Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Nfloek trial - frosh requirement Process is use of imagination, logic, listening' l r Opposite page: Maurice Simmons and Maurice Dailey use facial ex- pressions to add to the dramatic duet acting performance in a the- atre arts class. Top: Tonya Cannon, camera man, instructs a performer to smile, while Jason Parker inspects the performance in Radio Sr TV studio in A Building. Above: Acting as the old man in a humorous interpretation of the The Learned Ladies in Speech II is Valerie Lewis. Left: By playing the tuba, Rob Lar- son completes the requirement for a demonstration speech in Speech l. ' Speech Department 55

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The verdict please. As a re- sult ofthe unai- mous vote of the jury, the ac- cused is found guilty as charged. Judge Wapner of the The People's Court ? No, a student playing the role of a judge in a mock trial, one of the many re- quirements for Speech l. The real challenge in- herent to the mock trial process was the creative 54 Speech Department use of imagination, logic, and listening, stated Mr. Tim Sweeney, speech teacher. Though the classes were not required, students who enjoyed the performing arts more often took Speech ll and Theatre Arts, ln Speech ll students did more class- room speaking and less written work as opposed to Speech l. ln Theatre Arts speech and performance were combined and more aspects of drama were used. Everyday was fun in the- atre arts. lf we were not in front of the class acting, then speech team people were. lf not that, then we were leaming about the his- tory of theatre. lt was all fas- cinating, said Hisha Drain, sophomore. ln Radio and TV more vid- eos were taped in the audi- torium instead of the stu- dio. The students were giv- en the option of the studio or the auditorium. Many students said they wanted the flavor of the auditorium in their videos, stated Mr. Jan Benjamin, department: chainnan. After the initial required speech course, electives were available for students to pursue other interests in communications.

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V ...Q gif - 1 f . .s. 2 S Q3 .,r. - Unknown cul- tures became m o r e a n d F more familiar as each foreign class period passed. These classes not only taught the students a new and exciting language but also a completely differ- ent culture and life style. Leaming the language was only part of the class: the other part was the study of the country and its cus- language Foreign Language Deparrrient 'Vi toms, commented Sharon Donahue, senior. To broad- en a sense of the world, the Forei n Language Depart ment offered the languages of German, French.- and Spanish. Al The appeal ,of leaming another countrys Cultures caused an increase in the number ofestuclentsr a foreign language. A total' Of 54:3 . stugients. .took ga lang guagjef course: iithereflfffweref l 52 cfennan, 128 Ifrench, and 565 Spanish students. 'gin Nfxvem er f'iEar- bara Hodson, German teacher. retired frem ceafih' ing, her replacement was Mrs. Eyelyn Leonhardt. lt tfilik time wvadapt tofthe difference in the two teach- ers:.however.5,aRe1:Qzhe time of transition, classtresumed HSM has? b2fOre, r,sHid.Ann Lindequniori S ,Many teachers played Qfimesffauchffas Monop iy, Probe. Scrabble, and the 520,000 Pyramid, the usagi of English islurlng the gamef jiwasfnot allowed. dents appreciate the la f guage notgonly as a form o ficomnaunicatioriibutlaiso a, a source of enjoyment.- fvswtefl Mies Iiarenfivosfi Foreign Language Depah ment.chaxm1ane,, , fi Whether' 8 Stildetitrfftotii German, french, or Spar ish, the class was bqiih edt cational and enjoyable.