Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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li! Keeps us on top of new trends hat? No gym class? i This could be heard from many sopho- mores as they received their schedules. Because of a new ruling established during the summer by the State Board of Education, health became an acceptable credit for P.E. in the sophomore year. i ln the pairing of drivers edu- cation and health, sopho- mores were able to take an- other elective or have a study. hall. I was able to takecom-. puter math because ofthe op- tion of not taking P.E. lt gave me a chance for an extra aca- demic class, said Amy Glowacki, sophomoreq Loud squeaks bounced through the halls of F Building as tennies were tested out on the mondoirubber surface ot F1 and F2. in addition, the out- door track was rebuilt, and the result was one with an olympic Right: Senior Tom Kunst and Junior Lou Debs included gym in their first semester schedule. However, under the new P.E. ruling, some juniors and seniors chose to substitute another class during the second semester. 6 Opening quality. .-With the new construction students as well as athletes benefitted. The quality of the track may help many set re- cords this year. We're looking forward to running on thelnew surface, said John Gifford, senior. Changes came to the cafe- teria as food prices rose. We had to dig deep into our pock- ets to come up with that extra nickel or dime to buy our fa- aiitirorites. , r f r We paid the dollar tor na- chos, 50 cents for Ho-Ho's, and 20 cents for milk. ,But some found brown bagging it an easy escape from the ris- ing costs. l've always brought my own lunch toischool, but now with the higher prices, l'll stick to my peanut butter and jelly and save money. too, said Beth Bradshaw, senior.

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li! Gives us the winning edge t seemed the thing to do. The football players switched to blue and gray. Jackets switched to blue and gray. After 25 years of red plaid kilts, the Lassles switched to blue and gray. Al- most everyone switched to blue and gray. We tLassiesj really thought it was necessary to change because with the red kllts we felt out of place. With new blue and gray uniforms we felt more a part of the school, said Yolanda Ran- dolph, senior. School colors were trendy at last. Pointing out someone in the crowd, particularly on Fridays, became difficult since we all flaunted our school col- ors. Seeing the increased enthu- siasm among us, the adminis- tration rewarded us with three Above: With halftime just around the bend, Montel Hadley awaits for per- formance time. Right: After a hard meet the boys cross country team finds that anything can be comfortable, even the com- mons area floor. 8 Opening night football games. And boy did we have fun. We came in masses to fire up our team. We became excited when we saw so many more people in the stands to cheer us on. We wanted to win the game not just for ourselves but for the fans as well, said Eric Thomas, sophomore football player. We felt it everywhere - in the halls, in the commons, in the classroom, on the playing field, or in the courtyard. lt was a kind of pride not found any- where but here. lt captured all and got us involved. lt was a common bond we all sharedg it united us and made us work as a whole to succeed. When others looked at Thornridge, they saw this unity and they realized that it came from . . . just a little more pride.