Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Spirit unites students, dissolves differences We are TR! All who chanted this phrase knew what spirit was about. Spirit was the successful key that held the student body together. School spirit unified the student body, said Mr. Richard Keller, assistant principal. lt brought students to- gether to a common iden- tity. lt dissolved differ- ences among students, and for that reason it was very important. School days were full of spirit. Whether it was stu- dents wearing school jack- ets or selling buttons, spir- it was evident in many ways. Wool school jackets for boys were S92 and for girls were S86. The spring nylon jacket cost S54 and included one's name. Each year the class offi- cers collected money from their classmates. One nickel bought a link for the spirit chain, and the junior class with 5208.55 and the longest chain won the spirit contest. During Homecoming week the class officers just- went around collecting change from all our classmates. Those who contributed made the spirit chain a success, said Twiana Wil- liams, junior class vice president. The seniors col- lected Sl66, the sopho- mores S7l, and the fresh- men, S46.l5. Students joined groups and organizations to sup- port school spirit. Cheer- leaders, Lassies, Pom Pons, and Pep Club all spent hours of drilling to promote spirit. With their help spirit continued to grow. Pep assemblies were scheduled to promote spirit. Pep assemblies were the most spirited events of the school year. I felt pep assemblies gave students enthusiam and gave teams encourage- ment, said Kim Akerman, cheerleader. Spirit was a team effort where everyone could be a winner. Left: Dressing as Wing Ding for most of the year was Jarrard Davis. Above: Joe Roque was one of many who painted his face blue and gray. Spirit 25

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'Crimes' captures essence of eomed , drama 1n life The smell of popcorn, the taste of Babe's lemon- ade, and the mauve of Lennie's kitchen all cap- tured the audience's senses when Crimes of the Heart, the fall pro- duction, played two nights. The set played a big part since only one scene, Len- nie's kitchen, was used. Unlike previous produc- tions, the set remained unchanged. Because the set was so realistic, it was like redesigning a real kitchen and more detail was put into the one set, said Mr. Rob Herius, tech- nical director. The play revolved around three days in the lives of the McGrath sis- ters -- Lennie tLaura Mag- navitel, Meg tStacey Brouml, and Babe tliris Lovelll. Reunited by a crime committed by the youngest, Babe, each sis- ter was forced to come to grips with the events of the past and present. They did this by hurting each other but in the end became close friends once again. An interesting aspect of Crimes of the Heart was the way the events of plot were treated- comedy in- terwoven with drama. This technique was used to arouse empathy from the audience on sensitive sub- jects. An example of this was Meg's speaking of how she would send her grandfa- ther into a coma. lronical- ly, this hadjust happened, so the wom Lennie and Babe became hysterical with laughter. lt was diffi- cult to pull off in rehears- al, but during perfor- mance, the audience's laughter became infec- tious, so we became wild with laughter, said Lau- ra. As the blend of comedy and drama came to a close, the viewer recog- nized the labor and artist- ry that was required of those both on stage and off-stage of Crimes of the Heart. Left: Lennie tLaura Magnavitel pours herself a cup of tea to soothe her nerves while Babe fhris Lovelll tells her of Meg's obsession with death. Above: Mr. Tim Sweeney, direc- tor, critiques the final dress re- hcarsal. Fall Play 25