Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Curl ess retires after 20 Most faculty or adminis- trators work in only one school, but Dr. Jack Cur- less, superintendent, super- vised all three schools in District 205. He retired at the conclu- sion of the school alter twenty years of service, sev- en years as superintendent and thirteen as assistant superintendent. Previously, he was a fifth grade teacher, a data processing teacher in a high school, and a fi- nance instructor on the uni- versity level. Dr. Curless reflected on his years here. l will miss the community, the stu- dents, and the staff working years through the common goal of excellence, he said. Some events stood out in his mind during his tenure in the district. He cited the back-to-back .state cham- pionship wins of the Thom- ridge basketball team - one year they had one loss, the next they had none, the passage of the referendum to build and construct Thomwood High School, and what we have done the last one and a half years for curriculum. Dr. Curless is a dedicated educator who could look fonivard to a time for special projects and relaxation. Above: District 205 School Board: Front Row: Mr. Frank Russo, Mrs. Lyndell Beckham, Mrs. Sharon Vo- liva: Back Row: Mrs. Blanche Fox- worthy fsec.J, Mr. George McNally fpres.J, Mr. James Veld, Mr. John Mooney Jr. Left: District 205 Administration: Front Row: Miss Kamala Buckner, 170 Administration director of state and funded grants, Dr. Richard Taylor, admin- istrative assistant, Back Row: Dr. Jack Curless, superintendent, Mrs. Cheryl Gansauer, director of staff development and vocational edu- cation, Dr. David Ely, assistant su- perintendent run-'- T, Dr. Jack Curless, superintendent of schools Cs tt, S ff -I

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Faculty German Club sponsor honored for SCFVICC The long hours and hard work that Mrs. Bar- bara rlodson German and math teacher spent sponsonng German Club led her to be the recipi- ent of the Distinguished Faculty Award. Given at the Home- coming Assembly by the SCOT-Highlanders, the award is for outstanding dedication to student ac- tivities. During the eight years of sponsorship, the Club entered a decorat- ed car in the Homecom- ing Parade and won first place seven times. In addition the mem- bers sold Gummi Bears and chocolate Advent calendars each year. We took the advice of Mrs. Hodson and sold Gummi Bears before they became popular stated Henry Treftz sen- or. On Dec I Mrs rlodson resigned from her teach- mg position and ended a 20-year career Mrs rlodson was a great teacher. Im sure all of the people who knew her will miss her, comment- ed Corey Blank, sopho- more. Leaving behind the stacks of papers to grade and the long days was easy to do. However, I will miss all of the stu- dents and the teachers I work with. This was a wonderful school to work at, and the facilities were super, she said. Miss Dorelle Ackennann - Science: B.S. Northeastern, M.A. Governors State Miss Chris Adamo - SMA: A.A.S. Moraine Valley Mr. Harold Anderson - Science: B.S., M.S. Indiana State Mrs. Sharon Arendt - English, Foreign Language B.A. Eastern Illinois Mr. Richard Balstrode - Business: B.S. Northwestern, M.B.E. Univ. of Colorado Mr. Fitzhubert Barclay - English: B.S.Ed. Southern Illinois, M.S.Ed. Governors State Mr. David Baron - Industrial Education: B.S.Ed. Northern Illinois, M.S.Ed. Chicago State Mrs.Barbara Barr - SMA Dept. Chr.: B.S. Illinois State Mr. Don Bauc - Industrial Education Dept. Chr.: M.S.Ed. Illinois State, Adv. Cert. Adm. Univ. of Illinois: VICA Mr. Ron Bauer - Physical Education: B.S. Illinois State, M.S.Ed. Chicago State Mr. Jan Benjamin - Speech Dept. Chr.: B.S., M.A. Indiana State: Speech Team lhead coachl, NFL, Group lnterp Director Mrs. Donna Bergeron - Social Studies: B.A. Univ of Illinois, M.A. Purdue Mr. Richard Benetto - Social Worker: B.S. Univ. of Illinois, M.S.W. George Williams College Mr. Donn Berwanger - Art Dept. Chr.: B.S. Illinois State, M.A. Univ. of Wisconsin tMadison7 Mrs. Ronda Best - Science: B.S. Illinois State 172 Faculty is Mrs. Barbara Hodson makes her way from the stage bleachers to accept the Distinguished Faculty Award Z X1