Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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ESTLJDEN LIFE Sixties Flings, informal dances, were held after football games in the main gym. During homecoming week, lawn decorations were con- structed and placed in the courtyard as well as around the grounds. A common meeting place was Nagler's Dog and Suds lo- cated at the corner of Sibley and Greenwood. A large glass of frosty rootbeer tgted re- freshing after a fling. Danceable jazz music was performed by such artists as Benny Goodman, Glenn Mill- er, Henry Mancini, and Ray Charles. Seventies Donkey basketball games were held in the main gym as a source of entertainment be- tween athletic seasons. I SCOT held its spirit week, - ,ARightLI..assies,pom,pons, anclcheerls by the band, perform to Onward. ' the son since 1961 with dress up days and con- tests, during the spring instead of during homecoming week. Bell bottoms became the rage in both girls' and boys' wardrobes as the dress code was changed to allow girls to wear pants to school. ' Eighties Designer jeans gained pop- ularity along with other styles such as preppy, punk, or GQ. Shorts above the knees were not allowed and SCOT fought for sweats to be permissible. Teens hung out at Video ar- cades and White Castle. Tastes in music varied wide- ly as Gym lams began to adopt D.l.'s rather than bands. New slang included bust- ed, excellent, I'm sure, straight up,'.' cool out, and You're gay! ' 1 984-85 . . . c Above: At the 1963 homecoming Peggy Alver- son was escorted by Durrie Monsrna. V 10 Student Life

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Left: The class ol '84 held a picnic in the courtyard alter graduation, lunior quide Dale Carlson ioins seniors at their celebration. Below: Mr. Richard Keller, director ol student activities, portrays Moses as he holds back the flood ot students trying to leave the lunch room early. Bottom: Stepping out of the warm pool onto the startinq blocks is a chill- inq experience lor freshman and sophomore qym classes that were re- quired to take swimming. i W Wt' . C85 X , , ,. f 1 4 I f 'I N Y I ll p J X X X A will . , X X of X XX M if Xt MX ,gt1lii jX,, W A fl 1 . I 1 A if - v N , A MX X ,, igXX.1i-'-Mfr X -fu ,X dY,X.,M . ,XA ,f Q . We A . X -we-' y'a,.X,1..e ,, 4, X ' - ' -uf. --ei ,-. , -4 -fel ff f . , ,V 4 fum, - ,X , , , , 'gar y -sb gf--i -,v -. . , Q ,i,5' v:,efQ-., g 'ig 3, - , . V M . fh sf i i lf ' -1 - .- 'Y-'X 1 X ' M ' -Y 6 Opening 9

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