West Leyden High School - Shield Yearbook (Northlake, IL)

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Ready, Aim, Fire, are the thoughts in Kelly Fritz ' s mind as she blasts Mr. Schmidt in the face with a whipped cream pie. Kelly struggles to get away as Schmidt tries to get even. Keeping the assemblies alive and moving with such hits as Rocky and Get it on , Mr. Joe Idaszak and the band perform to the hundreds of students in the fieldhouse. Looking to see what the Winter sports teams will look like are some of the Jr. Varisty Cheerleaders, Sheila Kramber, Anna Dizonno, Deana Cavender. 16 Assemblies Will you please rise for the National Anthem? The crowd stood, the band played and the assembly began. Assemblies; a break from the normal routine. Though each assembly began the same, each one held something new and different. Opening our school year, the Fall Sports Assembly introduced the student body to available sports and activities. With surprising enthusiasm, the Freshmen put up a hard fight, but the seniors shouted their way to the top to capture the spirit stick. Homecoming, a tradition that has been carried down since the school began, has become the most popular assembly. Moments to Remember echoed throughout the fieldhouse as Coach Ventrelli introduced Mum Arbor, the court and finally. Queen Louise Sharpy. The fall season came quickly to a close and the Winter Sports Assembly ushered in the new sports season. Pitting the Freshmen and Sophomores against the Juniors. and Seniors, the pie throwing contest got underway, with Coachs Paul Schmidt and Bill Babington the prime targets for the whipped cream pies. Our Christmas Assembly brought a unique change of pace in the assembly schedule. The holiday spirit was prevalent in numbers done by Orche- sis, Choir and Pom Pons, as everyone awaited the annual visit from Santa Claus, who brought many surprises for the faculty and holiday wishes for the student body. Despite the snowy days of 79 ' , Mr. John Goddard made his annual visit to share his adventures down the Congo River in Africa. Planning, variety and spirit are vital parts in making assemblies a unique tradition at West Leyden.

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STUDENT COUNCIL: Front Row: Celeste Tito, Sheri Bieber, Annette Cannata, President, Veronica Mecko, Kim Nelson, Kathy Klinger, Kelly Fritz; Row 2: )ackie Farmer, Lori Schmidt, )oAnn Favia, Roy Ligammari, Sue Krueger, recording secretary, Debby Passi, Carol Mudaro; Row 3: Donna Gronewald, treasurer, Teresa Verone, Sharon )ohnsen, corresponding secretary, Peggy Bartel, Chris Rubino, Toni Waitkus, Sue Licause, vice-president. Sponsor Roger Roeing. Homecoming brought many new experiences to foreign exchange student Claudia Mar- angunie as she is escorted down the aisle by letterman Brian Newman. A warm, traditional token of the auto- graphed football and yellow roses is presented to Queen Louise Sharpy by Dr. Charles Thompson during the halftime festivities. 15

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With the holiday spirit on her face, Pom Pon girl Carol Mudaro performs on stage during the annual Christmas assembly. Bringing presents to the teachers was just part of the fun. Contests of spirit and vitality bring to life the Senior class during an exciting and enthusiastic assembly. The Spirit Stick was later given to the Seniors for their cheers. With smiles streaming across their faces, Annette Cannata gives the Spirit Stick to Debra Lemons, President of the Sophomore class after the Sophomores out cheered everyone. Arms positioned in the mighty L , the cheerleaders, Annette Cannata, Sheryl Dulceak, Karen Walsh, and Deana Cavinder, demonstrate to the student body the spirit in West Leyden. 17