Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Ryan Baker recites his speech, lt's Not Over Now, lt's Only Just Be- gun, to the class of '87. Dr. Steve Humphrey gives the main speech at graduation before mov- ing on to assistant superintendent. Top-ranked Anamarle Linde leads in the top ten graduates including Kathryn Needles, Janet Harding, Sandra Fransen, Eileen Quirk, and Amy Merritt. The other five were Jo- die Shipplett, Keith Fiedler, Kathleen Stout, Laura lvldgnavite, and Re- becca Johnson. The junior guides included Julie O'NeilI, Tom Ballatore, Paula Bentley, Sandra Bollacker, Ju- lie Bytnar, Julie Carlson, Julie Cura- tolo, Tom Donofrio, Michelle Framp- ton, Pdula Franson, Dawn Fultz, Lisa Gargos, Andrea Gonczy, Eric Jab- lonskl, lvloureen Keane, Dawn Kini- shi, Kristine Lovell, Joe Mosele, ond Karen Schwartz. 20 Graduation is ,3 K Q x 'f gg, - Q Ne QM K -. f . . . :fe - L v, - it ss ,--Q! ,F Eli its J t f' its t ii.

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'Little people i highlight dance Whether arriving via lim- ousine, dad's Lincoln, or the 4978 Ford LTD, 265 couples flocked to the House of Lyn- wood on May 30 to attend Prom, lf Only for One Night. Once inside couples were greeted by blue and silver balloons with their names on them, silver stars on a blue background, and grey and blue streamers. A special couple that at- tended the dance was The Little People, who danced and flirted with the crowd. 'tl kissed the little man be- cause he was so adorable, but l thought they danced for a little too long, stated Michelle Wozniak, senior, The band that played was 'tEncore, and a disc jock- ey, Satisfaction Guaran- teed, was also hired to play during the band's breaks. Mary Anderson, ju- nior, said, lt would have been better to have just a deejay because the band wasn't that good. They needed to play some songs from the eighties - not the fifties and sixties. The hors d'oeuvres con- sisted of little pizzas, potato skins, vegetables, and can- apes. Pop was also avail- able at one of the two bars. In order to discourage stu- dents from drinking and driv- ing, the SADD chapter put a totaled car in the front of the school for the students to see at the end of the school day. We did it to get people not to drink and drive during prom weekend and to let them know that people really care what they do, said SADD Mem- ber Kimberly Swigart, junior. So that lf Only For One Night would always be re- membered, a photo book with all of the couples' pic- tures was included in the price ot the bid, SAO. Kristi DeVries, senior, said, 'tl thought the photo book was a great idea since it wasn't possible to get ev- eryone's picture. The small amount that the bid was in- creased was well worth it. The king and aueen were announced, the last song was played, and the distri- bution of mugs and wine glasses concluded lf Only for One Night. 'N thought the pheto beak was a great idea since it wasnt passibie to get everyones picrturef -- Kristi Devries. JE Mlss Llttle Person attempts to kiss Mike Heritage as part of the enter- tainment. Excited Prom-goers anxiously await the announcement of the king and queen. Prom 19

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It's about time for 402 grads As The rain poured down ouTside on The evening of June ll, A02 seniors waiTed in The gym for Their chance To walk across The sTage and receive Their diplomas. l had To make a mad dash for The building so ThaT my cap and gown wouldn'T geT wa- Ter spoTs all over iT, said Ju- lie O'Neill, honor guide. The graduaTes were led in by The faculTy guides, Mr. George Silagyi and Mr. Charles Wiechern, who were chosen by The senior class officers. Anamarie Linde and Julie, The Top Two sfudenfs in The junior class followed, along wiTh The resT of The Top 20 in The class. The ceremony opened wiTh Only You Know The Answer, a speech given by Laura lVlagnaviTe, and Ryan Baker conTinued wiTh iT's NOT Over Now, IT's Only JusT Begun. Then CallisTa Tepie, foreign exchange sTudenT, concluded wiTh Our View of America. BeTTy ThreaTT, secreTary of NaTional Honor SocieTy and VlCA sTaTe Treasurer, denburg award given To The senior who was ouTsTanding in academics, school acTivi- Ties, and communiTy ser- vice. ln deparTure from The Tra- diTional ceremony, Dr. Sfeve Humphrey, assisTanT princi- pal, who was To graduaTe also afTer Ten years here and move on To The disfricf office as assisTanT superin- TendenT, gave The main speech. l was exTremely honored To address my speech To over 3000 peo- ple. As an adminisTraTor iT's probably one of The highesT honors To receive, he said. Seniors filed across The sTage as Their counselors called ouT Their names. The ceremony wenT by Too fasT. A loT of us goT Teary-eyed as we realized we mighT noT see each oTher again even Though we promised To, commenTed CaThy Cie- cierski, graduaTe. As The lasT graduaTe re- ceived her diploma, caps wenT flying and The seniors realized Their high school days were over. iT was Time YA io? of us -gas iieassy-eve-d as we seaiigiesi we Weigh? noir see each oTher again even Tiscgsssgh we promised To. -- ilzglsiisy iiliiefcgziesisisii received The Henry Van- To sTarT living Their fuTures. Congrafuloied by Mr. George Mc Nally and Mr. John Mooney, school board members, BeTTy Threaff re- ceives The Henry Vandenburg award for excellence. Trlcla Cluyion picks up her diploma in The cafeTeria from Mr. Ron Zei- lenga, counselor, afTer The cere- mony. Graduafion 21