Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Miiavfiifggi? is mr1tair'e Than isisf a i1:lr::lss,if'fsiifsel , , , l'hr,s SCEEDMQEETH' 'fling siliills irai,iglsl'l lrfririgsl srselfisi 'f'i:f:il'issfi:,s:rf,ii lkfirl, lQiZ2ii:si:ii'i ilir-ir3iii'reir ii , . WECEP: Front Row: Shavonia Lewis, Waidus Hughes, Theodore Norwood, Sean Drysdale: Row 2: Sharon l-losey, Jeaneffe Rodgers, Marcel- la Scoif, Saran Marfin, Rhonda Bradley, Back Row: Keifh Gini, Gibran Smofhers, Mike Kabaf, Timofhy Duke Shavonia Lewis, freshman, Waidus Hughes, sophomore, and Sharon Hosey, sophomore, sold and disfribufed flowers during The WECEP flower sale. CWT: Fronf Row: Sfanley Lewis, Quan Brewer, Lisa Crawford: Row 2: Andrew Dofy, Randy Ganfner, Ricaua Thomas, Chris Minfoi Row 3: Lesfer Rodgers, Benny Landorez, George Coo- ley, Chrisfopher Kiel, Mike Fionda: Back Row: Mel- vin Jackson, Eddie Jackson Qpresg, Ed Baugh, Leonard Websfer 110 cwrfwEcEP Job skills taught Sales, blood drives sponsored l'Are you going ouT TonighT? No, l have To work, This was nof unusual for freshmen or sophomores working for The firsf Time or for upperclassmen involved in jobs provided by CVVT and VVECEP. Work Experience Career Explorafion Program, comprised of 441 and 45- year-old freshmen and sophomores, had a very successful work rafe as 42 employers in The area provided a Q0 percenf work raTe. The parf-Time jobs, some of which were diefary, cusfodial mainfenance, and child care aides, gave The sfu- denfs experience in managing money. using Time wisely, and learning oTher job-relafed skills. UWECEP is more Than jusf a class, lT's life . , . The job - geffing skills TaughT are useful forever, said ivlr. Don Donini, coordinafor. Among The oTher acfivifies of The club were Two blood drives and a flower sale, which were co-sponsored wifh The Prom Commiffee. in Cooperafive Work Training juniors and seniors parficipafed in Region C? workshops wifh 300 sfudenfs from ofh- er schools. Ofher Region Q acfivifies CWT parficipafed in were Two volley- ball Tournamenfs held in The spring andr fall. A candy and posfer sale broughf in funds for The club which wenT Toward parfies Throughouf The year. Through CWT and VVECEP, sfudenfsi were able To gain employmenf now along wifh employmenf skills ThaT could be used laTer on in life. .. .,... ,.., . K E - ,. E ? :sas s ': sf,-5' ' - .. , 'T T , s--:iss-:fl A - 1 -,X K. ws, l E. f-,A sa 5 l , :. 1:52 L : we 'lx i Q few? KF, s 1 Fm,

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vt H. I ' l g , , M. ,, , ., ll.. ' WM me ..,, 1 ll fir l mr:.:ilclalrll gff1ll..l rl lender 'the Uiwilflifflbt sgszrsi iiiileil l'TTli3?fr?Ei tgrlril w'l'lla:l'l'r will ftlerwliiill' in the slgfle ltlletseri Skills strengthened Club services TV's, computers Students who took closses in yoco- tionol electronics extended their knowledge in the field by being in oc- tivities belonging to the Technology 81 lndustry Club. Members Ieorned obout electricity ond computers in o more in-depth woy. They not only experienced work- ing with computers but olso leorned how the computers operoted. T 84 I Club mokes you o better leoder be- couse the work mode you be more responsible which will benefit me in the future, stdted Kyle Nelson, president. T 84 I Club dlso serviced the televison sets, rodios, ond oil electricol oppli- onces in the school. I wos chollenged with the foot thot I hdd to put in extrd time to do cldss work ond Ieorn the Ex ... trode of eIectronics, stoted Corey Bowen. A member of the Vocotionol lndus- triol Clubs of Americo, the club portici- poted in VICA's fund roisings by selling M 84 M's ond jewelry. This club hos helped the members to reolize the fun ond hord work it tokes to occompllsh their goolsf' sold Mr. Grohom, sponsor. After toking tests in their specidlized fields, the top twenty students in the stote competed in contests such ds leodership, oction skills, or electricity. The competition ronged from trdde to hedlth reloted occupotions. The club benefited itself ond the school by putting extro effort into their gools. Sherman Adams ond George Gdllion work to- gether on the computer to finish their dssign- ments. T 8: I Club: Front Row: Corey Bowen Ctreosj, Kyle Nelson Cpresj, Mork Skolmon Cv. presj, Bryon Coldmon, Shermon Addms: Row 2: Michoel Croig qporp, Nooh I-lunter, Robert Leor, Phillip Coniglio, Scott Lovell: Row 3: Mr. Robert Grohom Qsponj, Mike Roe, Ken Hinrichs, Rondy Dixon, Ed- die Roberts: Bock Row: Mike Piiorowski, Guy Weiss, Robert Aerts Qsecg, Scott Burk, Mott Pi- Iowski T8cI Club O

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'iliiy working in ci nursing home, l was able To gain The experience necessary To someday work in a hospiial as a career. Lisa Gown- rych ' Half college-bound Bauc heads VICA state program There was more To The Diversified Occupafions program Than geTTlng oui of school early. Along wiTh The op- porTuniTy To gain experience ln The work force, DO gave sTudenTs prep- araiion for college. FifTy percenf of DO siudenis wenT To college and sTudied medical and Technical fields, DG gave sTudenTs The chance To obTain and experience skill Training while in high school and served as supplemenial Training for Those who wenT To college, said Mr. Don Bauc, DO coordinafor. Lisa G-awrych, Chrisfy McCommack, VicToria Finch, and Linda Sanders Took a course aT ThornTon Communiiy Col- lege so They could become cerfified nursing assisfanis. By working in a nursing home, I was able To gain The experience necessary To someday work in a hospiial as a career, sTaTed Lisa. DO also enabled Dena Masgaj To go To beaufy school. While l was sTill in high school, l was able To also go To school for someThing I really wanTed To do, sTaTed Dena. Amy Glowacki, Mike Craig, Mike Roe, and Kyle Nelson were on The Ex- ecuTive CommiTTee of The Illinois Asso- ciaTion of VICA, while Mr. Bauc was appoinfed The Associaiion ExecuTive Officer of VICA and headed The pro- gram for The sTaTe. While These sfudenis furThered Their educaTion in high school and in The work force, They learned valuable Techniques ThaT would be useful in col- lege or in Their fufure careers. ' Q Ms. M Esigilfsff 41 S kii. 0551 Amy Glowackl assisis Dr. Laurie Swanson in Tak- ing blood from a German shepherd aT The DoITon Animal Hospifal. DO: Fron1Row: Tanya Krawiec, Chrisfy McCom- mack, Sabrina Miichell, Amy Glowackig Row 2: Mike Craig, Lisa Gawrych, Vicforia Finch, Dena Mazgaj, James Lapai: Back Row: Mr. Don Bauc, Tom Lofz, Kirk Wayner, Guy Vreeman, Lewis Al- bery DO 'IM