Thornwood High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (South Holland, IL)

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fig im! Above: Because most special education class- rooms are small, Michael Moon finds time to quietly concentrate on his homework without being disturbed. Top Left: Vanessa Haymon adjusts the film in her speed reader which uses many interest- ing stories to increase reading comprehen- sion. Top Right: Ms. Eagle smiles as she finds the slide she needs to present the day's lesson. Left: Eva Hoskins finds that working with Mrs. McCarthy is much more rewarding than working alone. SPECIAL PROGRAMS 181

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Many reach potential using special program: Helping students progress was the goal of the certified teachers and paraprofessionals in Thornwood's Special Education department. Ms. Arlene Morgantini headed the de- partment in helping nearly one hun- dred fifty students in four different areas: resource learning, which uses materials such as the controlled reader to widen vocabularies and in- crease reading comprehensiong be- havior disordersg learning disabil- itiesg and speech therapy. Indepen- dent study and self-directed learn- ing put the more advanced students on their own to use outside resource learning as well as the library to complete individual projects at their own pace. Ms. Morgantini summed up this year by rejoicing, I love to see a student reach his potential, and this year, many did! Above: To better understand his assignment, Joe Germolec asks Miss Culp to explain a par- ticular section. Above Right: Gary Zandy pauses to listen to Ms. Zakzewski's definition of a term. Right: Searching for the answers to oral quiz questions Beverly DeNeal, Amanda Griffin, and Anita Croswell take time to think the questions out. 180 SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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Creativity expressed in new Ways by student' If kids would learn to let them- selves go they would really find it a pretty fun class, explained Mr. Robert Nerius about the Speech I class. As usual many freshmen found their speech class to be unlike any of the structured classes they encountered during the school day. For students in an elective class it was a chance to release tensions of the day in some type of perfor- mance. The speech department again tried to teach students to ex- press themselves and to help pupils gain self-confidence. The Speech department, chaired by Mr. Richard Menozi, helped stu- dents nurture communication skills, offering classes from basic speech to theater arts and radio and T.V. pro- ductions. Field trips to see poet Gwendolyn Brooks and perfor- mances at senior citizens' homes broadened horizons for young actors and actresses. Above: Steve Falat begins the daily an- nouncements with, Good Morning! These are the Thornwood daily announcements. Top Right: Many students become involved in speech class through group presentation in Mrs, Boyce's Theater Arts Class. Right: As Patti Cook and Chris Wantuch lis- ten to directions through their earphones, Tom Opyt observes the filming of a newscast. SPEECH 182