Schwieder Exposes Career Information By Debbie Schwieder This is the first of a three-part report on careers, higher education and how you. a high school student, will be affected by these areas when you graduate from school and are faced with the decision of choosing how to spend the next several years of your life. Many high school students today hold part-time and. in the summer, full-time jobs. In most cases, students are working for extra spending money or saving towards a goal - college, a car. even to travel. But in some cases, students hold jobs as a means of training in the field which they have chosen to enter. Whatever the reason, more and more people are seeking employment and as a result, the job market is growing tighter and tighter every day. Already there are more college graduates than there are available jobs; where will you be five years from now? .According to Mr. Ken Reese, Counselor from the Career Resource Center, the average person has to be flexible as far as his working skills are concerned, as the chances of his changing iobs several times in his working lifetime are increasing with every
passing year. 'Jobs." commented Mr. Reese, ""are developing out of replacement rather than as a result of economic growth." He added that we are moving from a goods-producing society to a service society and that services will grow the fastest as we approach the late '70s and 1980s. Another factor in the decreasing job market is the fact that labor forces are being reduced on the average of 10 per cent per year. In a speech which Mr. Reese recently presented to the PTC. he brought up the subject of career choice, saying that high school students have never before had so many acceptable options open to them. Even with the scarcity of available job positions, vocations are changing and will continue to spring up in response to issues which didn't even exist 100 years ago. As we look for new ways to combat limited resources, overpopulation, food shortages, violence and environmental problems, so there will be a need for vocations which are concerned with these areas. So where do you go from here? College"' A job? Both? A career can not be formed overnight: careful consideration must be given to such factors as personal
Key Club Meets At South Did vou know that there is a Key Club at Maine South'' "So just what is a Key Club? " you might ask. This organization, an extension of Kiwanis International, is intended to provide social services to Park Ridge and outlying areas. It offers assistance for anyone in need of charity and service. The organization gives students an opportunity to give of themselves without receiving any material reward in return. The club got its name because it contains "key " members who initiate programs of service, such as visiting old people's homes or homes for the retarded. Last year Key Club sponsored the Piiig Pong Marathon. This year it will sponsor a Push Ball Contest. This will give the freshmen a chance to know what Key
Club is all about. In the future, the organization hopes to provide money for scholarships through garage sales, etc. Colleges look favorably on those students who have been involved in social service. Key Club gives its members a reputable image when applying for college. "In the past. Key Club has been an active and integral part of high school life here at Maine South. Therefore, our intention is to restore this organization to its former place of importance and significance, and we invite those interested students to help us attain this goal. " stated Key Club sponsor. Mr. Arthur Rossetti. .^11 interested students are urged to attend the meetings held every Wednesday after school for a half hour in C-101. Do something for others, and join Key Club.
Illinois Secretary of State Michael Hewlett spoke to social science students today about the operations of his office, the record of the 1975 General Assembly and the present status of Illinois politics. Hewlett is the t h i r d participant in Maine South's f a l l , 1975, Social Science F o r u m , which has previously brought Congressmen Henry Hyde and Abner M i k v a to exchange ideas with government students.
choice, education, cost, and the need for employment in a specific field. Mr. Reese stated that a person should look at his own skills, and that the job market is a factor but should not be the sole determiner of a college education and career choice. Some of your options after graduation from high school include: going directly to work some students already have marketable skills, such as typing, stenography, or sales ex-
perience: on-the-job training: apprenticeship, which is training with classroom instruction: trade school: community college; four-year college; military service. The best way to consider what option is for you is to decide what requirements are necessary for employment in the field you someday hope to enter. In his speech, Mr. Reese summed up the future outlook in 15 areas of employment. What are the prospects of a career - or even a
temporary job - in these areas? Agri-Business and Natural Resources: with current foodshortage problems, this will be an upswing area. Veterinary medicine is a well-paying career, but the schooling is difficult and the need for veterinarians is moving out to rural areas, and concerns the care of larger animals rather than small ones. Natural resources hold a good outlook as we concern ourselves with the • Please turn to poge 3
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New Look for Creat-ive Writing Mag '.And Now for Something Completely Differentl" That slogan is fanfiiliar to fans of Monty Python's Flying Circus. This year it means the creative writing magazine at Maine South. And this magazine really is "completely different." In the past, the creative writing magazine came out once a year. It was 32 pages long and cost the South publications people $1,200 to print. This year students will get four 16-page issues. The cost to the staff will run between $600-700. This is why, according to Production Editor Melissa Anast, the title is so appropriate. "We're not plagiarizing," she stated. "There is no malicious use of the Python slogan, and the magazine itself is so changed that the title fits."
