Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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ff 44 .155 S fits Summer practices make perfect ot summer practices and waking up at 5 a.m. to make it to school for zero period fat 6:3OlJ were all part of what ad- ded upto a good performance for the pom-pon girls. Practice for the squad be- gan in early spring. Through- out the entire month of June, practices were held from 8 a.m. till 11 a.m. Also in the summer the girls participated in the Dolton Fourth of July Parade. We had the routine down pat, but because we were so close to the band, we could not hear our taped mu- sic, and it was difficult to keep in step, said Julie Brewer, captain. More dance steps were in- corporated into the perfor- mances. Almost all of the steps in each routine were new. Sometimes it took the girls a little while to catch on to the steps. Practices were long and grueling with a fairly new squad, but in the end everything fell into place, stated Natalie Mikolajczak, 2nd co-captain. During the season the girls performed to songs such as Oh Sheila, 'tAngel, and Party All The Time. For a novelty routine the squad wore Santa hats, elf collars, and red suspenders and danced to a medley of Christmas songs. Bringing back an old tradi- tion, the pom-pons and Lass- ies performed together during halftime at the Homecoming game. Since it was the 25th Anniversary of Homecoming, the pom-pons and Lassies de- cided to bring back the com- bined performance, to an ol- die, Dancing in the Streets,' commented Mrs. Nancy Win- iecki, sponsor. Also during Homecoming the pom-pons were in charge of the Alumni Tea. Trying new ideas and reviv- ing a tradition helped continue the quality performances of this performing group. r straw 3 ' . s Msgs N-1. X-s.Wfst.-as A Ap! Z' ,f..,..... My Q O ,, ,g1i'ZS3Lzrsf? r7!-'W 'N If ,MM g M. ,,,-ff V 4 V Ja 7.4 XE Top: Debbie Gordon gets down to the beat of Don't Stop by Lisa Lisa. Above: The senior girls in their final performance try new formations to add variety to their routine. Left: The traditional kickline is used in almost every routine. Pom-pons

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-sv--.N . -ss L. :,.,,mmgiM.,,,L ,L Top: Julie Brewer and Shelly Oakes enjoy the freedom of dancing without the traditional uniform. Right: Besides entertaining the spec- tators at football games, pom-pon girls such as Lisa Shipe also try to raise school spirit. Above: Pom-pons: Front Row: Kathy Nagel fsec.J, Laura Spindler thistl, Jackie VanDerwey ttreasj, Natalie Mikolajczak 42nd co-capt.l, Shelly Oakes itst co-capt.J, Julie 114 Pom-pons if Brewer tcaptlq Row 2: Sandy Broughton, Mia James, Denise Broughton, Connie Benton, Lang But- ler, Julie Nelson, Shavelle Bell, Laura Magnaviteg Row 3: Lisa Shipe, Debbie Gordon, Pam Decker, Angela Carlo- mango, Paula Bentley, Paula Franson, Amy Merritt, Linda Engelsbelg Back Row: Kathy Stout, Laura Tashjian, Dawn Fultz, Janace Tashjian, Clau- dette Kennedy, Sylvia Canales, Heather Gilliam, Julie Curatolo

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Above: A bit of Hawaii added to the Lassies novelty performance of Conga led by Patty Hickey, Andree Waterson, and Sheila Ouirke. Right: Lassies: Front Row: Sue Bryniarski lsecl, Marnie Murphy lco- captl, Patty Hickey lco-capti, Yo- landa Randolph, ftreasi, Luanne Lotz ihistlg Row 2: Kim Bennett, Marianna Runge, Andree Waterson, Kathy Cal- lahan, Catrina Bruce, Pat Santuccig Row 3: Charlotte Banks, Kathy Hick- ey, Naomi Harden, Michelle Broski, Teri Welch, Sandy Santucci, Vicki Per- kowskig Back Row: Coach Debe Tut- tle, Jenny Kovacs, Heather Lindsey, Sue Hartigan, Tasha Lynch, Carol Lester, Not Pictured: Sheila Quirke ijun. captl Lower Right: Cheering the Falsons on to victory was only part of being a Lassie. 1 16 Lassies