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O O members compete with job skills Eleven students won awards from the Illinois Office Education Association (lOEA) • rea 15 Business Skill contests held last Jan.24 t Northern Illinois University in De Kalb. These students, who received their awards February 14, now qualify for the State Leadership Conference in Peoria April 2-4. South competed against spven other high schools. The winners are: Jennifer Naleway, first prize for keypunch and computer categories of Data Processing; Mary Ann Mazza, first prize for typing III and second prize for the prepared verbal II contest. Additional winners: Heidi Timmer, first prize for records management and extemporaneous speaking II; Lisa Albert, first prize for job interview II; Amy Tosh, first prize for

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job interview I; Mary Heskin, second prize tor information communications I; Leslie Sollars, second prize for job interview II and third prize for the receptionist contest. Other winners: Denise Rigitano, third prize for general clerical I, Barb Sarcia, Suzy Schnetzer and Amy Tosh won first prize for the bulletin board contest; and Donna Reiss and Heidi Timmer won second prize. The only requirement to enter the contest was to ge a member of Office Occupations. Lisa Albert, one winner, stated, "The contest was really fun and it was a good experience." In job interview, students were interviewed and the "hired" contestants won. In the extemporaneous speaking contest, students were

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March 13,1981

given a business problem and had five minutes to plan their response. Each entry in the bulletin board display concerned joining lOEA. The first prize slogan stated; "Join lOEA and let Burt and Ernie lead the way." Suzy Schnetzer, one of the bulletin board winners, commented, "I had a good time and the contest was a good experience."

Dance TomorrDw by Laura Coyne "Just You and Me," the girls' choice dance will be held tomorrow night from 8 to 11 p.m. in the spectator gym. There will be no admittance after 9. Entertainment will be provided by the band, Freewheelin' who will "perform all kinds of music" according to Jane Hogan, the senior class secretary. One highlight of the evening will be the crowning of kings at 9:30. Both the junior and senior class councils are sponsoring this event. Jane Hogan concluded, "girl's choice is always a lot of fun and hopefully we will have a bog turnout." Tickets are still available in the book store; cost is $6.50.

Program helps those involved In sports I

by Laura Olson • C„ xif^ A sports-medicine lectures will be ^ Th/ao i"*^^' ?' 3:15 p.m. in C147. • I i v i ^ - . K '° ' " '*»« a'hletes or whoever is involved with sports know all aspects of it. The

guest speakers are doctors, therapists, a psychiatrist from Mt. Sinai hospital in downtown Chicago. The program started in January and will continue for several weeks. Dr. Johnson, the main person behind the program commented, "This program is set up for the people that need it. It is like driving a car, you have to know a certain amount to handle it; then why not understand about running or whatever sport you're in." Mainly members of the giris and guys' track teams have attended, but th program is open to anyone interested. Detailed discussion include aspect of nutrition: basic needs, hormonal influence, the effect of drugs on performance, preparing for competion—what to eat and why. Also aspects of injuries and how to recognize them when they occur. Dr. Johnson stressed that the real benefit of the program is the ability to ask questions of the qualified and knoweable people present.

He would like the program to "selfperpetuate." We (the doctors) don't have to be here. Coaches, trainers who are educated this way can pass it on themselves to students at South or at other schools. The fun part is developing a program that doesn't require us to be around." This is the first program of its kind in the country. If it is successful it might be expanded to serve other schools. Attending students have been invited to go to Mt. Sinai to have their lung capacity and muscle strength evaluated without charge with the sophisticated equipment at the hospital. Coaches hope that with with this imformation a detailed work-out can be made-up for each individual. Dr. Johnson added that the students who are coming are interested because it effects them now, wheras when they were in health class they just didn't want to hear it. The program lasts 45-60 minutes.

Reading Center helps all students or^sen l d ? o M°' ^PP^eciation was SLan Th*. i S ' - '^"^^ew S. Bitta, S e a " o n o f C n ! ? " r 5 « ' ' ° " a " Service M^^Ri«» I °'i.'' County recognized Mr. Bitta for his "loval and metir torious service tn fhJ T i highest Ideals i ,

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by Jim Keading The reading center located in C-117, is open periods 5 through 8, and is designed to help any student improve his reading, spelling, and increase his vocabulary. Students can read anything they want, including magazines and newspapers. The Reading Center is a non-credit, voluntary class. Miss Pflederer, reading specialist, operates the Reading Center. She stated, "Anybody who wants to can improve his reading."

Mr. Marian Davis, English Department Chairman, commented, "Our Reading Center is not just for students who have problems reading. A student can improve his vocabulary or spelling to prepare for the ACT test." Reading improvement, a remedial course for sophomores, is a similar course taken for credit. Currently, about 50 people are enrolled in the Reading Center; it has been in operation since South opened in 1964. To sign up for the Reading Center, see Mr. Davis or Miss Pflederer.


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