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

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Girls' club prepares dances The members of Thornwood's Girls' Club, with sponsors Miss Pen- ny Silkowski and Miss Marcia McConnell, often found themselves together working on various activi- ties. During the year, members held weekly meetings to plan the events of the year. The year's activities started out in early December with Daddy Is My Santa, the annual father-daughter banquet. Not long after that, girls began planning Let Me Be Your Angel, the Turnabout dance in March. We all had fun working on Top Right: Lora Munt enjoys a dance with her father at the annual Father-Daughter dance sponsored by Girls' Club. Above: Girls' Club member Marianne Drewno models the styles of summer at the Mother- Daughter banquet. Above Right: Sharon Allen and Monique Brown prepare nametags for the Turnabout dance. Couples' names were written on an- gels to correspond with the theme Let Me Be Your Angel. GIRLS' CLUB Front Row: Erica Czymaris, Eala Walker, Melba Caston, Quadrella Walk- er, Editha Santiano, Sharon Allen. Second Row: Sponsor Ms. Penny Silkowski, Irma Ratliff, Paula Shepard, Pam Misner, Monique Brown, Kim Kunkel, Sponsor Ms. Marcia McConnell. Back Row: Colleen Harrison, Yvonne Franklin, Sonya Brunt, Julie McKee, Marianne Drewno, Shari Silverman, Laureen Porter, Theresa Flake. 54 GIRLS' CLUB Turnabout. A lot of people attended, and it was really successful, com- mented one Girls' Club member, Shari Silverman. The last big activity for the club took place in May. Decorations, din- ner and a fashion show were planned for the annual mother- daughter banquet, Mommie - An Expression Of Love. The girls real- ly worked together on all the activi- ties, overcoming the obstacles thrown at us. We had a terrific year, explained Girls' Club presi- dent, Michelle Watson. lg YL

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Mi?-97 W-f7J'!l -f'gXf'-- lim ' ix 'ax 'm X -My 4 9 'kg Together club builds success The Together Club is a sociable organization which has developed a focus toward the concerns and inter- ests of minorities, explained spon- sor Mrs. Marilyn Ragland. Together Club members partici- pated in many activities during the year. Marching in the Homecoming parade, making a banner for spirit week, and putting up decorations for Christmas were only a few of their enthusiastic endeavors. ln order to raise money the club held a gym jam in October and ran the concession stand for a basketball game. In spite of a few set backs, such as cancelled activities, the club felt they achieved a successful year. Together the members planned new activities and as one member stated, found a group of new friends. i l-if amiga-NERQ X A X..11 .... or ' - 'tjysfah A , ir Above: Together Club members enthusiasti- cally march to show their school spirit. TOGETHER CLUB Front Row: Diana Jones. Charnett Walker. Second Row: Sponsor Mrs. Ragland, President Bronwyn Greene, Edithe Santiano. Back Row:Sonya Brunt, Avis John- son, Adrienne Griffin. Far Left: Sonya Cotton, Vanessa Edwards, and President Bronwyn Greene decide on the monthly activities with sponsor Mrs. Rag- land. Left: The Spirit Week banner made by the Together Club displays the football players' names to show support for each and every team member. TOGETHER CLUB

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Boys, club enjoys all sports The Thornwood Boys' Club is a club designed to bring together boys with similar interests, mainly sport- ing events. The club enthusiastical- ly attended activities such as Bulls, Bears, and White Sox games. We try to attend at least one activity of every sport each year, commented sponsor, Mr. Robert Considineg that's what the boys enjoy. . gn: ' We f Z ' ,Xuan ff In addition to their sports enthusi- asm, members also showed school spirit. The club made posters to decorate the halls during spirit Week. Members also worked togeth- er to hold one of the post-basketball game dances. Maxx is Back proved that students do enjoy the fun of a dance after the excitement of a game. I really had a good time helping put the dance together, commented member John Bednar. Boys' Club ended the year with the, annual Sportsman's Open golf tournament followed by a festive banquet. Top Left: Club president Brian Hiner checks the files on past fund raising activities in or- der to plan future ones. Above Left: Brian Hiner, Barry Walsh, Dave Napoli, and Mike Maloney discuss plans for the upcoming Bears game with sponsor, Mr. Considine. Above: At the weekly meeting, John Bednar writes plans on the board for the club's sport- ing outings. BOYS' CLUB Front RoW.'Mike Maloney, Bri- an Hiner, John Bednar, Dave Napoli. Back Row.'Jeff Gurosh, Tim Maloney, Don Hutson, Ray Marschke, Sponsor Mr. Robert Consi- dine, Jim Morrison, Steve Willis, Todd Fi- scher, Rich Besich. BOYS' CLUB 55