Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Above: Mr, George Silagyi had his hands lull, being sponsor of both Math Club and Mathletes. Ready for a workout? Members ot Mathletes and Math Club exercised their rea- soning ability in the newly re- joined clubs. Math Club and Mathletes were two clubs com- bined in one and led by Mr. George Silagyi. l was happy to be back in charge of the clubs because so many stu- dents have an equal interest in both ot them, stated Mr. Sila- QY1- Mathletes was the competi- tive part of Math Club. Stu- dents took tests in specific Top: Dave Ducat is helped by Chris Urban on a practice sheet before a competition in Mathletes. Middle: Math C1ubfMath1etes: Front Row: Marianna Runge, Chris- tine DeClements, lanet Harding, Dawn Kinishi, Kathy Stout, Amy Mer- ritt, Kelly Reckner ttreasl, Lisa Nye, Trang Nguyen fsec.J, Row 2: Brett Marcotte, Carolyn Kern, Randy Lich- nerowicz, Michele Purcell, Noel Mil- zarek, Paula Bentley, Michelle Brown, Vennie Nemecek, Dawn Fultz Row 3: Debbie Thomson, Angela Carlo- One + one adds up to one areas ot math against students from other schools. Mathlete members practiced after school or at home doing prac- tice sheets or reviewing chap- ters in books on the subjects. Practicing problems helped refresh my memory ot past years of math so l could pre- pare for my competition, said Randy Lichnerowicz. Math Club and Mathletes, becoming one club after being separated tor a year, met the interests ot many ditterent stu- dents in the world of math. mango, ludy Gawlik, Richard Whit- tington, Michelle Frampton, Bala Ar- miah, Bill Feldt, Kacey Raw Cpresj, Mr. George Silagyiy Ksponsorl Row 4: Su- san Clarke, Dan Collins, Anne Larson Cv. presl, Kevin Wright, Chris Urban, Shari Bobowski, Anamarie Linde, Thomas VanSwol, Amy Glowackip Back Row: lose lagues, Andrea Bo- sak, Brian Glowacki, Brian Frampton, Dave Ducat, Chris luds, Rob McCar- thy, Laura Thompson, Todd Carlson Not Pictured: Paula Franson Math ClubfMathletes

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Crea t1.V1'f overflows to H11 editions What is a talisman? Accord- ing to Webster's, a talisman is a good-luck charm, but at Thornridge the Talisman is a collection ot poems, short sto- ries, sketches, and photo- graphs. The Talisman stall edited the works submitted to them by other students, and then chose the best writings, sketch es, and photographs to be in their book. 'llt was hard choos- ing the best works because some ot them were our own, stated Beth Fromer. Time was Middle: Talisman: Front Row: Dawn Ziolkowski, Beth Fromer, Mi- chelle Browng Row 2: Bernie Sebok, Lori Flor, Chris Klein, Cynthia Bustos, Debby Saittag Back Row: Miss Carole Reiher fsponsorj, lanel VanNoort, Mike Quirke, Kevin Fromer, Ryan lO4 Talisman spent during home room and after school putting the maga- zine together. The Talisman was the only literary magazine that pub- lished two editions this year. There was such a large amount ot work submitted to the Talisman, the stalt decid- ed to publish a second edi- tion, stated sponsor Miss Car- ol Reiher. For these talented students a good-luck charm was not needed. The key element was their creativity. Miles Right: Kevin Fromer, Michelle Brown, and Beth Fromer critique the first of two issues oi the Talisman. Top: Ryan Miles and Michelle Brown check in sales ot the Talisman. 7 Y ms ..

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Below: Audio Visual Club: Front Row: Becki Hurless, Anne Burnson, Lynn Golabg Row 2: Mark Madison, lohn lanowski, lon lenkinsp Back Row: loe Furman, Will Svilar Right: Becki I-lurless paints a sign for VICA in the AV center. Right: Koreen Bridgeman gets help from library aide Kelly McDonald, in checking out a pamphlet. 106 AVfl.ibraryfPST -Wg