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Marilyn Quayle speaks at South

Dwarfed by television cameras and microphones, a Secret Service agent attempts to blend into the scene r y while keeping a watchful eye on the proceedings, •"or more on security precautions, see page 2.

Ouuide Maine South, three cars come speeding into the circular drive; men in three-piece suits jump out and escort a woman into the building.

Marilyn Quayle's arrival brought excitement, along with a slew of secret servicemen, to South on October 12,1988.

Greeted by Otto Kohler, Social Science Department Chairman; and Milton Nelson, a government teacher; along with several local reporters, Mrs. Quayle was immediately ushered into the personnel office where she met Dr. Cachur and other administrators.

Decked out in red, white, and blue bunting, C101 slowly filled with an onslaught of students from social science classes. Mrs. Quayle entered the room surrounded by two campaign aides. Dr. Cachur, Mr. Adamo, Mr. Feichter, and Mr. Kohler.

After being introduced by senior Jenny Miller, whose letters to the Bush/Quayle campaign resulted in her appearance, Mrs. Quayle began her speech by urging students to learn as much as possible about the candidates and to exercise iheir right to vote. She also spoke of the far-reaching effects of the '88 election—this president will most likely be able to appoint three supreme court justices, all serving life terms.

As she spoke of the high inflation and high unemployment rates in 1980, she commented that e Reagan administration had "led this nation into osperity." A main goal of the Bush/Quayle campaign is to stress the question, "How can we continue down that road of economic success?"

Using the analogy of "kids in a playground," Mrs. Quayle praised Reagan's INF treaty, stating that the U.S. must deal with the Soviets from a

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Hanked by Secret Service agents, Marilvn Quayle visited Maine South to advance the campaign of George Bush and her husband. Senator Dan Quayle, in their bid for the highest offices in the land. position of strength, a pwsition which George Bush advocates. Mrs. Quayle finished by again urging students to vote.

A panel composed of selected students and volunteers from Mr. Feichter's AP Government class addressed questions to the senator's wife. The p>anel members: Bill Zoellner, Melissa Thomley, Kevin Waden, Colleen Aylward, and Trish Callahan worked on questions ahead of time for Mrs. Quayle to answer.

Bill Zoellner started off the questioning by asking if Mrs. Quayle would have encouraged her husband to seek the office of Vice President after the media's reaction to his nomination. Mrs. Quayle responded with an emphatic yes, paraphrasing a story from a senator saying that they picked up Dan Quayle, turned him upside down and shook him and in the end, all of the money that fell to the ground was his own.

OnMelissa Thomley's question about environ-

mental issues, Mrs. Quayle attacked Dukakis saying "We aren't the ones with the problem with Boston Harbor." She also added that the Bush/ Quayle ticket was committed to furthering the gains made by Reagan and that "George Bush has always been an environmentalist."

Mrs. Quayle reOected Bush's desire to be the "Education President" when she outlined programs to help the schools of America, mentioning • a monetary merit award to be awarded by the federal government to schools who achieve high performance levels. Another program to be enlisted would be one where businesses and community groups would "adopt" schools aiding them not only with ftinds, but with job training and placement for students. Finally, she stressed the fact that it takes guidance and leadership in Washington to lead us to a literate nation.

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Top security surrounds Quayle visit On the day of the event, an entourage of four Not often during our long and tedious school year at Maine South do important officials or secrect service agents, two aides and Mrs. Quayle special persons grace our empty halls. So it was the arrived in a three car motorcade, confident that no arrival of Marilyn Quayle that sent our school into breach of security would occur. an uproar. School personnel, however, were not the only ones who had to prepare. The welfare of the possible Vice-President's wife had to be protected, therefore, on the day before her arrival, a secret service agent was sent to meet the administration and scrutinize the scene.

Mr. Otto Kohler, the organizer of the event, led the agent around the school, describing the facilities and the halls that would be used. The agent had to know where Mrs. Quayle would park, and the Park Ridge Police had to be notified of the motorcade. A "holding room," where Mrs. Quayle could speak to her aides and make phone calls, as well as a "detention room" were set up. This "detention room," Mr. Adamo's office, was designated to hold anyone causing trouble.

Mr. Kohler then showed the agent C-101, where the event would be held. For Mrs. Quayle's arrival, a press area was set up and a buffer zone of three rows was cleared in front of the podium. All four entrances had to be controlled with students only allowed access through the back two. Even the A grim-faced security agent eyes the camera as his ventilation shafts were searched for security rea- partner peers around a corner for possible threats to Marilyn Quayle. sons.

Volunteer program gets students in race Many Maine South Government students are getting the chance to participate and help with the various state and local campaigns. A five minute video tape is made by each candidate and shown to the government classes. The students then choose what candidate they would like to campaign for. As participants in the htemship Program, the students must devote 15 hours to their political campaign but they can receive extra-credit in class and the satisfaction of knowing that by giving it their all, they have helped their candidate's campaign.

What do the students do? They are assigned general campaign tasks such as stuffmg evelopes, handing out flyers, campaigning door to door, and polling. Bill Zoellner, a Government student said, "I help with the mailing and will go door to door."

The campaigns the students have helped range from the race for the Presidency to the quest for a seat in the Illinois General Assembly. Some of the candidates aided by Maine South students were: Republican Bob Kustra, inciimbent State Senator,

25th district; Republican Henry Hyde, incimibent U.S. Representative, 6th district; Republican Peimy Pullen, incumbent State Representative, 55th district; Democrat Bonny Linquisl, candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, 55th district; and Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen running for President and Vice-President.

Penny Pullen, the incumbent State Representative, has her campaigning headquarters located at 22 Maine Street in uptown Park Ridge.

When asked if the students are an asset to the campaign. Penny PuUen's administrative aide, Mary Schurder said, "Yes, the students provide volunteer help. They are always needed. The Government Internship Program is a good introduction to the political process."

For students who take advantage of it, the Government Internship Program is a great learning experience. It helps the candidates to better nm their campaigns, and also helps the students gain a greater knowledge of the political process.

Marilyn Quayle, cont'd. continued from page 1 fronted Mrs. Quayle with the drug issue, she admitted that there was "no easy solution," but that four factors must be present to eliminate the drug problem: drug education beginning at the kindergaren level, mandatory jail sentences for drug pushers, coupled with mandatory death penalties for drug "king pins," interdiction (the elimination of drug importation with the help of the Coast Guard), and eradication (stopping the actual growth of the drugs).

Mrs. Quayle added that the final two steps necessitated cooperation from foreign countries.

According to Mrs. Quayle, 23 countries have already banded together with the U.S. to stop the illegal drug trade.

On Tricia Callahan's question concerning the deficit, Mrs. Quayle skirted the issue by saying, "I'm not really the person to be asked about specific programs to be cut." She did add, of course, that Reagan's current policies would be continued and that taxes would not be raised. Bush's proposal of a "line-item veto," which would give the President the ability to veto specific parts of bills (usually concerning funds) rather than the entire bill itself.

The abortion issue evoked a firm stance from ^ ^ Mrs. Quayle saying that Senator Quayle felt t h a t ^ ^ the emotional pain and trauma experienced by t h e ^ ^ woman was a severe enough pendty and no other action need be taken, but that severe fines and sentences should be imposed upon the physicians peforming the abortions.

The overall concensus on Mrs. Quayle's visit is that she is both intelligent and a good speaker, but opinions differ greatly as to the quality of tier answers. According to panel member Trish Callahan, "She evaded most of the questions. When asked about environmental issues she said that she didn't have time to go into detail, but she had plenty of time to tell us about her life as a room motlier."

