Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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at-if ' f MJ Right: Being part ot the lazz Band requires Adam Needles, freshman, to spend a lot of time practicing. Below: TR Singers: Front Row: Karen Riner, Peggy Hoyle, Lisa Turnbull, Row 2: Lori Flor, Chris Kocher, Heidi lohnson, Lauren Parker, Row 3: Debbie Norder, Dean Halicky, Bob Garcia, Victoria Breetzkeg Back Row: Tom Zmucki, Bill Fogarty, Scott Ptiel Bottom: Jazz Band: Front Row: Greg Atkins, Adam Needles, lordan Stickney, Michael Trimuelp Row Z: lett Popaeko, Travis Kingery, Robert Culbreath, Mike Heri- tage, Back Row: Scott Labadie, Gordon Ramsey, La- tonia Washington, lean Zdzinicki, Vennie Nemecek, Sandy Bollacker 80 TR Singersflazz Band WW?

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i laik ,- fop: NHS: Front Row: Lisa Ferczok, 'onya Hume, Peggy Hoyle, Carolyn fern, Kris Zmuda, Amanda Feldt, l ulie Esborne, Latonia Washington, Gail oustong Row 2: Kacey lo Paw Cv -res.l, Sharon LeFleur, Allison Nidetz, lichele Purcell Cpresj, Darlene Wash- igton, Denea Whiting, Kris Kirk, Lori Vroblewskig Row 3: Barbara lones, .im Kelly, Tracy Tatina, Eva Hossa, Ilaudia Macias, Maria Siadek, Mi- helle Talaga, Debbie Thomson, Tracy Looneg Row 4: Monica McAdams, ean Zdzinicki, Dan Collins, Bill Ro- enberg, Todd Nicholson, lim Mor- an, Tom VanSwol, Tom Zmucki, Sfary Lynch, Row 5: lohn Swierc- yna, Keith Matras, Lana Sipe, Pat Les- iewski, lorclan Stickney, Brian Hale, Andrea Bosak, Stevie Blasingame, Lynn Matyasikg Back Row: loe lanz, Brian Marsicano, lim Nelson, Fred Treftz, Paul Lamb, lohn Virus, Tony lurgetto, Dale Carlson, Chris luds fsec.J Middle: Quill and Scroll: Front Row: Barb Norris, Denea Whiting, Lisa Dewey, Kris Zmuda, Monica MCA- dams, Nancy Spindler, ludy Merritt, Lori Wroblewski, Carolyn Kern, Back Row: Claudia Macias, Dale Carlson, Paul Lamb. Above: Spanish Honor Society: Front Row: Adonya Seldon, Gabie Garcia, Maria Vargas, Lisa Ferczok, Back Row: Lynn George, Sue Bryn- iarski, Frank Ratkus, Chris luds, Tom VanSwol .audi Studying that extra hour helped students excel in aca- demics. By also participating in activities they were induct- ed into honor societies. Students with outstanding academic qualities, character, and leadership were nominat- ed to the National Honor Soci- ety, sponsored by Mrs. Geor- gia Blackstone. NHS members sold candy during the summer at local businesses to raise money for the year's activities. Throughout the holidays stu- dents were buying hams and Christmas gifts and supplying dinners for needy families. The money also went toward the expense of sending lohn Swierczyna and Chris l uds to a leadership conference at Notre Dame. The conference at Notre Dame mainly showed us how people from other schools or- ganized different activities and ran them successfully, stated lohn. Sch olars service public NHS members organized a turkey dinner for senior citi- zens and also went caroling to several different nursing homes through the holiday seasons. l feel the National Honor Society has become a more active club and even more outgoing. We have achieved many of our goals and accomplished tasks, stat- ed Kacey Paw, senior member. The officers along with Gary Lynch and Lynn Matysiak at- tended a workshop at Moraine Valley College. lt was a shar- ing of ideas of all National Honor Society chapters in SICA North-West. There were a couple of ideas learned at the workshop which we plan to use, stated Mrs. Blackstone. Foreign Language Honor Societies included students who achieved excellence not only in the language but in other subjects too. An honor student needed an A aver- age in the foreign language and a B in other subjects. Quill and Scroll, an interna- tional honorary society for high school journalists, induct- ed members who were juniors or seniors, ranked in the top third of their class, and had done excellent work in jour- nalism. Through all the planning and hard work the scholastic achievers turned honor into service. NHS Honor Societies 79

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Top: During the Christmas season the Trimuel PUT in exlfd time ioqether to 'R Singers bring joy to the classroom. perfect their lazz Band HUmb6FS- above: Sandy Bollacker and Michael i Being part of TR Singers and lazz Band was an honor for a select group of musicians. Only the top rated students were chosen for the groups. Memorizing songs, choreo- graphing their own dance rou- tines, and practicing after school, tour days a week, was a challenge tor the TR Singers. Unlike previous years, the TR Singers choreographed their own dance routines. The TR Singers purchased new dresses and tuxedos for the ap- pearances that they made tor the school and for organiza- tions in the Chicago area. The singers performed at the first NHS Thanksgiving Dinner for senior citizens. Dur- ing the Christmas season, the Highly- noted m us1'c1'ans en tertajn TR Singers held between two and tour concerts on sched- uled nights. America's tribute to music was lazz, a music that took a great deal ot time to master. Hlazz is a unique music and something we should all be proud ot, stated director Art Wasik. The lazz Band, practicing after school, consisted ot the best players ot the other school bands. The band performed at school meetings, tor communi- ty organizations, and for Dis- trict 148. Being involved with TR Singers and lazz Band allowed an elite group of student musi- cians to stand out above oth- ers. TR Singersflazz Band 81