The first quarter edition got underway shortly after school started. The material was slow coming in at first, but when subscriptions started being sold interest picked up. "We had trouble getting freshmen to submit," said Melissa. "They were rather shy." Material received by the staff is screened to put the best in the finished magazine. The judging panel included the magazine's editors; Mr. Kenneth Beatty. the faculty sponsor; and some of the students in Mr. Realty's Writing for Readers classes. Material was judged on content, style, and consistency. Pieces that were generally good were occasionally sent back to the writer for revision. "Un-
fortunately. " said Melissa, "there's always some unacceptable material " The panel simply discards such pieces. Students who did not subscribe for the four-issue magazine will have another chance to when the first issue comes out. Or, they have the option to buy single copies. A subscription is $1.00 for the entire year. Individual purchases will be 30 cents each. The second, third and fourth quarter issues will have a set panel of judges. Material may be submitted all year long. Don't be shy. Editor Melissa Anast declared positively, "We want everyone to submit and the panel will judge as fairly as possible. Everyone has a chance to be in theniagazine."
Washington Workshop Entries Now Available for Spring Trip Two Maine South juniors will be chosen by the Social Science Department to represent Maine South at the 1976 Washington Workshop, a Congressional Seminar held in Washington, D.C.. during the spring and summer of 1976. The students will be selected from juniors currently enrolled in American History courses in the Social Science Department. The Washington Workshop is a nationally acclaimed education program for high school students who wish to study, in a practical on the spot way, how American politics unfolds in Washington, particularly in the United States Congress. Students selected will spend a full week in Washington, and they will receive scholarships which will cover their full room and board, plus tuition and application fees. Housing will be provided at Marymount College, just across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., in Arlington, Virginia. The week-long seminar will include daily dialogue discussions with senators, congressmen, members of the White House staff, judges and other officials of government. These discussions will focus on the important national and international issues of the day. Students will have frequent opportunities for small, informal conferences with senators and congressmen of their own choosing. They will also have additional opportunities to pursue areas of persona! interest in government. Past guests at Washington Workshop seminars have included: President Gerald Ford, Senator James Buckley, Senator Edward Kennedy, Congress-
woman Shirley Chisholm, Senator Hubert Humphrey and General George Brown. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "1976 should be a particularly good year for the students chosen, " said Mr. Otto Kohler, Chairman of Maine South's Social Science Department. "In keeping with the spirit of the Na-
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S.C.U.B.A. Classes For Boys Heads Student Council Program By Beth Lee This week, instead of Womens" Lib at Maine South, Men's Lib was the topic of discussion in Student Council. Brian Rowley moved that a committee be started to look into the possibility of having S.C.U.B.A. diving for boys" P.E. classes. The motion was passed. Now^ it looks as though the boys will get their wish. A slight problem has arisen, however. There is no boys' P.E. teacher qualified to teach S.C.U.B.A. This may require a girls' P.E. teacher to instruct the boys. Every senior boy in Council voiced their hearty approval. The parking ticket controversy has hopefully been solved as of today. Mr. Robert G. Simonson, Assistant Principal, said he would be glad to let several Council members come in and scratch out the words. "Maine South Student Council. " which had caused an uproar since Student Council was not the sponsor. Several students volunteered to get the job done. Since everyone eats lunch, the situation in the cafeteria is im-
portant to everyone. Jim Gregory '76. drew up a poll which Council members then took to their homerooms to get student opinions. One of the most common complaints was that the lunch lines were not opened until the bell rang, causing many inconveniences. Several recommendations will be made at the next meeting for some possible solutions. Congratulations to Cindy Winston "76, this years AFS committee chairperson. Her committee's money raising project, a pizza sale, was a smashing success. About 925 pizzas were sold. Proceeds from the sale will contribute in sending a Maine South student to a foreign country next year. Money from previous sales have aided Sharon Beckman '76, and Ruth Leask '76, to enjoy the experience of living in another country. Tickets for the' Student Council sponsored V-show, "Spirit of 76 ". will go on sale Nov. 24. 25. 26 and Dec. 1-5 for $2.50 each. Tickets for cast and crew will be sold Nov. 18 and 19.
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Stars Shine in Spy Flick •'Three Days of the Condor ' is a current spy thriller starring Robert Bedford. Faye Dunaway. and Cliff Robertson. The movie is based on the book. Six Days of the Condor, by James Grady. The plot involves a young CIA
Working within their budget, CLID members redecorate senior Kathy Faehnrich's home.
