Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Left: Richard Dent 1953, a vital part of the Bears defense, was named Most Valuable Player in the Superbowl. Others celebrating are Mike Richards 1277 and Otis Wilson t55l. iCourtesy of Chicago Bearsl Below: Displaying their spirit by wear- ing all types of Bear paraphernalia are Tarshwa Cooper, Vinram Wade Bey, Julie Populorum, Jen Goranson, Ber- nie Rhein, Vicki Driskill, Amy Garner, Barry Krikau. Dave Papay, and Jeff Stahulak. Current Events 221

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Right: Prince Charles and Princess Below: Rock stars in Philadelphia and Diana made their first appearance to- in London gave Live Aid, a concert to gether in the United States. lCourtesy help feed the starving in Africa, for of UPl!Bettmann Newsphotosj 162,000 concert-goers. QWXQSQS. K .Qt XF -,195 1 . is wxmkcawfsx Q A if ..f wwtwiwo' . ' LIV ,. S as ,M X1 -4 ft- 4105 . at ext xl Y? .RJR K Jiffy.. , 49 ,-ffif' :F J., -. ik X . 5'.Q:. s-'wir-3335 sl u 3,3 .1 Y Bears shuffle down to Superdome Tre vel takes a be okseet to terrorism earmania was the prima- ry focus. The past fail- ures ofthe Cubs and Sox were forgotten as the Chicago Bears defeated the New Eng- land Patriots 46-10 in Super- bowl XX. Richard Dent, defen- sive end, was named Most Valuable Player. During the season Walter Payton broke yet another record. He sur- passed O. J. Simpson with a total of eight games in which he rushed for 100 yards, and the Fridge captured the imagination of the entire coun- try. They ended the season with a record of 17 wins and 1 loss to the Miami Dolphins. In other sports news Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's record of 4191 hits for most hits in a career. Chicago White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver returned to New York where he enjoyed his best year and won his 220 Current Events 300th game. Lynette Woo- dard became the first female Harlem Globetrotter in the team's 60-year history. Pat- rick Ewing signed a record S17 million multi-year contract with the New York Knicks. Terrorist activity was on the rise as Palestinians hijacked TWA Flight 847 in June, and four PLO men seized an italian ship in October. Also, in the November hijacking of an Egyptian airliner, 60 were killed. Other disasters were man- made. A dam burst in Italy and killed 200. One hundred fifty lives were taken in a landslide in Puerto Rico. A Mexico earthquake left 5,000 dead and 150,000 homeless. Then in November Colombia's 17,716-foot Nevado del Ruiz erupted, leaving more than 20,000 dead or missing in mud and ashes. The nation mourned the death of the seven crew mem- bers ofthe space shuttle Chal- lenger. With the addition of Christa McAuliffe, the first schoolteacher in space, this was not just an ordinary shut- tle flight. Mikhail Gorbachev became the new Soviet premiere. Later, on November 19, he and President Ronald Reagan met at the Geneva summit. This occasion marked the first time in his terms as president that Ronald Reagan met for arms talks with any Soviet leader. America mourned the death of many of its favorite stars: Yul Brynner, 65, became fam- ous as the king in The King and I, for which he won an Oscar. Clarence Ducky Nash, 80, was the voice of Donald Duck for more than 50 years. Orson Wells, 70, was most famous for his portrayal of Charles Foster Kane in the classic 1941 film, Citizen Kane. Nick Colasanto, 61, be- came known to the TV audi- ence as Coach, the bar- tender on the television show series Cheers, Samantha Smith, 13, was known all over the world after writing a letter to Yuri Andro- pov asking for peace. Rock Hudson, 59, was one of America's famous film stars, best known for his ro- mantic comedies with Doris Day. He made 65 films and was twice voted HoIlywood's No. 1 box office draw.

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Right: Sophomores are required to take the SRA test as part of a compe- tency testing program. Below: Mr. Charles Wiechern tests the bridges of Frank Flatkus and Beth Kuyawski to see if they were done cor- reotly. ,W w Q 5 ggi x IYA , 3 i S r s ' vs' 0125 f you want your picture in the yearbook, don't look at the camera! This was heard ringing through the ears of anyone who was in the camera's range. lt all started at Indiana Uni- versity when we packed up for a week's stay in Hoosierville. At the journalism workshop our lab instructor, Mr. Mark Shoup, gave us his endless advice while we expressed how we would do it. We might have made a couple of Shoup Shockersf' especially the shoe picture on page 37. Oh well! As we drove home we reflected upon our exper- iences and a sign we saw in a 222 Editors' Notes rest area summed it up, Hoo- sier Hospitality ls No Acci- dent . We came back to school eager to start but without the help of numerous people, we would have never gotten off the ground. Many thanks to Mr. Mike Hackleman, our Josten's rep for his expertise and advice. fWhat do you want to do with the opening'?i Thanks to Miss Marion Wognum for her guidance and hard work on the art work and the spot color. fWe will always remember to Be Bold. J This book would be pretty boring without the help of our photographers. Thanks to Scott Signor, Meni Tripolitakis, and Root photographers, who lightened the load. Of course, we could never forget our adviser and friend, Mrs. Jean Daily. Without her infinite patience and wisdom a little more pride would never have materialized. We would also like to thank the mud-stinging Bagpipe staff for putting up with our very messy staff. The office might not have been neat, but it was home! And finally, to our exces- sively rowdy staff, we wish to thank them for their hard work and dedication. Although the copy wasn't always on target f We go to Jubilation to meet people from other schools to, have one night stands is not something we want in year- book copy!J and the layouts weren't always right fYou can- not bleed three group shots off the pageli, the staff really pulled everything together to make a truly special yearbook. Last, but of course not least, we would like to thank every one at TR for their co- operation and school spirit. This was what gave us just a. little more pride in the Piper! Shelly Oakes, editor-in-chief, Patty Hickey, asst. editor-in- chief