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

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A-V Assoc. offers contrast Hold it right there! Let's see a pretty smile! says Patti Cook, a member of Thornwood's first Audio- Visual Association. The A-V Club began with ten members and co-sponsors, Mr. Ted Summers, photography instructor, and Mr. Mark Chartrand, A-V Direc- tor and an award winning profes- sional photographer. The A-V members gave Thorn- wood students and faculty a chance to get a portrait taken of them- selves. Our studio set up below A- V provided us with the necessary space needed for a picture-taking session, added Mr. Chartrand. Aside from Thornwood's A-V Club, Thornwood's Camera Club Above: After developing a print, Mark Koz- lowski examines the image for contrast. Top Right: Choosing the best shot to develop is a vital step in photography. Mary Shimkus and Tom Madigan scan some negatives in or- der to choose the best frames. Above Right: AUDIO-VISUAL ASSOCI- ATION Front RoW.' Co-sponsor Mr. Char- trand, Vice-President! Secretary Sue Dourlet, President!Treasurer Lisa Todd. Back Row: John Miyata, Tom Madigan, Bob Osewski, Barry Eytcheson, Co-sponsor Mr. Summers. Not Pictured: Mary Jane Dwyer, Patti Cook. Right: CAMERA CLUB Front Row: Secre- tary Sandy Hutto, Larry Gryesik, Barry Price. Back Row: Treasurer Tim Schultz, Sponsor Mr. Gribbons, Mark Kozlowski, President Jeff Monks. Not Pictured: Vice- President Dan DeYoung. 68 A VXCAMERA CLUB also serviced Thornwood through- out the year. Students showing an interest in photography were wel- comed. Camera Club members sup- piied the stud 'nts and faculty with memories of p evious school events and activities. Phe small club of six members undertook the task of tak- ing the traditional pictures of cou- ples who desired to keep that mo- ment through pictures. Although Camera Club has a small membership, we believe that the few members and officers are well-qualified and hard-working in- dividuals, agreed Camera Club sponsor, Mr. George Gribbons, and President Jeff Monks. V 3 s r .1 5 gags i f -Es, ,. Q'

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xgii 2 German lub creates cottage Because of the melange of lan- guages which make up our World, and even our own country, students more eagerly participate in lan- guage courses and clubs. Students enter with an outlook of better com- munication for the future. One such club available at Thornwood was the German Club. German Club members actively worked together to create surround- ings suitable for easy learning, for environment is a big factor to suc- cessful education. The group's ac- tivities Were partly a result of its many profitable fund raisers. Ger- man Club sold stuffed animals, worked basketball concession stands and Washed cars which pro- vided money for the roller skating, movies, parties and picnics. The German Club Christmas dinner which took place on December 5 was held in a facsimile of a German cot- tage Where members prepared de- lectable dishes such as chicken, bratwurst, sausage, and fish almon- dine for the discriminating palates. Secretary of the German Club, Don- na Vallow, stated that, It Went real- ly Well and everything was deli- cious. A movie was shown and Santa Claus even made an appearance. Above: At the German Club Christmas feast members serve their prepared dishes to Mr. Kennedy. Top Left: Mrs. Crull, the German Club spon- sor, and Mr. Jarosch, the co-sponsor, ex- change glances of gratitude as their carefully planned Christmas dinner goes so well. GERMAN CLUB Front Row: Eric Kaup, Syl- via Burmester, Heidi Feemster, Mark Steimle, Rich Foster, Roy Kemp, Lisa Ku- charski, Sponsor Mrs. Crull. Second Row: Louise Pfuhl, Sherri Kwapich, Mike Burgh- ardt, Ken Hacek, Joanne Schaffrick, Carla Zinnen, Marianne Swiatkowski. Third Row: Kathleen Maybaum, Karen Wold, Jan Gruner, Cindy McMurray, Laureen Harvath. Left: Many German Club members are also in band. Dennis Burns, Donald Stamets, Joanne Schaffrick, Heidi Feemster, Linda Paras, Sue Erickson, and Carla Zinnen serenade the au- dience that attends their Christmas celebra- tion. GERMAN CLUB 67

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C4 O ' .- t A odfrey knighted into top 20 Queening a pawn, checkmate, and stalemate are just a few of the competitive phrases echoing in room B-230 after school - home of Thornwood's Chess Club. The Chess Club, sponsored by Mr. George Bea- ver, is a competitive group of stu- dents interested in chess. The main goal of the Chess Club was to teach interested students to play chess and to develop better competitive skills, where players attempt to out- wit and outmaneuver opponents for spectacular victories and to inflict crushing defeats. The members of the club prac- ticed on Thursday afternoons and competed in tournaments with other schools on Tuesdays. The Chess 3' S1 1 .. ' Q . .. iff 15 2 W-..4.a... ' -Nw st, a lsi' X . W . P -- U 5-J li nl Ein 3 ll Club competed in thirteen contests and comprised a record of seven wins against six losses, placing sec- ond in conference. With the comple- tion of the season, the team qualified for the Illinois Chess Tournament, and were ranked twenty-sixth in state. Outstanding contributions to the club were made by Jonathan God- frey, whose efforts qualified him to compete in the Individual Chess Tournament at Bradley High School, placing in the top twenty in the state. Jonathan Godfrey also participated in the chess tourna- ment held at Dolton Library, where he earned an upset victory over a local master. Above: Bill Kemp moves his knight in order to block the strategy of his opponent during a match. Top Left: With intense concentration on his face Bill Karh sorts through the alternatives for his next move. Above Left: Jonathan Godfrey looks on while Dave Orellane decides if he should capture his opponent's king. CHESS CLUB Front Row: Ted Hernandez, Joaquim Godfrey, Mark Grippando, Dave Orellana. Back Row.'Kevin Pietrzak, Sponsor Mr. Beaver, Jim Karh, Jonathan Godfrey, Bill Kemp. CHESS CLUB 69