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.
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Nov. 8, 1985
Commentary
There will be no breakfasts at McD's The Breakfast Club, a rising trend at Maine South, has been put to an end by a new lardy policy. Now, instead of eating an Egg McMuffin at McDonald's or enjoying a stack of pancakes at one of the many local pancake houses, former club members are struggling through trig problems, being enlightened by Shakespeare, or eating a not-so-wonderful donut in lounge during first period. Gone are the days of arriving at school by 9:00 a.m. without seeing the deans. You must now be signed in by 8:20 a.m.
to escape punishment. Early reports on the effect of this new policy clearly show that tardies have greatly declined since the policy was established. Mr. Kenneth Reczkiewicz, assistant principal of students, commented on the reasons behind the new policy," Absenteeism and tardiness to school is a growing problem in a lot of high schools. I believe that research that says that when students are tardy and absent they do worse in school are accurate. When we looked at tardiness, we felt a new policy was a necessity."
Editorial •
Teams deserve support Recently a pep rally was held in honor of the boys football and soccer teams who were, at the time, beginning play in their respective state tournaments. Both teams were ending successful seasons and entered state play with high hopes of success. The school, therefore, decided to support these teams with a voluntary attendance {xp rally. Winning seasons and successful state tournaments, however, are more ordinary occurences in the girls' athletic department at Maine South. For some reason, the great accomplishments of these athletes are virtually unrecognized by the school. Last year alone the girls' swim team placed second in State, the Softball team captured fourth place honors in Illinois, and the soccer team, for the second straight year, was named the unofficial champion of Illinois' Mini-State Tournament. The list of girls athletic accomplishments goes on. While the guys deserve all the creait, support, and attention they are receiving, if a pep rally is held to inspire the guysto future succes in their state tournaments shouldn't, in all fairness, something be done to acknowledge the girls for consistently good performances?
Letter to the editor
Stormy Weather
South needs change by Steve Slaughter I'm going to begin with a resp>onse to my last article. The topic, for those of you who didn't read it, concerned the persecution of different people for being different. I made, however, some mistakes in writing this. Some misunderstandings resulted causing several problems in the past couple of weeks. A certain group of guys got angry, and rightly so, under the provisions of that article. This is where I made my mistake, so I'd like to clear things up a little. Although it must have looked like I was refering to them (as I look back, now), I was directing it at a different group entirely. These guys (the ones that got mad) have never given me any trouble before about clothes or anything dse; so, for those of you involved, I'm sorry for accidentally throwing you in with the real guys who put me and others down. I'm not going to apologize for the basic idea of letting people wear what they like; I don't think there was anything wrong with that. But the way I went about it, I think, was wrong. In illustrating my point, I made a big mistake. I started doing the same thing I was condemning. I insulted the exact way I had been insulted. (Does that make sense?) So I wanted to clarify what I really meant and get things straightened out. I hope this has cleared things up, and I'm sorry for all the commotion I've caused. What to talk about now? You know what would be really nice to have at this school. Some things similar to Barrington High School. I visited Barrington dur-
New ideas about dance Dear Editor, I am writing with regards to the letter written by Yvonne Thomas in the last issue of Southwards ["Dance needs to change," Oct. 18]. In her letter Yvonne expressed her views by stating that Homecoming should be a singles dance where everyone may come and dress as they please. She felt that Homecoming was too "romantic and formal" and that it should be "casual and fun." My question is: Is it impossible to go to a "romantic and formal" dance and still have fun? The decision as to whether the dance should be formal is up to the individual. It is his or her own preogative to dress as they please. As for Homecoming being romantic, that, too, is up to the individual. Most couples that attend ony go as friends. Cost shouldn't be a problem. If
they didn't want to spend the money, theywouldn't have asked in the first place. Yvonne felt that "with Girls' Choice, Junior Prom, and Senior Prom, wer're not lacking in formal dances." Now, honestly tell me, how many freshmen and sophomores go to Junior and Senior Prom? Many juniors and seniors don't even go to them. One final note, pride is not lost by lack of money, lack of a date, or "the desire to buy a new suit or dress." Maine South's pride is shown at our Homecoming assembly, carnival, parade and football game. We know more then anyone that the Hawks are the best, and by the time the dance comes, it's about time to mellow out a little and enjoy the company of our date and friends. Katie Moore, '86
This policy has created changes in the number of students tardy during homeroom and first period; a few days before the policy was put into effect there were 43 tardies during homeroom and 43 during first period. Now, the average tardies are 15.5 during homeroom and only 13 during first period. Teachers generally agree with the new policy. Mr. John Doherty, English teacher feels,"the extra 40 minutes of first period will be beneficial to the student in the long run." continued on pg. 7...
