Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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School, Work, home - repea tl Get up, go to school, go to work, go home, eat, crash out, and repeat. Many CEA stu- dents can relate to this every day routine. To some, CEA meant get- ting out of school early. To oth- ers, getting two credits and be- ing paid were what CEA was all about. However, Lisa Sie- bert, treasurer, said, HCEA gives me a great deal of exper- ience. l have the advantage of being in a work program. I now have a job and unlike oth- er teenagers, l'm not still look- ing. To give the 21 enrolled stu- dents a chance to get out soon- 9O CEA at er and start working faster, CEA started at 7:25 a.m. Stu- dents worked at such places as lBM, Ingalls Hospital, and Northern Trust Bank. CE gave students a chance to experience leadership roles such as being classroom offi- cers and area officers. Mary Ann Peck and Lisa Seibert were area officers as well as class CEA officers, stated Mrs. Mildred C'Rourke, coor- dinator. This work program will con- tinue to grow as the students continue to fight the challenge of workl li if Above: OE: Front Row: Willette Yar- brough, Letitia Lewis, Sharon Blaszc- zyk Chistl, Connie McKe-lphin, Tracy Magnabosco, Kim Hutton fv. pres.l, Gerry Farrell, Row 2: Sharon lones, Lisa Seibert Ctreasl, Laura Pannitto Csec.l, Kathy Lisek, Carole Lovas, Mrs. Mildred C'Rourkeg Back Row: Beth Birkenfelcl, Tracy Summers, Terri Al- meiclo, Mary Ann Peck Cpresj, Beard, Martha Barragan, lulie land Top: While taking inventory hopes of paying for the ployee banquet, Beth Linker counts the stuffed animals from the nual animal sale.

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. f l Shes Bringing hobbies into school, Coin, Ski and Chess Clubs gave students an oppor- tunity to share outside inter- ests. The Coin Club was impor- tant to students who were in- terested in coin collecting. lt was a place where members could exchange their dupli- cate coins, increase their knowledge ot coins, and learn how to grade coins. The Ski Club had over 50 members and combined with Thornwood to run ski trips on weekends and holidays. The one-day trips included Ameri- cana, Little Switzerland and chool groups dbvekqz hobbkw Timber Ridge. Weekends were spent at Whitecap and Big Powderhorn Mountain. The ski trips gave us some- thing to do with friends instead ot just sitting around inside, stated Kacey Paw. The Chess Club started a third consecutive season in contention tor the SICA East title. The team finished its sea- son l2-O with a clear win in the SICA East division and turned in an impressive tenth place in state out ot over 70 teams. The special-interest clubs in- vited students to develop their hobbies while bringing torth new experiences. CoinfSki!Chess Clubs 89

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,- Above: DE: Front Row: Gina Sikora Cpres.l, Tammy Pulley, Tracey Robin- son, Tammy Piette Csecl, Cherane Wil- son, Row 2: Tiffany Moore, Missie Lott, Nancy Byrnes ttreas.l, Tracey McBride, Maryann Rohrbach, Mrs. Lucille Curran, Back Row: Kari For- ester, Robert Redmon, Nicolas Zam- brano, leftery lones, Victor Simmons Top: Out of school and into work was the routine for treasurer, Nancy Byrnes as she works at the First Nation- al Bank in Dolton. Work, work, work. That is what many students found themselves doing when they became involved in DECA. ln this program, students learned job skills such as salesmanship, display, advertising, and hu- man relations. l feel that a work program such as DE is of great benefit to the students. They accumulate the necessary credits towards graduation and at the same time get a start on a job, stat- Learning Whjl e earning ed new coordinator, Mrs. Lu- cille Curran. Many were employed at lo- cal businesses 'iWorking in Dolton Bank was like a skill taught outside of class. lt of- fered me a chance to develop skills in the marketing and dis- tribution field, said Nancy Byrnes. Classroom was just one part of the program. Working in the real world was now noth- ing new. DECA 91