Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Below: Setting an example for the student body, Maria Siadek listens attentively to the national anthem, Right: Snapping their fingers and shuffling their feet, the girls use popular music to update their routines. 1 12 Lassies Above: Lassies: Front Row: Patty Hickey fjrco-capt.l5 Marnie Murphy Cinco-captj, Monica McAdams Cco- capt.l, Maria Siadek fcaptj, Claudia Macias fco-capt.J, Vickie Kunst fse- c.fhist.J, Row 2: Yolanda Randolph, fennifer Kovacs, Terry Welch, Tammy O'Neil, Lisa Ferczok, Lashunta Smith, Brenda Wrightg Back Row: Wandersee, Lisa Lejeune, Sue iarski, Sheila Quirke, Luanne Tanya Whitehead, Shavelle Bell Middle: Moving into a new format the Lassies found the yard mar good guidelines.

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lionals. ' it . 1,8 l Lid. sl it if fi I A op: Co-Captains Kris Zmuda and dy Merritt hang a banner to show pport for the wrestlers during re- bove: Wrestlerettes: Front Row: eather Gilliam, ludy Merritt lco- Q . F x captl, Kris Zmuda Cco-captj, lenny Dzikowskig Back Row: Brenda Chap- man, Christine Crance, Maureen Keane, Ruth Erwin, Lora Crowder, Beth Gregerson From skirts to sweats? The wrestlerettes replaced the tra- ditional skirt uniforms with blue sweatpants as the empha- sis switched from performing to assisting at matches. Wrestlerettes' duties includ- ed timing and scoring at all wrestling meets and tourna- ments. This was the first year the girls didnt perform. l felt their minds were more on their performances rather than con- centrating on their real duties Sk1'1'tS give Way to swea ts of scoring and timing, stated Coach Linda Kurvers. Another reason the girls no longer performed was that the turnout for the squad wasn't large enough. l'l've enjoyed being on wrestlerettes over the years, but l miss the dancing, cheering, and the large squad, stated ludy Merritt. Even though the skirts and performances were gone, wrestlerettes gave needed support to the wrestlers. Wrestlerettes l l l

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-ug ,..-nu 4 .virffiivv f , k -- AA. Above: Monica McAdams dances Top: In time with the music the Lassies with the Qrak Shrine Band that added move into a formation before endinq a Scottish flavor to Homecoming. the routine. Dancing to the beat of a dif- ferent drummer, the Lassie squad incorporated traditional and modern steps to create a unique style of dance. Performing to songs such as llThe Reflex and 'lThe War Song, the Lassies danced at half-time at football and bas- ketball games, and at special events such as the Dolton 4th of Tuly Parade. The Lassies increased in number to a squad of 24 girls. Practice sessions started in May and extended throughout the summer in order to pre- pare routines for fall perfor- mances. The Lassie squad im- proved over last year's squad. This year's was larger, and the routines were more complicat- ed, stated Miss Debe Tuttle, Com bin ed steps create variety sponsor. At Homecoming the Lassies performed with the Orak Shrine Band, a bagpipe band, in addition to the traditional Laddie-Lassie dance. l'Performing with the bag- pipe band was really different. The music was slower and harder to dance to, comment- ed Maria Siadek, captain. The Lassies sold donuts and keychains for their fundraising activities. They also worked at the concession stand at a bas- ketball game. Money earned from the sales went toward the banquet held at the end of the year. The Lassies created a differ- ent way of dancing. Instead of just traditional steps, new mod- ern steps were used to add va- riety to their routines. Lassies 3