ing one of our days off and found some really cool things-. For example, the gym classes are all co-ed. Instead of your basics, they have more beneficial classes: waterpolo (like we have, except co-ed~think about that for a minute), golf (on a real golf course close to the school), circus tricks (I'm not joking) with separate divisions like huma^H pyramids, juggling and, get t h i i ^ r bowling. They actually go to a bowling alley for gym class. Wouldn't that be great? Another thing they have that might be nice, hot toasted bagels in the morning. They toast them as you stand there. I don't like to cut down school food that much, but let's be honest. Those cold, hard bagels in Line One in the morning are pretty pathetic. They're more like a hockey puck or door stop or paper weight than a hot toasted bagel.
A general relaxed atmosphere existed there that I've found in few other schools. I'm sure this doesn't apply to everyone there, but most of their teachers were glad to see me visiting. 1 didn't have to live 1(X) miles away or be a blood relative or plan it six months ahead of time. I showed up and they welcomed me. They didn't worry so much about the nitty-gritty details. They didn't go completely by the book. I think some of these attitude^^ could be incorporated into our <)t^H mosphere at Maine S o u t h ^ ^ Teachers could be a little more laid back and not worry about every little thing. Well, it's just a thought.
Nov. 8, 1985
Commentary
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Royalty comes to teach in Hawk Country Coming of age and having the feeling she mosphere of school pride and spirit. In outgrew her local educational institution, she Princess Janet's education she favored history discussed attending a level of higher education and working with young adults, so she worked with King James and Queen Lucille. It was a very hard to become and educator. Once upon difficult decision to be made, for it meant As the years passed, it came time for a time, in a Kingdom far, far away, a beautiful Princess Janet would have to venture to Princess Janet to travel to yet another princess was born to King James and Queen another kingdom. After great contemplation, kingdom to student teach. However, this was a Lucille. They loved Princess Janet and nur- the Kingdom of Carbondale was chosen, due great concern for Princess Janet and the King to the fact that it offered Princess Janet an ex- and Queen, for Princess Janet did not want to tured her through her childhood. Princess Janet was a very active and in- cellent educational opportunity and also new student teach at just any kingdom. quisitive child. The King and Queen knew their forms of social activities for her to participate She was in search of a kingdom that had daughter would be one of spirit and fire, so in. pride and spirit within its foundation. Her they sent her to the very best schools where she So the King and Queen helped their search was long and perilous, until one day, on could expand her knowledge and love of life. daughter pack her belongings into the family's a journey to the enchanted city of Chicago, At the schools Princess Janet attended, she seven carriages and bid farewell to their belov- Princess Janets' caravan traveled past the was active in all the latest sports, such as ed daughter. At the Kingdom of Carbondale, Kingdom of Maine South. jousting and juggling. She also participated in Princess Janet took advantage of the educaA beautiful and majestic kingdom, home to extracurricular functions such as madrigal din- tional programs and extracurricaular activities the Hawks, was her destiny. There, she found ners and balls. available to her. She so enjoyed the atcontinued on pg. 7... Miss Janet Grady is student teaching histor\ classes under Mr. John Heurnan. She is majoring in history and secondary education at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Waiting for the sun-
