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Debbie Jackson '78, Nick Vanella '77, and Sandy Serio '78 were recently chosen to represent Maine South in the AFS program.
By Karen Mairoano Three Maine South students were recently chosen for the AFS program. Among the three were Sandy Serio 78. Debbie Jackson '78, and Nicholas Vanella 77. "AFS is a program that fosters international understanding in peace through the exchange of living and learning experience." says Mrs. Joan Ebner, president of the Maine South AFS adult chapter. All Maine South junior and senior students are able to apply for the AFS program. There are no strict qualifications for selecting an AFS student, but "most students tend to be flex-
ible, self-confident and able to adjust to new situations." The selection process began in September. The local selection took two months and the regional selection was completed, all the necessary papers were sent to New York, where it is decided where these three students will spend their ten week summer. Sandy, Debbie and Nick will be notified in April as to which country they will be visiting. AFS grew from the first world war when volunteer ambulance drivers in France decided that they understood the world better because they got to know people in France They started an exchange program that grew into
Fund raising activities very throughout the year. AFS fall pizza sale is a large contributor to the program. Maine South Concert Choir usually helps the program by holding a concert in April. Student Council has fund raising activities for the program during the year. The chapter also gets contributions from local sources.
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Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III. 60068
Jan. 21,1977
New Fire Doors Installed As we all returned to Maine South after our Christmas vacation, we were welcomed back to an excessive amount of newly installed doors surrounding us at all ends of the halls For those of you who have been bumping into them, or inconvenienced by the crowds slowly squeezing through them-sorry-but they're here for a definite reason. These doors are safety fire doors, and we are supposed to benefit from them in case of fire If a fire starts, as the smoke starts 10 rise and spread through the air, these doors automatically close and prevent the smoke from sneaking any further Don't panic, this doesn't mean
your locked in, because if you push them they will once again open. The reason for wanting to stop the smoke is that in most fires more people usually die of smoke inhalation rather than actual burns. So, these doors will keep the poisonous gases caused from the fires from polluting any further air Also, these fire safety doors are put at ends where there are also regular exits so there are other ways of getting out. Even if the faculty were against these doors being install-
SC Demands Reforms By Tammy Barry The student moniter system has been approved by the administration Starling second semester, students, not teachers, will be watching over the cafeteria to make sure other students don't litter There will be fifteen monitors per lunch period and five monitors per lounge period. Kevin Conway '77, President of Student Council, is looking into the possibility of getting Honor Hall passes and extended lounge privileges as rewards for those who are student monitors.
Kathy Gibbons of Pop Club Council was crowned this year's Spirit Queen at Saturday nighfs basketball game.
Student Forum, in which students meet with the administration to discuss school policies, has now been set up and is in progress Meetings will be held in the principal's conference room with members of the administration on these dates: January 25 - third period -
Mikva Heads Program Among the issues proposed as seminar topics were funding for education and finacial aid available for college education. Lake Michigan erosion and related environmental problems, crime and the courts, mass transportation, energy conservation and alternative sources of energy As a research project, the students discussed compiling a consumer sourcetwok that would compile information on assistance for dissatisfied consumers Those students from Maine South participating in the intern profram are Dina Ciccia '"9. Gen Smith 77 and Jane Weaver •77. High school students may obtain information on the intern program bv contacting Joel Lieberman of Congressman Mikva s staff. Des Plaines Civic Center. 1420 Miner Street. Des Plaines. Illinois. 60016.0515.
ed, they really didn't have much choice, because it wasn't the schools decision or plan. It is a state requirement being enforced now and probably installed in other schools in our district right now. This project has been paid for by our school's special funds, which are funds only to be used when the state gives permission. Although the doors don't add to the atmospyere of our school, they are only there for our own safety, and maybe someday we will be glad they were installed.
.A series of informal discussions with public officials and projects to assist Tenth District residents is being planned by students who are participating in Congressman Abner J. Mikva's high school intern program. The program, which is open to all high school students, is aimed at acquainting students with government operations and stimulating discussion about current events and local issues. At the group's organizational meeting held on December 13. the students met with Congressman Mikva and outlined two aspects of the program — scheduling seminars featuring public officials knowledgeable about a certain topic whom the interns will question, and projects in which the interns will do research in connection with seminars and prepare reports summarizing their conclusions
Mr. Bonney, Director of Guidance. February 2 - seventh period Dr. Watson. Principal. February I; - eighth period • Mr. Bitta.dean. February 15 - ninth peiiod Mr. Smith, dean Students desiring to attend these meetings may sign up in the bookstore. Quad Council (a meeting of representatives from all four Maine schools) has set up committees to look into several areas. One is the possibility of open campus. Another is to have a student put on the school board. Also, a smoking lounge was discussed. Maine South's Student Council is also working on getting a smoking lounge. Peter Omarzu '78. Chairman of the Students Rights Committee, comments. "The Students Rights Committee is presently working with parents and community leaders on the smoking lounge issue. We are trying to devise a feasible approach to this issue of controversy,"
Can anyone identify this girl? If you know her name please tell the Dean's office.