Mural Winner Chosen Eva Trefonas 76. has been awarded a $100 purchase fee for the best mural in the Maine South Bicentennial Mural Design Contest. "I was really excited to learn that I won." stated Eva. The winning mural will be on display on the north wall in C106. Mr. Richard Mastrolonardo. a sponsor for the contest, said. •We were very happy to learn so many students participated. Each design showed a keen sense of patriotism and creativity of
agent (Redfordi who simply reads books to find information about different countries" intelligence activities. While Redford — code name Condor — is out to lunch, his fellow workers are mysteriously murdered. The
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help. The meeting is divided into three parts: sharetime. prayerfreedom and expression.' time and songlime. The mural design had to be an .Allan Evett '76. commented. original idea with a United "Prayertime is the best part beStates Bicentennial theme. cause it helps me to get better All designs had to be submitted acquainted with people in my by Oct. 10. The murals were prayer group.' judged on creativity, originality Some people who have not yet and appropriateness of theme. attended gave their opinions on Thirty-five murals were subwhat they've heard about it. mitted, according to Mr. Mastro"It's riot hurting anyone so it lonardo. doesnt bother me. It"s probably helping a lot of people." coniThe contest was sponsored by the .Maine South Bicentennial mented Brvon Krieter '76. Committee and was open to all Randy Forty '76. added. I Maine South students. think it's good that students can relate to each other through prayer and song. Maybe their gathering helps them through the day." a good idea for all kinds The second of the usual cheap- usually produces fifteen cents in of "It's kids, especially good for record time and a last-minute skates is the super-sweet chick •YUCK! " as the victim sudden- people who dont know Christ: so who tries to get ten papers with they can get closer to Him." one ID. "Oh pleeeze . . . " (Her ly loses his appetite. Bob Wagner "76. voice is so sickenly sweet it conThe fourth and most persistent stated Some sleepers suggested jures up images of drinking victim is an egomaniac. This is that the late of the meeting be honey.) "1 want one for everyone Joe Athlete whose ego weighs changed time morning to after at my table." She can usually be more than he does. He tries to school. from This action would turned off with the old standby, say that there wouldn't be a disclude others who have work "one ID—one paper." and leave sports page if it werent for him. after school. with her pigtails swinging an- He can usually be gotten rid of You have now heard opinions grily behind her. quickly, though, because one of from both students who have The big flirt is the favorite his many gaping followers will attended and others who have though. He saunters nonchalant- sacrifice (heaven forbid > his her not. From hearing their ly up to the booth, casually leans own paper just to get in his good opinions, the daily prayer against it. and in a Robert Red- standing. But, in case none of his meetings must have passed the ford-type of way says. Hey cronies are around, he can be- students approval. Baby, now about a paper? " You come quite violent and try to can usually spot this one coming take a paper from the faithful Now that you know of the a mile away though and once you Staff by force. Alas! SOUTHbecome particularly adept, can WORDS is equipped with Irving manv problems encountered bv already have your horn-rims and C. Schlock, the star reporter who the SOUTHWORDS staff, maybe buck teeth (n place to reply can go out and sit on troublemak- you can understand whv we have (hopefully in baritonei. ' F o r ers such as this until they pro- become so sadistic in the neveranyone else fifteen cents, but for duce their Activity ticket or fif- ending fight against cheapskates. YOU it'll onlv be a kiss! " This teen cents. By June Jager The October third issue of Soutbwords had an article. •'Prayer Session Enhance Each Day." which brought a reaction from the student body. Students who attend the meeting were asked why they attend. "It lights up my day," stated Cindy Skowron '76. "It helps toward making me a better person." added Kim .Nelson '79. Sue Fizzell 77 stated. 'It's really uplifting: its a good chance to figure out how to get closer to the Lord and a g(K>d chance to pray for kids that need
All Kinds Try Getting Free Paper by Therese Schroeder Hi there! .Another Friday (It s about time 11 and another issue of SOUTHWORDS to break the humdrum monotony of lunchtime. But almost as much fun as getting your SOUTHWORDS is handing them out. Oh yes! The sellers get a fair share of cheapskates who can't afford a measly fifteen cents to keep this paper in production. These crafty people will do almost anything to get freebees. The first unknowing victim is the frosh. He proudly walks up to the booth and slyly states that the hawk on his ID must have "flown away". There is one way to cure this type of kid and that is to ignore him. He is so short to begin with. If it weren't for his big mouth, you could look right over him arid not even know he was there Prettv soon hell get trampled anyway.