Remembering a wise chiildhood hero Well! I got so much response from the last aiiother party. Have you ever noticed that he's article because of the observation concerning got a problem with putting on suits any time Cindy Brady's daring dress habits, that an en- someone mentions the word party? tire column devoted to The Brady Bunch is in But I really loved Peter's impressions in that order. show. Like his Humphrey Bogart, "Hey, Dad, In the hopes of finding a worthy subject to you know what we're having for dinner? Pork discuss and form an article from, I went to my chops and applesawce!" What a guy! How collection of episodes on video tape. (If I could he think he's dull? It's a good thing he hadn't it would have been just a slew of "Mom had all those chicks around at that party ( suit, always said, don't play ball in the house!" Peter, suit) to help him through his trauma. quotes from various shows.) When he tries to do the Cyrino deal (of Anyway, I was watching the one where Peter course he's wearing another suit) he has Greg saved the little girl Tina Spenser, from the fall- hide in the bushes and tell him what to say to ing wall in Driscoll's Toy Store and became a flatter Carrie. He can't even get his lines hero. Geez, that brings tears to my eyes! How straight: "Your moon beams, uh, what did he have the guts? Didn't the suspense kill Greg?" you when they kept showing the shelf come But let's not diminish the beloved character loose from the wall? What a show! of Peter Brady. He's a great guy and has provAnd then he becomes a "little stinker" ed his bravery on many occasions other than (Shh! Don't let Mrs. Brady hear you say that saving the little brat from the killer wall. word...) and he thinks he's the hottest thing There was that time that Peter was into foot.since collector food stamps. (Mrs. Brady: "Do ball, but also in Glee Club. All the guys on the you think it's going to his head?" Greg: "Not team thought he was so gay. (not a direct going-went!") Then he gets the Hero of the quote-can you imagine Mrs. Brady's reaction Month award from the Chronicle and, of to that one?) because he sang. But they stopcourse, the only thing to do is throw a big Hero ped calhng him a canary after Peter endured all their ribbing and held his ground. They Bash with the 50 bucks he is awarded. Watching this made me think of other things discovered that many professional football old Peter has been through over the years. You players sing, too, and went and joined Glee know what? He's made a real fool of himself Qub. What a trend-setter. And we can't forget what a great brother from time to time. In the very same episode we see him Hexing his muscles (or at least looking Peter proved himself to be. He spent an entire for them) in the mirror. (Yeah, right- the same show trying to figure out what happened to the mirror that Bobby later practices his earrings that Cindy loaned to herself and lost so that she wouldn't get into trouble. Okay, smooching techniques in front of.) And how can we forget the episode where he maybe it took Mr. Brady to come in and thinks that he is dull? Come on, Peter, you're "reconstruct the crime," but it's the thought the hot stuff hero with the muscles, that counts.' But my favorite example of brotherly devoremember?) So he puts on a suit and throws
by Karen Davlin tion for Cindy is the one where Buddy Henton picks on Cindy because of her lisp. What a bully: "Baby talk! Baby talk! It's a wonder you can walk!" It's a good thing Cindy had such a man of a 12 year old brother. I'm surprised he wasn't on the front of a Wheaties box or something after that wicked hook to Buddy's face. Anyway, old Pete has been through a lot, and for a guy who has had so many trying ex[jeriences and still hung in there, he deserves a great deal of credit. Let's hear it for Peter Brady, our hero always.