All students who participate in the program pay a fee; however, there is a scholarship program set up that enables students to apply even if they can not afford the participating fee. At times, the chapter pays the total fee for the student selected to go abroad. The entire chapter hopes that more students will earn about the program and get involved.
Spanish Distributive Bd. Provides Opportunities In April. 1976. a new program was created in an effort to combine Spanish and Distributive Education. The object of this program was to place Spanish students in a work environment where knowledge of the Spanish language was not only helpful, but necessary in performance of the job. Three students. John Hall, Ginger Lewis and Cheryl Smith were selected to pilot this innovative program. John Hall, a busboy in the Garden Terrace Cafe at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. believes that the program has provided him with a valuable learning experience. In his opinion, the program has much to offer the Spanish student, provided the student has ample time to maintain his daily schedule. After graduation, John plans to move back to California. The skills, attitudes and expanded understanding and usuage of the Spanish language should prove to be valuable assets as his career objectives unfold. Ginger Lewis works at El Sombrero in Des Plaines. as a waitress. At El Sombrero, the cooks and most of the customers speak Spanish; consequently. Ginger
"The Matchmaker" to be Staged By Greg Stanton For the next five weeks a company of over 100 students will be preparing for this year's All School Play, "The Matchmaker." by f horton Wilder Performance dates are set for Feb. 24, 25, 26 at 8:00 pm. in the Auditorium. The company of students is compiled of painters, builders, actresses, actors, directors, and designers, not to mention lighting, sound and costumes. They're all striving for energetic and entertaining performances. The Matchmaker" is the story of Mrs Dolly Levi, a meddling widow, who creates havoc when she tries to match Mr. Vandegelder. a wealthy stubborn store owner, with her-
the American Field Service that is known today as .AFS. The AFS program operates in sixty countries and most of the continents. The students that come to the United States are here for eleven months. They attend school and live with .American families. Americans who go abroad also live with a family in that foreign country Every year there are about three thousand people that go abroad into other countries, and there are about the same number that come to the United States. This year Guillermo OrtizAcuna was sent to America from Costa Rica. He attends school at Maine South and lives with an .American family He began his visit in August and will depart in July.
self. How can she go wrong? The cast of "Matchmaker" is headed by Faculty Director Don Martello and Faculty Technical Director VInce Pinell. Student positions are held by Paul Vinopal - Technical director, Greg Stanton - Student director. Nan LeMonier - Stage Manager. Mrs Dolly Levi will be portrayed by Pat Hennessy with Mike Flannery as Horace Vandergelder .Also appearing in the show are Kevin Keilas. David Millhiser. Cathy Rogow-ski, and Nancy McLendon. "The Matchmaker " is on its way to be<oming one of the most meorable plays Maine South has ever presented.
receives many opportunities to use Spanish. One of the benefits of this experience has made Ginger aware of the importance of listening. She is beginning to think in Spanish and she doesn't have to translate word for word, which are two steps to becoming a true bi-linguist. In addition, the program has provided her with the opportunity to improve her pronounciation and allowed her to learn more about the SpanishMexican culture and their way of life. Cheryl Smith enjoys her job as a hostess at the Chicago Cervantes Because there are few Spanish speaking employees at Cervantes, Cheryl will be an aid in hiring Spanish speaking employees. Cheryl believes that the program offers interested students the opportunity to improve their Spanish and gain work experience at the same lime. Next year, Cheryl will attend college and continue to study Spanish, with a major in business All three students agree that the Spanish Distributive Education program has provided them with an incentive to continue studying Spanish and has helped them become more proficient in the language. Through their own experiences, they have discover that knowing a foreign language is not only practical, but it "pays off" in other ways. Students involved in the Spanish Distributive Education program have the opportunity to develop desirable work attitudes, a salable skill, an opportunity to use their Spanish in a work environment, an awareness of the different Spanish and Mexican's cultures and develop empathy for employees working in entry level positions. In addition to the above mentioned benefits, the student earns a credit for the experience and a salary.loo. Interested students should contact Mr Hommerding at Maine South High School