On the other hand, fellow panelist Bill Zoellner felt that "She did the best she could.Some people were expecting too much. She's only the wife of a Vice-presidential candidate."

Although the students' reactions to Mrs. Quayle's appearance conflict with each other, one must agree that it offered Maine South students a unique glimpse into the political arena and the events that shape our lives.

Speech/drama department adds new staff member, Mr. Sanchez A few weeks ago, Maine South added a new member to its Speech/Drama Department. This newest member of the Maine South faculty is Mr. Patrick Sanchez. Mr. Sanchez is filling the much needed role of theater and backstage supervisor.

Mr. Sanchez has worked at the Candlelight, the Body Politic, and Royal George theaters to name just a few. His knowledge of backstage techniques at professional theaters will be a valuable addition to the Speech/Drama Department He is prepared to guide the members of our backstage crew over

the stepping stone to college theater and the big league, professional theater. He sees a lot of potential and talent in the backstage crew and enjoys working with them. Mr. Sanchez feels that Maine South is an above-average high school and wishes to bring out its full potential as best he can.

So far, Mr. Sanchez has worked on the fall play The Foreigner, at Maine South. He thought it went well as a whole, but the technical work was "a little stiff" "Mr. Sanchez is doing a really good job. He

knows what he is doing. He's an artist." states Mr. Mark Bielak, director of The Foreigner.

Mr. Sanchez is looking forward to working on the all-school play, but as far as planning goes, he will have to wait until a play is chosen.

"I'm haprpy to be here," says Mr. Sanchez.

Students interested in backstage technical work can sign up for backstage crew for any show, and get to meet one of Maine South's newest faculty members in an enjoyable working environment.

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Survey on Quayle Issue at South

by Laura Hansen and Laurie Waclawik A question many Americans are asking themselves is: whether or not a man who allegedly kept himself out of military service by using his influence become the next Vice-president of the United States. We are speaking, of course, of Indiana Senator J, Danfoith Quayle.

Senator Quayle graduated from DePauw University in 1969. His status as a student had exempted him from the draft, but graduation then qualified him for the draft once again. As many young men of that time knew, joining the National Guard was a way of fulfilling your military obhgalion while avoiding possible combat in Vietnam.

That is not to say that the National Guard is not a respectable and legitimate miUtary service, but, the facts have shown that out of the 58,135 American men killed in Vietnam, only 97 of them were from the National Guard. Instead of going through the usual channels to enter the Guard, like so many other hopeful young men, Quayle allegedly asked for a favor or two from powerful family friends to insure him a vacancy.

According to U. S. News and World Report, when first questioned on this subject, Quayle replied that no influence had been used to gain him entrance into the National Guard. Further quesjioning elicited a claim of a fuzzy memory, and fmally Quayle admitted that at least one call had been made in his favor.

What the country is questioning is not Quayle's enrollment in the National Guard, only his means

of getting there. This question was raised to Maine South's students and staff to get a generalization of whether they felt his actions were fair and how it affects their opinions of him in the upcoming election.

Each interviewed person voiced his or her own distinct opinions on this very matter. These opinions ranged from "It's [Vietnam and his choice] over, let it die...we want someone now, not someone from twenty years ago. People change," to "Too many people's lives were affected or lost to let it [the issue] go by unnoticed. Weneedsomeone who can relate with Viemam and the p>eople who were in it, not someone who avoided it because he knew someone."

The general consensus of the faculty was that it should not be an issue. Eighty-two percent of the faculty interviewed shared that opinion. One of those people is Mr. Michael Andrews, a mathematics teacher here at Maine South. His view is that Dan Quayle's actions have "no pertinence to his political abiUty—that should not be the issue. That [Viemam] is an era that should be buried...it divided anation once, there's no need for that again."

On the other hand, John Heuman, a social science teacher, wonders that if Dan Quayle needs his family to get him into college, into law school, out of Vietnam, and into Congress, then ho w can he be Vice President on his own?

Furthering this point, Mike Deines and Robert Hunt, both members of the English department, agree very strongly that this issue should be pur-

sued. Hunt feels that Quayle's actions show a lack of responsibility. He states, "It scares the living daylights out of me, that he could be the most powerful man in the world."

Hunt also pointed out that perhaps this incident is not a major issue, but it is representative of Quayle's general attitude and should be taken into consideration when voting.

Although almost all of the students here, at Maine South, have not yet reached the voting age, many have already formed very strong opinions.

Senior Caroline Monroe feels, "It's irrelevant and doesn't apply to any political issues."

Beth DuBrock, also a senior, agrees by saying, "It shouldn't affect people's votes on the problems of today."

On the contrary, another senior, Anita Reneghan, brings up the point, "If he hid from fighting for his country, then how do we know he won't hide from defending it now?"

Sophomore, Sue Wiatre, though believing it should not be an issue, says that if it must be considered, "Isn't that the kind of President we want, anyways, one who is against war... against bloodshed?"

The staff and students pwlled showed avast array of opinions. The facts are simple, though. Dan Quayle has admitted that his family's influence helped keep him out of active duty. The question remains, are the candidates' prior actions and standards relevant to what they stand for now? Are we voting for the man of yesterday, or the man of today?

New Presidential Candidate Found at Olympics

by Brad Richter To be American is to be proud, and proud I was when Mrs J. Danforth Quayle chose to speak at our fair school. I deeply appreciate her time commitment no matter what crippUng disease influences her hairdresser.

(Ha-ha! just a piece of political humor from one half-heartedly caring student to another.)

But even as we speak of the glowing list government officials and their sparkling qualifications, one must not overlook the wide array of debilitating neurological sicknesses boasted by our top heads-of-state. One such man (who would rank highly on the Ust of people with interesting mental illnesses) is Bryant Gumbel. He is my choice to be president of the United States, and here are my topten reasons why; 1) He can say the word "Yes" without moving his lips.

2) He's potty-trained—not once during the Olympics did I ever see him dismiss himself quickly while on camera. k 3) He wears suits that cost in the neighborhood of what a satisfactory baby would cost me on the black market.

4) Despite the fact that he could not throw a shot-put farther than one would hide an Easter egg from a small child with impaired vision, the deep creases in his forehead suggest that at one point in

his life, he said something almost relevant 5) He is the one man I can trust to, when faced with Mikhail Gorbachev in a tense summit situation, lean over and kiss him on the lips without feeling any more feminine than his limp wrists indicate.

6) His first name is Bryant.

7) His last name is Gumbel.

8)1 JUSTNEEDTO KNOW WHATKINDOF MIDDLE NAME THE POOR MAN HAS! 9) Based on his Olympic appearance, I can rely

on him to never make a speech worth ear-wax.

10) I would like to see him get beat up by the secret service.

So there is my list of the ten reasons why Bryant Gumbel should be elected president, which also happens to be the same Ust of top-ten reasons why someone would like to kill him with a bat. And don't you know it gives me goosebumps on my tongue and excites me to the point of almost opening an eye to think that a man like Bryant could be chosen to lead our nation...again.

Alien Nation'Is No Place To Visit

by Bill Txiellner Alien Nation is the type of movie that you go to so that you can see the previews and sit in those comfy theater-seats, because if you go to see it for fun, the only enjoyment involved would be scraping the sticky-stuff off your shoes when you leave.

Alien Nation would be considered a run-of-themill cops chase bad-guys movie, except for the inclusion of bald aUens resembling Abe Vigoda. It starts by introducing the villain, an aUen—can you believe it?—and the hero, played by James Caan.

