Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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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

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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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TTTHTETRTTQQZT heiped me GQTQTTTTTTWTGET Thy like QCTTTQTT T'T'mr.,igh wori-r peTl'iel'li:xe. i Qlimhell S?jii'Tdw Shelby takes first 'Thank you' banquet held Six sTudenTs from HERO aTTended winTer workshop skill compeTiTlons held aT HeighTs BdnqueT Hall wiTh LaTonya Shelby coming away wiTh a firsT in live flordl design. She sTaTed, 'il was very honored and exciTed To be chosen for firsT place in The floral design caTegory. My ar- rangemenT was very simple, consisTing of bear leaves, begonias and heaTher, Twelve sTudenTs in Home Economics RelaTed OccupaTlons spenT half of Their day in school and Then headed for Their jobs in The working world. These jobs ranged from lvlcDonald's and Popeye's in fasT food, J.C. Penny in reTail, To nursery schools. Chanell Show, senior, worked aT Dol- Ton lVlonTessori ond Day COTS CenTer. UHERO helped me deTermine my life goal Through work experience. l know I have a good idea now whaT l wonT To do and how To go abouT doing iT, HERO offers a greaT beneflT To all, she sTaT- ed. The selling of doughnuTs Through The monTh of February raised funds for HERO's annual EmpIoyeefEmployer BanqueT held on lvloy 'l'l. The ban- dueT was our way of saying 'Thdnk you' To Those employers who worked wiTh our HERO sTudenTs oll year, sTaT- ed lvlrs. Linda Varnado, HERO sponsor, The HERO sTudenTs' hard work poid off, as all Twelve sTudenTs were offered full-Time jobs by Their employers. How- ever, wheTher conTinuing school or be- coming full-Time workers, The HERO sTu- denTs gained a world of experience. , 'X Chonell Shaw helps The children wiTh Their draw- ings aT DolTon MonTessori and Day Care CenTer. HERO: Froni Row: LaTonya Shelby Qfin. secj, Evelyn LiTTleTon QsgT.-aT-armsp, Tracy Turnbull, Lisa Brown qTreas.Jg Row 2: Mrs. Linda Vornado Qcoorg, Chanell Shaw Cv. presg, STephanie WashingTon Qseoj, Karyn BuTkiewicz, Alechio Benson: Back Row: Kim Boersma qhlsT.3, Veno Green Cpresj, Raquel Jackson, Shanda Perry 442 HERO