Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Below: Drum Major, Adam Needles, conducts the band through the halls during Homecoming week, Right: Kim Swigart, freshman class treasurer, Loree Balice, senior class president, and Paula Bentley, sopho- more class vice president, pull out the spirit chains at the Homecoming as- sembly. Below right: Kenny Johnson and oth- er Pep Club members make banners to support school activities. FQ Y QR A fg v':4 ts . ,I gf..-lf' SQ. ,j ,. , Rag gt g' , yn A -. V ,Alix fl- 1' 4 E- A F -R .,p 9 , -qi T- , .. 1:5 , Ahpl it 'L A I 1 ii' W Y .. . .A 23 Q P .rf li is it -J L Spirit-an important part of pride Roar of ba tile cry s ymbol1Zes student unity l-C-T-O-Ft-Y that's the Falcon battle cry! Who would win the spirit tro- phy? Where was most of the school spirit? Was it important to the students.'? Those involved in leading spirit were the cheerleaders, pom pons, and the Lassies, but it was the students' drive and excitement that made or broke school spirit. Pep Club was a good orga- nization for anyone interested in promoting school spirit and 12 S lrit cheering the teams on. Pep Club had weekly meetings and the cheerleaders taught them some cheers so they could chant along, stated Miss Lin- da Kurvers, Pep Club sponsor. Students themselves showed spirit by purchasing school jackets, buttons, and pcm pons, Athletes wore parts of their uniforms or the colors blue and gray to make the student body aware of ath- letic events. Special competitions like the spirit link contest aroused students' spirit. Class officers sold each link for five cents, and the sophomore class won with 2,680 links for a total of 5134. We just went around to all the sophomores we could find, especially in lunch, and asked them to contribute, stated Anamarie Linde, secre- tary of the sophomore class. The traditional battle cry that concluded assemblies was won by the seniors at the Homecoming and tall assem- blies. The reward for the good be- havior and spirit of the student body was the return of three night football games. The students were really great and we didn't have any problems at the game, said Mr. Ron Bonfiglio, athletic director. Spirit? One could hear it in the roar of the battle cry. Was it important? Certainly, be- cause students knew that their spirit supported the pride in the school.

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Left: Attendance was up this year and so was the enthusiasm of the fans. Below: There was a controversy over the Laddie-Lassie performance when letters for and against it were sent to the Bagpipe. pall 'A 'IHUM' A ' A lbw-'QQ' Above: Contributing to the excite- ment of the win over Thornton, Mike Small, Joe Spiller, Pat Boswell, and Maurice Thomas ring the victory bell. Lett: Students from the junior class piled onto the floor to try to win the traditional battle cry. SD ' i