The plot goes something like this; Caan's partner is killed by an alien, Caan is partnered with an alien to find the killer—^you know that cop intui-

tion. Anyway, while investigating the murder, Caan comes across the alien's terrifying secret— and of course there must be a terrifying secret— which this reviewer could not tell you without ruining the plot...I mean non-plot.

Anyway, except for a couple of somewhatfunny moments, the film is rather...bad.

If you really want to see this film, I suggest waiting until it comes to the Pickwick or some other cheap theater, because it is just not worth more than a dollar to see.

In final analysis, I give the film a square-rootof-two rating on a scale of one-lo-pi. It was just too captivating for me.

Q ommentary Or we could be singing *'Gay birthday to you "

AT THE DEBATE...

by Scott Dummler So I'm just sitting there minding my own business when this guy bumps into me nearly spilling my dollar's worth of Cherry Coke from my Spirit cup onto my new blouse. Now you might be wondering,"Why were you wearing a blouse?"

Well, I saw it in a store and it had the Union label and was 100% cotton so I felt obliged to buy it— and you know how you hate to buy something and never wear it? So I wore it to school that day.Anyway, this guy bumps into me...andhe calls me "gay!"

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Now I couldn't figure out if the guy was calling me queer, wanton or licentious, or whether he was calUng me a bright-colored and chatty little bird.

Thank goodness Southwards came to my rescue. It gave me the entire history of the word "gay" and its present-day meanings, and basically cleared up any and all confusion that I had had.

Then, as I started to take a bite out of my extremely hearty ham- and-cheese sandwich, I got the overwhelming urge to find out what Dick Tracy was up to these days. I don't know why. I just get that way sometimes. My therapist says that it is due to a Freudian fixation with men who wear two-way wrist T.V.s—but what does he know? Anyway, Southwards helped me out again by telling me all about the stressed-out detective.

Bush taking public for a wild ride^

by Melissa Thornley Politics used to bore me. Ignorance causes I know that some people take Southwards for granted, but not me. Au contraire! A great man boredom.

In 1988, however, it seems almost impossible once said,"^t ain't over till it's over"—but that doesn't have anything to do with this corrunentary. that anyone could be uninformed or bored with politics. With Bentsen telling Dan Quayle, Just remember: Southwards is your paper. "You're no Jack Kennedy," Bush telling us to "READ MY UPS," Dukakis' ACLU card, and Read it. Enjoy it. Live it.

Quayle's military record, one must make an effort not to hear about politics.

It doesn't take long to realize that politics does not mean issues. A strict definition of pwlitics is : political affairs (that's for Gary Hart) or the conduct and contests of political parties. Notoneounce I Sitiiihtitirtl^ IS the studcnt-pnxluced newspaper of that definition mentioned anything about isj ot M.IIIK' Suuth Hiyh School, I'ark Ridge, IL. sues—undoubtedly an advantage to politicians.

I 1 1 tiers to till' 1 ditor should be delivered to rtKim In a recent article from Psychology Today , I \ - HO oi n)\ on to a mi'inbcr of the editorial statT Robert Abelson of Yale University says, "Feelings In liiw Snuih^nordx reserves the right to edit let- are three or four times more important in predicting lirs Kiiilairiiiii; obscene or libelous material. election outcomes." His studies have shown that a candidate's personality and the feelings he evokes I ilit-rr-iM-(hlef Melissa Thornlcy are the two most critical factors in an election.

This causes a problem for this year's candidates NiHs editor Mike MtGarry for neither of them evokes strong emotions from Coniinentarj' editor Jan Waldron the voters. "I don't really like either of them, so I'm leatures editor Andrew Martinek not going to vote," will be the downfall of this SiMirts cfiitors.,.., Mary Chm election.

Mark Hermes Both Dukakis and Bush hope to change this Photo editor Diane AVorobec voter apathy into votes for their side through costly I'mduciion editor ,Tim Kowats ad campaigns and guest appearances, neither of .\d»iser T. R. Kerth which requires dealing with issues. Bush started off the negative campaign war with his attack on Boston Harbor; Dukakis followed with his "a heartbeat away from the presidency" ads. But when the lights go down and the moon is full, the

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U.S. sees two completely different candidates— the nice guys from next door. With talk of family, patriotism, and the American way, the political animals shed their skins, showing what loveable chums they truly are.

The most frustrating aspect of this and all elections is the avoidance and misrepresentation of the issues—the public caimot be expected to choose a president when no one knows what positions the candidates supports.

Bush states, "I am an environmentalist.'

Granted, if his definition of an "environmentalist only involves being a "sportsman" and visiting national parks, he is on the right track. As leader of the Task Force on Regulatory Relief, however, he worked against the Environmental Protection Agency every step of the way by; weakening the EPA's enforcement of air and water pollution laws, suspending water pollution control (Who has the problem with Boston Harbor, Mrs. Quayle?). and dismantling both the federal and state wetland protection programs.

Obviously, Bush's statements do not match his performance record, which makes me wonder about all of the other statements he has made thus far. I suppose Bush's grandmother never told him "Skippy, always remember, actions speak louder than words." ,j^B If Bush continues to play his cards right, he ^ ^ got the Presidency in the bag. He tells Uie voters he's an environmentalist—he's an environmentaist. People hear what tliey want to hear, and if it s sugarcoated with a granddaughter or two, they listen for hours.

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.Environment and medicine don't mix

by Jim Kowats

After a summer of heat and dis aster for much of the United States, the pollution of America has been in the news more and more. According to scientists, "the Greenhouse Effect" is starting, and their theory is quickly becoming reality. I understand that it is difficult to invent machines that produce no harmful side-effects to the environment, but I find it hard to believe that some forms of pwllution are not preventable.

Pollution of water is the most senseless and the most preventable. Hazardous wastes dumped into the ocean kill marine life indefinitely. The skin of dolphins and whales is slowly eaten away by the toxic waste, fish suffocate from lack of oxygen, waste slowly covers and kills marine plants, and marine birds are poisoned from eating fish with toxins in their bodies.

Systems for the proper disposal of waste have yet to be created in many cases. Boston Harbor is a prime example; only recently has action been taken to create a proper system of waste disposal. The

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Boston Tea Party), and he is the first to do something about it. While the two men have branded each other "non-environmentalist" and have complained about the pollution problem, they have given no solutions.

If we want to survive on this earth, we have to be more responsible. We are not being fair to ourselves.nor to the other living creatures on this planet. By modifying and altering our day-to-day routines, car-pooling instead of riding alone, occasionally recycling yesterday's newspaper, using non-aerosal sprays, and getting up from the bench to walk over to the garbage can, we can improve our living conditions significantly.

If the United States is "the greatest nation on earth," we should be leaders in every way, including environmental protection. Doctors are lengthening the average human lifespan each year, so we should stop and think for amoment. What's the use of living longer in a dirty environment? Remember, when you throw that "one little candy wrapper" out the car window and say "how could it hurt?," it is not the first time someone has said that.

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Tom Auer '89-My dad's voting Bush and my monv's voting Dukakis. 1 would vote for Bush, because I'm consers'aiiyp and 1 like Bush's foreign ]xilicy.

plan will not become reality until the 1990s, and much more untreated garbage will be added before this date.

When I hear about the dumping of medical waste into the water, it makes me very angry to know that people could be so uncaring about the environment. There is a proper system for the disposal of medical waste: anything that is hazardous to one's health is supposed to be placed in red bags and a service comes to pick it up. This system faces one problemâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a charge. Many doctors, especially those in private practice, are too cheap to pay for this service. By throwing the trash into the ocean, bay, etc., someone can now go to the beach and get punctured by a hepatitis-infected syringe.

