Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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.lla .M M, ,,.... Above Lett: Varsity Football Cheerleaders: Front Row: Tonya Colquitt, Robyn Panozzo, Missy Beattie. Amy McLaughlin, Row 2: Courtney Miller, Zatonya Lol- lis, Joy Hawkins, Kris Kelly, Colleen l-larmong Back Row: Ramona Hunter-Wells, Jenny Kausal, Julie Wil- liams, Sloane Elkei, Chris Grochocinski, Patty Stevens Above: Junior Varsity Football Cheerleaders: Front Row: Kim Glasgow, Dawn Murray, Joni West, Stacy Sellasz Back Row: Kim Camp, Kristi DeVries, Kim Thornton, Kelly McFadden Top: Zatonya Lollls, Colleen Harmon, Julie Williaet, Pat- ty Stevens, Amy McLaughlin, and Courtney Miller move in perfect synch after years of experience. Left: Dawn Murray, Kristi DeVries, Stacy Sellas, Kelly McFadden, Kim Thornton, Kim Glasgow and Kim Camp boost spirit during halt time as well as throughout the long games. Cheerleading 119

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Athletic training improves skills three hour bus ride to the East Moline football game began the cheer- leaders' dedicated season of promoting school spirit and supporting the football team. From cheerleading camp to running and doing aerobics, the cheerleaders worked hard to be the best. We went to camp at U of I and learned a lot of new cheers and dance routines. We were evaluated and also competed with the other squads there, stated Amy McLaughlin, varsity cheerleader. After the football season came tryouts for the basket- ball cheerleaders, who worked just as hard as they had more than twice as many games at which to cheer. They per- formed difficult pyramids as Top: Freshman Basketball Cheer- leaders: Front Row: Angie Zerane, Tuesday Austin,Cindy Canales, Ar- lene Mayeg Back Row: Tina Steffens, Lisa Mitchell, Cindy Garcia, Tammy Piper Upper Middle: Junior Varsity Bas- ketball Cheerleaders: Front Row: Joni West, Stacy Sellas, Angie Clifton, Jeneen Hawkins, Karen Millag Back Row: Debbie Jania, Donna Morang, Marlys Cowley, Kristi DeVries, Tina Felski Lower Middle: Varsity Basketball Cheerleaders: Front Row: Tonya Colquitt, Zatonya Lollis, Jada Larkg Row 2: Joy Hawkins, Kim Glasgow, Yolanda Stewart, Dawn Murrayg Back Row: Kim Thornton, Kelly McFadden, Julie Williams, Patty Stevens Right: Julie Williams, Dawn Murray, Kelly McFadden, Tonya Colquitt, Yo- landa Stewart, Kim Thornton, Joy Hawkins, Zatonya Lollis, Patty Ste- best they could with the IHSA rule of only a two-level pyra- mid. Miss Linda Kurvers, head coach for four years, was as- sisted by Cindy Ftamos. Miss Kurvers felt very strongly about cheerleading as a sport. The girls ran and conditioned with an aerobic routine l made up because the cheerleaders needed that athletic ability to establish strength for pyra- mids, balance, and stamina, she said. Chanting cheers at games and running pep assemblies were their prime responsibil- ities. The cheerleaders were the leaders of the school and promoted as much school spirit as possible, stated Miss Kurvers. vens, Jada Lark, and Kris Kelly add height to their pyramids despite the IHSA two-level rule. 118 Cheerleading ut ' Q ist, 5? at . . at c rser as so X as --et - x gif- :-...g K t Q. - '- N' J X . f wtf . bt 4 X . , 'E . .... .St t . x as -an 4 E525 f, if fax -Sk 15 A N

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Pain, practice P0S 'Ve T ...2t..i.1...Wewon! The long hours of hard work finally paid ott. But it ywasn't whether weywon or lost, it 'truly was how T we played the game. The sense ot camaraderie gained by team- work held tast through thick and thin. 'Teamwork was an essential part of volleyball. lt enabled us to work together and compete against teams with a higherlevel of skill than ours, said, Paula Bentley, sophomore. g What looked easy from the ,stands didn?t,teel too natural toftired, aching muscles. Posi- tive spirits and exhausted bo- dies returned to practice every day to sharpen the edge. srifififhey often yeyig y, ',Nolpain4l no gainf Practice was sometimes torturous, but the thrill of wir 120 Sports Sem' ninglgpulled us through, said Rich Whittington, senior. lt wasn't just the club mem- bers who put in long hoursg athletes were rotten here until 6 or 7 at night, striving for per- fection. The coaches didn't go home either. They guided their teams and worked with them until everything was just right - then they worked some more. Athletes are a special breed: when you think theyfre through achieving they do bet- ter iust to surprise you, said Coach Al Hutt. When the long strenuous seasons werelfover and the Nikes were thrown into the closet for another summer, we feltexhllarated and were titled with! .il. , r s -- just a little more pride.