Vol 23 issue 4

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souihwoRcis Vol. 23, No. 4

Maine Township High School South

October 31,1986

Student Council learns to lead

Mr. Robert Teichart speaks to students about leadership skills and setting goals for the future at this year's Student Council Leadership Conference.

On Oct. 16,120 Maine South and Maine East Leadership Conference. In the years before, Maine students and teachers shared a worthwhile ex- South was not as lucky to have a professional perience while attending the Student Council speaker; they usually had teachers sharing their Leadership Conference held at the 1st Baptist experiences in life and hoping to teach students a little about how to be leaders. Maine South and Church of Park Ridge. From 9:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. students and Maine East are privileged to have such an opporteachers listened to Mr. Robert Teichart's lectures tunity and hope to involve Maine West in the future. Although some students had higher expectations and films on leadership skill, how to set your goals, how to learn about ^ — ^ ^ ' ^ — ^ ^ ^ — — " ^ ^ ^ of the lectures, most Maine South students enyourself and how to decide what you want out "I think it was a worthwhile experience for joyed the experience. of life. "This is to help the student council members. They probably Steve Muscarello, Student Council Vicestudents learn their place President and chairman in the world," stated Ms. got some good ideas." Steve Muscarello Finneran, Student Counof the conference, stated, cil Sponsor. There was Student Council Vice-President "I think it was a woralso group participation in thwhile experience for the which small groups con- • ^ — ^ — — ^ — — ^ ^ " • ^ ^ ^ ~ ~ " " ~ ^ ^ ^ student council sisting of students from both Maine East and Maine members. They probably got some good ideas." South talked about these topics together. Syndy Schmidz, another student council member Mr. Robert Teichart, a former coach of many said, "I learned that if you have a goal not to give, state champion teams and assistant principal of but work hard and go after it!" Saint Charles High School, is now on the St. Some students, as explained by Senior Class Charles School Board and lecturing professionally President Susie Kashul, were not as impressed by at schools, corporations, and churches. the leadership conference, "It didn't meet up with This is the 6th year Maine South has had a my expectations."

Recognition program underway

News Briefs

Beginning in November, Maine South will begin a student recognition program whose intent is "to recognize the achievement, excellence, or improvement in a student worthy of the honor." This program will begin with "Student of the Month" awards that will be given out departmentally. On thefirstMonday of each month, a teacher may nominate a student in their class who has shown excellence in sw areas of classroom work.

The S.A.T. will be administered on Nov. I at 7:45 A.M. in the Maine South centers area. Don't forget your No. 2 pencil.

V-Show directors announce Trunk and acts

The Parent Teacher Council is sponsoring the 1986 Fall Open HouseFor all those students whose last names begin with A-L the program is scheduled for Nov. 3. Students with names beginning with M-Z are scheduled for Nov. 12.

The department chairman will take the nominations and submit them to the department secretary who will then type out a certificate to be given to the recognized student. The student will then be given his/her certificate in class and a letter will be sent home to his/her parents from the principal announcing the student's achievement. The names of such students will be posted in the "Student of the Month" display case located These areas are: outstanding classroom work, ser- across from the Career Resource Center. vice to the class, outstanding projects, outstanding Honor Roll students' names will also be posted in effort, class participation, positive attitude as a stu- the new display cases along with pictures of dent, and other significant areas of study. the current presidents of clubs here at South.

The 1986 V-Show Trunk was announced Oct. 22. They open and close the show and perform in acts and in the short sideshows between acts. This year's Trunk members include: Jenine Snith, Kim Grichnik, Katy McGarry, Eileen Dever, Meg Parson, Kristin Haller, Ann Heurich, Lynne Neubert, Beth Morandi, Nicole Richter, Vicki Slaughter, Allison Heitzman, Maura Scott, Colette Puszan, Carmella Mulvhill, Jenn Welzenback, IVfichelle Rante, Jenny Drozd, Dawn Baudek, Qiaris

Runnels, Alisa Regas, Ashley Runnels, Dawn Blumentha], Amy Nommenson, Rebecca Phillips, Melinda McCormick, Darren Bochat, George Brant, Troy McLennan, Dean Westman, Pat Leahy, Dave Bleeden, Roger Smith, Tim Dietlin, Owen Hayes, Wayne Goble, Mark Gierszewski, Jeff Fortney, Doug James, Matt Johnson, Greg Barrington, Greg Cooma-, Steve Engel, Steve Papas, Mike McGarry and Nelson Paradez.

Oct. 31 marks the end of the first quarter.

On Nov. 10 the Boys Fall Sports Awards Night will take place at 7:30 P.M. in the Clyde K. Watson Auditorium . School will be closed on Nov. 11 in observation of Veteran's Day.

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