The doctors are imdermining their own professions.

The pollution issue is very important to the presidential nominees. George Bush has spent millions in advertising the pollution of Boston Harbor to hurt Michael Dukakis' environmentalist record. Dukakis has repeatedly explained that the problem has been there for a long time (since the

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Of the 84 .student*; polled: 55 percent would vote for Bush: 29 percent would vote for Dukakis; and 16 percent are undecided or simply wouldi^'l vote.

by Martha Muhlena Yes, it's that time of the year again. V-Show try-outs are in full swing. I can't stop thinking that V-Show is a great oppwrtunity to meet lots of fun, talented, and interesting people. I, myself, have met various frightened freshmen at booksales.

Remember me? I'm that crazy blonde that asked almost all of you to try out for V-Show! I know, I know, some of you seemed really disinterested, but I had to check and see if deep down within your soul of souls you really wanted to be involved.

Now, I'm sure none of you took me very seriously; I was enjoying my sadistic actions too much.

However, I did see a few wisps of interest out there among the masses.

Being a director, I'm supposed to tell all of you interested folks what V-show is about. Well... it's an incredible amount of work, but it has some fantastic rewards. It's a great time to just show-off and let your hidden talents shine through. It's amazing how many people actually like getting up onstage! Imagine! To them, V-show is a release for that hidden desire to be an actor or actress and to hear the thunderous roar of laughter and applause.

I rcaUze that many of you are afraid to go on stage. Really, it's not that hard! The lights are so bright, you can't see most of the people (it's a good thing too, because you can't see them laughing at all the wrong moments).

The nervousness usually goes away once you're in the spotlight. It's simply a matter of overcoming that horrible disease known as stagefright.

Once you do, V-show is as easy as Pillsbilry microwave brownies.

Speaking of easiness, what could be easier than auditioning for V-show? Okay, so there are lots of things (like climbing Mount Everest in flippers), but relatively speaking, auditioning is not that difficult. All ittakes is some creativity, some friends, a little time, a little practice, and voila! A V-show act is bom.

When your act is ready, go to your audition with confidence! Even if your grandma doesn't think it's funny, someone, somewhere in that vast realm of V-Show might! There is no need to panic; worse things can happen. Now, remember, V-show is not that difficult. Itis afunshow;if youcan'tbeapart of it, come and see the show!

I know that lots of the athletically involved folks would like to be in V-show,(I won'tmention any names!) but unforttmately certain sports refuse to allow creativity to flourish. I have rejjeatedly tried to work around schedules, but to no avail. I sincerely hope that in the future, more stagesuicken athletes who are willing to chance V-show are given the opportunity. I'm sure many other "drama-freaks" would appreciate your talent and uitcrcst.

Maine South commended for blood drive LifeSource, IlUnois' largest blood center, has aimounced that Maine South was chosen as an outstanding participant out of 150 schools in Chicgoland's volunteer blood donor program Maine South will recieve a plaque from LifeSource honoring its 1987-1988 student blood drive program.

All area high schools that participated were congratulated, for as LifeSource Managing Director of Donor Services, Susan Stuttle, said, "Chicagoland high schools provide local hospital patients much of die blood that is needed for surgeries and emergencies."

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South students eligible to vot% t^ke sides on candidates, issues

by Andrew Martinek

James Dekosta considers himself to have a poor knowledge of the presidential candidates views, however, he feels strongly about some of the issues that have come up in the campaign. On the issue of abortion, he believes "that it should be the girl and guy's right, I don't think anyone else should say what they do." Jim also feels that we are spending to much money on national defense and not enough on the environment, "because, once the environment is gone, everything is gone." On the deficit, he doesn't think that much can be done about it. Jim also thinks the minimum wage should be raised a bit. On the drug problem, he feels that "we're doing something about it but we've got a long way to go." Jim is thinking about voting foi George Bush "because it's who my parents are voting for."

MICHAEL DUKAKIS, the Democratic candidate for president, may be short on hieght, but, he is long on ideas to further the growth and prosperity of our great nation.

Personal background. The Ehike, as many of his supporters call him, was bom to and raised by Greek immigrants, who worked hard to provide a prosperous life for their family. He grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, where he still resides. This is probably due to his strong sense of family and community, which he advocates time and time again.

Dukakis is known for his thrift, mowing his lawn with a hand powered mower, buying his suits in bargain basements, and always purchasing practical gifts. The Duke has recently been re-elected Governor of Massachussetts, which he has lead to sconomic growtji and prosperity.

Dukakis has also been known to recieve high ratings in many areas. He has recently been rated the best governor in America by his fellow governors. He was also rated amongst the ten sexiest men in America by "Playgirl" magazine.

On abortion, Ehikakis is very jjro-choice. That is to say, he advocates the woman's right to have control over her own body and decide for herself if a jjregnancy is the right thing for her.

On child care. He wishes to promote partnership between the private sector (big business).

Through this partnership, major corporations would be able to provide their employees children with child care facilities.

On the war on drugs, the Duke would use diplomacy to attempt a multi-lateral war on drugs.

This would involve the cooperation of all or most governments in the western hemisphere. He would also cut off all aid, financial or otherwise, to nations supporting drug traffickers. As well, Dukakis would restore federal aid to state and local governments for the purpose of combatting the problem.

In effect he would begin what he has called "a real war on drugs."

On the environment, he has a record of leadership. He was the first governor since the founding of Massachusetts to pa-ojxjse and pass a bill to clean-up Boston Harbor. Unfortunately, dramatic cuts in federal funding for the environment halted this plan. However, Mike Dukakis has the backing of every environmental organization, such as the Sierra Club.

Bryan Banser considers himself a Republicar. with a fair view of the candidate's views. Bryan supports the current legal right to have abortions.

On national defense he believes that, for the moment, our strength in this area is good. He believes in the legalization of drugs. The current idea in political circles is that, if drugs were legalized, they would fall under government controlled prices to drive the dealers out of business. Bryan plans to vote for George Bush, because, he believes that people should work to get what they have and shouldn't be provided with things like affordable housing and health insurance.

On thefederal deficit, Mike Dukakis advocates pÂťroper management of federal funds and tougher tax enforcement, as well as restraints on unnecessary programs. He only considers a tax hike as a last and desperate resort in combatting the problem.

On national defense, EKike emphasises the furthering of conventional weapons. These include the stealth bomber and the D-5 submarine missile.

As well, he opiposes funding for what he considers wasteful and unnecessary weapons systems. These include the MX missle, the midgetman missle, and

the B-1 bomber. However, he does support legislation for continued research on the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars).

On international affairs, Dukakis advocates multi-lateral peace-keeping actions, believing that America should lead the way. however, other involved nations and our allies must do more in suj^x)rt of this leadership.

GEORGE BUSH has been on the go for most however, he was defeated in a Senate race by Lloyd of his life. In the past40 years, the Bush family has Bentsen,nowDukakis'ninningmate. He was then lived in 28 different homes in 17 different ci ties. As appointed by President Nixon to be the U.S. well, George Bush has travelled over a million Ambassador to the United Nations. Bush went on miles in the last eight years. to serve as Republican Party Chairman in 1973-4.

Personal background, AfterservingasaNavy According to U.S. News and World Report, his pilot during World War U, he moved to Texas to co-chairman Tom Evans stated, "George is great at work in the oil industry and raise a family, whiph PR, but he is not as good in substantive matters." has grown to a considerable size since then.

After that he worked with Henry Kissenger in a After gaining success in the oil industry. Bush liason position in China. Bush was then chosen to envisioned his own business, Zapata Petroleum head the CIA and restore morale after the tumultus and critical mid-seventies.

