southwords Vol. 14, No. 12
Maine South H.S., Park Ridge, III.
April 28,1978
'No, No, Nanette' opens byMaryCaUahan A limited numt)er of seats are stiU Students r e h M r e e for the spring musical, " N o , No, N a n e t t e . " available for this year's musical No, No, Nanette. The musical opens tonight and will also be performed on Apr. 28 and 29 and on May 5, 6 and 7. The work of 300 students aided by a faculty staff led to the production of this by Jon Roma Salads, sandwiches, beverages and year's show which is a fast moving Two outdoor restaurants will again be desserts will be available. The comedy set in the nonsensical twenties. offered by Food Occupations classes restaurants will be located in the Art The musical revolves around two central during lunch periods in May. Court, and are open to students, faculty characters Nanette and Tom who are played by Gail Corthinos and Marc One of the restaurants, "Captain's and guests. Quarters," will be offered fourth period Reservations, available in the Bethards in one cast and Nancy on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning bookstore for 50 cents, are required, but, McLendon and Jim Gnaster in the other. May 3. this fee will be deducted from the price of "As compared to other shows this The other restaurant, the 'Super the meal. musical exhibits a cutsie attitude Sandwich Shop," will be offered fifth "The idea is that we need to know how throughout every scene. It's constantly period on Tuesdays and Thursdays many people to expect," said Miss beginning May 2. Schnackenberg. Both restaurants are being organized Students will be able to obtain passes and operated by the Food Occupations to excuse them from study halls so they classes. According to Miss Sue can spend one whole period in the by Catherine Dever Schnackenberg, assistant co-ordinator of restaurants. Stiidents heading for the south lot by the project, "the students do all kinds of "The restaurants will really be fun and A-wing at 8:05 a.m. may be having different jobs. We have a Business the Food Occupations students will learn the finding a legal parking space Manager, a Publicity Manager, and we from their experiences. The restaurants difficulty will have pepole preparing and serving will become a 'get-away' from school but lately. Due to the nicer weather and the first the meals. These jobs will all be per- they will be located right in the Art drivers education classes formed by students." Court. It will really be a different ex- semester experiencing driving to school, there are The restaurants will offer full course perience!" Miss Schnackenberg con- just not enough parking spaces for meals consisting of international cuisine. cluded. everyone. Last year the administration tried opening up the southeast lot by the cafeteria for student parking. However this led to another problem because staff by Jon Roma After necessary instruction in camping, members were not able to find parking The Ontario wilderness will be the canoeing and safety, the group will have spaces when arriving to school later. destination of two 10-day trips to be of- time for exploration, and will end the day Now the administration is opening up fered this summer to students. This year in the lodge. 48spaces (over half of the southeast lot) will mark the seventh year of the However, the group will spend the next to students with stickers numbered for a program at Maine South, although the few nights camping in the wilderness. reserved spot. trips are not school-sponsored activities. Daytime activities will include canoe First these spots were going to be The trips to Quetico Park in northwest trips, hikes, swimming and fishing. reserved for students on the work Ontario, Canada are scheduled for June "On the last evening at Quetico, the 17 to 27, and from Aug. 16 to 26. group will return to the lodge to have a The trips will begin on the evening of special feast dinner and for an evening of the first day, with students boarding a companionship," explained Mr. Drenbus at school for the overnight ride to the nan. After breakfast the next morning, by Vickie VanderWerff park. Upon arrival, canoes will be the bus back to school will leave. New gymsuits will be worn by female waiting to take the group to an island. "I really enjoy these trips," Mr. students next year. Miss Kathryn Pierce, Drennan continued. They give you a lot Girls' Physical Education Department of experience in the wilderness. The idea Chairman, recently ordered a modem is not to 'conquer' the wilderness, but style of gym uniform. that you lived with it. Many girls should be happy about this by Karen Maiorano "You are away from the city — the fact. For years, girls have complained Tom Berg '78 has recently received a noise, the dirt and the rigid time-related about their required gym garb, saying National Merit Scholarship. Tom was awarded the Milbum P. day. Your days at Quetico are only that it is outdated, uncomfortable, confining and unattractive. But perhaps Akers Scholarship sponsored by the Sun marked by the sunrise and sunset." Mr. Drennan reminded students that the important complaint is that Times. Tom received this particular scholarship because of his interest in applications and deposits are now being movement is limited because the accepted. Mr. Drennan is available to material cannot and will not stretch — journalism. answer questions about the trip. He this becomes a great hindrance as girls The National Merit Scholarship Program starts with the PSAT which is a suggested that a good time to talk to him grow more and more involved in testing program taken in the junior year. would be in C-129 before or during athletics and physical activity. Tom scored high on the PSAT, and homeroom. Another drawback of the current suit is The total cost for the trip is $215, which that it does not stretch as a girl grows. therefore was encocouraged to apply for includes equipment, food, the services of Some girls have ripped their sleeve a scholarship. He became a semi-finalist and went on guides, transportation and a number of seams or taken out the elastic in the legs to achieve comfort. Others just buy a to become one of the finalists to receive a other services. bigger size gymsuit for each year. scholarship. The new gymsuit's material, however, The amount of money given to Tom by Garage sale to be held will stretch to enable a girl to wear the this scholarship will be determined by his financial needs. A garage sale sponsored by same gymsuit throughout her high Tom will attend Northwestern Distributive Education students will be school career. The new suit is made of stretchable University this fall and major in jour- held in the Spectator Gym on Sun., April red, polyester knit. It is one piece with a nalism. 30 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Restaurants coming soon
moving like the 1920's," said Gail Corthinos. A dance chorus spices up the show with tap dancing typical of the time era. The Concert Orchestra accompanies the chorus and singers throughout. "This year's musical is different because of the tap dancing, and the plot is involved," said Nancy McLendon. This year's staff includes Mr. Lloyd Spear, producer, Mr. Irwin Bell, vocal director, Mr. Vincent Pinelli, technical director, Mrs. Baumgartner, costumes, and Ms. Barbara Bobrich, choreographer. Ticket sales for the musical have gone extremely well and many full houses are anticipated.
More parking spaces available
Summer canoe trips offered
program only. An announcement was given in homeroom for several days explaining this. Students that wanted to park in the southeast lot were to fill out a form in the Personnel Office. From this they would be assigned a spot and given a sticker with the parking spaces number on it. Presently only 19 spaces have been filled. The administration will now be giving out these spaces to any students on a first-come-first serve basis. If students are interested in a permanent parking space, forms are still available in the Personnel Office. This is being done with hopes of clearing out some of the overcrowdedness in the south lot. However, these parking spaces in the southeast lot are only for the students assigned to them.
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zipper up the front. The legs are of the nmning-shorts style trimmed in white. In fact, the only major difference between the new suit and the Jr. Leader uniform is that the sleeves are solid red. Because girls' names are written in iron-on letters, there is no need to embroider. The price for the gymsuits will be similar to the present suit. The new suit will be available to all girls, but are required only of incoming freshmen. "The Girls' Physical Education staff has been much concerned about the style of the gym suit worn by girls in physical education. We have looked at many companies and styles of suits, and we believe we have selected one that will please the girls at Maine South." said Miss Pierce. Girls are generaUy pleased about the change, although there might be one drawback to the new style. The old gymsuit did help cover up excess weight, whereas the new gymsuits tend to cling more to the body. However, what more of an incentive do students need for working hard in gym classes?