Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Left: Couples crowd the dance floor for one of the many slow songs. Below: Lana Sipe and Bob Ploetz swing into action as they dance to Showbiz Left: Announced as the junior court member, Randolph Mitchell receives a certificate of congratulations from Claudia Moreno. 1 , L2 I Girls' Club Dance 25

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Right: Tables lined the dance floor for couples such as Rich Whittington, Cathy Ciecierski, Carla Engelsbel, and Jim Nelson. Above: Turnaboat Court: Front Row: Lonell Mackey, King Eric Stahrg Back Row: Tim Zackavec, Randolph Mitchell and Sherman Adams Tropical Garter dance is this the Thornridge gym or a Hawaiian island? Palm trees lined the walls to set the tone for the tropical setting of the Girls' Club Dance. We chose the setting for 'Almost Paradise' because it was'a popular song at that time, stated Laura Gyllstrom, Girls' Club president. Cne of the highlights of the evening was the garter dance. Pink and white garters were given to each girl at the door before entering the dance. 24 Girls Club Dance -1-.J 'Q 'Qin scenery creates paradise adds twist to turnabout night The girls put the garters on their legs and their dates took them off to the music. The girls in the club thought that it would be a nice favor, stated Mrs. Edythe Strater, Girls' Club sponsor. - Although the dance was over in a few short hours, months of hard work, long afternoons after school, and weekends that were spent cre- ating the effect didn't go un- noticed. The decorations were really sharp. I could hard- ly recognize the gym, stated Dave Pijarowski, senior. As some students danced to the melody of Showbiz, others took a break and en- joyed the hot hors d'oeuvres that were served for the first time. l think it was a great ideag it was a nice change from the cookies, stated Debbie Kane, senior. The highpoint of the evening came when Eric Stahr was crowned King. Other members of the court were Lonnel Mackey, senior, Tim Zacka- vec, sophomore, Randolph Mitchell, junior, and Sherman Adams, freshman. Not every student could af- ford a trip to the Hawaiian is- lands, but for 3310 a ticket Al- most Paradise was an inex- pensive escape from the gloomy March weather and into a world of tropical para- dise. Aloha!

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WW 5 f'- x Below: Yesterday's Tomorrow character Spring Weatherby lCece Castanedal questions Tempest Frost tLisa Turnbulll and Hale Storm tNick Mischl about the mysterious incidents at the hospital as Dewey and Windy tTodd Nicholson and Joe McHughi get ready to take care ot Matt Turney lBob Garcial. Right: Betty Brown tJudy Gawliki ex- plains the theory of molecular trans- ference to Tommy lTerry Kanel and Sally tJanace Tashjianl. 'Soft Soap' bubbles with laughter 2 sets create problems in production space wo separate sets means two different plays, right? Wrong! Soft Soap used both a college dorm lounge and a giant mock television screen. The set was a complicated one as the crew had to build a large television screen stage left and a college lounge stage right. A passage had to be made between the two sets for the molecular transference scenes that happened throughout the play. Getting the main characters back and 26 Spring Play forth between the two sets without being seen was diffi- cult, stated Tim Sander, crew member. The stage crew had to move walls, beds, a desk, and a judge's bench without being noticed by the audience. This was made possible because a scrim was used as the televi- sion screen. The scrim was black when light came from the front of it and transparent when light came from the back of it. ln between scenes, the lighting crew lit the front of the scrim which allowed the stage crew to work unnoticed. The play itself was about college students who were very involved with a soap op- era called Yesterday's To- morrow. Some students were so involved in the soap that they molecularly transferred themselves into the show. lt was interesting to work with a large cast although the double set made us feel cramped, commented Bob Garcia, cast member. The cast portraying college students supplied their own costumes which were simply street clothes. The costumes for the soap opera were surgi- cal scrub clothes, uniforms, and lab coats. The students searched Goodwill stores and hospitals to find the needed attire. The scrim added a new di- mension to the production. The crew learned to work with it, and the cast learned to work behind it as Soft Soap offered a different creative ex- perience.