When the Carter Administration took office.

Bush was replaced, allowing Bush the opportunity to prepare a run for the presidency. Bush lost out to Ronald Reagan. Yet he was chosen for the vicepresidential spot, despite their vast ideological differences. Now Bush has won the nomination of his party, with a bit of Reagan-like rhetoric, and hopes to step into Reagan's shoes.

Onabortion, Bush used to be pro-choice but but now opposes it, except in cases of rape, incest, and when the mother's life is in danger. However, he has no intention of punishing women who have abortions, nor docs he have a specific plan for punishing doctors performing such operations.

On child care. Bush favors huge tax breaks for low income families ($10,000 per year). These cuts would be about $1,000 for every child imder four years of age.

On the environment, George Bush says that he is an environmentalist. However, his record of Corporation. With the generous funding provided opposition to many environmental programs in the by a wealthy uncle back East, Bush's corporation past eight years contradicts his rhetoric. No envipioneered off-shore oil drilling techniques and be- ronmental organizations support George Bush. came very successful. He sold the the company in On thefederal deficit, he supports the balanced 1966 for a million dollar profiL budget amendment, requiring Congress to balance From there he launched a political career. He the budget every year. He supports the flexible served two terms as a congressman from Texas, fi-eeze, allowing him to stop federal spending whenever fimds run out As well, he supports the line-item veto, giving the President the power to sign only the portions of a bill that he supports rather than the whole thing. always going up," said Maine South senior Sean On national defense. Bush promotes the modPreston, who earns minimum wage. ernization of strategic weapons,like the MX and The republicans argue that this bill would cause other ICBM 's. As well, he wants a bigger push on more harm than good by causing inflation and Star Wars and desires testing as soon as possible. forcing business to have to cut back on the work force to compensate for this increase.

Sean O'Leary claims to have a good knowl"This bill sounds good for the American edge of both candidate's views and has developed people, but is not really good for the country, his own during the course of the campaign. Sean is because of the increase in unemployment that pro-choice on abortion. He believes that defense Would come with the raise in minimum wage," said "should be cut," because, "We have enough weapMaine South government teacher Mr. Milt Nelson. ons to destroy the entire world. We don't need any The bill forminimum wage was killed, but there more."

He finds that the deficit should be reduced is a good chance that it may respjjear on thefloorof and fears "losing out" to other nations. Sean feels Congress in the years to come. the environment should definately be cleaned-up "This is the kind of bill that keeps coming and that George Bush has "no good ideas" on the around year after year," added Mr. Nelson. subject. He also considers Bush a hypocrite on the ^ | e November 8th election for President could drug issue for dealing with Noriega. However, he h ^ H bearing on the future of this particular bill, does support capital punishment. As well, Sean depending on who gains pwwer in Congress, and wants the minimum wage increased and Reagan's the bill could very well influence Maine South cuts on educational funding reversed. Sean will be students' vote not only in this election but in future voting for Mike Dukakis in the fall because of his elections. superiority on the issues.

Minimum wage a l(ey issue for students

by Phil LoSasso The upcoming Presidential election could mean more money for most Maine South students.

The issue of raising minimum wage was brought up in Congress recently, a bill endorsed by Democrats but opposed by most Republicans.The bill, led by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, would raise the minimum wage to $4.55 an hour.

Unfortunately for minimum wage workers, the Republican party blocked the bill with a filibuster, thereby thwarting the democrats' attempt to raise the minimum wage for the first time since 1977.

The democrats feel this bill was essential for maintaining the purchasing power of minimum wage earners.

Of the employed students at Maine South that were surveyed, virtually every one of the|A 'w that they are earning more than the $3.35 ^ -" standard. In fact, the 25 students polled averaged approximately $4.50 an hour.

"I think that this bill has to be passed because everyone needs more money these days with fffices

Da ve Anderson considers himself to be a nonpartisan voter and admits to having only a fair to poor knowledge of the candidate's views, on many issues. However, he has fairly well defined his own views. Dave believes that abortion is "murder," and is, of course, against it except in certain cases.

On national defense, he thinks we must keep building on it, "We have to show them (foreign nations) we're in the game too." He also believes that the current drug enforcement policy should be kept but strongly supports capital punishment. One issue that doesn't bother Dave is the federal deficit. "I don't think you can do too much about it in one term." Dave plans to vote for George Bush because of his experience, his support for Uie death penalty, and his proposal for Strategic Defense Initiative development.

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F r e s h e y e S I the chronicles of Derek Frapp Episode three—Camp HIgglnbottom

by Frank Stokes I tbok a deep breath and pushed open the door to Mr. Higginbottom's classroom. I had taken my time getting there, walking in little tiny steps and slopping for a drink of water six times. But all my stalling could not change my fate: I was still doomed to 40 minutes of hell. And now I needed to go to the bathroom, too.

Mr. Higginbottom was standing at the front of the classroom. He had on a brown corduroy suit and was completely bald except for a few strands of hair combed flat against his skull. He had a menacing glare in his eyes and one, long, bushy eyebrow that stretched all the way across his forehead. With one hand he was holding a piece of paper with a lot of red marks on it and with the other he was rubbing a student's face in it.

"F! F! This essay is terrible! Never, ever, write an essay like this again!!!" he shouted.

"Y-mph! mfnT...Y-yes, sir!!" came the student's muffled response. Mr. Higginbottom let go of the student, who promptly ran out of the room. Then he walked around his desk, sat down, and smiled.

I went to a desk and sat down. Mr. Higginbottom began to call out the names of the students one by one. He spoke in a quiet, tense tone. "...Young..."

"Here." "...Fraprp..."

I looked up. "Here." "...Donovan..."

The kid behind me responded. "Yeah..."

I recognized that voice.

"Well, nice to have you back this year, Sedrick."

"Scab!" he corrected.

I spun around. Sure enough, sitting directly behind me was the kid on the bus this morning. He had his head down on the desk.

Mr. Higginbottom continued his roll call. I leaned over to Scab and whispered, "How many times have you taken this class?"

"Three. Four, including this one."

"You flunked three times?"

"I haven't yet found the motivation to exert myself."

"Oh." "I don't plan on ever having to use English."

"Uh-huh...."

Mr. Higginbottom finished calling out names, and he began to talk in a hushed tone. "My name's Mr. Higginbottom. Now, I'm here to try to teach

you English. But you kids are going to learn something even more important than that When I trained attack dogs for the Marine Corps, I learned the most important aspect of teaching. Discipline!"

He walked over to the desk next to me, where a student was reading a book. He knocked the book out of the kid's hands onto the floor. "NO!!

BAD!! !"The student stared at him for a second and then meekly bent down and picked the book up.

'That's right, discipline. You students learn to obey me, and you'll be on the road to better grammar!"

I looked at the kid he had scolded. Then, slowly my eyes traveled around the room until I saw HER. TTie most gorgeous girl I've ever seen in my whole life! Or at least it seemed that way at the time. She had long, flowing blond hair, beautiful blue eyes, smooth, silky skin, and large, firm—" "DEREK!" I snapped out of my daze. Mr. Higginbottom was glaring directly at me. "Hmph?"

"WELL?" He had asked me a question. What the hell did he ask me? My extreme terror was greatly intensified by the fact that I had to go to the bathroom very badly.

"Uh, yes!" I tried to answer, and the whole class giggled.

"WHAT?" His frown deepened, forming a right angle with his eyebrow.

I'm dead.

"I—uh—no!"

