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

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Environment affects Thornwood students With the anticipation of the class-ending bell, students sit anxiously on the edge of their seats. Soon the sound of the crowd-pleaser echoes through the corridors and stu- dents funnel hastily into the halls creating an unbearable condition of wall-to-wall students. Pushing and shoving created a very unfavorable condition for the students. I feel that the halls are crowded during passing periods, and at times it presents problems when I try to get from one end of the building to another, Roy Kemp acknowledged. Last year, the six-minute passing periods relieved many of the hassels that exist during the five-minute periods. This problem could easily be resolved if students did not stand in the middle of the halls to socialize, a disgruntled student declared. This is just one of the many problems a student faces in Thornwood's vast environment. Environment contains the forces and conditions that surround and influence us everyday of our lives. With Thornwood's extensive population and tremendous build- ing size, students must cope with many unexpected prob- lems - one of which is the varying temperatures in the classrooms. On the frigid days of winter, students expect to walk into a warm and comfortable school. But this was not always the case. Students often found themselves walking into chilly classrooms and shivering throughout the class period. Another problem in Thornwood's envi- ronment was conveyed by Richard Foster. I do not agree with the combining of classes to create one large class. This presents problems to both the teacher and students as well as hindering motivated students who want to learn more. One senior student best summed it up by saying, You cannot run away from the problems, so you might as well learn to cope with them. wk Q ... 35 p Above: Students find passing periods a monotonous part of their daily routine. In the five minutes they are given, they rush to their next classes. ELAINE BARNES MANUEL BARRAGAN M.l.G. Court 43 Prom Court 4 PAUL BARTAK Swimming 1,2,3,43 Guards 1,2,3,43 Band 1 GREG BARTKIEWICZ CO-ed Bowling 2,3 fi ROBERTA BARTUCCI Lab Aide 43 Horticulture Club 33 Wrestlerettes 2 JEFF BATDORF Bowling 43 Gymnastics 1,2 SHARON BELANGER Timers 43 French Club 1,23 Band 1,21 Illinois State Scholar k . X 8 PATRICIA BELL Pep Club 43 Together Club 1 I WILLIAM BELLAS Wrestling 1,2 ANNA BELMONTE Horticulture Club 3 JAMES BENDER DOLORES J. BERGLUND OE. 4 SENIORS 209

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LINDA ABBOTT Basketball 1,2, Captain 3,45 Volleyball 1,2,3,45 Softball 1,2 BRANDON ADAMS Pep Club President 45 Track 45 Library Aide 45 Band 1 CYNTHIA ADAMS O.E. 45 Guards 1,25 Wrestlerettes 1,2 RAYMOND ADAMS Wrestling 3 CATHY AGNOS Lab Aide 3,43 Guards 45 KommArts 1,35 Speech Team 25 Camera Club 15 Band 15 NHS 4 MARISSA ALBERICO Executive Board 2,3,45 Tribe 2,3,45 Graduation Committee 3,45 Prom Committee 45 Yearbook 45 KommArts Klub 45 May Queen Court 45 Quill and Scroll 45 SHS 2,3,45 NHS 3,45 Top Ten Scholar5 Illinois State Scholar JOSEPH ALBRIGHT KIM ALCOCK Cygnets 2,3,45 Prom Committee Chairperson 45 D.E. Treasurer 45 Tumbleweeds 15 Christmas Court 35 Homecoming Court 45 Prom Court 45 NHS 3,4 SCOTT ALFORD Band l,2,3,45 Football 1 ANITA ANDERSON KommArts 25 Girls' Club 1 JOSEPH ANDERSON MAUREEN ANDERSON MONTE ANDERSON Track 1,2,3,45 Cross Country 3,45 Football 1,2 NORMAN ANDERSON Football 1,2,3,45 Track 15 Homecoming Court 4 J ANICE ANGEL NADINE ARATRI Office Aide 45 Basketball 1,25 Choir 1,2 GLEN AREHART Tennis 1,2,45 Hockey 3 . TUVON ARMSTEAD DE. 4 JON ARSENAULT Swimming 1,2,3,4 ROSALIND ASHLEY D.E. 45 Together Club 1 JIM BAILEY SUZANNE BALAFAS D.O. 3,4 BARBARA BALCHUNAS O.E. 45 Track 15 NHS 4 ROBERT BANKHEAD Co-ed Bowling 3,45 Basketball 1 SCOTT BANKS KAREN BARK O.E. 45 Trackettes 25 Track 15 Co-ed Bowling 1 JULIE BARKER H.E.R.O. 3,4 CAROLE BARNES 208 SENIORS

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JUDY BERGSTROM O.E. Historian 43 Guards 1 MICHAEL BERKE Soccer 3,43 Band 1,2 SHAUNA BIEDZYCKI its 'Q 4 xl wi X v- CI-IARLES BILLSTRAND Swimming 1,2,3,43 Soccer 43 Lab Aide 43 Arrow 3,43 Yearbook 3,43 Quill and Scroll 3,41 NHS 3,43 Illinois State Scholar MARY BLAKEMAN H.E.R.O. 43 Reading Aide 1,2,3 KATHY BLAND O.E. 43 Office Aide 1,33 Girls' Club 1,23 Wrestlerettes 1,23 Timers 1 LARRY BLESSING RICHARD BLUMENTHAL H.E.R.O. 4 LISA BOCKNICK KENNETH BOHANNAN H.E.R.O. 3,43 Wrestling 1,2 JAMES BOJANOWSKI Baseball 1,2,3 CATHY BOKODI O.E. 43 Office Aide 23 Lab Aide 2 if , JJ 'fa -..,. 4 . A g 'E!.g' -fswgi BOB BORICH Track 2,3,43 Cross Country 43 Arrow 233, Associate Editor 4 Football l,2,33 Band 1,2,3,43 Quill and Scroll 3,4 vu. J DONNA BOYER Volleyball 1,2,3,43 Basketball 1,2,3,43 Softball 1,2,3 qi CINDY BRASELTON Tennis 1 DAVID BRATCHER N X-if Awareness helps to open doors for seniors By the time senior year rolled around, many students were shocked into becoming aware of what their par- ents had been pushing for the past three years: planning the future. College and career plans that had been avoided had to be made no matter whether it was at- tending a university, finding a stable job, or joining the army. Although seniors realized that new lifestyles would drastically contrast with their present ones, they still felt a need for independence. I just want to get out on my own, one senior stated. I The everyday life each senior faced did not always prepare him for the real world he would soon encoun- ter. Nevertheless, world and national affairs suddenly began to intrude, adding new facets that would influ- ence future goals. Facing those problems helped seniors realize the decisions they had to face. They began to be aware that change would not be easy. Some stalled be- cause they felt that one decision would make or break the rest of their lives, but one faculty member com- mented, Too often students aren't aware that they need to realize that any decision will lead them out of themselves into the world. That's what's important! Right: Working on a set of teeth, Mariza Santiano prepares for her future. 210 SENIORS