Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Z amp,-nnuww 1 xi 3 win top offices in Region QA lthough DO was a way for students to get on- the-job training for a fu- ture ca.eer, it was not just for students who wanted to work after graduation. When I graduate l could work there if I decide to go to college and study to be a lab technician. It is good hands on experience that you couldn't normally get, said Michelle Roering, senior, who works as a lab technician at Avenue Medical Lab. Proceeds from selling t- shirts, jackets, and cheese and sausage were used to send DO students to national contests where they could compete in 55 different areas. They were tested on their skill and leadership abilities. Three of the four Region 9A officers were from Thornridge. They are Michelle Malmquist Ichr.l, Lisa VanDerHeiden Iv. chr.l, and Claudia Cebula fhist.J. Students who wanted to run for office had to promote their own campaign and they also had to give a speech on why they wanted to be a Region 9A officer. The Region 9A officers were elected by the delegates in all of the schools in the region. I decided to run for Region 9A chairman because it will help me prepare for leadership later in life, said Michelle. Training here has helped many graduates go on to suc- cessful careers and some have even owned their own busin- esses. Top: The maintenance and repair work on heavy equipment that Bill Rei- chel does at' R, O. Reichel Trucking gives him experience for a future job as a heavy equipment operator. Left: Being a nurse's assistant at Rest Haven South kept Claudia Cebula very busy. Some of her duties includ- ed feeding, bathing, and taking the patients' blood pressure. Above: D0: Front Row: Edwin Silie- zar Irepl, Delores Noble, Lisa Van- DerHeiden, Camille Sneedg Row 2: Yolanda Ellington, Michelle Malm- quist, Eliot Swearengin, Tracy Burt, Michelle Roering: Back Row: Mr. Don Bauc tsponsorl, Brian Roberts, Tony Giordano, Victor Tolbert, Bill Reichel DO 95

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Students take part in community service oing to school and hav- ing a job were not the only concerns of HERO members as they also took part in community services. Donations of toys, stuffed ani- mals, and children's clothing were taken from the entire stu- dent body. Proceeds were donated to the childrens Re- habilitation Center in Harvey. Members were involved in regional activities. Cecilyne Maranon, president of HERO, was elected to the regional of- fice of recorder. Mrs. Carol Muskievicz re- turned as sponsor after a two- year abscence. She stated, The only difference when l came back was there was only one section for me to sponsor instead of two. The main job for a HERO student was in a home eco- nomics related field. Members were allowed to leave school after 4th period to go to their respective jobs. Cecilyne worked at the South Holland Park District. I enjoy going from the hectic school to the good feeling I get from work- ing with children, stated Ce- cilyne. HERO also helped many students choose a career for later life, At the beginning of the school year, members who did not already have a job were given interviews by pos- sible employers. This process was set up by the sponsor. Whether it was working at school, working on the job, or planning fundraising activities, HERO students did their best to acheive their goals. Above: Hero: Front Row: Britonya Perkins, Karen Whittam, Cecilyne Maranon fprest, Linda Szo fhist.5, Dawn Lockett tsec.Jg Row 2: Angela White, Joyce Mclntosh, Sheree Mat- lock, Carol Muskieviczfcoordjg Back Row: Sonya Martin, Lisa Costanza, Ronald Tate tv. prest, Kelly Caruso ftreast, Marie Israel 94 HERO Top: President Cecilyne Maranon works at Child Development to earn extra money. Right: Dawn Lockett and Linda Szo sort out the gifts received from the toy drive. 4 W .... W -V , ,M ify , 'fwwttr .Arn ii K fr is fr 5 .is ...Q-tt f K Q' ii..Q- i X K' if '

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Programs serve all 4 classes nother work program? But wait! There is a ju- nior in that group pic- ture and a freshman in the oth- er. Could this be a mistake? CWT and WECEP broke the common mold by bringing freshmen, sophomores, and juniors into work programs. Work Experience Career Ex- ploration Program tWECEPJ involved freshmen, and sopho- mores. Part-time jobs were found in an effort to teach the students money management, self-awareness, importance of an education, and job safety. ln an effort to improve the program the club purchased computer software that per- tained to job skills and learn- ing improvement. The succe- cess of the annual flower sale and blood drive, which brought in 3320, was used to make improvements, stated Mr. Don Donini, sponsor. Co- operative Work Training QCWTD, a member of VICA, Top: Carey Goveia prices items in or- der for the products to be placed on the sales floor at Quality Hosiery. Right: CWT: Front Row: Tammy Lightfoot, Tracy Russell, Devonda Alexander, Denise Johnson, Tonya Bruce, Sandy Meneghini tpresi, Mi- chelle Antinkg Row 2: Mr. Michael l-left, Julia Wilkes, Dan Krass, Mike Voltolina, Laura Baugh, Ann Spindler, Jeffery Littleton, Kevin Costellog Back Row: Terrence Sandidge, John Conig- lio, Chris Borek ttreasi, Bailous Tri- muel, Kevin Schuringa, D.J. Halicky, Mike Brown, Benny Landeroz 96 WECEPXCWT participated in all VICA-Co-op fundraising activities. These in- clude the candy sale in Octo- ber, a Christmas ornament sale in December and a poster sale in February. The money from these went for blazers and new white sweaters for the members. The funds also went to defer the cost of a trip to the annual VlCA contests in Springfield. The organization was more diversified, with a wider range of job situations, from body shops and beauty shops to se- curity jobs. lt was different for a high school student to work at these, especially as a secu- rity agent. Usually the stu- dents worked in fast food res- taurants, so it was nice to see them get a different type of training, stated Mr. Michael Heft, sponsor. ln this one set of work pro- grams students could start freshman year and continue till graduation. Right: WECEP: Front Row: Anthony Mayfield,Heath Weatherspoon, An- nette Fiogers lseci, Tabitha White lpresig Back Row: Donna Fier tv. pres.i, Arthuro Crawford, Leonard Webster, ttreasl, Fred Johnson, Mr. Don Donini tsponj IIB