Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Right: Highlanders: Front Row: Debby Saitta, Becky McCarter, Dawn Kinishi, Dena Roering, Dawn Fultz, Linda Engelsbel, Brenda Chapman, Laura Oarfalian, Stacie Fribergg Row 2: Jenny Dzikowski, Wendy DeVries lseol, Sharon Tobecksen, Jeff DeYoung, Leane Livingston, Chris Warchol lhistj, Tanya Krawiec, Carla Engelsbel lchrj, Carolyn Heatong Row 3: Michaelene Sipe, Tracy Burt, Jeffrey Popaeko, Julie Talsma, Jenifer Campanile, Shari Bobowski iv. chr.l, Kevin Smits, Heather Hutchinson, Lisa Gargasg Back Row: Nancy Campani- le, Tom Turek, Katie Lydon, Frank Ratkus, Dan See, Henry Trettz, Malt Splant, Herman McGee Www,-.Af Right: Carla Engelsbel, chairman, Above During homeroom Carla En checks with Wendy DeVries, secre- gelsbel has the opportunity to get the tary, on the progress of the night's opinions from all members SGIGS. 74 Highlanders

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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

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Video dance added to scheduled events ighlanders equals Homecoming, Valen- tine's dance, gym jams, Christmas trees, laugh olym- pics, involvement and time. The Homecoming and Valen- tine Dances didn't just happen - members had to plan and de- cide on decorations, band or D.J., refreshments, bids, tick- ets, theme, and pictures. To raise money for such ac- tivities as dances and gym jams, they sold Christmas trees. Members had to put in their share of hours to remain in the club. lt was cold and l had to dress like a snowman, but it was worth it because we sold a lot of trees, stated Kay Needles, junior. The club sold 500 trees which brought in about 52500. After Homecoming mem- bers were able to relax until the end of January and then had to begin preparations for what turned out to be the last Sweetheart Ball. Although the Highlanders tried to intrigue students to attend by hiring Mickey Oliver of WBMX to D.J., attendance was still low. . ,a . XX 8 z t'We decided that this would be the last of the Valentine dances since the student body doesn't seem interested. Too much money is put into a dance that only a few will at- tend, said Mr. Michael Bortel, sponsor. To add to the activities of gym jams, Highlanders decid- ed to sponsor a laugh olym- pics in which each class would compete. There was a wheel- chair race, innertube race in the pool, an egg toss and oth- er silly competitions that showed which class had the most spirit and confidence. We thought if we held a com- petition between the classes we'd be able to get more stu- dents to participate in school activities, stated Wendy DeVries, secretary. Another addition to gym jams was the video dance. ln- stead of a D.J., a large screen was set up and students could dance to their favorite video. Involvement plus effort plus long hours equalled a high- lander. Left: Highlanders Becky McCarter and Michaelene Sipe sell dance tick- ets to Tim Zackavec and John Garcia. Top: Mr. Michael Bortel, sponsor, dis- cussed rdeas for upcoming events with Carla Engelsbel, chairman. Highlanders