Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Right: Sue Bryniarski, president of NHS, presents a 55300 donation to the Michael Durkin fund. Below: Kevin Fromer, Quill and Scroll member, works with Miss Carole Fleiher on the Talisman. Right: Quill and Scroll: Fronl Row: Janet Harding, Laura Johns, Amy McLaughlin, Laura Spindler, Lynn George: Second Row: Carla Engels- bel, Marnie Murphy, Shelly Oakes, Patty Hickey, Beth Tashjian, Kathy Nagel, Back Row: Sue Bryniarski, Adriene Hayes, Chris Warchol, Todd Carlson, Kevin Fromer, Frank Ratkus, Dave Ducat, Torn Turek, Jose Jaques, Nol Pictured: Joelle Mendez, Judy Gawlik, Michelle Brown 78 Honor Societies .

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4 Exchange homes for new culture ustralia, Thailand, Pa- nama, and the Nether- lands all had something in common. All four countries were represented by students of the AFS program. The blonde bundle of ener- gy, Andree Waterson, was very active during her stay as she participated in AFS, French Club, Bridge Club, girls track, Bagpipe, and the Lass- ies. Along with the thrill of meet- ing new people and living in a new country, Andree had many exciting adventures. Watching the Bears become -ffl was the most exciting thing I did, said Andree. Most are bored with English, however, not Khem Kawpra- dubphet who took English as a Second Language. English was my favorite class, be- cause lt was fun, she said. Other than AFS, Khem kept busy by being a member of girls track, Ski Club, and Ger- man Club. A .wifi J, I Lizbeth Lezcano, active in AFS, Pep Club, Spanish Club, and girls track, came with many different customs and traditions. The most different thing Lizbeth had to adjust to was the way the students used slang. Everywhere I went I carried my English dictionary, so I could communicate with the others, stated Lizbeth. Ellen Poppelaars shared the time spent in America not only with her host family, but also with the members of AFS, Ski Club, tennis team, girls track, French Club, and German Club. Ellen thought activities were good for students. Be- cause of the clubs and activi- ties Thornridge had to offer, school life was made a little bit easier, she said. Memories would remain with all the people whose lives Andree, Khem, Lizbeth, and Ellen touched, as they left be- hind a small portion of four dif- ferent cultures. Top Left: Ellen Poppelaars, Andree Waterson, Tricia Clayton, Lizbeth Lez- cano, and Khem Kawpradubphet march in the Homecoming Parade. Middle Left: Khem Kawpradubphet and Lizbeth Lezcano take a test in their English as a Second Language class. Left: Ellen Poppelaars lets her creativ- ity flow as she does a painting for her art class. AFS Students 77

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.J K r 7. 5 5- Z XJ' . cl v f Top: German Honor Society: Front Row: Kathy Nagel, Vennie Nemecek, Laura Rogers: Back Row: Angela Carlomango, Todd Carlson, Rich Whittington Upper Middle: Spanish Honor So- ciety: Front Row: Sue Stone, Monica Sadler, Adonya Seldon, Sara Villegasg Back Row: Lisa Le Jeune, Lynn George, Frank Ratkus, Laura Magna- Above the average cited tor recognition eeded: A 3.0 grade point average and ac- tive involvement in school activities or at least two years of a foreign language and an A average in those two years. Result: A perfect candidate for an honor society. Once the requirements were met, the work began. ln the summer National Honor Soci- ety members sold suckers and lollipops on popular intersec- tions and at popular stores. Other activities to raise money were a helium balloon sale and liftoff during Homecoming week and the annual Roman Day at the end of the year. Once the money was earned, the next decision was how to spend it. The group chose to donate S300 to the Michael Durkin fund. Michael was a victim of a tragic acci- dent while jumping rope. We felt that donating to the fund was a good way to show what we do with our money, stated Sue Bryniarski, president of NHS. Foreign language honor so- cieites were beneficial to be in- ducted in to because colleges looked for students who had excelled in foreign languages. I feel the students involved in honor socieites have a distinct advantage in future life, stat- ed Miss Karen Vogel, Foreign Language Department chair- manq.l Quill and Scroll was an honor society for people who ranked in the upper third of the class and showed excel- lence in journalism. Studying for classes and be- ing involved paid off when one had the privilege of being in- ducted to an honor society. vite, Sue Bryniarski Lower Middle: French Honor Soci- ety: Front Row: Trang Nguyen, Mi- chelle Brown, Charlotte Banks, Lisa Martell, Laura Spindler jtreasjg Back Row: Shari Bobowski, Anne Larson, Natalie Mikolajczak iv. pres.j, Marnie Murphy ipresj, Judy Gawlik Above: NHS: Front Row: Sara Ville- gas, Gail Grazioli, Mary Zic, Saundra Large, Tonya Colquitt, Janice John- son, Beth Tashjian, Laura Spindler, Amy McLaughlin, Kathy Nagel, Trang Nguyeng Row 2: Adonya Seldon, Mi- chelle Brown, Laura Rogers, Dawn Ar- min, Beth Bradshaw, Sue 'Bryniarski ipres.j, Teresa Whitfield, Judy Gawlik, Carla Engelsbel, Lisa Martell, Dolores Carbajalg Row 3: Lynn George iv. pres.j, David Bjork isecj, Anne Lar- 1 s,,,,-QQN. son, Jose Jaques, Marnie Murphy, Shari Bobowski, Kevin Smits, Mike Renderman, Angela Carlomango, Chris Warchol, Debbie Matyasikg Back Row: Natalie Mikolajczak, Todd Carlson jtreasj Dirk Tyssen, Laura Thompson, Dave Ducat, Mike Bayr, Frank Ratkus, Joe Sepeczi, Tom Turek, Mike Griffin, Jen Campanile. Honor Societies 9