Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Below: Utilizing the craft of facial ex- pression, Iudy Gawlik performs in group interp. Right: Nick Misch reacts to studying a Iewish prayer book with his cousin CCece Castanedaj and his brother CPaul Lambl. k JK it p I A f QM' . Wy, yy: - V.,-1 -:I . 1--if.. 1 Mr' - 0 ' Q U 4 'I ,Q 4 4, ,an V 1, Q it 'ig t fir f is f , y M, ,j, wig' 1- U S is-Aft my! 1 f 41, , f-fi ' 'if vflif M W ,ask 7' 'vw ,, ,W ' f I i 4. isis'zfqtaabavovqbadgfv gvA2T456'54we 2 www..-,,'a 'Lf WU? '24 xi' Q5-ff 57 w 84 Speech Contests Right: Laura Magnavite tries to per- suade her husband CBi11 Fogartyj to get some rest atter a long day's work.

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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

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4' .ning I Bottom: When Brian Hale realizes that the sun isn't going to rise, he takes drastic measures. Below: Group interp involves stu- dents interacting with one another to achieve realism. Left: The cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs poses for a family portrait. Outstanding individual per- formances resulted in a third place finish at state for the speech team. Placing among the top three in sectional com- petition and advancing to state were Shari Bobowski, Bill Fo- garty, ludy Gawlik, Cherie Martire, Nick Misch, Trang Nguyen, Michele Purcell, and Fred Treftz. The contest play scored third in district competition and second in sectional to pave the way for a second place finish in state. Named to all-state cast were Cherie Ma- tire and Nick Misch. In state competition, finalists included ludy, second in origi- nal oratory and fifth in special occassion speakingp Cherie, fourth in dramatic interpreta- tion, and Michele, second in oratorical declamation. Fred was a state finalist in extemporaneous speaking, placed second in the National Forensic League Districts and qualified for National competi- Individuals third, play second in state tion. I was happy that four years of hard work finally payed off in my final season, stated Fred. The play l'Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, selected for group interpretation, was per- formed five years ago and was repeated because of its popu- larity. l picked this play be- cause it is humorous and fun to work with, stated Mr. lan Benjamin, director. The contest play, Brighton Beach Memoirs, took place in 1937 in Brooklyn. The play was about the warm feeling of a family relationship and the im- portance of keeping the family together. Students playing the roles had to learn the lewish inflec- tion and the Brooklyn accent. This play was new and never performed by any other high school in the nation, and I thought it would be challeng- ing, stated Mr. Tim Sweeny, director. Speech Contests B5