Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Athletes involved in community id everyone sign the at- tendance sheet? Do we have enough ropeholders for the game Fri- day? These were common ques- tions heard at Varsity Club meetings every other Wednes- day during homeroom. With only 15 minutes to run a meeting, organization was a must. Officers Lynn George,- president, Tim Zackavec, vice president, Mike Small, secre- tary, and Amy McLaughlin, treasurer, were a big part of that organization. The Varsity Club, consisting of varsity letter winners, start- ed its year with its annual trip tothe Children's Haven in Har- vey to bring Christmas pre- sents to the underprivileged children. The children were very excited to see us and Top: Secretary Mike Small brightens the day of the children at the Chil- dren's l-laven by posing as Santa Claus. Middle: Lynn George, president, dis- cusses plans with Mr. Ron Bonfiglio, sponsor, before meeting with the club. Right: Varsity Club: Front Row: Ju- lie Populorum, Amy McLaughlin ttreas.J, Loree Balice, Debbie Matya- sik, Tonya Colquitt, Becky McCarter, Gail Grazioli, Cathy Wagnerg Row 2: Jarrod Davis, Tarshwa Cooper, Mi- chelle Brown, Jackie -VanderWey, Pam Decker, Adriene Hayes, Vinram S, Wade Bey, Linda Gasperec, Beth Tashjian, Mr. Ron Bonfiglio tsponsig Row 3: Mrs. Kay Flampke lsponsi, Joelle Mendez, John Garcia, Todd Carlson, Joe Spiller, Tim Zackavec tv. presj, Joe Jaques, Sandie Marcukai- tis, Lynn George tpresll Back Row: Otis Magee, Brian Frampton, Dave Ducat, Samuel Mack, Mike Small lseol, Bill Vargo, Mike Bayr, Julie O'NeiIl, Jen Goranson, Virgina Thorn- ton 106 Varsity Club they were responsive. lt made me feel like we brightened their day and that our gifts were appreciated, comment- ed Amy. Another activity was a vol- leyball tournament involving members of the club. The ro- peholding committee attend- ed every home basketball game to aid in crowd control, and they also ran a few con- cessions to raise money. The club was responsible for the change in certificates awarded to athletes as well as having input in many decisions involving athletics. We decid- ed to upgrade the certificates by using a glossy material in place of parchment. We felt that the athletes deserved a first class award. I didn't want to make all of the decisions by myself. I felt that the athletes should have some input, stat- ed Fton Bonfiglio, sponsor. The club ended the year with a trip to Great America and a picnic at Veteran's Park. 1 ,Ng X :ti E W ' S ggi 5 . . X :r s ' 3 ini ht- t -132. -t

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i. M, VA iw. 4' ff so-.Ngn 'VV s Lxki,.:S!'Ar , fttxx New office, staff continues weekly new nameplate, a new office, and a new staff! The Bagpipe with all its changes published 26 issues, including four that contained eight pages. The newspaper had an up- dated Iook, highlighted by a change in the nameplate and new folio lines. We wanted to add a more modern look to the Bagpipe. At camp at Indi- ana University we came up with some super ideas for new graphics and stories, com- mented Marnie Murphy, edi- tor-in-chief. Another change was the re- location of the newspaper of- fice. Because of the division concept, Mr. Larry Corley, as- sistant principal, had his office moved to B-221, where the Bagpipe office had been for the last 25 years. Consequent- ly, the staff operated out of B- 200. lt was much easier to work in the new office because it was much larger, giving us more room to be organized, said La Chon Cunningham, assistant news editor. Most of the staff members had not worked on the Bag- pipe before this year. Howev- er, this did not affect the weekly publication of the pa- per. Frank Flatkus, assistant