Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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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.

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