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What The Future Brings... By Liz Fichera Pushbutton machines, moving sidewalks, robots and other modern contraptions, seem to create the picture for the future. What will Maine South be like in the year 2000? Another interesting thought is. what will the students be like'' According to my predictions, a typical day in the life of a student living in the year 2000 might go as follows... .After eating a tasty and nutritional breakfast of two yellow tablets t otherwise known as toast and orange juice) a student named .MSI0377 boards the moving sidewalk outside his family's glass dome and heads toward school. The ride to school is not exactly what one might call picturesque. There is no greenery and the sky color is a dingy grey. The Maine South building has also changed considerably. Instead of being square-shaped, it resembles a pancake on stilts. The cell, which is the size of a telephone booth, is where MS10377 will spend his entire day, except for a BRIEF lunch break. Equipped with earphones
and a panel of buttons in front of him, MS10377 gets ready to start the day. First, he must wait for a monotone voice to read the bulletin. ...BEEP ... THE ... MILKY WAY ... AND ... THE ... BIG DIPPER ... HAVE ... BEE.N ... LOST ... OF ... SENTIMENT.AL . . VALUE ... TO ... OWNER ... BEEP .. After the rest of the bulletin has been read. MS10377 pushes a red button labeled 'Math" and patiently waits for the day's instructions. This is the basic procedure for the day. If a student ever dared to disobey instructions, it could mean curtains. Their supreme torture is forcing the student to listen to Jimmy Osmond's Greatest Hits for three solid days. Not many disobey instructions. MS10377 is only allowed a five minute lunch break i how generous can you get?). This gives him ample lime to feast on his peanut butter and jelly tablet. By judging the appearance of a lunch in the year 2000. the cafeteria must undoubtedly be spotless. Lunch supervisors
rfie Curse Crutches Bear By Kathy Johnson You're supposed to have five It's five minutes before the minutes before the end of class bell, you hand your books to an to leave early, but you don't eager friend or throw them in always make it, so you either go your back pack. You stumble for slow or get shoved around by the a moment, then bobble out of crowds of kids. And most people your chair. 'don't realize how many people You're stopped by your are on crutches. teacher, who has waited until the .No matter how long you have last few minutes of the period to your crutches people still ask. assign a theme that is due in two "What happened to you''" Most days. You're having enough don't stop to listen, so the next problems without this surprise day the same person will ask you assignment. what happened. Does this sound familiar to And every day someone will you'' Probably not. If you've ever had or have crutches, you know ask. Is youc foot better, yet?" what I'm talking about. It's a Or. 'When won't you have to novelty to the people who have have your crutches any more?" never had to have them, but to And the only thing that makes the people who have, the novelty you feel better is when you see seems to wear off, fast. someone else hobbling around!
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Students Plan Their Future Dreams By Patty Hicks At age five through twelve or perhaps even fifteen, we were all posed that imaginative question, •What do you want to be when you grow up''' Of course, the answer we gave was the most impressive c a r e e r when happened to fascinate us at the time. Unfortunately, time has spared none and so the imaginative question has become quite real. Each year of high school seems to make the question of career more and more profound. Not many have their means of support pin pointed, but the subject has kept all busy thinking. We at Southwords decided to find out how manv students are and have been
thinkmg about their post-high school aspirations and what some of those aspirations are .A small sample of fifty students, mainly upperclassmen, were asked what their immediate plans following high school included. .An overwhelming majority of forty-one are planning on college. The next obvious question posed to each college hopeful inquired as to what field of work they wanted to study for. The response was: business - 10, medicine and allied health jobs 9. law - 3. fashion - 3. teaching - 2. architecture - 2. electronics - 2, law enforcement - 2. journalism 1 and food occupation - 1. Six of the college bound were undecided as to what field thev
wished to explore. Yet. not all students surveyed had college in mind for at least the immediate future. Four wanted to go directly to a job. and six students had not yet decided on anything. Many students surveyed admitted that their present plans were tentative, but that can only be expected. On the other hand, were some students who had decided on their career several years ago and were determined to meet their goal. However, high school is not the end of the road of opportunity. No student can be expected to make definite plans for his or her future at this time. After all, high school is a time to open doors.
