Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Right: Quill Sr Scroll: Front Row: Missy Beattie, Kathy Stout, Sheila Quirke, Cathy Wagner: Row 2: Col- leen Harmon, Jenny Kovacs, Lisa Gargas: Row 3: Vennie Plemecek, Trish Vanderlee, Lisa Shipe, Brett Marcotte: Row 4: Vince Kostecki, Dave Mosele, Julie Carlson, Chris Urban: Back Row: Katie Lydon, Ke- vin Fromer, Julie O' Neill, Laura Magnavite Far Right: NHS: Front Row: Missy Beattie, Betty Threatt isec.l, Latia Adams, Janet Harding, tpres.l, Sandy Frarisen, Martha Castel- lanos, Sharon Donahue, Brenda Williams: Row 2: Missi Luri, Leslie Cook, Eileen Quirk, Tony Vinci- guerra, Leane Livingstone, Elea- nor Pliemann, Amy Merritt, Char- lotte Banks: Row 5: Jennifer Ko- vacs, Vennie Nemecek iv. pres.l, Jinifir Campbell, Tarshwa Cooper, Lysandra Barnett, Chris Grocho- cinski, Nita Hambrick, Kay Nee- dles, Martha Rodriguez: Row 4: Makita Shabazz, Keith Fiedler, Car- ol Koehler, Rick Mercier, Dan Gonski, Robert Breland, Lisa Shipe, Bernie Rhein, Jeff Vincent, Denise James: Back Row: Laura Magnavite, Jenn Goranson, Greg Ferris, Rob Mc Carthy, Anthony Clark, Gerry Bouslog, Michael Plaut, Brett Marcotte, Chris Urban H i k if 55 ' if , ' 1 Above: Spanish Honor Society: Front Row: Laurie Castillo, Sharon Donahue, Latia Adams, Stacie Fri- berg, Row 2: Martha Castellanos, Martha Rodriguez, Gigi Randulich: Back Row: Clara Mercado itreas.J, Laura Magnavite tpres.l, Keith Fiedler iv. pres.l, Tarshwa Cooper isec.l Right: German Honor Society: 80 Honor Societies Vennie Nemecek, Rick Mercier, An- amarie Linde, Julie Carlson Above Middle: French Honor Soci- ety: Front Row: Marianna Runge, Janet Harding, Sandy Fransen: Row 2: Eileen Quirk, Beth Pfister, Rebecca Johnson, Charlotte Banks: Back Row: Julie Bytnar, Tom Donofrio, Maureen Keane ttl, E 5 --i 5 Q 52 i A .hrhhli A A :E ' fi A f - ff 4 - I: . C -:fr :um iiii '

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sr ,Q MQYQNSHZ-w, 5,5 r - - .. L2 , . su. if 2 Q i A i T5 Left: Andre Tate puts the final touch on Disney decorations. Bottom: Selling tickets at the gym jam was one ofthe responsibilities of Highlander Mike Stone. Middle: Leane Livingstone, histori- an, and Kay Needles, chairman. discuss future plans with Mr. Mike Bortel, sponsor. Time, planning promote fun Being in charge of activi- ties for the entire student body required a lot of time, hard work, and involve- ment. Highlanders proved to be well-qualified for the job. Unlike most students whose thoughts of school began that first day in Sep- tember, Highlanders were busy during the summer making plans for the up- coming year. Freshman Ori- entation Day began their busy schedule as members acted as guides and orga- nized activities for each freshman homeroom. We planned a lot of dif- ferent games and got them talking which sort of broke the ice. Also there was a freshman mixer where they could meet with their old friends as well as their new ones, stated Sharon To- becksen, junior. Homecoming, the major event for Highlanders, also proved to be their most suc- cessful. Putting together dif- ferent ideas and making them work proved difficult and time consuming. How- ever, it was all worth it, as the dance drew the biggest attendance ever. Other events included the powderpuff football game, a bonfire, and ice cream sales during Home- coming week. Highlanders also sponsored gym jams throughout the year. To raise money Highland- ers held their annual Christ- mas tree sale. Tree sales could be total agony be- cause of the cold weather, stated Karrie Chmielewski, sophomore. We bundled up and drank a lot of hot chocolate. After awhile, we were having so much fun, we forgot about how really cold it was. The tumout at each event and the enthusiasm from students gave the Highland- ers a real sense of accom- plishment. Highlanders 9

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wwf Brett Marcotte, Vennie Plemecek, Lisa Shipe, and Cathy Wagner work to meet the weekly Bagpipe deadline. Service given proves worth it The extra time and effort put into studies by students were rewarded when they were inducted into honor societies. Juniors and seniors who demonstrated citizenship and leadership and had a 25.0 or above were inducted into the National Honor So- ciety. NHS was a large ser- vice-minded organization whose goals included pro- viding leadership and ser- vice to the school and com- munity through various ser- vice projects, said Janet Harding, president. During the holiday sea- son, NHS members held a Thanksgiving dinner for senior citizens. We wanted the senior citizens to know that they were special and not forgotten, said Betty Threatt, secretary. We en- joyed their company as much as they enjoyed ours. They spread joy at Christ- mas time by giving toys to children. They also donat- ed hams for the SCOT Christmas baskets which were given to needy fam- ilies. Having good grades in all their subjects and an A in a foreign language entitled students to be inducted in either Spanish, German, or French honor society. Students with superior joumalism skills were com- mended for their efforts by being inducted into Quill and Scroll. Piper, Bagpipe, and Talisman staff who ranked in the upper third of their class and showed out- standing joumalism skills became members of this in- temational honor society for joumalism students. All the hours of hard work and service to others proved to be worth it. Not only were they honored by others but they also felt pride in the service they provided. Honor Societies 8