Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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4 2 , 2 's.... J. Below: Mathletes: Front Row: Tan- ya Brown, Tammy Sorrell, Dawn Kinishi, Angela Riner, Christine Sulski, Jay Curatolo: Row 2: Tom Cirunhard, Jerome James, Janet Lauritzen, Tina Bona, Jodie Ship- plett, Amy Glowacki: Row 3: Laura Steele, Mike Stone, Kim Obrenski, Vennie Nemecek fpres.J, Phil Denys, Craig Fata: Row 4: Mr. Matt Lengel tspon.l, Paula Franson, An- amarie Linde, Lori Latta, Cary Hil- legonds, Lloyd Brooks, Michelle Frampton: Back Row: Sue Harti- gan, Chris Pawlowski, Henry Treftz ttreas.i, Rob Larson, Brett Mar- cotte tv. pres.i, Chris Urban isec.7 Bottom: Rob Mc Carthy utilizes time in homeroom to practice lim- its. Leli: Angela Riner, Laura Steele, and Jerome James put their heads together while practicing trigo- nometry graphs. f 1 L , I Former mathlete becomes sponsor As the mathletes brought out their calculators and sharpened their pencils in preparation for competi- tions, Mr. Matt Lengel, a for- mer mathlete himself, be- came the new sponsor. 'il'm glad l was able to provide an opportunity for students who had the de- sire to excel in the area of math. l feel a team like mathletes is important in maintaining the proper atti- tude toward higher educa- tion, stated Mr. Lengel. All students were eligible to become mathletes, but in order to participate in competitions they had to be enrolled in a math class. Competitions consisted of four SICA matches and one regional. Levels were based on grade levels, and senior to- pics were ones that were not covered until third or fourth year math classes. The problems were not ex- tremely difficult, but we strived for excellence at ev- ery meet, said Vennie Ple- mecek, senior. Three categories, written, oral, and group problems, were entered. In groups a maximum of four people worked together to solve the problems. Completing problems for mathlete com- petitions was more fun than work because l knew that this was for team benefit, said Angela Riner, junior. Participation in an extra- curricular activity paid off when students saw im- provements in their math skills. MZ-lthletes 115

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Creativity flows to B204 'Q' 5 551, X 5. 3 . X . X . . .sig Q . Q . . si T E w . Creativity found an outlet for publication in the liter- ary magazine, the Talis- man, which consisted of short stories, poems, draw- ings, sketches, and photo- graphs. The most rewarding part of Talisman was when a person bought the book. When I saw a face light up when they read and saw the works, it made me realize all of our hard work and time had not been wasted, said Kevin Fromer, senior. Editors Janet Harding and Kevin with the help of the staff evaluated the works submitted by stu- dents, chose the best of the submissions, and put the books together. I've worked with Kevin and Ja- net for four years so I felt that choosing them as co- editors was the right idea. I was impressed with the way that through both of their busy schedules they found the time to lit in the Talis- man, stated Miss Carole Reiher, sponsor. The Talisman was sup- ported by fund-raising ac- tivities including the sales of the books and mums during Homecoming week. The fund raisers really helped to lower the cost of printing and publishing the Talisman, stated Janet, senior. Displaying creativity through writing and pic- tures was the main goal of the Talisman. iiif -flff-515555. f Q., . 5.25. Q stifle , . . 5 Q. -is --- . 1. , X .5- .. .,g,.f--- .... warm ' E-ii :5,,.'iifl51s fs1I 3 z5'xigsS.?3T!??:1f35?3 mf. K ...... Left: Talisman: Front Row: Robin Mack, Belia Campos, Heather Bricks, Janet Harding Ico-editori: Row 2: Miss Carole Reiher fspon.J, Nita Hambrick, Toni Hemmons: Back Row: Elise Nye, Lillian Jack- son, D. J. Halicky, Diane Laist Above: Co-editor Janet Harding 114 Talisman discusses the Talisman cover with staff members, Belia Campos, Lil- lian Jackson, Heather Bricks, Nita Hambrick, Toni Hemmons, and Diane Laist. Top: Miss Carole Reiher and co- editor Kevin Fromer evaluate a poem for publication. 5 ,

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116 POYTI P0l'lS Top: Different types of kicklines are used in many performances during the basketball season. Above: Pom Pons: Front Row: Mia James ttreas.J, Debbie Gordon 12nd co-capt.J, Laura Magnavite tcapt.l, Lisa Shipe tlst co-capt.l, Pam Decker Chist.J, Denise Broughton Qsec.J: Row 2: Dawn Fultz, Amy Merritt, Paula Bentley, Paula Franson, Kathy Stout, Kim Glasgow, Julie Curatolog Back Row: Sandra Jones, Linda Engels- bel, Lang Butler, Shavelle Bell, Ju- lie Nelson, Sandra Broughton, Ra- quel Jackson, Cynthia Smith Right: Kathy Stout performs in her last routine during the game against Thornton. 3 J , lf' ti