"WHAT?" The giggling became stronger. I began to feel very hot around the back of my neck. I felt half the blood in my body run to my cheeks.

"Uh...anoun!!"

Mr. Higginbottom began to breathe very heavily, as the giggles became uproarious laughter and I squirmed helplessly. I really had to go.

He's gonna kill me. He's gonna take his eyebrow and beat me to death with it.

"I...I don't know," I barely whispered.

"WHAT?" ..

"I don't know!"

Mr. Higginbottom glared at me for what seemed like ten minutes. "Alright, we'll just sit and wait for you to give us an answer then."

"What?"

"You heard me."

My heart sank down to my shoes. Wait until I give him an answer?! I don't even know the question! The whole class stared at me. Streams of sweat channeled down the surface of my face, forming a puddle at the base of my neck. I heard a hoarse whisper from behind me.

"A conjunction, meathead!"

I jerked my head up. "A conjunction, meat— uh, sir!"

Mr. Higginbottom paused for a second. " G o o d ^ ^ boy!"

WJ I heaved a sigh of relief. Gradually the heads of the other students turned back to Mr. Higginbottom. I looked over at the girl. She stared at me for a second and turned forward. Now she probably thinks I'm a moron!

The bell rang. The girl was the first one up. I jumped up, hastily clumping my books together and darting to the front of the row. Suddenly, Mr. Higginbottom stepped directly in front of me.

"Derek, sit!"

Over his shoulder I solemnly watched her disappear out of the door. The rest of the class filtered out of the room. I slumped into a chair.

"Derek, I just want to tell you I know you weren't paying attention today. You used up your one chance. You'd just better not screw up again."

"Yes, sir..."

"Good boy."

I meekly stepped out of the room. If I had had a tail, it would have been between my legs. I might have tried to convince him I was sorry or talk my way out of it, but at the time I was only concerned with one thing: finding a bathroom.

Next time—The purloined love

Music and a meal offered at Band-0-Rama On November 5, the Maine South Marching Band will round-up this year's marching season with their annual Band-O-Rama, which runs fi'om 5 until 9 p.m.

The fun filled evening starts off with dinner, which ends at approximately 7:00. Entertainment will be provided during dinner by the Jazz-Ensemble. The musical program begins at 8:00 in the

field house and will consist of various pieces that have been performed during the band's halftime performances during the home football games.

TTie purpose of Band-O-Rama is "to provide funds that will enable all three music bodies; choir, band, and orchestra, to perform outside of school," says band director Gordon McLean.

Last year Band-O-Rama was directed toward

raising money for the marching band's trip to Disney World last spring. ^B The Maine South Music Boosters hope t h a " _ / enough money will be raised so that in years to come the music bodies will be able to show off their talents and spread our Hawk pride around the country.

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^Age-old superstitions still abound

by Tom Brunei In this modem age of reasoning and reality, everything can be explained logically. Or can it?

Few of us may hasten to admit it, but we believe in some things that have no facts or foundings whatsoever. We call them superstitions.

It's true. We see the effects of old superstitions everywhere we go. Almost all hotels, modem or otherwise, do not have a thirteenth floor. The elevator simply goes from twelve to fourteen.

What ever happ)ened to the thirteenth floor? It's quite simple. Everyone knows that the number 13 is the iinluckiest number in the system. Is there any reason for this fear? No, not really. It's just a tradition that's been passed down for many generationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;some say all the way back to the time of Christ (there were 13 people at the Last Supper.)

There are many superstitions that are quite common today. Picking up "lucky" pennies, finding a ladybug, and crossing your fingers are all ways of achieving good luck. On the other hand, walking under a ladder, having a black cat cross yourpath, and breaking a mirror are all signs of bad luck to come.

To test just how much our society does believe in superstitions, I Cried a little experiment. While working, I scattered pennies all over the floor (inconspicuously, of course), and waited for the results, which were astonishing. The pennies were icked, looked at. even thrown. Doesn't anyone ant to be lucky? Well, one little girl did. She saw the pennies, and quickly gathered them up. I confronted her and asked "Why did you pick all those up?"

She looked at me with fear in her eyes and said "Why, are they yours?"

I said no, and she turned and ran down the aisle.

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I guess the world will never know just why she took them, but it is doubtful that she was superstitious.

The fear of black cats is obviously forgotten.

They used to be recognized as witches' cats and bound to Satan. Oh, such nonsense, you say? Well, not really. Some people, when asked, said they would still not buy a black cat.

One woman had a black cat come to her door.

She quickly shooed it out the door, stayed home

from work, and said the rosary all dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an extreme case, but it shows that many people still believe in superstition.

Although most superstition has died out since the times of witches and warlocks, there are still some lasting remnants. Many of us will not admit it, but it's true. Examine yourself. Have you had "lucky" days or "bad" days? If so, you too may be a victim of superstition.

Day of fear becomes day of fun

by Tom Brunei The day of October 31st means different things to different people. For some, it means trick-or-treating. Forothers, it means parties, and for still others it may mean pranks and tricks for those on their not-so-liked list. Whatever may be your fancy on this day, it is still one thing to everyone. All Hallows Eve, or Halloween.

Halloween, being the night before All Saints Day, was believed to be the night when the spirits roamed the earth. You were imwise to be out on this night, lest you might see a spirit which could cause a "sudden" death. It was custom to appease the spirits by leaving food on your front step or windowsill.

This custom was eventually picked up by the poor people in parts of Europe. Those who would not leave food for the spirits would have "pwanks" pulled on them that were not always humorous.

Some still believed the spirits were still to blame, but most understood it was the beggar's tricks.

This is how our modem day irick-or-treating

came about. In place of apples and meats, we now receive "Snickers" and Tootsie Rolls," but the tradition is still aUve. Halloween has definitely become more of a "fun" holiday than it used to be. We have now become more afraid of science and technology than of ghosts and goblins, but some of the fears still linger. Go to any library and there you wiU find a countless number of books on such subjects as ghosts, witchcraft, vampires, and other monstrous creatures. Contrary to popular belief, many of these books are shelved in the nonfiction section. Are ghosts and witches real?

Obviously, some believe so.

As long as there is fear, we will have Halloween. As long as there is death, we will have Halloween. However, it has gone from a day of fear to a day of fun. It has withstood the test of time, and has proven something. As much as science tells us, as much as we have learned through the years, there is still much we don't know.

Time to drink in ttie beauty of autumn

by Alice Raidl Everybody fall back and observe the beautiful colors. Red, yellow, orange, and rust fill the hardening groimd.

Listen carefully to the crunching of the dried fallen leaves. Feel the frigid wind blow. And take notice of your breath, now visible in the brisk air.

If you concentrate on the changing of the season, it is fascinating to be able to experience everything that goes on around us.

Picture our pond after the first thin covering of ice. The frosty covering slowly breaks away, leaving the goose to swim silently. Suddenly, he is disturbled by his jealous flock who are anxious to join in the fun.

Just as the geese enjoy their favorite luxury, so do the Cedar Waxwings. Students are not the only ones who get drunk at Maine South.

These birds are our brightly colored, pale-blue, j'hite, and yellow feathered friends, who get Dombed on the berries of the Hawthorn tree outside the hallway to the principal's office.

The Cedar Waxwings visit Maine South twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. For a week they Hock on these trees and pass the berries to each other to feast on. When they completely

snip the tree of food and have gotten themselves as drunk as possible, they wUlflyaway. However, not before they crash into the windows to Mr. Martello's classroom a few times.

Not only do some of the animals illustrate the changing of the seasons, but so do the people of

Park Ridge. Halloween decorations announce celebration, and extended piles of leaves line the streets.