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T.V. Violence, Sex, Questioned by Melissa Anast On a recent television movie, "Born Innocent ", the star of the movie was sexually molested in the lavatory of a girls" reformatory by several other inmates, who used a toilet plunger to commit their crime. Several days later this incident was actually repeated on a young girl on a beach. When the culprits were apprehended and asked why they committed such a heinous crime, they replied that they had "seen it on T.V." The program was aired again last month. Another television program featured the murder of several skid row indigents. They were murdered by a marauding gang who doused them with gasoline and then set them afire. This crime was repeated three times in New York. And who says violence on television is not affecting America's youth? Has anyone stopped to think of what a child's value of life becomes when he repeatedly sees people being murdered every night? Did it ever occur to anyone that today's children could become cold-blooded and unfeeling toward other peoples pain and suffering as they watch 30,000 people get murdered in their living rooms each year? Let me give you an example of what a child, or anyone for that matter, can see if they turn their television set on anv nightof the week. If you tuned in Channel 7 at 9 P.M. on October 22. you could have watched "Starsky and Hutch', one of this seasons more "popular " shows according to the viewer response. There were three murders on the show that evening. Two people were wounded, there were 22 gunshots, one shootout, and one rather large explosion. The following night, you could have switched on "Harry 0 " and watched one murder, one wounding, one assault, one air-
plane crash and hear 108. yes. 108 gunshots, or one every 1.8 minutes. .Not only is violence prominent on prime-time television, but so are sexual inuendos. Returning to "Starskv and Hutch" on October 22, the show began as one of the stars. "Hutch ". got out of the shower and was greeted by his girlfriend who was getting dressed. Hutch's partner enters the scene as the girl leaves; at this point she says to him, 'Tell your friend that i t s not at all like the other girls said, " If that doesnt pack a sexual inuendo, nothing does. Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating that every television program be on the format of "The Waltons". but when my younger brother looked at me and asked if "that was his wife." it presented a rather uncomfortable situation. Unfortunately, not much can be done pertaining to the violence and/or innuendos. Various groups have protested, but they have failed, because fighting against them are: 1. peoples necessity to see violence and 2. the good looks of the actors and actresses. How many times have you heard that "he's cute ". or "she's got a great body " as someone's reason for watching a program? I will admit that I turned on "Starsky and Hutch" for the first time t)ecause I found both stars rather appealing. When you get right down to it. the plots of crime and detective shows seem to border upon each other endlessly. How many times have vou seen the same crime recreated on a different show, when the only difference was the actors? It also seems that television writers reach down to the bottom of the barrel when they run out of storv ideas, such as the November fourth airing of "The Rookies ". The plot investigates how Chris Owens goes into a rage when his vounger sister is assaulted after announcing plans to become a nun. Don't you ever feel that some of the garbage that is pushed at you is an insult to your intelligence''
movie details Redford's reaction and his capture of Ms. Dunaway who eventually agrees to help him find the solution to the mystery. "Three Days of the Condor " turns out to be an exciting spy film. Both stars give good performances, especially Redford. who transcends his usual "sex symbol role. The development of Condor's character is quite interesting: from a rather introverted CI.A bookworm to a hardened, paranoid spy. The photography is excellent as well, including some panoramic shots of New York City. Director Sydney Pollack creates tension and suspense with each shot and even interjects a few humorous lines, too. Occasionally, as in many spy thrillers, the plot becomes confusing with all the double crosses and important details presented. The dialogue was also hard to understand at times. This film illustrates the dangerous secrecy in our government agencies. "Three Days of the Condor " 'does take wise advantage of all the current CIA publicity and the results of Watergate. Perhaps the movie proves .America is ready to look back at its mistakes. But basically. "Three Days of the Condor" is an entertaining mystery story with just a hint of a social message
Ladies Do Much Work in B-Store Betty Johnson and Elvera Beyer run the Maine South Bookstore. Besides their regular duties of collecting money for books, clubs, and trips, they also handle all money that circulates through the school. In addition, they order all books and supplies that the school uses and keep an up-to-date inventory. Both Ms. Johnson and Ms. Beyer began when the school opened. The school hasnt changed that much from then until now. We've never had any problems with the students." stated Ms. Johnson. "They're always cooperative and polite. Ms. Beyer added. Both of them attributed this to the fact that everybody who comes to the bookstore come because they want to. The bookstore is open in the morning before school, closed seventh and ninth period, and then reopened after school. "During seventh and ninth we must balance the registers and send the money to the bank. Often we work longer than we have to if there are more students. This IS especially true at the beginning of the year. " The bookstore is a non-profit organization. Items there such as pens, paper, and notebooks are sold only at cost. When pricing used books, they usually take off a third for every year, keeping 10 per cent for the bookstore. When asked how they liked working in the bookstore both replied. "We enjoy the contact with the students and the variety of our job the most."
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search for new products. Business and Office: there are thousands of occupations in this broad field. Almost every area of work employs off ice-workers, and secretarial skills are in constant demand. Communications and Media: the enrollment in journalism schools jumped 16 per cent last year, the need for journalists and photographers may improve as new suburban dailys and weekly papers emerge. RadioTV is a popular and competitive field, and the pay is relatively low until one "reaches the top. ' Telephone and telepgraph is a rapidly-growing industry. Construction: the need for carpenters will decrease as we move towards pre-fabrication. However, a need will exist for construction technologists, draftsmen and engineers.
