Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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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

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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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o o I his lme foo shorr Whatl Time to go? We just got here. lt can't be over yet, could it? Students had dreamed ot this- night to come, and then it was over. There was still more dancing to do and more tun to have. People really seemed to be enjoying themselves be- cause no one wanted to leave the dance floor, said Lynda Sachs. 18 Prom Above: Do I look all right? asked Kim Gish as she brushed her hair to make last minute adjustments before taking pictures. - Right: Lisa Ferczok boogies with her date Dave Wireman to one of the tast songs played. 0 The crowded dance tloor re- flected the best turn ot C460 peoplel in recent years. This Time Love's For Real was held at the Heights Ban- quet Hall May 25. Scott Frigo and Amber Brown were crowned king and queen after students voted at the door as they entered. Seniors, in their junior year, had voted for a band over a disc jockey. Prom turned out great, but would've been mc memorable to the couples the theme song were playec stated Mr. Richard Keller, c rector of student activities. The night was still young couples went to eat, and tht tor a carriage ride, boat ric or a stroll clown the 'beach watch the sun rise. Some telt it they were in a dream, but was tor real. ,,,,m1,. ,M V . ,tb X ,Wag -