What Do Students Think It Was? By Sue Ann Savage Spirit Week flew by last week marked by an assembly, a Spirit Hop. Spirit Queen and various
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What would the reaction be to a proposed teacher's contract that read like this: At the end of the first semester 2 5 of the t e a c h e r s paycheck will be the wages from the first quarter, another 2 5 of the teacher's paycheck will be the wages from the second quarter and the remaining 1 5 will depend on how well the teacher taught during two periods of a specific day. In other words, 1 5 of the semester paycheck depends on the t e a c h e r s performance during two specific periods. This situation could be related to the grading system at Maine South. 2 5 of the semester grade is the first quarter grade, another 2 5 of it is the second quarter grade and 1 5 of the grade is the grade from the final. Therefore, a semester grade depends strongly on the semester exam grade. This isn't fair because how could a true evaluation of a student be made in 90 minutes? There are manv factors that could make a
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reading this must be thrilled to know that there is such a thing as a clean school cafeteria. As for the student's daily attire, all must wear silver jumpsuits. The only thmg that distinguishes one student from the other is their identification numbers imprinted on their chic outfits. Surprisinglv enough, our favorite rule -NO COATS WORN TO HOMEROOM.' also applies to them. Since computers have reached a height of efficiency, teachers are no longer needed- However, listening to the same droning voice all day long over earphones can bore anyone! Today we call MS10377 a programmed robot. However. I think he must be human because he and his fellow students still complain about the cafeteria
student do poorly on the semester exam: if the student isn't feeling up to par on that day. if the student has just taken one or two finals before the period, if the test is overly difficult, if too much time is spent on one question or if the student studied the wrong material. It might be said that a semester final is a good chance for someone to improve their grade This isn't fair to the people that have worked all through the semester Final exams might be a good wav to prepare for college courses that have finals. However, they don't have to be 1 5 of the semester grade, the grade that goes on permanent records. Teachers may feel that bv making their students recall all they have learned will help them to get more out of the class. Studying for one test can't do that. Such a heavy burden, like finals shouldn't be put on the students.
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humorous athletic awards. Student opinion on these events, and on Spirit Week in general varied greatly. .A random selection of students from all four years were asked how they felt about Spirit Week in an attempt to get a general review of the past week's activities. The observations quoted were those that seemed to be held by a number of students
the student's opinion of the Spirit Hop. Mike Scolero '77. thought that. "The hop was a good idea and was better than he expected " .An anonymous junior said. ' I t was better than last years formal Spirit Dance because it was cheaper for the guys ' Sue Maas '77. agreed, that it was better because the group. Us', played better than last year's group." She also suggested that there should be more Students were first asked what informal sock hops. they thought about the assembly When asked about Spirit Week held on January 12. Many stu- in general, an alarming number dents shared the opinion of of students did not know anyMarion Opela '79. The athletic thing about it. Donna Valus '78. demonstrations w e r e added that if there hadn't been interesting, but it was too bad an assembly, the week would the microphones weren't have gone by like any other. working ' Kadi Krell '79. added However, those aware of Spirit that it was better ifian last year s Week made comments much like assembly Russ Schmelzer '77. ' Dave Kane's '77. Spirit Week is . didn't think anything about it goixl for sports. The teams are I was just there " Of the 25 fresh- encouraged, but it would be men interviewed, all of whom better if everyone participated preferred to remain anonymous, more " One freshman observed the general consensus was that that to the rowdy people who the assembly was boring" or participated, every week is •gave you a chance to sleep" Spirit Week, and to the other But Bonnie Kroeschell '79. people it doesn't matter." Rick argued. It was only boring to Novak '77, stated that "School those not interested in the winter spirit was important to some but sports." those who are not interested The next question asked was should not be ostracized. "
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Teachers Discuss Finals By Marianne Schmidt Christmas vacation is over and forgotten, and by now everyone is probably looking forward to spring vacation. There is one thing most students are not looking forward to: finals. Finals will be held on January 26,27 and 28. It's obvious how the student body feels about finals, but how do the teachers feel about finals? When asked how important finals are in determining a students' semester grade. Mr. Donald Rakowsky, biology teacher, replied. "For most students the final exam doesn't affect their semester grade very much. For those students who have dangerously low grades, the final might be the deciding factor." Mr. Donald Olson, mathematics teacher, stated, "Finals are not extremely important, except for those students who are between grades. It is unlikely that a person could raise his grade from a middle C to a B." Miss Marion Fisher, chairman of the language department, commented, "We count finals as 1/5 of the students' grade, so they are important. " When asked if finals are necessary, all three teachers
agreed they were. Mr. Rakowsky said, "The final examination gives the student an opportunity to put all the parts of the puzzle together, so that he can see the whole picture. This is accomplished, because the final touches upon the most significant parts of the material studied" Mr. Olson added. "Finals are particularly necessary for me. It gives me some measurement of w-hat the students have learned during the semester. When I look at all the finals, it indicates areas in which I haven't covered the material for maximum student understanding." Miss Fisher stated, "They are necessary so the students will review the semester work and understand the main ideas of the course." Do teachers think the finals are too hard, too easy, or just right for the average student? Mr. Olson answered. "I think we make an effort to make the finals right for the average student" Miss Fisher agreed. "I think the finals are about right for the average student." Mr. Rakowsky summed it up by saying. "I believe that most finals are made to be as easy as possible, and still serve their purpose."