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M.S. Library Draws New Interest By Doug Savage and Mark Meyer The library has seldom been .made into a major issue. While topics such as school rules and student attitudes seem to change annually, little thought is given • to the interesting issues and progress made in the library these past few years. While library history has never been a great attraction, there have been numerous observations made worthy of attention. Noticeable by those who attend the library is the new card system used to keep an eye on the whereabouts of students. Since the installation of this procedure, formerly wandering students are now confined to -school l i m i t s , causing McDonalds sales to decline sharply. Study hall teachers must now put down their ' paperbacks (The Monster That Ate Tokyo, The Nigbt Thoreau Got Locked in the Slammer, etc.) to sort IBM cards. The addition of new scener>' in the library includes a series of improperly hung paintings, notably the Rembrandt originals purchased at K-Marl at their everyday low price. These fine works of art can be seen dangling above Mrs. Lange's peek-a-boo window in the central portion of . the library.
The library lost some of its pizazz, however, when three years ago the beautiful rock garden that surrounded the language labs was converted to study carrels. In addition to making more room for students, the removal of these stones apparently ended head injuries resulting from these hard, flying missiles. One thing that never changes is the manner in which students release their frustrations on the library. In recent years students have discovered the soft composition of the library ceiling. As a result, an aware observer will now notice a large accumulation of pennies above his head. P e r h a p s the responsible students intend to start a coin collection or are saving to make a sizeable donalion to "Bananas For Belgium." "The Ricitelli Fan Club." or some other worthwhile cause. Throughout the years several strange incidents have occurred. For instance, two years ago the senior class attempted to check out the librarvs entire book supply. But due to lack of interest and publicity, the rowdy students fell short of their goal by a few thousand volumes. In another interesting circumstance credit must be given to Rodney McGuire. who holds the
current book fine record at S32.00, after failing to return two reference books for over five months. .As these examples show, the library apparently is not as boring as it outwardly appears. In fact, the students of the future may well expect more interesting changes. luiuiiiiHuuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
The cute little boy pictured in last issues Mystery Baby photo is none other than Mr. Jerrol Windbigler, a chemistry teacher in the science department. Mr. Windbigler received his BS from Goshen College and his MA from Bowling Green University. For an extremely unusual teacher. Mr. Windbigler has very usual hobbies — he likes to read and watch TV. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Consumer and Homemaking Education: outlook is good in the area of food specialists. The market is tight in the areas of fashion design and merchandising. Child development holds promise as new child care programs are being implemented. Environment: Appears to be a continuing demand for workers in this area. Fine Arts and Sciences, Humanities: Based on the abilities of the individual: a traditionally unstable area. The picture is brighter for those who go the commercial route through advertising, graphic design. Those with interests in straight chemistry and math will find a good job market but would be even better if they tied other courses together, such as compueter science. Health: out of every 100 health workers. 9 are doctors. 50 are in nursing and 41 are in other technician and technology positions. There will be a continuing demand for physicians, dentists, and pharmacists but the problem lies in the limited capacity of professional schools. Hospitality and Recreation: future is excellent, especially in
Collect Pie Tins On December 4, 5, and 6. Maine Souths Ecology club will sponsor an aluminum can drive. .Anybody who can dig up aluminum cans, pie tins and even TV dinner trays should bring these and anv other aluminum materials to the parking lot by the tennis courts at school. The collection will then be turned over to Reynolds Aluminum Co. for recycling at the profit of 15 cents per pound. Proceeds will go to the Ecology club for use in future projects. Cans are usually aluminum if the bottoms are rounded and the sides are without seams.
recreation and park administration. Emerging fields include recreation therapist, athletic training, and dance and art therapy • Manufacturing: Outlook is extremely good in all areas except in unskilled labor. Demand high for industrial management, engineers and technicians. Marine Science: most people will need at least a Master's many a PhD. Outlook not good, but government is a major employer and field may open up with increase of offshore exploration. Marketing and Distribution: favorable outlook if economy remains fairly stable. Personal Services: poor future for unskilled occupations, such as bellmen, bartender. Good prospects for cosmetologists and hotel and restaurant managers. Excellent outlook in food service - more than 250,000 jobs open up each year. Public Services: rapid growth in demand for city planners, city managers, firemien. policemen. The teaching field from elementary to college level will continue to be overcrowded. Strong teaching need in area of industrial education, home economics. Transportation: covers highway, rail, air, pipeline and water transport. A growth industry and expected to get bigger." »•**
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Cont-esf- Speakers Begin Season With Second Place By Sharon Burke This year's Contest Speaking team has done exceptionally well and has already placed second in their first meet on November 6, at Highland Park, against 67 other teams. Mr. Vince Pinelli, one of the team's coaches, feels that the success is due to a more organized team than in previous years. "We have a full team this vear and just a lot more kids. lEveryone is expected to do well this year.' Being such a winning team doesn't come easily. Most contest speakers practice every day and up to 10-15 hours each week. This is so they can learn their material forwards and backwards before they compete.
