Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Left: Ioanie Britt and Tom Cooley compare values for trees at the SCOT! High- lander Christmas tree sale. 595: A M122-' L 5 4 4 ,af Y - r,g,g5,, -Q vmsufgkw ww, ff, D i S K 4 Q . ' u Above: At the Christmas dance Frank Ratkus, Wendy DeVries and Monika Carrow enjoy the sparcely-titled dance floor. Middle Left: Putting hams into the Christmas food baskets, Don Gardiner and Ralph Capriglione prepare them to be picked up by Faith Bailey and CEDA. Left: A Thanksgiving dinner for teachers was prepared by students in the foods classes and enjoyed by Mrs. Maureen McSherry, Bridgett Gra- barczyk and Erica Larsson. Holidays 39

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Holidays in vire sharing Holidays were for giving, sharing and having fun. Whether it was Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas, students were busy in activi- ties. For Halloween, students dressed up in costumes to make the day a little more in- teresting. The SCOT-High- landers costume contest was won by Reggie lohnson, who dressed as a cannabalistic na- tive, second place was lim Peyton and third was lulie Po- pulorum. The winners re- ceived a cash prize while all who entered were given can- dy bars. X kiss, Above: Going to school in a costume during Halloween week, students, Stephanie Washington and Robin Mack, portray their tavorite entertain- 38 Holidays ment personalities. Right: Being Santa tor a day, Stevie Blasingame gives out prwents to spe- cial children from Varsity Club. For the first time NHS mem- bers sold candy and with the money earned they put on a Thanksgiving dinner for 30 senior citizens, who enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, dinner, and dessert. The time we spent with the senior citizens really meant a lot to them, and it made the NHS members feel pretty good too. Mrs. Black- stone and the members worked hard to make it a bet- ter Thanksgiving for a lot of people, stated Michelle Pur- cell. All NHS students went carol- ing to bring a little Christmas cheer to senior citizens in local nursing homes. T SCOT conducted a Christ- mas good basket drive that benefited needy families in the area forty full baskets were col- lected this year along with 5250. Brian Marsicano, scoi president, stated, The baskel drive was a huge success. Par- ticipation increased over last year, and there were even people who went door-to-door collecting food and money dol nations. Getting involved with holif day activities broke the monof tony of the ordinary school day. l t

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Sixties: English teachers taught only tour classes, and students were required to write a theme each week. An on your honor study hall with no teachers and with students taking attendance was developed. The Speech Department ad- ded Radio and T.V. to the cur- riculum. Only students with a 4.5 C5.0:AD or better could take more than tour academic courses. Seventies: Pre-calc, French V, and Computer Math were added as advanced classes. ln-school suspension was in- troduced as an alternative to out-of-school suspension. The tour-phase Drivers Ed. class eliminated weekend classes. Eighties: Grade weighted, honors, and advanced classes pro- vided students with the chance to receive a higher grade point average. ln a system called Share Teaching, teachers split a schedule so one teacher taught the first halt of the day and another teacher taught the last half. Classes were cancelled on the day when the electric sys- tem caught fire. 1985 . . . F' , 40 Studies Right: Lormell Mackey and Mike McDonough were members ot the newlyecreated electronics class. Above: ln the sixties students built projects tor the annual science fair competition,