Wakes for Living, Dead By Noreen Keane Every living creature must sooner or later depart from the face of this earth. There is no choice. With animals, when they die you face three alternatives; Either, throw it away, bury it, or call the humane society to take it away. with people it's a little different. People have wakes. The family feels that there should be one last tribute or homage paid. So there is a wake. When you first walk into the funeral home you generally pay your respects to the family. Most of the time they are not broken up. Either they have overcome the shock and are used to the idea or the shock has not warn off yet. No matter what the reason, it is shocking for the person to go up and give his her condolences and trying hard not to cry too much, when the family is not grief-stricken or in tears. Instead they talk about how the person died and how his death
was lovely — not drawn out or painful- They talk about how it was on their last day. It is beyond me how a person can be so casual about a death especially if its family or a close relative. It also totaily amazes me when I see their (the deceased! children carrying on as if nothing happened. I know if it was me I would probably be in a state of hysteria. The one rule about wakes is that kids shouldn't be allowed to attend No matter what the circumstances are. The last wake 1 attended totally freaked me out. These grandchildren are running about the place without a care in the world. Some people might say that they are too young to understand. Fine. But then keep them away. Can you honestly picture an eight year old running around catching ever\'one before they leave — shaking their hand saying "Thank vou so much for coming." When I saw that. 1 nearly screamed.
Gymwomen Sweep In Quad-Meet By Sue Fay The Girls Gymnastics team really put it all together Friday, January seventh, in their first all optional quadrangular meet of the season. The Hawks ran away with first place scoring 85.9 points while Libertyville captured second (74.7), New Trier East took third 171.851 and Niles East scored 61.05 to finish in fourth. Our girls took at least one of the top three places in every event, sweeping all three places in balance beam competition. Thadine Bak scored a 7.35 for
first while Ley Sheflott had a 7 25 for .second and Kim Michuda took third with a 6.3. On the uneven parallel bars, it was Robin Becker who grabbed first with a 7.0. In vaulting. Loy Sheflott and Jan Krueger shared first place honors, both scoring 8.25's. and Jan went on to take second place in floor exercise with a 7.25 total. "They were just excellent." Coach Phyllis Goll said about her team The girls really had their routines and it was a real thrill for me to watch them put it together •
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Background band "City Rhythm' and his background singers, "Lady Flash' "Lady Flash " also sang alone for two numbers including their new release Street Singing" Some of the highlights were when he sang his commercials and his 50 s section of the show. During the commercial segment of the show Barry came out by himself in jeans and played on a small spinnet piano with a plstic fish and a palm tree near him to set the atmosphere For the 50's part Lady Flash" put on paddle skirts and later Manilow did the
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Does Death Penalty Help? By Tina Prodyma Imagine: You come home one night, to find that someone close to you has been brutally murdered. Shock, disbelief, and hatred crowd into your mind all at once. "I wish that jerk was dead'" But is the punishment of death a suitable one? Is it a "cruel and unusual punishment." as ruled bv the United States Supreme Court in 1972'? Will it really stop would-be k i l l e r s from mercilessly slaughtering victims? According to University of Chicago economist Hans Ehrlich.
every execution prevents seven or eight murders. Maybe if we did install a punishment as final as death, murderers wouldn't be so quick to kill. If they had it in their minds that they were to die too. they might think twice about it. But. death isn't really as cruel a punishment as life imprisonment is. Ninety long, lonely years would be pure torture. With death, your punishment is all over in a few minutes. The only problem is. with overcrowding of jails, murderers are usually out on parole soon after being sentenced. Some of the
Libbers Going Too Far BY Halina Stachow iak In this age of woman's liberation and equal rights, a common motto is "each person for him or herself " Women are proving that they can do the job. or handle the class just as well as men can. Great' But just because women are advancing in today's world does not mean that the common courtesies that were once extended towards women must now be abolished' Perhaps men could advance themselves a little and act more like gentlemen iTo all of you who already do. and there must be some, keep up the good work! I We all know how heavy the doors at Maine South are and how hard it is to open them. But when a big athletic jock weighing 250 lbs waits for a little freshman girl stacked with books to open the door for him ... well, it's not funny. Manners still have a place in our society, and they should go both ways. When the outside doors are locked — and especially now in the chilly weather, it is unpleasant, to say the least, to wait for someone to open the doors But many times
Barry Manilow Good Show By Dina Ciccia Last Saturday Barry Manilow finished a highly successful concert engagement at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago Manilow started out with his song "Riders to the Stars"' and continued for 2 and one half hours with all of the songs that have made him a star The concert also included a medley of commercial jingles that he wrote, pnxluced or had something to do with Barry Manilow had an orchestra with him as well as his
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jitterbug with Reparata i a member of Lady Flash i. Later he put on a tuxeido for "Could It Be Magic''". Getting near Manilow was impossible because of pretty tight security. After the stiow though. I met his drummer Lee (Jurst (also his photographeri and .Alan jaxelrod his keyboard player Thev were very polite to everyone they said that it was great being a part of City Rhythin ••
Right now Barry and his group are in the middle of their 98 city tour.
people are standing inside near the doors, or passing by. and do not bother to open the doors for the frozen people outside. It is also amazing to watch the way people (boys and girls, bothi push and shove their way through the doors and down the halls only to stop a few feet later and block the already crowded halls to talk to someone. Watching where you are going would also be recommended so as not to bump into too many people. If more people would be considerate of others, everyone could be a little happier. There would be less hassles in the hallways, and you may even make it to class in one piece!!
