Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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ff fg-'71 57' .F A 2 Dazzling the courtyard with their costumes are Tricia Walski, Rigo Zambrano, Julie Richman, Corey Blank, Faye Shegog, and Nancy Campanile. 26 Halloween Dress code abandoned as costumes take over What other day would Freddie Krueger be allowed to roam the halls without being stopped by a security guard? Halloween, of course! Using latex liquid and nose putty, Mario Melone, senior, re-created the look of the unforgettable Fred- die. l really went all out and tried to make this the best looking costume it could be, said Mario. Freddie is disgustingly in- terestingf' Winning first prize in the costume dress-up spon- sored by SCOTfl'ligh- landers was the grim reaper, Nancy Campanile. l'When I first saw the mask I said that's me, said Nan- cy, who wore the same cos- tume last year but without the fake hands and sickle. ul knew l needed some- thing else since l didn't win last year. Other winners in the con- test were Corey Blank, 2nd place for her Geisha girl costume, and Faye Shegog, 5rd for her vampire dis- quise. Over 20 pumpkins were decorated for the pumpkin contest, but B219 was the winner. Wearing a hard hat and goggles, Katie Salemo was dressed as an iron worker. Everyone thought l was the coal miner's daughter, she said. Always wanting to be in the musical Cats inspired D.J. rlalicky's dressing as a black cat. lil liked the idea, and cats are what Hallow- een is all about. Well, black cats, at least, he said. Though the disguises dif- fered the thought remained the same. Halloween was a day of unusual dress.

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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

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inner combined with pla for attendance increase No longer did girls and their parents need to choose between the spring play and Parents' Night, the annual Girls' Club banquet. For the first time the two were scheduled on the same night as a dinnerfth- eatre combination for the price of Sll with the ban- quet at 6:50 p.m. in the cafeteria and The Perils of Lulu at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. This idea was designed to increase attendance for both the dinner and the play, said Mrs. Edythe Strater, in her final year as Girls' Club sponsor. The theme of the even- ing was Spring Bou- quet, and decorations in- cluded fresh flowers and pastel colors. T he trans- formation of the cafeteria into a banquet room was successful due to the spring colors, said Julie Bytnar, Girls' Club board member. The committees, direct- ed by the sophomore members of the board, in- cluded Feanora Bulter, Angeline Lewis, and Ve- ronica Thomas, food: Ju- lie, tickets: Diane O'Don- nell, Debbie Jania, and Su- san Gifford, decorations! pictures: Veronica, invita- tions: and Angeline and Julie, programs. Being in charge of invitations gave me a chance to be in- volved in this annual ban- quet, said Veronica Thomas, junior. The coronation of the May Queen, Latia Adams, and the Maid-of-honor, Shavelle Bell was made by Laura Gyllstrom, Girls' Club president, during the intermission before the second act of the play. Last year's queen, Loree Balice, was on hand to crovm Latia. lt was an ex- citing experience. I was quite shocked, said La- tia. The announcing of the newly-elected officers con- cluded the final major Girls' Club activity and sig- naled the beginning of new leadership. :Lf Above: May Queen Court: Latia Adams, Kim Akerman, Belinda Thomas, Cathy Ciecierski, Mia James, Kay Needles, Shavelle Bell, Patti Stevens, Cathy Wag- ner Left: Maid-of-honor Shavelle Bell, Queen Latia Adams Parents' Night 27