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Beach Party '83" tomorrow
An all-school dance will be held tomorrow I night, Jan. 15, in the spectator gyms. The dance, which will be sponsored by all four class councils and Student Council, will be a singles dance, entitled "Beach Party '83." The dance will begin at 7 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. There will be no admittance to the dance after 8 p.m., and students must show their Maine South I.D.s to be admitted. Tickets were available in the bookstore the week before the dance for three dollars, but no tickets will be sold at the door.
All students attending are encouraged to wear beach attire, however, all clothing must correspond with the school dress code. Students must be covered from shoulder to mid-thigh with no bare feet or midrifs. Anyone not corresponding with the dress code will not be admitted, according to the guidelines set by the senior class council, Student Council and the Executive Committee. In addition to the dance itself, another feature of the night will be volleyball games. The concession stand, operated by the Maine South Business Club, will be open.
southwords Vol. 19, No. 9
Maine South High School, Park Ridge, IL
Jan. 14,1983
V-day messages due Southwards will be accepting Valentine's Day messages for the Feb. 10 issue starting |Mon., Jan. 17. I The messages will be 25 cents a line, with a maximum of four lines. Each additional line after the fourth will cost 50 cents. Messages will be accepted from Jan. 17 to Jan 25 in the Southwords office, V-106.
Messages must be dropped off before second period or after eighth, and messages must be given to a Southwords staff member. Any messages not given to a staff member cannot be guaranteed for publication. Southwords reserves the right to edit any Valentine's Day messsage that is libelous or vulgar in any way.
Entertainment for the night will be a disc jockey, who, according to senior class president Mark Engelson, will play music from the "surfing" era of the 1960's, as well as popular hits and slower dancing music. To advertise the dance, senior class council,with the help of the Maine South television station, taped various Maine South groups encouraging students to attend "Beach Party '83." This is the first singles dance held at Maine South, and senior class president Mark Engleson hopes that the night will be a success. Mark commented, "We hope the dance will bond the school together and cure the winter 'blahs.'"
Final schedule First semester finals will be held Wed., Thurs. and Fri., Jan 19, 20 and 21. On Jan. 19., the following testing schedule will be follwed: from 8:10 to 9:40, classes meeting fourth period. From 9:50 to 11:20, classes meeting second period. From 11:30 to 1 p.m.,classes meeting seventh period. On Jan. 20, classes meeting fifth period will take their finals from 8:10 to 9:40. Classes meeting first period will be tested from 9:50 to 11:20. Classes meeting eighth period will take their finals from 11:30 to 1 p.m. On Jan. 21, sixth period classes will meet for their finals from 8:10 to 9:40. Third period classes will take their finals from 9: 50 to 11: 20. Ninth period classes will be tested from 11:30 to 1 p.m.
Sarah Langdon wins O'Brian award Maine South sophomore Sarah Langdon has been selected as Maine South's candidate for the Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation International Leadership Seminar competition. The Foundation promotes leadership qualities in high school sophomores. To be selected, the candidate must have shown leadership abilities, cooperation with others, sensitivity to the needs of others and the desire to learn and share knowledge with others. Sarah will attend a three day seminar in Chicago this spring. There, she will compete with other Illinois representatives to attend the annual International Leadership Seminar, which will be held in Orlando, Florida at the EPCOT Center on August 5-13. The actor, Hugh O'Brian, established the Foundation in 1958 to seek outstanding'high school sophomres and provide them with the opportuinity to develop leadership abilities. Sarah is vice-president of the sophomore class at South. She is also a member of Student Council and Pep Council. She was elected to the Brotherhood Society last year and writes for Southwards.
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