Administration toughens tardy policy In the past, there has been an increasing problem at Maine South regarding tardiness and requests for absence from school in advance. Because of problems in these two areas the Executive Committee hasimplemented several changes. Regarding tardiness, students will still be allowed three tardies without penalty for the year. The time period for tardiness without penalty now extends from 8:00 to 8:20 a.m.instead of 9:00. Students arriving between 8:20 and 8:40 a.m. will receive one detension each for a first, second, or third tardy. After a third tardy, students will receive the penalties previously in effect.
By the new rules tardiness may also result in a behavior report. If a student arrives after 8:40 a.m. the teacher is to consider this a cut, and that student will be written up. Any student arriving late due to illness should have his parent call the Attendance Office before 1 p.m. the day of the tardy, or bring his/her parent to the Attendance Office to report illness as the reason for being tardy. Also, students will no longer be required to obtain "Permit to be Absent" forms. Students should instead have a parent call the Attendance Office prior to their leaving school the day of the absence. When they call, your parent should give the following information: the time you'll be leaving school, the time of
returning to school, and the reason for missing class. Parents should call the Attendance Office one day prior to the absence. If a student plans to miss two or more days of school, they must still obtain a "Permit to be Absent" form. If students are to miss part of a school day, they should still sign in or out at the Attendance Office. If the Attendance Office does not have record of a parent call, the student will not be allowed to leave the building. The above rule changes became effective Oct. 17. According to Principal Robert Barker, "Attendance at school has much to do with your success as a student."
News Briefs There will be no school on Mon., Nov. 11 in observation of Veteran's Day. The P.T.C. Fall Open House for students whose last names begin with letters M-Z will be held on Wed., Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. There will be a District Half-Day Workshop on Thurs., Nov. 21. Graffiti, Maine South's Creative Writing Magazine, is accepting submissions for its fall issue in the bookstore and room V-130. Essays, short stories, and poetry will be judged on the basis of originality, creativity, and literary merit. Anyone interested in becoming a judge or an artist should pick up an application in V-130. Subscriptions for Graffiti will soon be sold in English classes for $1.00.
Canned food drive field Student Council will be sponsoring a canned food drive during the weeks before Thanksgiving. All students and faculty are asked to contribute canned and dry goods to the drive which will then be donated to a Chicago charity. Student Council will provide boxes in each homeroom for food to be deposited in. More information will be provided by Student Council homeroom representatives as Thanksgiving nears.
souihwoRcIs Vol. 22, No. 4
Maine Township High School South
Nov. 8,1985
WMTH expands studio faciliti WMTH, the voice of Maine Township high schools and the television studio, WMTH-TV Cablenet Channel 82 have moved into their new facilities under the direction of Mr. David Lavelle and Mr. Mark Bielak respectively. Both stations have expanded into larger faciUties and are located in rooms PA-102 and PA-103. The TV studio now has three new cameras, a character generator, and a new portable camera and recorder. The new larger studios allows the use of all three cameras to record. The new facilities cost $25,000. WMTH is expanding it's programing to include a new "Maine South Magazine." Mr. Bielak feels, "this is a wonderful opportunity for students to work with equipment and facilities they won't see again until their junior year in college." Mr. Bielak asks that anyone interested in air Senior George Satur works with the time or TV programs or who would just like to equipment in the WMTH-TV's new get involved in the program stop in and talk facilities
Juniors chosen for foreign experience Five juniors were recently selected to spend next summer abroad. Brian Fortney, Jeff Fortney, Ken Koeppl, Molly Nelson, and Meg Parson were choosen by the AFS (American Field Service) to
represent American youth in foriegn countries. According to Mrs. Adams, a member of the selection committee which is made up of members of the local AFS chapter, the choice was not based solely on
grades or extracirricular activities. ing to be able to handle themselves Interest, maturity, self- in a foreign country." confidence, and curiosity were qualities they looked for in an apThe juniors are expected to find (dicant out which country will host them Mrs. Adams said, "We really sometime in late March or early look for kids that we think are go- April.