Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Left: Determined to gain extra yard- age, Lisa Gawrych follows the block of Laurie Merritt. Middle Left: Lisa Gawrych cele- brates her touchdown run for the freshmen. J qv A s I J mm 4 5. ... 1 i J ?'- .4-, 'v ,.,-V-'fr-ll 2' r 5 , A gag.. kv- .' - , ,st .,. 'V in-'ary - - m 5-sh-,,, ',' P4 f'7n.-.J1gg'g, '- , -, .-Af. wwf' y- im -mg, - .tt :f'1k?'5'aT 3 ,ut ,sw .fa , , it - 1, Mgt S 1 km 'ef a. fag 'F ?2A.'f'f5L'25fj,i1i.f?t-4'tf-atX ,if f . .,:gygQ5,4 ,' .., g , 4' -' A 'ss-2 sf- L ,:.1.'..1Qix Q' .- - as-r'.-,Qt Above: The juniors try to expand their offense by passing against the senior defense, Left: Coach Pete Jensen shouts en- couragement to the senior team. X- get i., 3 M L-my r OJ, 'A 4' 1 iff-5' . xi 'Sit Powderputf Football! Bonfire 17

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P, K Right: Coach Don Valiska discusses the next play with the sophomore powderpuff team. Below: Guys change roles as they cheer on the female football players. They are ifront rowj Sam Mack, Jeff Van Deursen, Rodney Shipe, Ken Mil- lender, Anthony Reese, Jim Throw, Meni Tripolitakisg irow 25 Steve Farrell, Jon Jenkins, Ray Finley, Mike Gar- rettog ibackl Lenard Adams, Wing Ding iJarrod Davisl, Ken Johnson. l fn.-.-. 'X ' ' Win M- .. :7 -ihfhff. ' 2 . Seniors boost record to 3-1 Frosh upset sophs in rough ba tile ries of rematch filled the air after the fresh- men defeated the sophomores 14-8 in the first of two powderpuff games. The game was hindered by rough play and tackling. I still feel we were cheated, but it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game, and we played our best, said Dawn Gollhardt, sophomore. ln the junior-senior game, the seniors dominated the ju- 16 Powderpuff Football!Bonfire niors 26-O. Trick plays and quick runs made it hard for the junior defense to stop the sen- ior offense. The seniors fin- ished their powderpuff play with a record of 3-1. Senior Chris Warchol stat- ed, We all really wanted to win this game against the ju- niors. Since this would be our last game together, we want- ed to prove once again that we were the best. Coaching the powderpuff teams were Mr. Richard Keller and Mr. Len Rauch, freshmen, Mr. Michael Bortel and Mr. Don Valiska, sophomores, Dr. Steve Humphrey and Mr. Ron Zeilenga, juniors, and Mr. Wayne Lunak and Mr. Pete Jensen, seniors. Bad weather kept many fans away from the bonfire! pep rally. However, the spirit of the small crowd was not dampened. The pom pons, Lassies, and cheerleaders each gave performances. The highlight of the night was the lighting of the bonfire. Unfortunately, the wind car- ried flames near the crowd, and the firemen on hand were forced to curtail the fire to keep it under control. Whether cheering on a pow- derpuff team or rallying around the bonfire, students found a way to generate spirit.

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Below: Tonya Colquitt manages to keep dry, while others sought umbrel- las and blankets to escape from the rain. Above Right: Thornridge's Marching Falcons keep the pace as they led the annual Homecoming Parade. Right: Pom Pon girls set up a special table for the returning alumni. Mrs. gl'- W 1 LCOME Nancy Winiecki, their sponsor, was also chairman of the alumni tea. C Soggy day could not dampen spirits Alumni join in celebre tion of 25th Homecoming he sky opened up and down poured the rain, but this was not enough to stop the true Falcon spirit. Weeks of preparation paid off as students and residents lined the streets to watch the annual Homecoming Parade pass by. The Homecoming Court stood on the fire truck with the band leading the way. Seniors took first place in the float division and O.E. came in second. The first place banner was made by Girls Club and second was 18 Homecoming Day French Club. Before the big game start- ed, an Alumni Tea welcomed back past students. Each club participated by baking goo- dies and reviving memories of yesteryear. Even though there was a low alumni turnout, those attending had a chance to talk with former teachers over tea and brownies. Past pom pon girls could be seen donning their old sweaters and comparing the changes with current members. Threatening skies didn't stop the fans as they weath- ered the storm and cheered on their team to a 28-25 victory over Eisenhower. We came back from an embarrassing first half, concentrated on the game, and played football that proved we are winners, stat- ed Mike Small, quarterback. An old tradition was revived at half time as the Lassies and pom pon girls provided enter- tainment with a combined per- formance to Dancing in the Street. The performers could hardly see each other because blinding rain poured down on them just as halt-time started. By the time the perfor- mance started, we were all so wet that we just went out there and had a great time, stated Marnie Murphy, Lassie cc- captain. While alumni gathered to re- call memories of past Home- comings, hardworking stu- dents enjoyed the day that they had worked so hard to make successful.