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

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Students rule On March 25, the faculty and ad- ministration stepped aside to let stu- dents take over their positions for Student Government Day. Student Council sponsored Student Govern- ment Day to give students the op- portunity to see just how the school runs. Co-ordinators of Student Govern- ment Day, Mark McNally and Mr. Eric Kennedy, made applications available to juniors and seniors for administrative positions, while teaching and counseling positions were left open to all students. Above: Dr. Robert C. Mitchell informs stu- dent principal, Jennifer Champion, of the many responsibilities a principal acts on in a school day. Top Right: Tracey Ingram takes over as assis- tant principal, and handles business that comes up. Above Right: Along with the day's Work, lunch hour also becomes important. Patti Cook and Mr. Chartrand share an apple. Right: Mr. Hiner shows acting counselor, Elena Katsoras, how to keep track of daily appointments and call slips received. 38 STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY at hornwood To be an administrator, depart- ment head, or counselor for the day, a student simply had to fill out an a lication for the position desired 'X-7 ass turn it into Mr. Kennedy. The applications were then forwarded to the various people, and they were told to choose the person for whom they would like to hold the position for the day. Dr. Mitchell's replacement, Jenni- fer Champion, expressed her feeling about her job, The responsibility in itself was a great one, and I found it to be exciting and challenging. ill- - ff! '-wm...f

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gui' 7? ,V Wi 10, a if Q A , usic fans Wade to Vesper Although dreams of a White Christmas were slowly turning into those of a Wet Christmas, the spir- it of the season still touched the hearts of music lovers who battled the rain to attend Thornwood's Ves- per Concert. After many Weeks of rehearsal the music department gathered the various choral groups, featuring the Madrigals, Treble Tones, and the Chorale, to sing many favorite songs of Christmas. The program also in- cluded rather new arrangements of traditional songs such as D0 You Hear What IHear and Go Tell It On the Mountain. Soloists for the joy- ous songfest included seniors Bren- da Fitting, Michael Gillespie, and Robert Garza. Accompanying the singers were Maria Stankus, Nancy Burrink, and Susan Cobb on piano and Dana Shuton on the chimes. In the Vesper Concert tradition the program concluded with the combined voices of the choral de- partment, including alumni mem- bers, singing With a Voice of Sing- ing. During the recessional of Joy to the World audience members smiled and sang the praises of Christmas with the choral members. .f , Eff Above: Waiting patiently for their cue for the processional, Penny Swan, Sandy Hutto, and Debbie McKee prepare their entrance into the concert auditorium. Above Left: Marching down the aisles of the Thornridge Auditorium, the choral depart- ment opened the Vesper Concert singing O Come, O Come Emanuel. Left: After an evening of Christmas songs, members of the girls' choir discuss their per- formance. VESPER CONCERT 37

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Guys and gals For the second annual Spring Thing Tribe decided upon a theme of Rocking Out West because of the overwhelming popularity of the Sub-Urban Cowboy trend. Dance goers were encouraged to wear their cowboy hats, flannel shirts, boots, and jeans to set the mood, and coun- try and western band, Hard Rain was selected as the entertainment for the evening. The band kept the one night cowboys and cowgirls dancing, remarked Tribe chairper- son, Adelynn Salato. Aside from the dance, Tribe also 66 97 rock out West had a gym jam in the fieldhouse. Basketball, volleyball, and ping pong were three of the choices of- fered to those not wishing to dance. Tribe historian Mike Torres felt, Having the dance and gym jam to- gether worked out well because it gave more students the opportunity to join in on the fun. Tribe sponsor, Mr. George Beaver, considered Rocking Out West quite a success. With the proceeds cleared on the dance, Tribe plans to pur- chase decorations and supplies for the 1981-82 Homecoming. rx I ' 'V VVV ly l , ..n j l Above: Corrine Putman waits to smack the ball as she relaxes in a game of ping-pong. Above Left: Some kids went all out for the 'Spring Thing g Tony Gembala arrives in his 10 gallon hat as Cindy Byrne stamps his hand. Left: After dancing a Texas two-step, Anne Stankus and Kurt Pottinger take a breather. SPRING THING 39