Open your eyes to the beauty around you! This is what fall is. It is these features that push us to look forward to each up-coming day.

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Alumni profile

Coniglio, '81, Iceeps ties to school

by Mike Nommenson We see this rather large man every day of our lives. He constantly keeps a watchful eye out for us. He is here to make sure we don't screw up even though we may want to. Yet we never realize just how much this man. Bob Coniglio, has given to this school in a variety of ways.

Bob Coniglio has recently been promoted, from his position as security officer at Maine South, to his new job as a full-time police officer in Arlington Heights. However, being a security officer only scratches the surface of his involvement in Maine South.

As a student, Coniglio was thoroughly involved in M.S. activities.

He was active in football for aU four years.

Although he started out on the freshman B squad, hard work eventually lead him to a spot on the varsity team as a junior. Unfortimately, the Hawks had a mere 1-8 win-loss record his senior year.

Despite the poor record, the fans still came out, keeping spirits high with their cheers. Bob Coniglio is currently a member of the Maine South football coaching staff.

Coniglio was also active in a variety of other sports. He participated in wrestling freshman and sophmore years, as well as track during his freshman year. He participated in the trainers club and was inducted into the M-club his junior year.

Coniglio then became M-club president his senior year. Currently, he has also helped coach our wresding team.

One of the reasons Coniglio did not continue participation in some sports for all four years is the

Swimmers improve personal best times in all events Allliough the Maine South girls' swim team h»s lost its past two meets to teams with state competitors as well as state ranked teams,the Hawks have shown a greatnumber of individual improvements.

On October 7, the Hawks swam against the tough Glenbrook North squad. Junior Leshe Shewfelt achieved her p>ersonal best time in the two events: the 200 individual medley and the 100m butterfly, one of the most difficult strokes in swimming today.

Another Hawk swimmer, senior Beth DuBrock swam to a personal best time in the grueling 500m freestyle event with an exceptional time of 5:44.27.

The next day Maine South hosted its own Hawk Relays. Our beloved Hawks captured first place out of six other formidable opponents from the region. Four of our Hawk relays won first place.

Notone of Maine South's relays finished any lower than third place. The next week, on October 14, the Hawks traveled to Evanston to go head-to-head with the Evanston Wildkits. Although the Hawks put forth a valiant effort, they tmfortunately did,not come away with a victory. continued on page 11

fact that he was involved in so many other activities. He became so active because he wanted to experience "a little bit of everything."

Coniglio was very active in the performing arts.

Bob Coniglio, class of '81, continues to devote his energies to Maine South as earnestly as he did when he v*as a student here.

He was a member of Concert Choir for four years, participated in three V-Shows, joined National Thespians, and participated in Ensemble.

Another area where Coniglio was very active was student politics. He was elected president of his junior class and vice-president of his senior class. He was also a delegate to Quad Council.

Coniglio was also recognized for his service to his community. He was elected to the Brotherhood Society his freshman year and was nominated by his classmates to recieve the S AR award for good citizenship his senior year. He also provided service to his school as a library helper for four years.

After graduating in 1981, Bob ConigUo attended College at Illinois State in Bloomington, where after three years he earned a B. A. in Criminal Justice. Upon completing his degree, Coniglio came back to Maine South to serve as security officer for six months, after which he went to Bourbormais, Illinois, to become a police officer for about two years. Coniglio then returned to Maine South as a security officer for three and a half additional years. He came to Maine South because he was familiar with the school and he "...wanted to get kids involved."

"I'd like to see the school spirit from my years," Coniglio said, stating that no matter how bad a team's record is during its season, Maine South _ fans should still "...fill the stands." ^^1 Bob Coniglio will continue at Maine South ^ ^ part-time as an off-duty police officer, keeping his ties with the school he has given much of his time to. He should be an inspiration to all of us to get involved.

Faculty 25 years ago— Who

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it?

25 years ago, this mystery faculty member could hardly walk. Little did she know then that she 'd receive a pair of handcuffs and a negligee as a gift from one of her freshman classes.

She started high school at HUlcrest, but moved during her junior year and began attending Lockport. Throughout school, she was involved in a variety of activities such as softball, drama, and swimming.

Continuing her education at Northern Illinois University, she was known as "Chip" and excelled in all of her studies, graduating high in her class.

Though she's only been at Maine South for three years, she's already active in many extra curricular activities.

Hint—^Whether in a dunking booth or in the pool, this teacher always seems to be getting herself all wet.

^^ The answer will appear in the next issue of Souihwords.

Last issue's mystery faculty membo- was Mrs. Diane Johnson.

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ifVolIeyball reaps rewards of hard work Mary Sheridan commented, "Coming into the The varsity volleyball season and conference play ended on a positive note with three straight game we were worried because our only prior conference loss had been to New Trier. With the wins.

The Hawks first defeated New Trier who had cheering of our fans and our ever-supportive been responsible for Maine South's only previous bench, we managed to come out on top." conference loss. In the first game, the Hawks started strong with seven consecutive points on The title clinching game for the Hawks came Diane Wolf's serve. The Hawks went on to win the against Glenbrook South. In the first game, the first game.

Hawks came from behind to win. Again, the serving was consistent and the net play superb.

The second game was all New Trier as the The sacond game of the match was all Hawks Hawks lost 15-6. Despite the loss in the second game, consistent net play by Cheryl Roma and as strong efforts were put forth by Denise Dohr, Cheryl Roma, and Laura Wagner. A conference Denise Dohr secured the win for Maine South.

title had not been won by the Hawks for ten years, and was extremely special to Cheryl Roma. "After a decade of unsuccessful volleyball, it feels great to finally be on top."

The last home game of the season was an eventful one as it was Parent's Night. Both players and parents were acknowledged for their love and continuous support.

All players saw action and contributed to the final win of the regular season which secured the Hawks' undefeated record at home. The match took three games: 15-6,4-15,15-7.

Cross Country repeats as conference champs ^^^^^'s^^^> cont'd continued from page 10 The Maine South varsity girls' cross-country team is well on their way to another successful season. This year is the second year in a row that the girls, under coach George Gabauer have won the Central Suburban Leauge conference title. The runners are looking to qualify for the state meet, but they will need a good performance at this weekends regional meet.

After coming off their regular season with a 5_l conference record, and an 8-1 overall record in dual meets, the girls' cross country ruimers thought they were poised to do well in their October 15 conference meet. They were right.

The Hawk runners ran by the rest of the competition with only 20 points (15 points is a perfect score). New Trier, the second place squad, more than doubled Maine South's score.

Senior Laurie Anderson was individual conference champion for the second time, Laurie also captured the conference crown as a sophomore.

Another senior, Krista Heitzman ran an excellent

race, and came in a very close second. Junior Rachel Kelleher completed the two mile course in fourth place, followed by senior Karen Walker, who placed sixth. Outstanding sophomore Mary Michal placed seventh to round out the Hawks' top five finishers.

On the junior varsity level, the team was unable to capture the title, due to low numbers of people on the squad. Sophomore Karin Hynes placed an impresive third place, followed by Katie Pavlik, who placed fourth. The junior varsity runners placed third of the six team field.

The girl's cross country team was honored with six all-conference selections: Laurie Anderson, Krista Heitaman, Rachel Kelleher, Karen Walker, Mary Michal and freshman Susan Crawford, who placed ninth at the conference meet, on the varsity level.

Coach Gaebauer feels that if the girls keep on running the way they have been, ther's a strong possibility that they will qualify for State.