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Nov. 8,1985
Nov. 8, 1985
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Programs offer aid to teens .7 balâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;makÂŁSJfou1rouble Alcohol: where do we get it Last Friday night Curt, Karen, John, and Rob were going downtown on the expressway. They were drinking a httle, but come on, they have to have some fun. Besides, Curt assured himself and the others that he could handle himself. And he did handle himself and his car and his three friends into a viaduct, killing them all. We've heard this kind of story many times, and that's what is scary. This particular one isn't fact, but it's proven that alcohol is the number one cause of death in people between the ages of 16 and 24, mostly combined with automobiles. And it's also stated that 93 percent of high school teenagers havee used alcohol by their senior year and 34 percent regularly abuse drugs, including alcohol. Why are these drugs so popular? Well, there are many reasons hke: "to open up," "to get away," "to make me feel good," but the most popular one was out of boredom. Imagine ruining your whole life just because you can't be exciting and have fun without drugs and alcohol, and yet we do this every weekend. It is obvious people/kids need help, and that's the purpose of this article. There are many programs close to home such as Forest Hospital, located in Des Plaines, which offers in-patient and out-patient help for youths. Two more centers which are even more convenient are the Parkside Lodge located in Mundelein, Illinois and Parkside Youth Center
found in our very own Park Ridge. The Parkside Lodge basically deals with in-patient care. Theii programs take about four to six weeks to get you involved and then they move from there. They deal with helping kids live in a substance (drug/alcohol) free enviomment, improving their emotional and physical well-being. They also crtate support groups and will involve teens in groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and Alteen. The Parkside Youth Center is right by Lutheran General Hospital and their programs are longer and help in a more permanent recovery. Their entire program could last anywhere from four to six months depending the person. At Parkside they give you real responsibilities and keep you in a real community. After you've finished the treatment they'll keep in touch if help is still needed. If you feel you might have a problem or just want to talk to someone about these programs please call 635-4162 for the Forest Hospital Substance Abuse program or the Out-patient Clinic at 635-4224. For Parkside Lodge call 634-2020 and for Parkside Youth Center call 696-8313. As for dealing with costs, most health insurance companies can help with payments. This article wasn't written to criticize or call anyone a drunken bum. But, too many kids think they are too young to be addicted, or think that drinking on weekends is okay, or just don't care. These are the people who should really think about what they are doing and maybe think about calling those numbers. Don't destroy your life when peple are so close by and really want to help you. by Chrissy Coscioni
by Chris Riedel >^ ^ ^ ^ ^ You're at a party. Your friends say^ have a beer. You sit down and drink. But, have you ever thought about what you are drinking or how the alcohol goes about get ting you to "feel so good?" Quite simply, alcohol is an enzyme from yeasf which converts sugar into carbon dioxide and alco hoi. This chemical is then transformed to smell taste appealing by adding other chemicals. How then does this conglamoration of chemicals affect you? As you drink about 20 percent goes straight through^ your stomach walls into your blood stream. Eighty percent gets passed into your small intestine where it's absorbed. Factors involved in determining how fast you will get "high' include body weight, stomach content and type of drink. Your Mood alcohol level (BAL) measures how much alcohol is in the blood. At .1 BAL in most states you are considered an illegal driver. Now that you know a little about what you're drinking and why you feel so good, think about the consequences the next time you pick up a beer or a shot.
SADD encourages students Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) was started on a national level by Robert Onassis because of the death of an athlete in an alcohol related traffic accident. Since then, schools across the country have joined the organization. In the spring of 1984, Paul Pacific, an assistant director of SADD was a guest speaker at Maine South. After his appearance a chapter was formed. The new chapter, spured into action by the emotion of Mr. Pacific, handed out Contracts for Life. The contract said that a student and his/her parent agree not to drive drunk, but to seek an alternate form of transportation. More recently the club purchased key chains to hand out to driver education students on completion of the course. The key chains simply state the purpose of the whole group, "Friends don't let friends drive drunk."
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Liquor. How do kids find it? There are many fdaces they can get it because, let's face it, it's everywhere. First, there is a major distinction between consumption of alcohol by upper and underclassmen. Freshmen and sophomores who drink usually sneak little sips here and there from the good old liquor cabinet. They have not yet discovered the fake ID and do not look old enough to walk into an all too lenient store and get the guy behind the counter to sell them some Uquor. They may also turn to an older brother or sister who may just buy them a couple beers, a six pack for about 12 people. Of course, there are always parties. In a party situation an underclassmen can easily get in contact with the "right people." In one of these instances a senior guy may be more than willing to help a young freshman in his quest for liquor. For underclassmen drinking is a new thing, and they are more likely to get sick and then be amazed at how much fun getting sick can be. Statements like, "I barfed ten times in a row, it was so cool" can easily be heard on a Monday morning. By the time junior and senior year rolls around, drinking is not the thrill it used to be. People tend
to drink more on a social basis and it is more socially acceptable not to drink at all. If an upperclassmen wants to drink it is fairly easy to find places to go. There are many stores that are not very strict about who they sell to. Many upperclassmen have the "connections" necessary to obtain fake identification which is fairly easy to get at a low cost. Recently an article in the Chicago Tribune stated that 44 percent of teenagers surveyed drink beer regularly, and that 31 percent drink other alcoholic beverages. In Maine South there is a special program for kids who get caught with liquor called Project Rescue. Project Rescue can be choosen as an alternative to a one week suspension from school. It informs about the effects of alcohol and other drugs, striving to solve problems before they arise. If the question is why do kids drink, most would say because it is fun. But, it is not fun to get killed in a car accident because the person who was driving did not know how to walk after a late night party. If you do think it's cool to "barf 10 times" and enjoy the thrill of passing for a 21 year-old with your fake ID, then just don't drive.
