Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Left: Putting in a starter, loe Mclvlul- tables, Perez comes in handy when building I' I lins and Andy Galvin hope to get the Bottom: Using pinpoint accuracy, car on the road soon. Ralph Capriglione makes blueprints in Below: A jointer being used by lose architectural drawing. ' e i lndustrial Arts Department 47

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Electronics zapped into 2-phase program Preparing students tor tu- ture jobs, the electricity class in the lndustrial Arts Department developed into a 2-phase vo- cational program consisting ot solid state and digital electron- ics the first year and computer repair the second. These classes taught state ot the art technology which could be used in understanding and repairing electronic equip- ment such as computers, ste- reos, television, and tape re- corders. A'The program is go- ing tantastically. There was a delay of about two months with the equipment at the begin- ning ot the year, but when we got it everything seemed to tall into place, stated Mr. Robert Graham, electronics teacher. This new program cost 547,000 in new equipment and power supplies. The equipment helped students learn about various types ot circuits, transisters, and TC chips, the components that go into them, what they do, and how they work. The equip- ment is great. lt's the top ot the line stuff and it's great to work with, stated Ken Polson. lndustrial Arts classes were phased into the Illinois plan, that incorporated new ideas into old classes, such as woods, metals, auto, mechanical draw- ing, and construction trades. The classes still taught the same basic principles but in- corporated new technology. With the inclusion ot the elec- tronic class, the lndustrial Arts Department was then able to otter training for one more skill. Above: Working on a power miter box, lohn Pattison tries to cut wood to tit his project. Top Right: Ricky Watkins learns how to change a tire in auto, one ot the 46 Industrial Arts Department easier skills learned. Right: Learning how to use the new electronics equipment is one ot the skills that students like Rodney Austin tried to master. , F xsmk

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Creativity goes beyond pencil, paper limit Was getting fingers full of clay and paint and working them to the bone a common way of life? it seemed to be so, for students who found their way into the Art Department. Classes were offered to suit each individuals interests, They ranged from general art, design, and drawing and painting to ceramics and jew- elry. The study of art was very dif- ferent from other curricular ac- tivities. Art pieces were judged by qualities, degree of difficul- ty and the amount of thought put into each creative piece. 'lThe student had a chance to be creative and to work with materials not just pencil and paper but actual materials which helped the student want to be creative, stated Mr. Donn Berwanger, Art Depart- ment chairman. Some art stu- dents were expected to com- pete in the Northwest lndiana High School Art Contest. Even though the nu ber of classes has decreased, many students continued with trong interests in the art field. l feel that the art classes here have helped me to develop an ap- preciation and better under- standing of art itself. Through this development art has be- come my future career choice, stated art student, Mi- chelle Brown. Students liked the art classes, getting their hands 'ldirty was part of the fun. 'Q ,X 9 3 X X, , is get f WSWS' S S i is ss, 2 K 48 Art Department Above: Art student Mark Williams learned to mix and match colors to form an abstract painting. Top right: Grubby hands are part of Robert Minto's daily schedule in ce- ramics. Right: Senior art student Dan Dengler transfers life from a picture to a painting. W