Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Game, roll y spark week Time will tell and it did as the sophomores and seniors ran out ot time and tell short ot victory at the powderputt toote ball games. Two days later a bontire was accompanied by a pep rally on the football field. The night was highlighted by the an- nouncement ot the Homecom- ing court members. Pertor- mances by the cheerleaders, pom pons, and Lassies added- to the spirit ot the festivities. Students gathered around the glowing tire to celebrate Homecoming spirit. This be- ing the second year that the bontire had been held on a separate night things ran much smoother which made the night more ot a success, stated Mr. Richard Keller, di- rector ot student activities. At the powderputt games the freshmen displayed their strength by edging the sopho- mores 8-6, 26 Powderputt!Bontire Right: Tammy Piette questions the decision ot senior Coach Ron Bontig- tio. Above Right: Dawn Fleischman de- mands the attention of her teammates in the eitort to revive the senior team, Above: Even though it was night, Chris Warchol sees daylight and the chance to gain extra yardage. ma 'n' oi in The juniorasenior action was just as intense as the seniors came up short by a score ot l2- 8. The whole team felt bad about losing since it was our last year, but we played well and it was a real close game, stated Kellie Powers, senior powderputt member. The less-experienced teams' victories and the pep rally- fbontire activities made a large contribution to the high- spirited Homecoming. f TT-J

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Cloudy but colorful Clouds were filling the skies as everyone feared rain, but the old cliche, Don't rain on my parade, proved to be true. Spectators lined the streets under threatening skies as the 6th annual homecoming pa- rade made its way from Value Village to the school. ' 'More people were involved in the parade which made it more successful than other years. lt ran smoothly, but I was hoping that for all the work put into the parade more spectators would have shown up, stated Mr. 28 Homecoming Parade Fix t 57 4 -9 it -, Above right: Boys Club members and cheerleaders join together for a spontaneous kickline. Above: Using the dance theme. DECA members Kellie Powers, Gina Sikora, Cherane Wilson, Mary Ann Rohrbach. Tammy Pulley, and Rachel Dright portray characters from the Wizard ol Oz. Right: German Club's car won for the 6th year in a row. nr.. Richard Keller, director of stu- dent activities. The grand prize went to Victory is Over the Rain- bow, which was entered by the seniors. A lot of effort was put in by a number ol students, and I think it showed that the seniors had a lot of pride, stat- ed Dr. Steve Humphrey, assis- tant principal. German Club, first place winner tor the past six years in the car category, used 2,000 paper flowers for the decora- tions. Only eight people worked tor ll hours to com- plete the entry. We are all happy that we won, and l hope that we can make the tradition last, stated Mrs. Barbara Hod- son, club sponsor. OEA placed second and Boys Club and Girls Club had honorable mentions. The winning banners were French Club, tirstp German, second: and Social Studies, honorable mention. Winding through Dolton, the parade that took less than an hour to complete was the climax of weeks of prepara- tion. I ,..-V --' 'M Q, 1, wi