Charles Manson killers will be eligible for parole in 1978. Judges don't enforce their so-called life imprisonments. But is it right to kill one person for killing another? It just amounts to two dead humans. Killing the murderer won't bring back the victim. The one thing it will do. though, is satisfy that sweet craving for revenge. .4nd. it will get the murderer off the streets, where he might possibly kill more. In the Bible, it clearly stales. "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." .And in foreign countries. where execution exists, the rate of crime is surprisingly low. True, the death penalty may not be morally right, but being realistic, maybe we do need a death penalty for our own safety and protection. What do the people of Illinois think"' In a recent Gallup Poll. 65 per cent of the people polled favored having a death penalty for murderers. Two bills are now in the Illinois General .Assembly, asking for the death penalty to be reinstated. And. many agree that there is likely to be a death penalty by the end of the year. The number of crimes and murders has doubled in the last few years and it becomes obvious that the U.S. desperately needs to do something fast. Hopefully, there is a better answer than the death penalty.
Career Resource Center Busy By Debbie Gann One of the busiest places in Maine South must be the Career Resource Center. All during the school days, students are in the CRC using its many resources. The CRC is a jackpot for researching information concerning careers, job placements, scholarships, and colleges. Mr. Kenneth Reese, the counselor of the CRC. explained that the CRC is "an area within the school that is designed to house all occupational information relating to occupational patterns and jobs Students are encouraged to use the CRC " The CRC has existed since 1969. .Mr. Reese added ""Mr. James Bonney. Director of Guidance, felt that all materials on colleges and jobs should be brought together. Since the CRC is located in the center of the building, it has a high profile and easy access," The CRC has been extremely successful When a lab was taken a few years ago, approximately
13.000 students used the CRC that year The CRC has books dealing with everything from selecting an occupation to writing up a resume. Also included on the shelves of the CRC are periodicals, films, college files. scholarship announcements and information on many important scholastic tests. Education-Career Wheels are another asset found in the CRC. The "Wheels" are information devices used by students to discover facts concerning education and career areas. One of the most valuable resources that the CRC has is the Guidance Information System It is a computerized data system that gives information about occupations. 2-4 year colleges, and financial aid. The Career Resource Center is an excellent place for help and information concerning many areas of careers and jobs. It is obvious how successful the CRC is. It s always occupied by students'
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Dave Dickerson (top) breaks down his opponent at Glenbrook North. Hawks k>st to the Spartans 30-15.
B-Ball Goes West fensively. 1 was very pleased By Russ Skiba Maine Souths basketball team with the defense of Paul Preston. will be trying to net a couple Paul held one of Niles North more victories this weekend as highest scorers to less than his they travel to Maine West for an normal average of points." In other recent games, the 8 o'clock on Friday night, and then, host Deerf ield at 8 o'clock Hawks lost to Maine East 89-61 on Saturday night. The Hawks and lost to New Trier East 62-57. are 11-4 this year, and are in sec- One of the big highlights for ond place in their conference be- Maine South in their loss to the Demons came with time running hind Maine East. in the first quarter. Hawk's Maine South hooked up two big out Pat Nugent took an inwins last weekend when they de- guard bounds pass with three seconds feated Niles North 70-64 and then left in the quarter, and hurled a edged out Niles West 63-60. shot towards the Demon's basket In the Niles West game, Jeff from Maine Souths own free Baker led all Hawk scorers with throw line The shot had eyes as 22 points. Russ Schmelzer also it swished through to put the had a good night as he scored 18 Hawks within 5 points of the Depoints. Tom Barr had 13, while mons at this point. However, a Pat Nugent and Dan Fiddler super shooting effort by Maine each got 4 and Dave Areen added East in the fourth period buried 2 to round out the Hawk s scoring the Hawks. for the night. On the junior varsity level, the "We had a little let down from Friday night and didn't play with Hawks are 9-2 over all this year enough intensity," commented with a 6-1 record in conference. In recent games, the JV beat Hawk's Coach quitman Suliins. .Niles 96-67 and lost to Niles i did think that Russ Schmel- North West 63-58. zer's offense was better. He was really working hard for the ball.'"' Russ Schmelzer, Tom Barr and Jeff Baker once more led the Hawks in scoring in the Niles By Carolyn Quinn North game. Schmelzer had 26 The Maine North Vikings rang points while Barr had 21 and up a victorv over our gymnastic Baker scored 15. 