Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Right: Girls Club Board: Front Row: Sharon LaFleur, Amy Walker, loann Morelli, Claudia Moreno, Row 2: Allison Nidetz, Cv. pres.l, Lisa Ferc- zok, Cpresl, Laura Gyllstrom Cv. presl, Row 3: Sonia Turk, Lynette Myles, Lydia Ward, Dianna West Qseol, Bar- bara lones, Darlene Washington, Back Row: Michelle lordan, Carolyn Mason, Chris Klein, Wendy Holden, Luanne Lotz, Cheryl Wilson, Laurie Bosak, Not Pictured: Mary Ann Peck ftreasl, Below: Sponsor Mrs. Edythe Strater checks the accounts with treasurer Mary Ann Peck. if 'lib' Nl, ,t Right: Spending extra time on the Turnabout dance, Claudia Moreno and Lisa Ferczok made decorations. Both Saturdays and Sundays during Feburary and March were workshop days for the dance. Below: On Valentines Day, Katie Pager bought a Heart-o-Gram, a suck- er with a message, for that special someone. 96 Girls Club

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hu. 2 wt, fi X - f as t Q N Above: Prom Committee: Front row: Kris Zmuda, Terri Almeido, Dar- lene Washington, Kim Davisg Row 2: Monica McAdams, Tammy X. Abramowicz, Claudia Macias, Mr. Don Donini, tsponsorly Back Row: La- luana Myles, Robin Evans, Donna len- kins, Pam Szymanski ff A JA, f. 1 JA aitliw . That's dumb! l don't want to join any clubs. There are committees you could joint Yeh? Yeh, Rrom Committee and Human Relations are two ot the best! A big problem that the prom committee dealt with was choosing the pertect place tor the highlight ot senior year. This year went surprisingly well. The kids were really or- ganized and because ot this we were way ahead ot sched- ule, stated Mr. Don Donini, sponsor. At the meetings, held every Wednesday, Prom was dis- cussed and finalized. 'Be- cause the people on the com- mittee had ditterent tastes, we Middle: Human Relations Com- mittee: Front Row: Tammy Trella, Cheryl Alaimo, Andy Freeburn, Chris Childers, Kim Plue, Tracy Russellp Row 2: Vahita Thomas, Cynthia Bus- tos, lann Gruver, Lee Mitidiero, Titia- ny Moore, Wendy DeVr1es, Row 3: Dianna West, Romelia Randolph, Ga- vin Gruver, Michelle Adams, Erik Ma- chura, Lynda Lydon, Katie lervisg Committees forum for opinions had some very interesting ideas, commented Terri Al- meido, senior. The Human Relations Com- mittee was a sounding board tor many students with family or school problems. l think it was important to be there for people when they needed to talk, said Linda Lydon, The committee headed by Mr. Kris Thomsen and Dr. Steve Humphrey helped stu- dents open up and discuss their feelings. 'lThe students were very concerned with the welfare ot others, and they tried to make lite easier tor each other, stated Dr. Hum- phrey. Learning to help others helped students to help them- selves. Back Row: Christian Gervais, Art Aja tsecj, Samuel Mack, Timothy Thom- sen tv. presl, Robert Vogeler, Charles Gibbs, Greg Sandler, lames Ashmore Cpresl Top: Students discuss the problems ot high school lite in the Human Rela- tions Committee homeroom with Mr. Kris Thomsen, sponsor. Human Relationsfprom 95

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Ag? 2 ,if 4 ,, ye fi . .. 1- , - Lisa Ferczolc as president pre Above: The Big-Little Sister Tea, held at all meetings and special activi tor incoming freshman girls was one ot the activities Girls' Club sponsored. Girls' Club members did not know the meaning ot the word rest. lust as they finished one project, they were halt way into another. lncoming treshman were in- troduced at the Big-Little Sister Tea, where refreshments were served and questions by the new girls were answered by a Girls' Club member. Lisa Ferczok, club president, stat- ed, l thought the tea went really well. We had a play de- scribing all the clubs and ac- tivities we have here, and l telt it helped them get an idea as to what they might want to get involved in. lt only seemed appropriate tor the Girls' Club to sponsor the annual turnabout dance, Almost Paradise, in March. Candy sales helped to support Project Hnjsh ed 27 Next one starting this dance as well as other fund raiser activities. During Homecoming week muscle men were invited to compete in the Mr. Bod. con- test. Qther club-sponsored events were Romeo Romeo Day, the sale of Heart-o- Grams, and Parents Night. The otticers and active members devoted a lot ot time to plan and coordinate their activities. We've tried very hard to work together as a group, said Mrs. Edythe Strater, Girls' Club sponsor. They were also assisted by a co-sponsor, Mrs. Lynn Pan- ega. Planning candy sales at a meeting or painting decora- tions tor a dance, Girls' Club activities were always constant. Girls Club 97