Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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16 Spirit Spirif holds students Together l Fired up or cooled down? School spirit could be found in s assemblies, ata game, or inthe daily rotitine. f i Being involved in school or- ganizations was a big responsi- bility tori students in showing their pride, School spirit was every important for our team, 'whether th teamriwas goods or bad. Cheerleaders, perform- ing groups and the band had sto remainiin goodgsplrit to pro- imote spirit, stated senior cheerleader Gabie Garcia. Assernbliies, agfvery impor- Above: lay Jones finds it amusing to see his Uncle Frank Vulpitta as Wing Ding in the Homecoming parade. Right: V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, that's the Fal- con battle cry: the seniors managed to retain the spirit trophy. tant part of school spirit, either followed homeroom or were scheduledior after Zth period, I like a.mQ assemblies bsiisi because at p.m. assemblies the crowds aregsmaller due to the work program students being dismissed early, stated Mr. Richard Keller, director ot stu- dent activities. e if Q l Something different was a chance to play night-time toot- ball. F or the secondgoonseouf t tive year the footloallteam was allowed to play one game un- der the lights. Theespirit was great and the large crowd be' haved excellently, stated Mr. Ron Bontiglio, athletic bidirec- tor. l i i it School enthusiasm was also shown by the students wearing the blue and grey school col- ors and jackets to the games and school on game days. The faculty also were school syms bols on their sweaters and jackets. School spirit was that intan. giblei glue that held the indi- vidual students' together to support the school. g l

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Below Right: In sweater and shirt lose Vargas stays with the preppy look. Left: Carl Lymas comes down to earth in his fashionable parachute pants. Below: Back packs of loanne Murray, Cherie Martire and Sharon Blaszczyk add a new facet to fashion as well as carry the weight of the students' home- work. gud I Q 31 t I i 2 ,-'P Q 4 269-li 1 Left: Carolyn Kem brightens the halls with her day-glo green sweatshirt, while Kris Zmuda has the layered look. Above: Alonda Nance, Katie Schlick, and Lisa Anderson each have their own look, yet all remain in style.

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Q .45-'iw 41,A-gg FE 'lf' ph , ,f i Q, '1 tl 4- -all lb' Top: Along with the band that played at each home game, the crowd cheers the football team to victory. Middle Left: Waiting for the whistle as their cue, Iulie Osbome and Pam Decker get hyped up tor the Glamor- ous Lite. Above: The football players compete among themselves to become the first in the breakthrough, made by the cheerleaders. Left: Varsity cheerleaders added a new twist by dancing to the band's drum cadence. ,X is Spirit 17