editor-in-chief was one of the many staff members who had not had any previous exper- ience. At first I was con- cerned about having such a high position, because of my lack of experience, but after the first couple of issues, I re- gained my confidence, he stated. For the first time in the histo- ry of the newspaper, the first issue was delayed because of a computer breakdown. As a result, the newspaper was published as an 8-page issue one week late. With the changes towards a modern look, the Bagpipe continued a tradition of award winning excellence. I i x J' el., .... 5 sf' Top: Frank Ratkus, assistant editor- in-chief, and Laura Spindler, news edi- tor, check lines to make sure they are straight. Middle: Todd Carlson and Beth Tash- jian, co-sports editors, receive some help on their layout from Joelle Men- dez, assistant opinion editor. Left: Page paste up was done each Wednesday by Sue Bryniarski, assis- tant feature editor, and Amy McLaughlin, feature editor. Above: Bagpipe Staff: Front Row: Sue Bryniarski, Todd Carlson, Amy McLaughlin, Laura Spindler, Frank Platkus iasst. editorl, Marnie Murphy teditorl, Beth Tashjian, Joelle Men- dez, La Chon Cunningham, Meni Tri- politakisg Back Row: Andree Water- son, Laura Thompson, Joe Jaques, Roger Donley, Adriene Hayes, Mike Flenderman, Jenny Kovacs: Not Pic- tured: Dave Ducat 1 A Z . ., A . ,yyg . Bagpipe 105

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as-r i A Q 'T-:sr - 1 sw, Sweatshirts become pep trademark ew ideas sparked Pep Club when Miss Linda Kurvers, cheerleading coach, was named sponsor. l had hoped that my experience would benefit the club. l thought it would be easier to have the cheerleaders teach the members cheers so that they could raise the school spirit, said Miss Kurvers. The members met every Thursday in C101 to discuss plans of fundraising. Pom Pons, Santa Grams, and Homecoming spirit buttons were sold during lunch hours. Our best fundraiser was the selling ot the Homecoming buttons. lt took us only three we Left: Cheering the Falcons on to a victory against Thornwood, Tinnette Hemmons and LaTonya Scott wear their new Pep Club sweatshirts. Above Left: Making banners to sup- port the athletic teams is just one of the ways Angelique Lewis participates in Pep Club activities. Above: Pep Club: Front Row: Lisa Brown, Lizbeth Lezcano, Tracey Alex- ander, La Venia Beadus, LaTonya Jenkins, Angelique Lewis, Sylvia Wil- liams, Angela Clifton, Keisha Cox lv. prest, Kanefus Walker: Row 2: Bren- da Williams, Benia Washington, Rhonda Evans. Patricia Anderson, Amanda Johnson, Toni Hemmons, -i T 7 'J .r.. ' Q ' r days to sell all ot them, and we made a good profit, said Tin- nette Hemmons, president. Pep Club did a lot more than just cheer. They had a decorated car in the Home- coming parade and sold trick or treats at Halloween. ln addi- tion everyone wore blue and gray sweatshirts at the assem- blies and games. This is the first year that we purchased sweatshirts. We usually wore tee-shirts but decided that the sweatshirts would improve our image, said Tanya Johnson. Whether it was cheering at the games or selling Santa Grams, Pep Club was into everything. 2 , . Sylette Thompson, Shaun South, An- ise Ford, Don Cowley, Row 3: Sheila Smith, Dawn Wells, Bachel Jones. Joycelynn Robinson, Mary Anderson, LaTonya Scott tsecl, Donna Gomez, Lynette Myles, Chana Mason, Vinram Wade Bey, Ellen Hayes: Row 4: Tanya Johnson. Jori Bivins, Tinnette Hem- mons fpresi, Stacey Parker, Carey Becton, Denien Hill, Michelle Jordan ttreasi, Shannan Managan, Triege Lewis, Tracey Drayton: Back Row: Patrice Brown, Twiana Williams, Ta- sha Lynch, Marcus Mitchell, Lenard Adams, Kenneth Johnson, Dana Hurst, Monica Orr, Stenise Alexander. Vena Green Pep Club