according to Mr. Pinelli. In the first meet, besides taking an overall second place, the members of the team received many individual awards. Some of the winning events were Original Oration, Dramatic Interpretation. Prose and Oratorical Declamation. This year's Contest Speaking team includes the following events and participants: Original Oration - Susie Tone, Bar!) Sherry. Tim Kupjack; Dramatic Interpretation Melissa Anast, Kim Kumiega, .Mary Hallihan: Humorous Interpretation - Pat Henebry, Peggy Kerr. Sue Albachiaro: Prose PatHennesy, Renate Kollin, Sue Tybon: Original Comedy - Dana Olsen. Lucia Zietkewicz, Martha
Krai: Humorous Duet Acting Sheehan/Doherty, Zdeblick/Lee. Lauer/Heidkamp: Original Declamation - Pat Chemers. Padmaja Pillai, Roger Williams: Radio Speaking - Jason Posiask. Dave Downing, Adrian Sakowicz; Extemperaneous Speaking - Sue Gaisor, Joe Solon, Jane Weaver; Verse - Roz Baudenistal, Sue Dziekanski; Dramatic Duet Acting Walker/McFarland, V inopal / Rogowski. Flannery/Kages. A Dance Marathon will be held in the auditorium on Dec. 20. Contest Speakers and the WMTH staff will be dancing to raise money for the two organizations. Find a friend and sponsor him or her for this unusual event!
Thl« ail-American, dreamlike English teacher often entertains his classes in song when not playing freshman Ernie Banks.
Annual Pageant Underway Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be crowned Junior Miss of Park Ridge? Last Monday night 70 high school senior girls from the community took the first step toward winning the title when they met at Roosevelt school for the preliminary interviews with contest officials. Out of the 150 girls invited to compete, 24 semi-finalists were selected Mondav night to return on Tuesday for a more in-depth interview. The following semi- finalists are from Maine South: Grace Anderson, Cindy Barreca. Sue Bressler. Carol Di Tommaso, Patti Gramse. Debbie ' Gustafson, Sue Hagner. Mary Heeley, Jane Howard, .Amy Hubbell, Gail Jacobson. Annette Jeuresse, Gail Kurpiel, Karen Linzing, Diane Matus, Carole
Papastefan. Kathy Patt. Ellen Peterson. Kathy Siavelas. Susie Tone, and Karen Zdunek. Junior Miss is not a beauty contest. Junior Miss seeks thie representative "total girl, the wholesome, intelligent, involved individual. The girls are judged on scholastic achievement (15 per cent), mental alertness and judge's conference. (35 per cent), poise and appearance (15 per cent i. youth and fitness, 115 per cent i. and creative and performing arts (20 per cent i. Many girls get the wrong imression of what a Junior Miss ageant is like. The pageant should not be looked at as a beauty contest, but rather as a chance to meet new people and an opportunity to have a rewarding and exciting experience.
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fare state and representative responsibility." Students interested in attending the 1976 Washington Workshop should obtain an application form from Mr. Kohler in A-217. the Social Science Dept. office.
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B-Ball Season Opens The Maine South Hawks will open their basketball season against the New Trier West Cowboys next Friday at New Trier West at 6:30. The Hawks will field a much different team this year due to height difference and more speed. Maine South will be inexpierienced as there are no lettermen returning from last year's team. Offensively, the Hawks are likely to fastbreak more of-
ten to take advantage of the added speed. The team will press more to offset their lack of height on defense. Coach Quitman Sullins commented we are young and inexperienced, but will be an exciting team to watch with our pressing defense and fastbreaking offense." The squad will be built around last year's conference-winning junior-
varsity team. There will be an underclass flavor to the team as much will depend on juniors Russ Schmelzer. Tom Barr, Rick Smith, and Paul Preston. Seniors who will be heavily depended upon will be Brian Malloy. Jim Lee. Jim Briars, Rich Schiffer. Mark Swierenga, and Mike Burton. The young team should improve steadily as the season progresses.
