Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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f TW f-rr. Trips offer break Outside learning gives insight A field Trip was an acTiviTy ThaT made The school year more exciTing. Field Trips meanT a break away from school and a learning experience ThaT could noT be TaughT in The classroom. My field Trip was a learning exper- ience: l was able To see people per- form and show Their experfise in Their skills, commenfed Tonya Shelby. sen- lor. There were many Things ThaT need- ed To be done in order To have a suc- cessful Trip. No more Than one field Trip was allowed per day. The Teachers planned Their field Trips ahead of Time To geT The school's approval. STudenTs were allowed only one field Trip per week. STudenTs Took Trips To many exciTing places such as a weekend ski Trip, a Chicago Bulls' baskeTball game, and even The museum. Field Trips broughT The French class gaThers af The Daley CenTer To Talk and enjoy scenery af downfown. on relaxaTion and enjoymenT wiTh in- TeresTing ouT of school acTiviTies. I wenT To see The Spanish version of Don QuixoTe as parT of my learning exper- ience. The besT Thing abouT my field Trip was when we Turned The corner and The bus driver Tore The bumper off a parked car, sTaTed Gregory ATkins, senior. NOT only were field Trips fun buT They were also educaTionally fulfilling. Sfu- denTs wenT To museums To learn abouT The human body, nuTriTion, sciences, arTs and music. I wenT To The McCor- mick Place To see a ballef perfor- mance of The NuTcracker. l'm nof real- ly info balleT, buT iT was inTeresTing To see The orchesTra and dancers To- geTher in harmony, said Chris Paw- lowski, junior. STudenTs also exper- ienced The movies, plays, balleTs and orchesTra. Some Trips Took sTudenTs To workshops and SICA compeTiTions. Field Trips broughT new life To learn- ing and esTablished a way To relax Throughoui The year. infill F f Miriam Sfeglich, Mr. Shi Ping Li and Sabrina John- son go sledding on Their AFS weekend. During Physics ll. Mr. Charles Wiechern, Michelle Frampfon, and Tom Donafrio experimenf in The courTyard. Field Trips 67

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va- K Clubs reach out to community, school Clubs, as well as being fun, were also beneficial To The sTudenTs and commu- niTy, Many acTiviTies were held oufside of school meefings To beffer The club's parficipafion. Clubs gave The sTudenTs a sense of belonging and school spirif, and To supporf These acTiviTies sales of all kinds were held. They required a loT of Time and efforff meefings were held boTh before and offer school To plan The fund raising evenfs. Posfers could be seen Throughouf The school Telling who, whaf, where, and when. Every club knew ThaT money was needed, buf The auesfion was, How will we geT iT'? Car washes, donuf and buTTon sales, T-shirf and sweafshirf learned responsibilify. Senior cifizens were inviTed for din- ner, and needy families received mon- ey Thaf The clubs had earned. During The Chrisfmas season, clubs vlsifed handicapped children To hand auf presenfs. Chrlsfmas Tree sales were also held To benefif boTh sfudenf body and communify. My Chrisfmas spirif was enhanced by The Chrisfmas fund raisers and acTiviTies. lT made me feel good ThaT I could help The communiTy Through The clubs ThaT l parficipafed in, said Laurie lvlerriff, senior. Clubs were a posifive aspecT of school life. They broughT The sTudenTs TogeTher and Taughf Them how To work wiTh one anofher. Whefher iT was ' 1 l T 1 , ' I XX M, , ,,,, A lfif' T in ky' M l A ,W ffr 6, up A Tw I QE,-L mf ' sales, and pen- nanf and pom- pon sales were only a few of The acTiviTies held To raise funds. Being in charge of These acTiviTies was noT an easy Task, and Those sTudenTs who held offices Ulf made me fee? good ThaT 2 couTd help The cammunffy Through The ciubs ThaT l pare- TTcTpaTed in. M- Laurie Mer- Tiff' Dawn Klnlshi, Julie O'Neill, and Paula Franson, Spanish Club rides Their confribufion To The Piper edifors, use class Time To Their advanfage. Homecoming Parade. wifhin The school ifself or Through- ouf The whole communiTy ev- eryone benefifed by The organiza- Tions and Their ac- TiviTies in and ouf of school. , . C , ,-i'i,-TT ,,,, , ,y,, CE,, Ti as-sd