6 points from team. 88.31-79.39 last Friday Pat Nugent and a basket from night. Paul Preston made the final 70The Viking lead became 64 in favor of the Hawks. evident from the first event, (the Coach Suliins said, "We played floor exercises! when Mark well against Niles North. We Yahiro and Roberto Rodriguez of shot for over 50 per cent from the ,Maine North received averages floor, had good ball control, and of 8.4 and 6 5. The best that the played a much better game de- Hawks could come up with in this event was a 6.15 from Doug Babr\' and a 5 85 from Erick Martin On the horse, the high scorers By Thomas Kroeschell for Maine South were John Race The Maine South Track tearp with 5,15 and Don LaLoggia with opens its season with a new head a 2.9 However, the Vikings coach, some new faces and a new maintained almost the same air of confidence. The Hawks averages, so the meet moved will test all of these against Niles West in their opening meet on Thursdav, Januarv 27 at 2 p.m. in the Maine South Fieldhouse. Because of all the new faces By Ted Pankau the Hawks are probably the biggThe Maine Boy s swim est question mark in the confer- team will visitSouth arch rival Maine ence Maine East and West are the teams to beat and whether East tonight, bringing along a the Hawks come out on top de- losing streak of three in a rowpends on the performance of sev- Coach Dawn Butler is counting on snapping that losing streak toeral key athletes. night, beginning at 630 p.m. The Hawks new ringleader is Coach Butler commented, "We Mr. Thomas Castronova. a form- should beat Maine East if everyer field-event coach at Maine one does their best time." East and West before taking the The first of the three losses ochelm of the Hawks this year He is assisted by one of the most ex- curred at Glenbrook South when perienced coaching staffs in the the Hawks were defeated by a conference in Mr William (Buf- score of 114-58 Wayne Madsen falo Bill) Drennan. Mr John and Keith Thurnell came through Kilcullen and Mr Carl Mag- as they each took two first sanian. places. The second loss came when Men to watch are Jeff Knudson, and Scott Sutcheck in the Prospect swam past our Hawks sprints Tim MacNamara and 105-67. Wayne Madsen set a new Steve Senf in the distance events record in the 100 yard free style as well as Paul Carrol in the with a time of 49.2, and added anshol-put. Adding new strangth to other first place in the 50 yard the team are Ken Mrowiec and free style just missing another Tom McGlade in the sprints. record by two-tenths of a second Kurt Irean in the distance and On Friday, January 14, GlenRoss Rasmussen in the hurdles. brook North swam to a 97-70 vic-
By Sue Leonard The volleyball team just keeps on bringing home the victories. Thus far. our Hawks have captured the Conference Title, the District Title, and are in hot pursuit of the Sectional Championship of the State Series. In conference play, the Hawks made a clean sweep of all opponents to clinch the conference title on both levels. This was the first time ever that Maine South volleyball has dominated the conference in this way. Last week the Hawks bucked opponents Elk Grove, Maine East, and Fenton High School to win the West Leyden District Title. Elk Grove was on the other side of the tracks from Maine South as far as skill goes, for the Hawks rolled to a 20-1; 20-10 victory. It was a total team victory in that each of the twelve tournament players were able to play. Individual percentages ranked high with Amy Pontow. Pam Digati, and Sue Leonard serving perfect games. The sister combination of Becky and Peggy Lukens dazzled the offense with versatile setting. Crosstown rivals Maine East were stalemated by the hardhitting South squad in the second match of District competition. South smothered the Demons with consistent serving and a total of thirty-five offensive
credits to Maine East's three. The Hawks won big 20-9; 208, against Fenton High School for the District Title on Saturday, January 15. South outshined Fenton in terms of both skill refinement and team depth. With the District Title under
Hockey Wins 14 By Russ Skiba The Maine South Hockey team checked in another win last Sunday night as they beat St. Viators 6-5. After St. Viators had taken an early goal lead in the beginning of the first period, Maine Souths Jeff Starzec tied the game when he scored off of passes from Bob Havlir and Dan Sullivan. However, St. Viator got a goal just before the end of the period to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. In the second period, the Hawks really wailed on them as thev scored three goals and out shot St. Viators 11-1. Mike Sifferman scored the first Hawk's goal of the period on a good passing play from Bob Berleth and Bob Havlir. Art LeBeau got the next Maine South goal with the assists going to John Thomas and Jeff Marshall. The final score in this period for Maine South came when Dan Sullivan fed a pass to
team captain Bob Havlir fired the puck into the net and the Hawks led 4-2 at the end of the second period. Maine South started off the third period right where they left off at the end of the previous period. Greg Kania got the goal off a pass from Jeff Marshall at 13;48 of this period. Maine South extended their lead to 6-2 as .Art LeBeau scored an unassisted goal at 12; 54. however, the Hawks tried to sit on the lead and this allowed St. Viator to pick up some momentum. Viator scored two quick goals shortly after LeBeau's tally to close to within two. then with 4:36 left in the game, St. Viators pulled to within one as their Ken Kosowski scored off a pass from John Gulliett and Mike Guendling. Maine Souths defense, led by Bob Berleth. Mike Sifferman. John Peters and Greg Kania. held however, as Maine South claimed their 14th win against no losses.
