Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Right: Angela Carlomango, Todd Carlson, Carla Engelsbel, and Judy Gawlik were four of the junior honor guides. Other guides were David Bjork, Shari Bobowski, Susan Bryn- iarski, Lynn George. Anne Larson, Marianne Linde, Debbie Matyasik, Natalie Mikolajczak, Marnie Murphy, Victoria Perkowski, Frank Ratkus, Laura Spindler, Laura Thompson, and Richard Whittington. Below: Graduates lined up in the auditorium before proceeding to the gymnasium. .i NN I my A ,if M Blue, gray accent 25th ceremony 449 graduates receive revised diplomas ew gowns! Diplomas modern- ized! But the graduation ceremo- ny stayed the same as 449 graduates flipped their tassels from right to left and became the newest alumni in Thorn- ridge's 25th year. A change was made in the color of the graduation gowns. The boys wore gray and the girls wore columbia blue. The top two junior honor guides still wore white gowns, but the 30 Graduation other 18 wore gold. The sen- ior class officers made the de- cisionto change the gowns because they wanted to stay with the traditional colors of the school, said Dr. Steve Humphrey, assistant principal. Diplomas were changed to picture the current structure of the buildings. Previous diplo- mas had depicted the original windowed walls. The iacket was still columbia blue, but an anniversary logo was added to the bottom left corner. Thorn- ridge's new seal was put on the diplomas themselves. l thought the new diplomas would be exciting and attrac- tive and would more accurate- ly depict Thornridge as it is to- day, stated Mr. Salvatore Sa- lato, principal. The graduates were led in by Miss Zita Diebold, Mr. Jay Midtlying, Mr. Eugene Opper- man, and Mrs. Aileen Sump- ter, who were four of the five faculty members that retired at the end of the school year. Cherie Martire started OH the ceremony with her speech Graduation, William Turner continued with Are We Ready, and Angeles Valero, a foreign exchange student, concluded the commence- ment addresses with We Are The World. The minor alterations in the graduation ceremony serve only to reflect the immens changes that would soon be facing the seniors after they received their diplomas. .

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1 -r ,ai Left: Couples fill the dance floor to one of the many popular fast dances performed by Showblz. Below: Gina Sikora and Katie Pager view the Prom scene through their masquerade masks, favors given to each person. Middle Left: Prom Court: Lori Cole, Terry Kane, Darlene Washington, Nick Misch, Laura Serbon, Will Svilar, Tra- cy Tatlna, Byron Flobertson, Kim Knight, Mike Walker, Laura Pannitto, Mark Bowens, Sheryl Phillips, Gable Garcia, and Eric Stahrg Not Pictured: Andy Jeleniewski - 'nr 7 . X r N' , 5 4 , . .fi T' ,lf K .....- riirv si' iff' .X ,,. , ' ,uf I L 9 . N ff' ai i S s Q ,ll XR A Left: Lynda Sachs is given a helping Above:Sheila Huff and her date enjoy ' ll t A hand out of the limousine by her date. each others company as they take a V Many couples rented a limousine at a rest from dancing. rate ot about S150 for the evening. ist. Prom 29

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IS!! ll ll lI K Left: Chris Juds, ranked third in the senior class, was the second recipient of the Henry Vandenberg Award For Excellence. Below: Leading the class, Michele Purcell, valedictorian, received her medal from Mr. Salvatore Salato, prin- cipal. l . - - 1 l X . Nz' 'N-. I.. Far Loft: lt's over. Tracey McBride and Missy Lott embrace after the ceremony. Left: Soon after they received their diplomas, graduates looked at the new design that was depicted there. it Y 1 I mil Graduation 31