Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Top: SCOT members, including Ryan Baker and Dan Bronson, serve as guides at the FSKTA Back to School Night. Above: SCOT Oflicersz Mrs. Carla liatzberger iasst. spon.J, Tina 76 SCOT Bona lv. pres.l, Ryan Baker Qpres.J, , Ray Elmore ltreas.l: Not Pictured: Kris Lovell lsec.7 Right: Junior Colleen Mc Laughlin deposits a comment in the SCOT suggestion box in the cafeteria. 1,51 We www fy 'S

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ation aising money supports clubs Does two-hundred-thir- teen thousand dollars sound like a lot of money? That was the amount raised in a single year by organiza- tions through their fund- raising activities. The most popular way to raise money was through candy sales. ln one year fourteen candy sales were held with variations ranging from chocolate hearts to gummi bears. Selling was not always easy because the rule of not selling in school had to be followed. Selling munchies was the best because it made the most money. But l real- ly couldn't stand it when a mob of people crowded me and I sold out without hav- ing enough for everyone, said Lori West, sophomore. One could purchase a flower for his sweetheart at seven different times during the year including Valen- tines Day and St. Patrick's Day. Students looked for- ward to a red camation that said I love you, but pur- ple ones that said You have an enemy, were to be avoided. Senior Maria Mokry stat- ed, During the two and a half days of the sale, we were mobbed with people anxious to 'say it with flow- ers,' and we sold nearly 5500 flowers. AFS held three pizza sales which were unique to their club. The pizza sales were an activity that no oth- er club could come close to producing, said Mike Nudo, sophomore. The combined budget for the three publications was approximately SI50,000, so it was important that many literary magazines, newspa- pers, and yearbooks were sold. We sold the year- bookfnewspaper combina- tion for S25, which was be- low production costs, so we had to sell candy to make up the deficit, commented Shamia Bullock, Piper busi- ness manager. From M6i'M's to key- chains, fund-raising activi- ties produced much-need- ed revenue. Organizations 75

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an , , ' , ' i A WW X Zig' ,gb wr' -1 'W , -:yr H, , , , 4 2 i 'WW an .af 4 li . iddle: SCOT Senate: Front Row: anet Harding, Yolanda Stewart, ob Winter, Kim Swigartp Row 2: rs. Carla Katzberger fasst. pon.l, Tammy Tyler, Jodie Ship- lett, Heather Gilliam: Row 5: Ven- ie Hemecek, Brian Spiller, Kris ovell, Mike Stone, Laurie Merritt: ack Row: Shavelle Bell, Dan Bronson, Jeff Greco, Tasha Foley: Not Pictured: Roger Banther, Jorie Bivins Top: SCOT members discuss the latest issues conceming students at one of their weekly meetings. Above: Tina Bona and Ryan Baker organized a bowl-a-thon that raised money for cancer research. Bowling alds Cancer Society Sewing the student body was the task taken on by SCOT members. However, as Ryan Baker, president, stated, The role of student council as a goveming body has diminished because of the lack of interest of the student body. However, SCOT as a whole improved due to a number of dedi- cated members. SCOT tried to encourage student involvement by placing a suggestion box in the cafeteria where stu- dents could submit com- plaints, suggestions, and ideas. Members met every Wednesday in the Activity Center with Mrs. Sharon De- Veranez, adviser, and also gathered in a special home- room with Mrs. Carla Katz- berger, assistant adviser. Here they were able to dis- cuss, plans and put ideas into action. SCOT also attempted to serve the community as well. They sponsored a bowl-a-thon for the Ameri- can Cancer Society where SCOT members competed against student council members, from Thomton and Thomwood. Through pledges, they raised ap- proximately S2,000. lt was a good feeling to know that we were raising money for a good cause, and it was a lot of fun, too, said Tina Bona. Whether it was serving the students or the commu- nity, SCOT members took pride in what they did and tried to make TR a better place. SCOT 77