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

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. . cast goes 6'Trout Fishingv It's bizarre! exclaimed Mrs. Ce- leste Mazor as she described her group interpretation production of Trout Fishing in America by Rich- ard Brautigan. Utilizing the talents of six students the group Interp pre- pared a high caliber performance with a daily schedule of practicing vocal variations, facial expressions, and above all timing and movement to insure a performance of high en- ergy and precise technique. Besides perfecting performance skills the cast also made their own set. Above: Lost in the imagination of Richard Brautigan, Ruben Rucoba dreams of his first experience with Trout Fishing, Top Right: Mary Jane Dwyer, Shole Milos, and Cindy Ahrenhold play the role of old Ital- ians in the streets of San Francisco. Above Right: Facial expression plays an im- portant role in the success of group interpre- tation. Patti Cook and Bill Crowley react to the idea of traveling from San Diego to Chica- go. Right: GROUP INTERPRETATION Front Row: Ruben Rucoba. Second RoW.'Cindy Ah- renhold, Bill Crowley, Back Row: Mary Jane Dwyer, Shole Milos, Director Mrs. Mazor, Patti Cook. 58 GROUP INTERPRETATION Dressed in maroon sweaters and blue jeans the group interpretation merited a superior rating at the SICA Conference Festival with Ru- ben Rucoba being named to the All Conference cast. Intense rehearsal sessions gained the group a second place at the District Tournament at Thornton High School with Ruben Rucoba nominated to the All Dis- trict cast. The squad also competed at the Sectional level where they placed sixth but did not advance to the State Finals.

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Herman places first in state Wintry Saturday mornings, many times before sunrise, a special group of students gathered on buses and traveled anywhere from Blooming- ton to Dolton. These travelers com- prised the Thornwood Individual Events team who competed in speech tournaments practically ev- ery weekend during the winter months. Tryouts were held in October and a group of thirty individuals earned the right to represent the school in one of eleven events at various schools throughout the state. Daily rehearsals with coaches and prac- tice sessions at home merited team victories at the Thornridge Invita- tional and Lincoln High School Tournament. The team also cap- tured the SICA Conference title in January. As February rolled around the team was narrowed down to one X. in X -' f competitor in each event to attend the IHSA Contest Series. The team made an impressive showing to cap- ture the District plaque and advance six events to the Sectional level. Hosting the Sectional Competition, Thornwood placed third and ad- vanced four events to the State Fin- als. Don Lorenzen, Felicia Jenkins and Alicia Herman competed at the State competition in Bloomington on February 20 and 21. Alicia Herman led the team to a third place state ranking by becoming state champi- on in prose reading and the runner- up in verse reading. The success of the speechies was due to the team spirit among the members and the support of the coaches. As Mr. Menozi explained, No matter what happened they stuck together and always helped each other. It was an entire team of 'champions'. LA INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Front Row: Shole Milos, Alicia Herman, Don Lorenzen, Cathy Skizas, Judy Sasuta, Jeff Asmus, Al Minne. Sue Meginnis, Second Row:Mike Davis, Dana O'Koren, Walter Taylor, Ruben Rucoba, Elaine Kollintzas, Dave Helmick, Mary Jane Dwyer, Bill Crowley. Pat Cook, Debbie Ra- quet, James Box. Top Row: Rich Piecynski, Melanie Turner, Steve Castner, Riahuyiah Coleman. Top Left: In order to become a state champi- on one must put in long hours of practice. Alicia Herman recites her prose story, The Boogie Man . Left: At the annual Thornwood Invitational speech tournament Komm Arts Klub Presi- dent Shole Milos accepts the third place team award from Mrs. Bauer. INDIVIDUAL EVENTS 57

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fm, ,,.,,, W' . V . FL Thespians merit honors For advocates of speech and the- atre, the NFL and Thespian organi- zations were the most prestigious societies. These organizations hon- ored the devotion and hard work of the speechies. The National Forensic League is an honorary association for those students who competed on the speech team. For each tournament, speech team members accumulated points toward league degrees, striv- ing for the highest degree of distinc- X NX I xffff gr.. 'T . i,t.. 1' -. . . ..i, tion earned through community pro- jects. Theatre participants hoped to be initiated into Thornwood's chapter of the International Thespian Soci- ety, a national organization recog- nizing accomplishments on and off stage. As in the NFL, members gained points by working on the pro- duction of plays. At the end of the season, two members were awarded the honor of Best Thespian. for outstanding achievements. Above: Sue Meginnis fixes Laura R. Gannott's hair. Top Left: James Box portrays an angry old man. NFL Front Row.'Shole Milos, Alicia Herman, Don Lorenzen, Felicia Jenkins, Cathy Skizas, Judy Sasuta, Jeff Asmus, Al Minne, Sue Me- ginnis, Laura R. Gannott. Second Row: Diane Ritchie, Dana O'Koren, Walter Taylor, Ru- ben Rucoba, Elaine Kollintzas, Dave Hel- mick, Mary Jane Dwyer, Bill Crowley, Patti Cook, Debbie Raquet, Lila Jarrett, James Box, Back Row: Rich Pieczynski, Ken Hacek, Penny Lee, Mike Davis, Terry Peterson, Tra- cey Ingram, John Trzcinski, Carin Heitz, Marc Soper, Melanie Turner, Nick Rose, Steve Castner, Chere Koch, Riahuyah Cole- man. TI-lESPIANSFront Row: Wendy Zoeteman, Carla Zinnen, Alicia Herman, Don Lorenzen, Felicia Jenkins, Cathy Skizas, James Box, Darlene Zorich, Barry Eytcheson, John DeYoung, Lisa Lasik. Second Row: Linda Storbeck, Chris Pacini, Mike Torres, Lisa Todd, Chris Kawalek, Shole Milos, Adrienne Mosley, Judy Sasute, Jeff Asmus, Wendy Haynes, Al Minne, Sue Meginnis, Laura R. Gannott, Grant Miller. Third Row: Sue Allen, Kris Fritzche, Diane Ritchie, Cheryl Pacini, Penny Lee, Walter Taylor, Ruben Rucoba, Elaine Kollintzas, Dave Helmick, Mary Jane Dwyer, Bill Crowley, Patti Cook, Debbie Ra- quet, Lila Jarrett, Janet Caruso, Steve Castner, Mike Lozich. Fourth Row: Alice Armstrong, Tom Ziomek, Rich Pieczynski, Ken Hacek, Cheryl Stalmazak, Michael Gille- spie, Terry Peterson, Tracey Ingram, John Trzcinski, Michele Mallette, Marc Soper, Me- lanie Turner, Nick Rose, Riahuyah Coleman, Laura Pieczski, Lisa Kucharski. Back Row: Maureen Helmick, Amelia Kuhar, David Teerlink, Carin Heitz, Mike Davis, Lori Marschke, Brenda Lariccia, Keith Uildriks. NFLXTHESPIANS 59