orchesis members Tammy Gross and Shelly Jacaway rehearse a dance sequence for the spring concert, l Orchesis members Cathy Schoener, Sue Hocevar, Chris Shager, Kathy DeGeus, Jodi Smith, Kim Sutton, Phyllis Gollihen Tammy Gross, Angie Benigni, Joy Warner, Kim Moscato, and Shelly Jacaway improvise at a Thursday afternoon meeting, Angie Benigni, Shelly Jacaway, Joy Warner, and Chris Shager display the colorful costumes designed by Orchesis members. 36 Orchesis On March 11 and 12, Orchesis presented their annual concert Show- time. Members selected various types of music, choreographed their own dances, and designed their own costumes for the show with assistance from Sponsor Mrs. Cheryl Nolden. To help pay for props and costumes, Orchesis held candy and popcorn sales throughout the year. Orchesis was open to all students and met every Thursday in the Dance Studio. Officers were President Phyllis Golliher, Vice-President Lynda Racich, Secretary Holly Douglas, Treasurer Kathy DeGeus, and Stage Manager Colleen Daugherty.

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2 5 f f ....,, .. . Challenges To Student sl-IQ! 4- The 1981-1982 Tiger Tales Staff Publications We have approximately one-half the amount of space for news that we had last year,'i commented Mrs. Bonnie Fritz, newspaper advisor. Student who paid the S30 activity fee were promised six free issues of the newspaper by the Board of Education. Because the paper was subsidized by the Board, the Tiger Tales staff was limited to five-12 page and one-16 page issues, published every six weeks. As a result of the loss of space, many changes were made in the format of Tiger Tales, including a focus on features rather than news. Important news, such as the school crisis, was placed on the front page. Instead of printing stories pertain- ing to scores of games, the sports section focused on the individual athlete and their sport. Sports Spot- light recognized athletes who were chosen by their coaches on the basis of outstanding accomplishments. To improve communication between the School Board and the students, The Liaison Report was added to the newspaper. Written by Student Liaisons Dan Griffin and Pam Galowich, the article was considered previously, then definitely decided upon in light of the school crisis. Although the major source of income for the newspaper staff was advertising, the staff conducted some fund raisers to send staff members to camp in the spring. Three staff members attended a journalism work- shop at the University of iowa in July. Eleven advanced journalism students and two photographers made up the Tiger Tales staff. Even though there were only two experienced newspaper members, Mrs. Fritz was pleased with their progress and explained, Most of the people were inexperienced, but they learned quickly and I was pleased with their progress. Many challenges were also pre- sented to the Alpha Omega staff. Each student who paid the fee was guaran- teed a free yearbook, which meant that the Alpha Omega staff could no longer raise money through yearbook sales. Many cutbacks in the book were forced by a lack of money, mainly the reduction of pages, from 250 to 180. We are trying to condense things, explained Ms. Lynn Vaughn, yearbook advisor. Color was eliminated from the book in order to reduce the costs. For the first time in five years, the senior class portraits were not in color. ln order to try to compensate the seniors for the loss, brag pages were added to the section. Besides the decision of how to cut costs, Alpha Omega was presented with a shortage of books in September. Lost subscription books caused the shortage of 60 books when they were received from the publishing company, Herff-Jones. An extra 100 books were ordered and distributed in November. On September 25, the Alpha Omega staff attended a workshop at the University of Illinois. They learned about layout techniques, writing form, and yearbook styles. Editor Nancy Goss also attended a workshop at the University of Minnesota in July. Many fund raisers aided Alpha Omega throughout the year. Staff members sold Kathryn Beich candy and M8tM's. After all the work was finished in May, the yearbook staff got together for a banquet at Syl's restaurant. f 'sums-enum'-smsfzamwv::,i1.:f 4 x V-f-A-aww News Editor Meg Powers works diligently to meet the deadline for the Hrst issue of Tiger Tales. Alpha Omega!Tiger Tales 35

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