Alcohol's effect on your behavior and driving abiltiy Number of beers or one-ounce ser- Blood alcohol vings of liquor concentration
New driving law Aimed at teens by Krystyna Kazmierczak Over one-half of all people killed in traffic accidents are either drunk themselves or are killed by someone driving under the influence of alcohol. Of these, sixty percent are between the ages of 16 and 24. The state of Illinois has tried to reduce the number of alcohol related fatalities by stricter enforcement of drunk driving laws and by the use of roadblocks near the Wisconsin border to steer teens from returning home drunk on weekends. These attempts have been effective, and now the state is instituting new laws to further decrease traffic deaths. A new law requires that all licenses issued as of Jan. 21, 1986 to people under the age of 21 be a different color. This will make it more difficult for minors to buy alcohol. Refusal to sutsmit to a test of blood alcohol level now results in suspension of driving privileges for six months, and a suspension of 12 months if you refuse to take the test again after being caught within five years of the first offense. Lastly, no alcohol, whether open or not, will be allowed in the passenger area of vehicles.
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Nov. 8, 1985
Catch-22 Spirit of '86 plans production^ Trunk is used to open and close the show and also fills in when extra people are needed in acts. This year's Trunk consists of Pat Leahy, Dave Bleeden, Roger Smith, Pete Krause, Troy McLennan, George Brant, Darren Bochat, Steve Slaughter, Brad Coltman, Eric Britcher, Tim Dietline, Dean Westmen, Owen Hayes, Doug Mikann, Wayne Coble, Eric Hibbler, Brad Richier, Katy McGarry, Eileen Dever, Colette Puseczan, Meg Parson, Suzette Baeckelandt, Anne Burswoid. Lynn Cinelli, Kristen Haller, Katie Haselhuhn, Ann Heurich, Lynne Neuberi. Laura Smals, Killeen Leahy, Mina Honda, Beth Morandi, Sue Hagman, Nichole Riehter, Colleen Aloisio, ^:--\, f â&#x20AC;˘ Vicki Slaughter, Alison Heiizman, Geraldine xefKinsella, Katie Moore, Jenny Zemlick, Maura Scott, Sara Cycholl, Tina .McGarry, Kim This past month the National Council of Grichnik, Jenine Smith and Sami Anderson. Teachers of English (NCTE) announced the Also recently chosen by choreographers winngK.QLilS_Achievement Awards in Writing. Dawn Wallenburg and Kris Nugent was Afformer Maitie^outh sTudent who"rnoved-tQ_^ Alaska betweenJieLJunior and senior 'Julie WifdhaBer, was a recipienra Each year nearly 18,400 high schools ticipate in the competition, but only 800 winby Katy McGarry ners are choosen nation wide. The nominees Maine South will be hosting its second anare chosen from the junior class and Maine nual Southfest on March 19, 20. South was allowed four. The number is based South/est is dedicated to seminars ranging on the percentage of sophomores, juniors, and from ice-sculpture tO stage fighting to belly seniors at school. dancing. Students and faculty can attend the First the nominees were required to write an seminars which coincide with individual inimpromptu theme on a topic selected by the terests. NCTE. Then the students then submitted a This year's Southfest will be a little difwriting of their choice. Each essay was read and evaluated by two judges. The Acheive- ferent. The daily seminars will include two ment Awards in Writing are the highest honor lunch periods to accomodate all students. the NCTE gives students. Again this year, on Wednesday night, Also honored for NCTE contributions by March 19, a night performance will be the University of Illinois was Mrs. Diane featured. Although no definite decision has Johnson, English teacher. been made, the Southfest committee is conOn Oct. 25 Mrs. Johnson was invited to at- sidering three groups: Wes Harrison, Mr. tend a reception in St. Louis honoring her as a sound effects; The Sundowners, a country teacher who has demonstrated