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

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Above: Receiving an injury that left him tem- porarily out of commission, devoted senior swimmer Rob Cepielik shows his spirit by coming to the meet on crutches to cheer his team to victory from the sidelines. Support from the teammates is an important part of competition in any sport in order for an ath- lete to perform his best, but the devotion some had deserves special recognition and praise. Above Right: Timers are an important asset to the swimteam and the coaches. Total con- centration is needed and close attention must be paid to assure swimmers of an accurate timing which is important in their striving to improve their speed. Sophomore Lisa Man- sueto keeps a close eye on swimmers to as- sure an accurate timing. TIMERS Front Row: Carrie Benson, Ginny Lowe, Karen Gross, Maria Ortiz, Dana Shu- ton, Corrine Castro. Second Row: Dot Klop- penburg, Becky Lowe, Chris Kesl, Amy Berke, Cindy Janssen, Cindy Willis. Back Row: Renee Bedzyk, Beth Chilla, Marie Zen- ere, Rosalia Damiani, Kathy Bartak, Cheryl Pacini, Becky Rosco, Crystal Susak. 72 GUARDSXTIMERS M,i

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Club sprouts green thumbs Because many students enjoy na- ture and working with flowers, hor- ticulture is a growing club. To be a member of Horticulture Club, stu- dents must take a horticulture class. One of the main activities that the club participated in was the Flower Extravaganza which was held on March 10. Horticulture Club also sells carnations on St. Patrick's day, roses on Valentine's day, mums dur- ing spirit week for Student Council, and the all-year-round Friday bou- quets. In addition to the regular activi- ties, this year's club tied yellow rib- bons around trees to honor the hos- tages in Iran. The club also made special centerpieces for Thorn- Wood's Tenth Anniversary Celebra- tion. This year's sponsor, Miss Kristi Ohley, stated, Horticulture Club of- fers students a chance to work with nature and the environment, where- as other clubs don't. Above: A confused Sandy Daniels studies a ribbon in an effort to tie a bow, Top Left: Bob Cheever takes his greenhouse plants from under the sun lamp for some shade. Above Left: 2ND PERIOD HORTICUL- TURE Front Row: Karin Batdorf, Tina Po- teete, Anna Uhlir. Second Row: Kim Burress, Kathy Roney, Rae Ruff, Shannon Sullivan Jennifer Walsh, Lisa Brauer, Lisa Klein, Sue Dalton, Chris Korpalski. Back Row: Mary Detmar, Patti Drabick, Jill Hamilton, Chris Hauptman, Lisa McHie, Lori Sanders, Tina Wagner, Laura Wessel. Not Pictured: Sandy Daniels. Left: 1ST PERIOD HORTICULTURE Front Row: Dominique Haynes, Colleen Wakefield, Toni McJunkins. Second Row: Teri Emerick, Lynda Rogers, Vickie Troemel, Sue Swier- kos, Stacey Alford, Maureen Novak, Teri Gib- son, Theresa Cipich. Back Row: Sue Os- trowski, Kim Lindquist, Barb David, Jean- nine Wilson, Sue Joesten, Ellie Dial. HORTICULTURE CLUB 71

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Guards, Timers assist at pool Coach Verne Wilhelm, sponsor of Guards and Timers, spent the begin- ning ofthe year training his new re- cruits in the most effective and effi- cient methods of pool safety and management. The Timers' responsibility at swim meets was the timing of all events to assure accurate place- ment. The Guards were required to learn lifesaving techniques and ma- neuvers. After meeting the qualifi- cations, Guards then taught children to swim on Saturdays, helped out at school swim parties, and acted as class leaders in swim classes. Rob Cepielik, senior varsity swimmer, noted that, In my experience as a guard and a swimmer I have really learned what responsibility is all about when your teammates and peers are counting on you. The general consensus of club members was that being involved is more than just an extra-curricular activ- ity. After a successful year without any accidents, Coach Wilhelm re- marked, With the help of all the Guards and Timers it is understan- dable why we had such a successful season. 'Z f,,,, K krrr ,H ,V , ,,,,.,, ,V I . M, N ,.,. .f Above: Kathy Bartak, Renee Bedzyk, and Becky Rocco learn correct techniques, Top: Beth -Chilla and Michelle Pallotto work together to record the names and times of the swimmers for the final tallies of the meet. Above Left: Dorothy Kloppenburg, Amy Berke, and Karen Gross compare the working mechanics of their stopwatches. GUARDS Front Row: Marc Smith, Maureen Helmick, Gina Gelatka, Barb laconelli, Cindy Willis, Cindy Janssen, Carrie Benson, Judy McCormack, Dana Shuton. Second Row: Tony Faron, Greg Pleszkun, Ricky Ciadella, Tom Wozbut, Marc Skocypec, Dawn Weso- lowski, Karen Sosnowski, Jenny Vandervort, Steve Stegenga. Third Row: Keith Chisholm, Rosalia Damiani, Chris Kesl, Becky Rocco, Diane DeGroh, Kathy Bartak, Rae Anne Ruff, Tammy Davidson, Lilah Damiani, Cheryl Pa- cini, Debbie Landman, Mark Zivat, Renee Bedzyk. Back Row: John Hojnicki, Rob Ce- pielik, Rich Maleczka, John Billstrand, Paul Nourbakhsh, Martin Szumski, John Kavouris, Floyd Bassett, Leigh DeYoung, Marie Zen- ere, Crystal Susak. GUARDSXTIMERS 73