Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Right: Wendy DeVries and Carla Enqelsbel sort many tickets for the Valentines dance. Above: Lincla Enqelsbel and Carla Enqelsbel help add holiday spirit to the courtyard during the Christmas season. Right: Lisa Dewey and Carla Enqelsbel create the Land ot Oz after school in the cafeteria, 72 Highlanders

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...aid 5315- -ENE Bringing up important points, Stickney, vice president, to the SCOT homeroom. SCOT met in the activity every Wednesday. op: SCOT: Front Row: I ill Sepeczi, onica McAdams, Sonia Turk, La- nia Washington, Deidree Hall, Kim roome, Diane O'Donnellg Row 2: ori Wroblewski fsec.l, Brian Marsi- cano fpres.l, lordan Stickney Cv. pres.J, Mike Walker Ctreasjy Row 3: Don Gardiner, Ed Abrams, Todd Walkerg Back Row: Mr. Richard Keller, spon- sor, Tami Bowen, Christal lames, By- ron Robertson, Todd Nicholson, Steve Straka, Ralph Capriglione, Angela Carlomango, Cheryl Wilson, Loree Balice, Ryan Baker, Not Pictured: Twiana Williams ln l96O the Student Council of Thornridge was the first or- ganization formed and since that time, it has worked to en- hance school life. Every Wednesday SCOT of- ficers met with Mr. Salvatore Salato, principal, to discuss problems in the school. One issue SCOT was deeply con- cerned with was the smoking problem. Through the Ameri- can Cancer Society SCOT ob- tained anti-smoking posters and hung them up in the halls for their campaign. There were also guards posted to make sure there was no smok- ing in the bathrooms. Another project SCOT worked on was the purchase of a school flag with a new em- Council con 15111 ues service blem. There were two flags purchased, one for the gymna- sium which Mr. Salato bought, and one for the flagpole, which SCOT purchased. SCOT also co-sponsored with Highlanders a breakfast for teachers in lanuary. Be- cause there was a gym jam the night before, we had to set up for the breakfast late at night when it was over. But the teachers seemed to enjoy themselves and appreciate the work we went to, commented Lori Wroblewski, SCOT secre- tary. Working on issues and dis- cussing problems, SCOT worked to improve conditions throughout the school for 25 years. SCOT 71

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Above: Frosty the Snowman made a special guest appearance in the Christmas dance decorations. Middle: Highlandersg Front Row: Latonia Washington, Linda Engelsbel, Martha Rodriguez, left Popaeko, Leane Livingstone, Dena Roering, Tracy Livingstone tchr.l, Rebecca MCCarterg Row 2: Wendy DeVries, Dina Kartch, Monika Carrow, Kath- leen Peel, Marianne Linde, Carla En- gelsbel thistl, Tanya Krawiec, Debbie ling 3 v Kane, Row 3: Monica McAdams tco- chr.J, Chris Warchol, Kevin Smits, Ronald Stoval, lean Zdzinicki, Terese Toschi, Megan Allen, Lisa Dewey Qsecjg Back Row: Shari Bobowski, Lana Sipe, Dan See, Don Gardiner, Frank Ratkus, Henry Trettz, leniier Campanile, Tracy Burt Top: Mr. Michael Bortel, Highlander sponsor, discusses arrangements for an upcoming dance with Monika Car- row. l , f What is a Highlander? A highlander is actually a mem- ber ot a clan who lives in and climbs the mountains ot Scot- land. However, the Highland- ers ot Thornridge gathered to plan social activities tor the stu- dent body. Sponsoring the many gym jams along with various dances, Highlanders made sure students had a variety ot activities to enjoy. Highlander meetings consisted ot discus- sions about the different activi- ties the club held and how to make them enjoyable to the school. Highlanders also kept their traditional responsibility of hosting a successful Home- coming. Since decorations were usually the hardest part ot organizing the dance, they were kept as simple as possi- ble. Not many people show up to help with decorations, so ACf1'V1.f1.6S rea ch joeak' we tried to create less work tor ourselves. We think simple decorations look much nicer also, stated Tracy Living- stone, chairman. During Homecoming week Highlanders also sponsored contests and sold ice cream during lunch periods. Also sponsored by High- landers were holiday dances such as the Christmas dance and the annual Sweetheart Ball during the week ot Valen- tines Day. We thought having a Christmas dance was a good change ot pace because we haven't had one tor a while, commented Frank Ratkus. By planning activities that would delight the entire school, Highlanders were climbing mountains ot their own. Highlanders 73