genuine con- music group headed by newsman, Joel Daley; cern for student writing and has produced and a jump roping group featuring rope and lighting tricks. award winning students. "It's going to take a lot of work but it will be worth it since V-Show is the best show. It involves kids frorn all departments," says Sami Anderson one of the senior directors along with Sara Cycholl and Tina McGarry. Currently there about 40 acts in V-Show running in length from about five seconds to four minutes. According to Mr. Martello rehersals are going very well, but it is difficult to tell if this show will have the same high level of energy as previous shows. This year V-Show has a good variety of acts and also includes acts that appear in every V-Show including Hawkettes, Orchesis, and stage band.
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V-Show dance chorus consisting of Connie Brazile, Denise O'Deen, Angela Lederer, Killeen Leahy and Nadia Accetulli. The members of writing staff chosen by staff heads Julie Ewry and Kate Ranft are Pete Krause, Roger Smith, Alisa Regas, Jenny Helfogt and Kathy Metzinger. Writing staff is used to write comedy for the show including writing black-outs and rewriting acts. The stage crew is now beginning to plan lighting, construction, sound, painting, and props. For anyone interested in being an usher for V-Show should contact Nancy Humm, Student Council V-Show Chairperson or stop by the Student Council office Mr. Martello says,"We have a very experienced staff and good student directors. It k>oks like it's going to be a good show but it will take a lot of time."
rflOrganizers shape Southfest '86 The probable cost for tickets is $6, with a reduced price for Senior Citizens. The Southfest logo was designed by senior, Tony Sweeney.
First annual Township Day planned for seniors "This will be the first High School Township Day in Illinois. It will be to the student's advantage to gain knowledge of township government," stated Mr. Otto Kohler, Social Science Department Chairman. Forty-two seniors selected fromgovernment and European history classes, will go to the Maine Township Hall on Nov. 20. The students will be gaining knowledge of Township government. They will meet first with the Executive Director of the Township Officials of Illinois, George Miller, to get an overall idea of their individual functions: Department of Township Clerk, Department
of Social Service and General Assistance, Department of Roads and Bridges, Maine Stay (Maine Township Council on Youth), and the Township Assessors Office. After the presentations by the departments, the students will be divided into six groups and will spend the rest of the morning with the department of their choice. The students will then take part in a simulation of Township buisiness. They will have a revenue sharing hearing to decide how much each department of the Township should receive of the money that the Federal Government annually grants the Township.
The Social Science Department is planning other events for the near future. Students will have the opportunity to work for a candidate who will be running in the 1986 primary election. The students who participate will be able to make their own decisions for whom they want to work. The candidates will be coming to Main South and will be videotaped so the studentss ^ ^ may have a chance to see who their choices are. The program is called Government Internship and the participants will be working at their candidate's headquarters.
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•South soccer team ends season The Hawks soccer season ended with a loss to St. Viator in the Glenbrook North Regional Championship game. St. Viator is a solid ball club, but team members believe that the game should have been a Maine South win. They also felt that they did not capitalize on thier opportuntities while St. Viator took advantage of their own.