Underclassmen Improve Here The Sophomore football team finished 8-2 this year with a second place conference tie with Maine West. The Freshman finished 3-4-1 and finished fourth in conference. "The team had a slow start." said Mr Quitman Sullins. assistant sophomore coach, "but we got it together towards mid season and won our last four games. They are an improving team." Mike Coletto. MVP. and Pete
Kaepplinger were co-captains for the freshman. Mr. Tom Zeimek. freshman coach, commented. "This was one of our smallest teams. We made mistakes during the season which hurt us; however, they should be a better sophomore teamnext year. " "George Pucci played well at defensive back, and Jim Toulon had a good year at end. " Mr. Zeimek said. The sophomore Soccer Team finished this vear with a 9-7-1
Girl Swimmers Look To Frosh-Sooh Next by Herb Baumann Maine Souths girls' swim team barely won the state trophy this year and already the coaches look to next year with the knowledge that they are losing some great seniors and have no knowlÂŤlge of any incoming, talented frosh. Next year it looks as though it will be up to the sophomores and freshmen of this year to keep the team strong. All of the girls have improved during the past year and must improve to keep winning. The sophomore swimmers. Sally Ashbrook. Karen Banks. Jill Hertrick. Mary Ntcolau. Beth Rizzo and Sandy Serio, have helped the team a lot in the dual meets this year. The freshmen swimmers, Heidi Carlson. Janet Thorsen and Laura Trojan, have also participated and helped in the dual
meets.
The divers of the team, a five girl squad, should be recognized as an oncoming power. Rita Rortvedt '78. who is a first year diver, is Maine Souths top diver and their biggest hope for next year. Coach Dawn Butler commented that "Rita should be very strong next year and should make it to the State Finals. This year Rita and another first year diver Terri Lusignan '78 made it to the District meet. Emily Kittler "78 is the only underclass diver with two years' experience. Thadine Bak 77. a first vear diver, had much dual meet experience which helped the team. She is expected to do very well next year. The only frosh diver was Sarah Ebner who helped the team with some fine dives in the dual meets.
record, a fourth place conference finish, but were eliminated in the semi-finals of the sophomore Tourney by Glenbrook North. Our Freshmen team finished out perfect. 13-0, first place in Conterence and won their tourney beating Glenbrook North in the finals, Mr. Tom Higgins. sophomore coach, commented, ""Our team had a slow start because we switched to a different offensive style but we jelled towards midseason. One nighlite of our year was our two wins over Maine East." Mr. Tom Paulson, frosh coach, said, "This is a team to watch out for in the future. We're a strong team and one of our highlites was beating Glenbrook North twice, once for conference championships and once in the Tourney. M.V.P. for the sophomore team was Ken Burowski with Nick Leever and Roman Benko co-captains. M.V.P.. Ron Muck, and Tom Winkowski were cocaptains for the freshman, Mr. Higgins added, "other members who had a good year were Rich Fonseca, Randy latesta, John Dano, Tavlor Hoefnagel. Bob Berleth, and Marshall had excellent years.
With colder weather comes basketball. Jim Lee looks for a path around Brian Malloy during a practice session. Hawk basketball begins next Friday.
Matmen Start Season Against Forest View by John Paulik Another season of wrestling is beginning here at Maine South. Practice started .\ovember with a good turn-out of wrestlers. "Basically we should have a good team," commented Hawk varsity coach. Tom Ziemek. "This years varsity team will have to rely heavily on last year's junior varsity team who were conference champs with a 13-1 record." continued Coach Ziemek. "The boys are strong wrestlers, but inexperienced. However, their willingness to work will make up for their lack of experience. " The South matmen should be in a good position for another fine season if they can bolster their lower weights to a caliber equal
to that of other teams in their conference. The three returning lettermen 'of Kurt Fiech. John Carrol, and Tom Hogan will be the base in which the Hawks must build. John Carrol, a fine wrestler with a last year's record of 13-0. will also be a premier returning Hawk. Coach Ziemek believes that this season's schedule will be their toughest ever, including such teams as New Trier East. Willowbrook, and Maine West. He hopes the Hawk team will make a good showing at the sixteen team holiday tournament to be held at Hinsdale Central on December 26, 27. Maine will open their season against a tough Forest View oppnent at Forest View on November 23 starting at 6:30p.m.
