Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Above: Ryan Baker and Angela Car- lomango, SCOT officers, welcome Mrs. Barbara Palmer at the reception for the new principal. Below: SCOT Officers: Angela Car- Iomango ipres.i, Todd Walker ftreasj, Ryan Baker iv, presi, Loree Balice isecre.J Right: Jeff DeYoung, Brett Elzinga, Tina Bona, Lisa Sikora, Sue Stone, Lori Kelso, and Brenda Wrightride the SCOT float in the Homecoming pa- fade. 72 ot W f 1' i 5 L fi 1 rj, if Ze rift: iw

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DeVeranez, SCCT close the his SCOT meeting is now called to order. Every Wednesday afternoon at 2:45 p.m. SCOT members gathered in the ac- tivity center to discuss the la- test issues concerning stu- dents. After being named co-ordin- ator of student activities, Mrs. Sharon Deveranez assumed the role of sponsor eagerly. l've really learned a lot about the students here since Sep- tember. They've taught me that participating in student council is not all fun and games: it's hard work that can be accomplished only with the help of the entire student body, she said. One way of involving the student body was the home- room representative meetings. Held quarterly, these meetings involved one representative from each homeroom. Stu- dents not involved in Senate found a place to discuss school problems. SCOT members also partici- pated in the SICA-East stu- dent council convention. Schools from the conference gathered at the Matteson Holi- day Plaza for a day of presen- fgap, tations concerning student government. The highlight ofthe day was a speech discussing drunk driving given by Secretary of State, Jim Edgar. This con- vention was really very benefi- cial. lt brought SCOT together with other student councils to compare ideas. SCOT mem- bers came back with the knowledge of a whole confer- ence of student govern- ments, stated Angela Carlo- mango, SCOT president. A motion to introduce new gym uniforms was one venture pursued by SCOT after stu- dents expressed dislike tor the current suits. Headed by vice president Ryan Baker, a com- mittee was tormed to further investigate alternatives. One suggestion was to change suit colors to blue and gray. Be- fore anything became final, approval had to be given by the administration. No matter what issues were under discussion, SCOT man- aged to pursue their first re- sponsibility of closing the gap between students and admin- istration. Above: SCOT Senate: Front Row: Brenda Wright, Sue Stone. Sonia Turk, Christopher Johnson, Janet Har- ding, Lisa Sikora. Marc Hamilton, Row 2: Sheila Quirke, Tammy Tyler, Laura Rogers, Kristi DeVries, Tina Bona, Kay Needles: Back Row: Ray Elmore, Carol Koehler, Shavelle Bell, Ralph Capriglrone, Deidree Hall, Rob Winter. Mrs. Sharon Deveranez isponsortg Noi Pictured: Brian Kulig Top: Ryan Baker and Loree Balice arrive early every day to program the electronic message board. Left: Tammy Tyler scoops up Guy Vreeman's favorite flavor during SCOT! Higlanders ice cream sale. Scot 3