Regional play started with a 4-0 win over Maine West. The Maine South team dominated the game with fine defense play. Chris Larson, Chuck Huettinger, Dan Constantini, and Todd Rowan each scored a goal, while the defense as a whole played a great game. The next game was a 1-0 win over Prospect. Prospect was a very aggressive team and kept the game very close. The only goal was scored by Pete Murgess in what was probably the best game of the season. Three players, Tom Mech, John Dimeo, and
Tales of a princess ...continued from pg. 3 an infinite supply of school spirit and pride among the student populus, whether it was an extracurricular activity or a school function. Princess Janet had observed Hawk pride 'throughout the entire Kingdom of Maine South and believed the uniqueness would reign throughout the centuries to come. Hawk pride would conquer all foes who dared to cross into the Kingdom. Janet Grady
Chris Larson, received AU-Conference honors, while Chris Larson was also named to the AllSectional team. The Team had its ups and downs this season and, as Tom Mech added, "We had a lot of disappointing losses this season, but the highlight was the win over Maine East. A lot of juniors gained valuable on-the-field experience and should do well next year. This experience will help them next year as the lack of experience hurt us this year."
Both the conference and regional championships were lost in one phase of the game: corner kicks. Missed assignments and confusion opened the door for both Evanston and St. Viator, with both teams taking advantage of the opportunities. Mike Yaeger added an outjook for next season, "We have a lot to learn from this year, and we have to work a lot harder if we want to win slate next year.
Volleyball ends conference play The girls' volleyball season is drawing to a close, leaving the Hawks with a record of 2-8 in conference play. The team won their final conference game against Highland Park 3-15, 15-9, and 15-12, coming in Fifth out of the six schools in the division. Maine South lost their following match against Lane Tech, 8-15 and 4-15. Lane Tech is ranked as one of the top 20 volleyball teams in the state; however, the team plays city schools on the most part, which are generally not as skilled as many surburban schools. Said Mciine South Coach Jim Lonergan of the Lane Tech players, "Those girls were pretty nervous about playing us." According to Coach Lonergan, the Hawks played well in the beginning of the first game, but from then on their performance deteriorated.
serving the ball consistently," he said. The Hawks lost their last home game of the season against Glenbrook South, 2-15 and 8-15. "It was not the kind of match I was hoping for with the regionals coming up," stated Coach Lonergan. "I was hoping the kids would put some things together." According to Mr. Lonergan, the first game was "atrocious" and played with little emotion, and "The players were just kind of there. I was hoping we'd play with pride and spirit, but... we didn't do that." The team's non-conference record stands at 3-16.
In the Pumpkin Tourney which followed, the team lost to Riverside/Brookfield, 6-15 The Other Side is an open forum for faculty and 8-15, and to Downer's Grove South, 3-15 expression. It is provided with the hope that and 6-15. Maine South had done well against members of the faculty would like to share these teams in a previous tournament, and "I their opinions and ideas with the student body was very excited," said Coach Lonergan. But in a guest column format. Submisssions will behis excitement was short-lived, for the team accepted in room V-130. lost their next match, 15-3.
In their final Pumpkin Tourney game Maine South lost, 4-15 and 12-15, to a team from an area near Joliet. Coach Lonergan believes, "They were probably the weakest team we saw continued from pg. 2 in the tournament." In the first match the Physical Education teacher Ms. Phyllis GoU Hawks made only four serves, which, accoralso believes, "It's a good policy because it ding to Mr. Lonergan, should not have hapteaches that punctuality is important." pened so late in the season. "We should be Surprisingly, many of Maine South's .yr , . /'^ i i i
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ltzitrsi>:^i"r'.^^"i>!:^ Katie Clark plays in state mee why it was put into effect, but hates it anyway." However, a senior guy commented, "I think it is good, and will teach responsibility, but I won't admit it." , A junior girl agreed saying, "It's good for those students who are late more than 20 times a year, but what about the people who have never been late and who have an excuse besides breakfast?"
Sophomore Maine South tennis team member Katie Clark came in seventh place in state. She was chosen as the AU-Conference player for the South division of the Central League because of her impressive record of 26-7. She went on to state and beat Sharla Barone of Maine West, who beat Katie during the season. The matches she lost in state were against players who were seeded in the state meet. Miss
Joann Barnes, tennis coach, believes "Katie played super tennis and the state meet showed how all her practice and training have made her a fine p l a y e r . " Coach Barnes also added that Katie "was the only one in the state tournament who used a standard size racquet, which has a smaller head and is harder top play with. Coach Barnes concluded that Maine South can expect good plays from Katie during her next two years here.