MS Matmen to Bedevil Demons By Dan White The varsity Hawk wrestling team will host the Maine East Demons here at Maine South tonight at 7;30. Steve Mikos will be going for his 12th win, while Kevin Jones
will try for his 8th. Coach Tom Ziemek commented, "This meet could be one of the most well fought this year. Our boys are ready for Maine East. " Last Saturday, the Grapplers
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their belt, the Hawks traveled to Elgin High School on Tuesday. January 18. to battle Highland Park in the Sectional semifinals. The high-flying Hawks soared above Highland Park's height advantage and handilv defeated them 20-13; 20-8.
closer to a tie at 31.9-27.6 after the first two events. The Hawks showed signs of pulling ahead as Brain Ruxton scored a 6.9 for an excellent performance on the high bar and Eric Martin received a 7.15 on the trampoline. But the Vikings soundly beat the Hawks in the last two events. On parallel bars, Corry Litza scored a 5.35 while on the rings. Viking's Mark Yahiro received a, 5.1. Maine South still lost the meet even though Hawk's Ken Wahl showed that he was an adept ring-master when he got a 4.4 for his final performance of the day on the still rings. The Hawks also lost to Glen-
Tankers Hare Hopes tory over the Hawks. Again, it was Wayne Madsen and Keith Thurnell hauling in two firsts each. The 400 yard Free relay team of Bob King, Keith Thurnell, Tim Markus, and Wayne Madsen also took a first place. On Saturday, January 15, the Hawks participated with some of the top rated schools in the state at the Indian Relays. Wayne Madsen and Keith Thurnell combined to take third places in the 200 and 500 yard free style events The 400 yard Free style relay team of Rob Chapin, Keith Thurnell, Tim Markus, and Wayne Madsen came through with a fifth place and a "new school recordof 3;28.1. The team is now in fifth place, but Ms Butler expects to move up to fourth place after tonight. Coach Butler commented. We're doing very well considering the tough competition we've had to face. We should win our last three meets and place third in conference. "
brook North last Saturday bv the score of 101.86-79.90. "Our'free exercises team showed a lot of improvement in this meet," commented Hawk's coach John Riccitelli. But we still need some help from our horse and ring teams if we are going to win. The Hawk's best scores came mainly from the free exercise team. Tom Christie scored a 5.95 to start the Hawks out in the event, then Doug Bahry got a 6.3 and Erick Martin scor^ a 6.8. The Hawks had their onlv lead of the meet at 19.05-18.20 after this event. The other high scores for the Hawks in this meet were John Race's 4 8 on horse, Brian Buxton's 7.15 on high bar, and Erick Martin's 6.75 on trampoline. Maine South next meet will be this Friday night at 6;30 at Maine East The gymnasts are 18 going into this meet. On January 28. the Hawks will travel to Highland Park, then, on the 29, will face a tough Niles North team.
travelled to Glenbrook .North and were upset 30-15 In the first two matches. Hawk wrestlers tied their opponents. Ralph and Ron Reporto suffered shattering defeats Ralph. 126. was beat in the last three seconds on a reversal. Then Glenbrook North's Kiefer surprised everyone by slipping away from Ron Reporto in the last four seconds for an escape and the victory Victorious Hawk wrestlers were Steve Mikos at 155, John Dorman at 167. and heavyweight Kevin Jones. .Ml three gave excellent performances. On January 7. the Hawks romped over Glenbrook South 3019. Ron Reporto, 112. highlighted the night by pinning Steve Byody Dave" Dickerson. 132, wrestled to a 7-1 win John Dorman, 167, defeated his opponent 9-4. Kevin Jones, Tom Garcea, and Joe Kaye each added victories for the Hawks. Glenbrook Souths Todd Whitfield, 155. downed Hawks ace Steve .Mikos 7-1 Last year as a junior. Whitfield qualified tor state. Coach Ziemek added. "Bill Baumgartner, Steve Mikos. Rich Pluta and Kevin Jones are all wrestling well " Maine South now has a 4-7 record. In other upcoming action, the Hawks will face New Trier East on Saturday. January 22 in a home meet at 1 30.
Hawk gymnast Brian Ruxton preforms a tricky routine on the high bar. Ruxton scored 6.9 but the Hawks still lost 88.31-79.39 to Maine North.