Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Top Right: Thespians: Front Row: Trang Nguyen, Katie Schlick, CeCe Cas- taneda, Denea Whiting, Ralph Alexander, Vicki Perkowski, Tracy Magnabosco, Lisa Turnbull, Gail Houston, Row 2: Tina Wit- kowski, Carolyn Kern, Molly Farneti, Bob Meyers, Monika Carrow, Dennis Veyette, Chris Kocher tseoj, Peggy Moreland, Greg Ferris, Lorraine Schaeflein, Row 3: Brian Hale, Nick Misch, Cherie Martire, Tom Zmucki, Scott Ptiel, Terry Kane tv. pres.l, Sue Bryniarski, Chet Brandon, Nancy Spindler, l udy Gawlik, Back Row: Gary Kuzminski, Kevin Fromer, Patricia Lesniewski tscribel, Bill Fogarty Cpresl, Robert Garcia, Beth Kujawski, Fred Treftz, David Ducat, Laura Magnavite, Henry Treitz. Below: Speak Easy Club: Front Row: Missy Beattie, Amy McLaughlin, Sharon Donahue, Gail Houston, Sarita Moore, Lory Filbert, Lisa Turnbull, Clara Mer- cado, Ed Siliezar, Katie Schlick, Betty Threatt, Tim Sander, Trang Nguyen, Row 2: Sheryl Pressler, Carla Carey, Vicki Per- kowski, Tina Witkowski, lanace Tashjian, Denea Whiting, Lorraine Schaetlein, Ralph Alexander, Brett Marcotte, CeCe Castanada, Molly Farneti, Charlotte Banks, Rachel Greene, Row 3: Bob Meyers, Lisa Leleune, Chris Kocher, loanne Murray, Megan Allen, Monika Carrow, Nicholas Misch tv. pres.j, Chris Grochocinski, Romona Hunter-Wells, Mi- chele Purcell, Lori Flor, lenniter Kovacs, Vennie Nemecek, Greg Ferris, Row 4: Trinita Lambert Virginia Thornton, Susan Bryniarski ttreasj, Thomas Zmucki, Gary Kuzminski, Scott Ptiel, ludy Gawlik, Cherie Martire, Marianne Linde, Claudia Cebula, Dennis Veyette, Lysandra Bar- nett, Row 5: Shari Bobowski, loe McHugh, Bill Cook, Terry Kane, Nancy Behrens, Natalie Mikolajczak, Brian Hale Cpresj, Patti Lesniewski, Roger Banther, Todd Nicholson, Scott LaBadie, Chet Brandon, Mikita Shabazz, Back Row: William Turner, Henry Trettz, Brian Glowacki, Kevin Frorner, Dave Ducat, Fred Trettz, lohn McHugh, Beth Kujawski, Bob Garcia, Mike Quirke, Christian Ger- vais, Bill Fogarty, Laura Magnavite Right: Checking to see it they will be in the competition are lanace Tashjain and Sheryl Pressler.

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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

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as 2 ...,.l1.z'a. s S S - ll -:Eggs lbove: Giving emphasis to her peech, Laura Magnavite uses expres- ions to capture her audience. fliddle NFL: Front Row: Missy Seattie, Trang Nguyen Csecl, Mar- nna Runge, Sarita Moore, Ed Silie- far, Carolyn Kern, Lisa Turnbull, Katie ichlick, Betty Threatt, Tim Sander, imy McLaughlin: Row 2: Vicki Per- owski, Carla Carey, Vennie Neme- ek, Sue Clarke, Michele Purcell oresl, CeCe Castaneda, Tina Wit- owski, Bala Armiah, Kris Lovell, Lisa .eleune, Christine Grayson, Row 3: Virginia Thornton, Chris Grocho- ki X - K - - - -. 'k i if? cinski, lennifer Campbell, Heather Hutchinson, Amy Glowacki, Lori Flor, Chris Kocher, Cris Gramza, Bob Meyers, Lysandra Barnett, lanace Tashjian, Denea Whiting, Row 4: Mi- chelle Frampton, Cherie Martire, ludy Gawlik Cv. pres.l, Gary Kuzminski, Shari Bobowski, Terrence Kane, Su- san Bryniarski, Scott Pfiel, Claudia Ce- bula, Thomas Zmucki, Nick Misch, Back Row: Natalie Mikolajczak, Brian Hale, Laura Magnavite Csec.l, Bill Fo- garty, Chris Gervais, Fred Treftz, Mike Quirke, Bob Garcia, Dave Ducat, Henry Treftz, Bill Turner, Roger Banther. 44' f ,. Ei Keeping track of and or- ganzing many students who were involved in speech activi- ties reguired three different groups: Speak Easy Club, NFL, and Thespians. Speak Easy Club sponsored a trip to New York where l7 students and 8 adults attended tour Broadway plays, toured the Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall and the Metropoli- tan Music House. Students also received the honor of going backstage of a Broadway play and took on historical walking tours of the 42nd Street area. The plays primarily exposed the students to the Broadway Theater, stat- ed Mr. Robert Nerius, sponsor. The students also went to a seminar with a professional drama critic and attended an- other with an actor from one of the Broadway plays. Speak Easy Club, open to all who participated in any speech activity, raised money to send members of the speech team to national competition. ln order to be eligible for the National Forensic League students had to earn points Speechjes organize to keep on track from competing on the speech team, in contest plays, or in group interpretation, and by speaking on the morning an- nouncements. l feel NFL is a lot of hard work, but it pays off when you are recognized for your accomplishments, stated senior Terry Kane. Students who earned 25 points were given a Degree of Merit, 75 points a Degree of Honor, l5O a Degree of Excellence, and 250 a Degree of Distinction. Students who reached a De- gree of Distinction were Bill Forgarty, ludy Gawlik, Cherie Martire, Trang Nguyen, Mi- chele Purcell, Fred Treftz, and CeCe Castaneda. Thespians was similar to NFL except its members were those who participated in the theater. Members gained points by working on or off stage during the production of plays. Becoming a member of one of the speech teams required hours of work and practice. Al- though these activities were time consuming, students would not trade their hectic schedules for anything. Speech Groups 83