Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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56 is lg X Top: Lulu fiiris Lovellj and Lance tDave Ducati share their first kiss. Above: Carpenter termites, por- trayed by the entire cast, wish to make Lulu their queen.

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Palmer? For Thomridge it was the 26th graduation ceremony: for Mrs. Barbara Palmer it was her first as principal. I was impressed with the fac- ulty involvement and the behavior of the graduates. It was a nice end to a long year, said Mrs. Palmer. 1 The ceremony, dedicated to Mr. Salvatore Salato, principal from l976-l985, in- cluded a moment of silence in his memory. P Leading in the class of '86 were the faculty guides, Mr. George Silagyi and Mrs. Rose Thomas, selected by the senior class officers. Following were the top two students in the junior class, 26th graduation concludes year as principal Laura Magnavite and Kathy Stout, and the rest of the honor guides. lt was great to be at graduation. It was the last time l saw a lot of my friends and l was very moved, said Amy Merritt, one of the honor guides. Judy Gawlik, who spoke on The Big Picture, re- ceived the Vandenburg award given to the senior who was outstanding in academics, school activi- ties, and community ser- vice. Following speakers were Cheryl Wilson with Farewell Thormidge' and Ellen Poppelaars, an AFS student. Hot all the action, howev- er, took place on the stage: during the cerexnoney two mice were let loose. Dr. Steve Humphrey, assistant principal: who caught one of the mice, said, It was kind of funny, but at a bad time. One row of graduates would look clown, yelling, jumping, . and giggling and then the next row and the next. lt disrupted the audi- ence while an AFS student was speaking. Plot only did graduates turn their tassles, they also turned a new leaf in their lives as they looked to the future for which they had prepared. Above: Before the ceremonies Edwin Siliezar freshens his breath with a stick of gum as Claudia Cebula looks on. Lelt: Judy Gawlik, Vandenberg Award winner, says goodbye to Thornridge with her speech, l'The Big Picture.

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Comedy throws Lulu into numerous perils Dropped into the Atlan- tic Ocean, asked to be- come the queen of carpen- ter termites and kid- napped by a Russian spy, a man-eating shark and a giant ape...who could sur- vive through this? Only Lulu, played by Kris Lovell in the spring play, The Perils of Lulu, a light- hearted comedy. The characters were exagger- ated so everyone could be weird and crazy, said Kris. Seventeen students who were cast in 57 roles per- fomied a spoof of disaster films which told of Lulu's adventures on her way to her grandmothers house. ln casting I looked for versatility in the actor's ability to adapt to a variety of characters, said Mr. Rob Pienus, director. The unique set created a comic illusion. Built by student stage crew mem- bers, most pieces of sce- nery were reversible with different scenes painted on each side. This re- quired many crew mem- bers to be on stage for much of the play. The set consisted of flexible, lightweight panels which were often moved quickly during the play to fit the spoof motif of this delight- ful comedy, said Mr. Tim Sweeney, technical direc- tor. Staging had to be care- fully planned. Because all cast members were as- signed several roles, they were almost constantly on stage. That meant that cast members had to learn several different blocking patterns. 'ilt was an interesting play to work on because we were al- ways on stage. lt gave the aura of a l940's radio show with visuals, said Guy Vreeman, junior. With the help of the crew switching the sets and the multiple roles of actors, the play provided fast, non-stop action. Left: Ludmilla Uudy Ciawlikl saves the day by rescuing Larry Crlarry Brownl from Thing Thong, the great ape. Above: While Libido tCece Cas- tenadal directs an Arab terror- ist qGuy Vreemanl to his seat aboard the plane, Lottie fRa- chel Harrisonl and her mother tStacey Brownl are confused by his appearance. Spring Play 57