Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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New activities promote spirit Who was it that pounded their feet on the bleachers and waved pom-pons at as- semblies, basketball games, and football games? Pep Club members who got caught up in school spirit by generating it. Along with a new sponsor came new activities and ideas. During her first year, Miss Deborah Ward began incorporating different ac- tivities for Pep Club mem- bers. Joining forces with Boys' Club, the club co- sponsored a bus to a Bulls' game. Another first was working on an information series about Black history month with PUBS. Sponsoring the Bulls' bus was an advantage to the club both financially 104 Pep Club and socially, said Miss Ward. To raise money to help support activities, pom- pons were sold during Homecoming week. An- other successful fundrais- ing event was selling but- tons. With these funds, the club was able to sponsor 'pep buses' to the away basketball games. Be- cause most people couldn't provide transportation to away games, we decided that we could not only pro- vide them transportation but also cheer our team on to victory, said Twiana Wil- liams, president. By joining forces with oth- er clubs, Pep Club helped to make sports seasons more fun and exciting for everyone. LKMW i E 4 r 5 Above: Pep Club: Front Row: De Shonda Metcalf, Kim Broome, Anglique Lewis, Sylvia Williams, Rhonda Watkins, Patrice Williams, Cynthia Griffis, Angela Clifton, Pris- cilla Williamsg Row 2: Evelyn Little- ton, Renee Wells, Shonda Davis, Toni Hemmons fv. pres.l, Tonya Cannon, Amanda Johnson, Angela Turner, Robin Mack, Pamela Por- ter, Anise Ford: Row 5: Lea White, Tocay Lollis, Hazel Foster, Iris Cook, Shenshell Patton, Kesha Kelley, Kristy Goodwin, Ellen Hayes, Donyell Watts: Row 4: Ra- chelle Jackson, Eileen James, Jori Bivins, Ramona Hunter-Wells, Phyllis Wade, Twiana Williams tpres.l, Tina Warr, Chalene Mayo, Raquel Jackson, Cheryn Thomas: Row 5: Tracy Jacobson, Tasha F0- ley, Stenise Alexander, Manita Qahhaar, Camille Thomas, Caryn Lee, Vernetta Payton, Kelly Jacob- son, Kevin Bell: Back Row: Darrell Jones, Monica Orr, Leon Hen- dricks, Terra Anderson, Lenard ams tsec.l, Frank Morris, Williams, Makita Shabazz, Luckett, Anthony Newsom Top: Toni Hemmons, vice pre dent, and Twiana Williams, pri dent lead a weekly meeting off Club. . Left: Checking out the sweatshl sold to Pep Club members are ' chelle Jackson and Raquel Ja son.

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iiiitivmmmf WW' A . Left: Mr. Stu Vogel, club sponsor, reviews the week's activities with President Jeff Vincent. Middle: Boys' Club Officers: Front Row: Jeff Vincent fpres.J, Patrick Boswell tv. pres.J, Erik Olson lsec.i: Back Row: Tad Mossell isports dir.i, Jeff Kwasny Cv. pres.J, Andy De Boer itreas.J Bottom: Miss Chris Adamo and Donna Abrams and Boys' Club members Tad Mossell and Dan Koontz serve the faculty at the an- nual Christmas tea. Girls included in bo l-off l-ley! You're a girl. What are you doing here? For the first time females were able to participate in the annual faculty-student bowling toumament spon- sored by Boys' Club. Girls tried their luck at beating their male classmates as well as their own teachers. This event has grown big- ger every year. We had so much success last year that we thought the girls should be able to join us, ex- plained Mr. Stu Vogel, spon- sor. Trophies were given to the top bowlers: Tony Vinci- guerra, Mike Plaut, Davm Ruisz, Sheryl Gleim, Mr. Ron Zeilenga, Miss Marga- ret Werling, Mrs. Patricia Va- liska, and Mr. Don Valiska. For the third year the papers to the faculty each moming. The newpapers were distributed before homeroom to those teach- ers who had subscribed. By delivering the papers every moming, we got a chance to make a little money as well as do some- thing for the school, said Pat Boswell, vice president. Fund raising included the selling of candy bars. Over 100 students participated in getting more money for the club. The selling of Falcon Football t-shirts was also a big money-maker as the club spread school spirit during the state play-offs. The Boys' Club reached its goals by increasing ac- tive membership and rais- ing money to support their projects. Boys' Club delivered news- Boys' club 105

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