Vol 20 issue 2

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SOUTHWORdS

Vol. 20, No. 2

Maine South High School, Park Ridge, IL

1984 Oct. 7, 1983

Graduation procedures change Changes in the senior graduation will occur this year affecting all students and the graduating classes to come. Graduates will march in a single file line with their homeroom instead of the traditional marching partner style. In previous years students were allowed to pick the person which they were to march with during commencement. The new plan was chosen to do away with problems and to focus more attention on the individual student. Many problems occured in the old style when only one-third of the class would chose partners to walk with. The othertwo-thirds which did not choose, were assigned partners, thus applying pressure and causing record

keeping problems. Organization of the old style was difficult and time consuming. There were complaints from the faculty about the amount of time taken from their classes, which wasa spent on graduation marching practice. Individual emphasis also wants to be added to the commencement. The faculty feels that the new plan high-lights each graduate. Mr. Kenneth Reczkiewicz, assistant principal, states, "I have a strong belief that the graduation ceremony should be dignified and meaningful for eaach individual strdent, because you're graduation is, in one sense, a personal statement." On the other hand, though, Nick Roder,

senior class president, feels that the majority of the students will be upset over the new graduation procedures. He also added that class council is doing its best to have the new procedure reviewed and changed Mr. Reczkiewicz said that the executive commitee and the officers of the senior class council will be meeting on October 11, to discuss the procedures. Student opinion also seems to vary. James Doherty said, " I feel the Situation is wrong." "It's our graduation and 1 think we should have some say as to what happens." Matthew Curtis, on the other hand feels diffferently by saying, " It really doesn't make much difference who marches with who."

National Honor Society Elects Elections of the National Honors Society took place to pick their officers for the 1983-84 school year. The officers for this year are as follows: Debbie Cantlin, presicent; Lisa Canar, vice-president; Joe Dumit, secratary-treasurer; Monica Malic, tutoring chairperson. National Honors Society is an organization honoring those students who have excelled in school. In order to be eligible for National Honors a senior must have a 3.2 grade point average and junior must have a 4.0. Before a student becomes a member, he or she, is first voted on by faculty members. In voting, the faculty takes into consideration

Springfield toured by Kathy Yoo Forty-five Maine South government students will be attending a tour of Springfield on October 19, 1983. The students will be the guests of Representative Penny Pullen and state Senator Bob Kustra. As part of the tour, the students will attend a house committee meeting, a session of the senate and a meeting of the House of Representatives. From the trip Students are to learn about legislation and talk to state legislators. I Also with meeting of legislators, the students will meet with Governor James Thompson and Secratary of State James Edgar. Sight seeing will include a tour of the state capitol, memorials, Abraham Lincoln's tomb and his heritage.

character, leadership and ser\ice. Only then, if the student is found exceptable, is he or she inducted into the society. The society itself is basically a small group of students consisting of only about 25 members. The main contribution that the society gives to the school is a tutoring program. Students wishing to be tutored can go to their councelors andfillout an application for tutoring services. Councelors then arrange with Mr. Daniel Misevich, sponsor, for one of the members to help the student. Mr. Misevich says that members are paid about $3 an hour but that they shouldn't be tutoring for

the money, but rather.to help those students aren't as fortunate as them. Mr. Misevich went on to add, "Just because the society may not be able to handle a request for tutoring is noreason to stop there. Students should look elsewhere for help, such as teachers or aides." The society's contributions are limited since most members are involved in other organizations and events. Mr. Misevich finally finished by saying, "The one that members should rrealize is that they are the top students of the school and should have a responsibility to others by helping them with tutoring."

PTC hold Study Seminar The Maine South Freshman Parent Teacher Council will be holding a special study skills seminar on Tuesday October 11, at 7:30 p.m.in the cafeteria. The evening's theme is "Good Beginning: a Study Skills Program". The workshop is open to all freshmen and their parents. Mr Kenneth Reczkiewicz, assistant principal-students, will speak about forming good study habits. There will be some interaction between Mr. Reczkiewicz and the audience. Afterwards, there will be a reception with refreshments. Mr. Reczkiewicz commented, "This pro-

gram will be a shortened version of those things 1 taught in a summer school class on study skills and is an attempt to reach more freshmen with what all of us feel are important ingrediants to success in school." Mrs. Corrine Keefe, chairman of the Freshman PTC, summed up the purpose of the program, "We want the freshmen to achieve success, to feel comfortable at Maine South and not overwhelmed by difficulties and bigness there. We would like them to look back when they are seniors and see that they had a good beginning."


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