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Football team wraps season â&#x20AC;˘ The Maine South Hawlcs ended their football season Saturday by losing to the Oak Park Huskies 20-14 in the second round of the state playoffs. This ended a great season for the Hawks in which they finished 8-3 and 4-1 in conference, good enough for their first playoff berth since 1975. The year began with great expectations for Maine South which was rated eigth in a preseason poll by the Chicago Tribune. All the preseason hype, however, proved to be detrimental as the Hawks lost their first game to Forest View, who is now 10-1. Led by a strong defense, the Hawks did rebound to win their next seven games by a combined score of 168-18. In the final game of the regular season the Hawks played undefeated New Trier for the Conference Championship. Maine South was up 17-13 going into the final quarter but Hawk running back Mike Eaker runs the fumbled away the victory. ball as he is chased by an Evanston But, with the newly expanded playoff forplayer. The Hawks beat Evanston to im- mat, the Hawks made the playoffs and played proved their record to 6-1. and beat York, their first round opponents.
26-0. This brought the Hawks into Oak Park to play the 9-1 Oak Park Huskies. At half-time Maine South was up 7-0 and appeared to be dominating the game. In the second half, however, the Hawks were doomed as the Huskies continually got great field positions and scored three times to win the game and end Maine South's season. Throughout the season the Hawks were led by outstanding individual efforts by both juniors and seniors. The Hawks were ably quarterbacked all year by senior Jamie Butcher who threw to leading receivers Tom Gatz, John Elliott, Jason Dimopolous, and tight ends Mark Kubow and Jim Swanson. The team was most effective, however, running the ball to the likes of Mike Eaker, John Wittmus, and Matt Krystal. The running game was made effective by South's huge offensive line led by seniors Mark Barry and Steve Infante. The real pride of the Hawks was undoubtedly te defense. Led by "Crush Corner" which consisted of Brenden O'Leary, George Chaconas, and Jim Killburg the defense continually held opponents to little or no yardage. Maine South's outstanding secondary of Mike Kodner, Brad Carmody, Matt Krystal and Paul Leongas and their outstanding coverage coupled with a fierce pass rush sent ' fear to opposing quarterbacks. The football team, the rowdies, and all the fans have had much to cheer about. And, with a very talented group of juniors returning the Hawks will be back.
Delano advances
Hawk quarterback Jamie Butcher (11) looks for an open reciever. The Hawks
lost to New Trier, 27-17, which gave New Trier the Conference Championship.
Tomorrow the boys' cross-coimtry state meet will be held. Maine South senior Pete Delano will be competing for the Hawks. Pete qualified by taking ninth place at the Niles West sectional held on Nov. 2. Competing at the sectional meet were sixteen teams including New Trier, Glenbrook North, and Maine East. Pete's time for the three mile course was 15:34. Competing at the meet were 112 boys and girls from the sixteen schools. Pete was the only boy's team member running in the meet from Maine South.
Coach Kluqe initiates new programs
Mr. Paul Kluge, the new coach of the boys' swim team is making some changes in the swimming program. One such program is Swim and Stay Fit. It is an intramural program set up for all students interested in staying fit. The program started in Sept. Over 40 students have taken advantage of it. On November 18, the swim team will officially start the season with try-outs for all levels at 3:30. Coach Kluge says "We're hop-
ing to get off to a fast start due to the fact that many of the swimmers have taken advantage of the Swim and Stay Fit program." Coach Kluge is hoping for a large frosh/soph turn out this year. Even though the team lost many seniors from last year's team, there are several outstanding individuals returning, which should make for an e.xciting season. Two other new programs are an age group
team and the Guard Club. The age group team is mainly for grade school kids. That program runs from Nov. 11, through March 9. The Guard Club is still in the planning stages, but its main purpose will be to support ^ ^ ' ' all swimming activities here at South and ^ throughout the community. The Club will also be a way to meet new peo[de with a common interest in swimming.