Soccer continues competitive spirit and play The Maine South boys' soccer team defeated highly ranked Glenbrook North, 4-1 on October 13. This put a stop to the Spartans' 18 consecutive game winning streak.Due to the injury and loss of some top players, Glenbrook North called the game a fluke. However.as far as Maine South was concerned, it was a fair game. The Spartans were a lough team to beat, and the victory restored the Hawks' confidence to what it was at the begiiming of the season.

Although the Hawks IfKked the skills of senior Andy McCarrell and senior Mike Tworek, both out with injuries, Maine South defeated the highly " f garded Spartans (ranked in iheToplO by Tribune alls) with two goals by senior Cory Lentz, along with two others: one each from seniors Mike Nugent, and Mark Pukal.

On October 18,the Hawks wenton to pick up another victory as they shut out GBN's sister school, Glenbrook South with a score of 2-0, with goals by

Mark Pukal and Mike Tworek.

According to Kevin O'Leary, the game should have been a bigger win, but the Hawks weren't playing up to their potential. "We should've killed ihem, but we didn't play with the same intensity that we played with against Glenbrook North. We knew they weren't going to be as tough to beat."

The Hawks then faced rival Maine East. Scoring within the first minute of the game, Maine South came away with an impressive 9-1 victory .

Though it was an important meet for the Hawks, Maine East didn't seem to take the game as seriously and did not play up to their full potential.

When the two teams meet again in the regional championship, the Demons will probably be a much tougher team to beat.

The Hawks, who won second place in state last year, will wrap up their season with only one conference loss and are exp)ected to win the regional championship.

Junior Tahira Alag, attained personal best times in two events. In the 200 individual medley, Tahira's time was 2:31.83; in the five hundred meter Freestyle, the time was 5:53.73. The Hawk's freestyle relay consisting of Alag, sophomore Greta Malten, senior Kristina Algminas, and sophomore Cathy Bilson swam a great race with a time of 3:57.89, the best performance from the relay team by about a second.

Boys' swimming, cont'd continued from page 12 mers to constitute a team. The lack of depth made it extremely hard to compete against other schools.

Atmany meets, the Hawk swimmers were outnumbered almost two to one. However, as Mr. Deger put it, "We're going to have a much stronger team this year. We're getting many more people out (for the swim team) than last year."

Brian Gillispie and Bill Maloney are the only two retvuning seniors this year, however, Mr. Deger ho])es to get some seniors out for the swim team that did not swim last year. The swim team has a large group of returning juniors, including: Tim Duerkop, Mike Nelson, Andy Hill, and Jason Royal. Also swimming for the varsity this year will be sophomores Bill Barker and Brian Kimura.

The diving team, coached by Mr. Bill Kuchulka, should also be much improved this year.

Brian Kimura and Mark Hermes, who placed fifth and tenth at last years sectional meet, respectively, should lead the 1988 boys' diving team.

Anyone interested in swinuning or diving who has not talked to Mr. Deger yet should do so as soon as possible.

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Runners, Lilleberg, at top of form^ Finishing fifth overall in conference, the boys" cross country season is coming to a close. Coach Drennan is happy with this season's overall results and is waiting to seehow his team runs in upcoming regional and sectional meets.

On October 15th at the conference race at Niles West, the goal was to sweep the first place trophies in each individual race. The Hawks came close to achieving this reachable goal with the efforts of freshman Mark Wynne, who logged a second place time of 10:51 for two miles, and sophomore conference champ Pete Gayford who took first place with a three mile time of 17:03.

At the varsity level, with a three mile time of 15:28, junior Todd Lilleberg took first place for Maine South. Other varsity runners at this meet included Chris Parks in 28th place with a time of 17:30, Ken Alt in 30thplace in 17:35, Paul Knueppel in 32nd place with a time of 17:53, Mike Nelson in 33rd in 17:56, and Chris Paschke in 36th place with a time of 18:22. The team did a good job overall but individual runners fared better than the team as a whole.

The highlight of this year's season has been the exceptional efforts and talent of Todd Lilleberg.

With an undefeated conference record, Todd is looking forward to running downstate. Since the August Alumni Race and the Prairie State Games Todd has been improving and dedicating himself more to the spwrt.

Todd came into the season physically and mentally prepared to be a major threat to the stiff comjjetition of New Trier, Glenbrook North, and Notre Dame. In every invitational, he has placed in the top ten. In dual meets, he's undefeated. His ankle injury earlier in the season has not dampened his dedication to the sport and he continues to improve with every comf)etition.

Coach Drennan is proud and eager to see Todd's performance in the regional and sectional competition. Mr. Drennan proudly says Todd is

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CSL football title to be decided tomorrow

Junior Todd Lilleberg Is pictured here In a familiar role: leading a pack of runners in a recent cross country meet. He represents the Hawks' best hope for a state medal In several years.

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Sat. 10/29

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B-Regionals G-Sectionals

Football

Glenbrook S V/S/Fr—11:00

Mon. 10/31

home contest Tue. 11/I

Wed. 11/2

State Playoffs First round

Golf Sectionals

Soccer Swimming

Maine East V/JV--5;00

Sectional finals

? ^ Frosh Inv. New Trier

Tennis Volleyball

Regi onals

such an outstanding runner. Todd is finally up at the top where he belongs in recognition and rank."

Coach Drennan and Todd think it's time to go all out, win the upcoming regionals and sectional races, and retain his undefeated record.

Sect onals

"(A record of) 6-3 gets us into the play-offs, but 7-2 gives us a chance at much, much more!" This exclamation by varsity football head coach Phil Hopkins is very important to the varsity football team. A record of 6-3 will earn the Hawks a state playoff berth, but 7-2 will give the varsity football team a chance to be CSL Conference co-champions.

On Saturday, October 8, the Hawks were matched against the fifth-ranked Wildkits from Evanston. Maine South put up a fight against the powerful Wildkits, but fell short in the fmal quarter, 20-17.

The Hawks took a halftime lead, 7-0, and the lead rose to 10-0 at the start of the fourth quarter.

Despite valiant efforts by the Maine South squad, Evanston scored twenty points in the final quarter to win the game.

Scoring for the Hawks in the Evanston game were Bob Milka, on a sixty yard pass receptionJj^ from George Ogorek, Ogorek on a quarterback^Br sneak, and Bill Vrbancic, with a 25-yard field goal.

The offense was led by Matt Duda rushing twenty times for 105 yards, and George Ogorek passing for 135 yards with five completions. The defense had a noteworthy game as well, especially the defensive line, who put a continuous, heavy rush on Evanston's offense.

One week after the Evanston loss, the Hawlcs rebounded with a tremendous 49-7 whipping of conference rival New Trier.

The offense racked up a season high 440 yards against the highly regarded New Trier team. Running backs Jim Kokosiulias, John Cecchin, Matt Duda, Graham Vandenbrink. and Mike Lawerence rushed for a combined, impressive 350 yards.

Defensively, Steve Mendo led the team in tackles and Jim Kokosioulias and Doug Winter each sacked the quaterback once.

With the win over New Trier, the Hawks' record soared to 5-2overall, 2-1 inconferencegames. The final game of the regular season for the varsity is tommorow against Glenbrook South, at Glenbrook South. The Hawks are aiming to add another win to their record going into the State playoffs, which start in November.

Boys' swim power back As he enters his second year as head coach of the boys' varsity swimming team, Mr. Chris Deger^^^ is enthusiastic and confident that Maine S o u t h ^ B boys' swimming is on its way back to being the ' ' highly respected orginization it once was.

When Mr. Deger took over as head coach last year, he inherited a team with hardly enough s wimcontinued on page 11