'Red & White' Starts Swim Season Today
This year's team shows the promise of sending three and possibly four swimmers to the state niieet. Keith Thurnel, Paul Okamoto, Wayne Madsen and possibly Tim Markus have the potential of making state qualifying times according to head coach Art Johnson. The meet next Saturday against Elk Grove should be tough but the Hawks feel strong The Maine South Hawks ended enough to win. Key team memtheir most successful season bers think this year's record will since 1968 with an 8-2 record. The be much better than last year's. Hawks, who were dark horses, Besides the state possibilities, were conference co-champs and the second relay team consisting made the state play-offs where they lost to Loyola. Coach Rob- of Bruce Arbeit. Jerry Christian. ert Schmidt stated. "It was an Bob King and Ken Rhode, looks very promising. The team still extremely successful season." has a few freshmen openings and The success of Maine was due boys are encouraged to come to "the effort of the players," according to Coach Schmidt. One of the keys for this was the line of Len Nowicki. John Carrol. Bill The Girls' Gymnastics Team Tornrose. Rich Szaflarski. Fred Kreuger. Tim Zimmerman, and is ready for another year with a Kevin Brennan. The backfield of young but talented team which Gaydon Brandt, Pete Nagle, should expect a winning season. Rick Hader, Jamie Perrin, and Of the twenty-four members on Greg Giroux provided many the team, fourteen are returning thrills during the season. Pete from last season. G i r l i Campus Life Football Champs, 1st out of 14 Returning members are senNagle finished second in rushing and third in scoring on the Maine iors Elene Dimperio. Lynn teams. Top: Coach Tom Dwyer, Co-MVP Diane Havlir, South all-time list with 1.100 Neall. Elena Porto, and Liz SainMeg Seng, Marni Curran, Ruth Leask, Peggy Lukens, yards and 17 touchdowns. Jamie io, juniors Thadine Bak. Amy coaches Joe Vanella, Kevin Durack. Bottom: Cheryl Perrin and Len Nowicki were the Gorman. Martha Nesbit. and Linn, Kathy Lange, Karen Lange, Co-MVP Judy Lotleading receivers of passes from Carol Peterson, and sophomores tich, Pat Fisch. Robin Becker. Dawn Broderson. Gaydon Brandt. Teri Laura Riordan, the defense was led by line- MarieLusignan, Smith, and Roxanne backers Paul Preston. Tom Gar- Vogel, cea, Mark Lannon. and Lindsy New members are juniors Miller and linemen John DorMichelle DeJean and Ellen Fencing will appear again at ne. Mike Hogan, Don Kopach, man, Joe Ambrosia, John Car- Lenke, sophomores Kari Dorner, Maine South starting next Thurs- Jeff Merris, Fred Perlini, Eric rol, and Joe Celenza. The defenday with a meet against New- Priest and Mike Thorsen, who sive secondary of Rick Hader, Trier East here This should will form the backbone of the Tom McGlaee, Bill Zurek. Ken start the Hawks toward taking varsity squad. Because of this, Mrowiec, Rock Spotts, and Bob "We probably have a good LeMay established a new record the first place trophy at the state Mr. Verbers First period chance of taking first place. ' in interceptions with 17. meet. This year's team should be the stated coach John Doherty. Last The highlights of the season sophomore winners: Gary Bialk. largest ever with over 40 frosh year the team was only U points were the 20-14 victory over David Areen. David Block. Robtrying out for positions on the away from first place. Maine East, the 14-0 shutout of ert Helin. Keith Herman. Wilteam showing a marked increase Glenbrook North, and the 28-27 liam Hughes, Thomas Landeck, over previous years. This year the Hawks will be us- comeback against Niles West. Kevin Mikell, John Mosarski, The toilers also have a large ing a new weapon and new tech- With 21 returning lettermen, the Thomas Pientka, Michael Scheunumber of returning lettermen niques which will be a switch for Hawks should continue to win mann, Robert Stuart, John Waters. next year. including Andy Bonk, Dale Frak- the Hawks to contend with. Today the Maine South Boys' Swim Team will give a preview of the team in the Red and White meet at 4:00 p.m. here to be followed by the first meet of the season against Elk Grove Village here next Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Gridiron Team Conference Co-Champs
out. "We have nine freshmen out this year and all of them look promising," stated diving coach William Kochalka when asked about this years diving team. Juniors returning this year are Tom Rortvedt and Mike Utley. who will form the nucleus of the divers. Tough teams this year should be Glenbrook .North. .New Trier East and Deerfield. The strongest team of the conference last year. Glenbrook South, poses no threat as almost their entire team graduated in June, according to team members. Saturday's meet will be held in Maine Souths pool at 1:30 p.m. with warm-ups starting at 12:30 p.m.
Gymnasts Expect Good Season
Fencers Start Foiling
Meghan Roer. and Vickie Vanderwerff, and freshmen Sara Ebner. Jan Krueger, Kim McGovern, Lori Paulette. and Debbie Tyska. Coach Miss Phyllis Goll predicts a good season. "The girls have natural talent and are very hard workers, she commented. Strong competition should be expected from all-around members Thadine Bak, Lynn Nealt. andLizSainio. The first meet of the season will be an away meet against Maine East on Wednesdav, November 19, at 6:00. This will be a difficult meet, since Maine East was second in the league last vear.
Freshmen-Sophomore Intramurals Mr Verbers ninth period freshmen winners: Peter Duwel. Daniel Fiddler. William Finnegan. Frank Gruendner. John Lee. Brian Lottich. Eric Martin. Donald Mutert. .Andrew Peisker, Phillip Perlini, Corwin Pociask, Anthony Seng, Steve Seratani, Patrick Walsh.